In a weekend match on Sun Aug 6th, in week 17, Haugesund plays host to Rosenborg in a meeting of these two Eliteserien teams. In their last match, Haugesund recorded a 1-2 loss against Sarpsborg 08. Anton Skipper scored the first goal for Haugesund on an own goal in the 17th minute, then Victor Torp Overgaard tied it up for Sarpsborg 08 in the 52nd minute on a feed from Mikkel Maigaard But fortunately they were able to complete the comaback victory in the 78th minute on a goal by Bjorn Inge Utvik. Haugesund is looking for direction having earned 12 points in their last 10 matches, while in their last match, 9th placed Rosenborg, recorded a 3-2 win against Odd. Ole Midtskogen struck first for Odd in the 2nd minute on a feed from Dennis Gjengaar, then Mikael Ingebrigtsen added another in the 10th minute on a feed from Josef Baccay But fortunately they were able to complete the comaback in the 71st minute on a goal by Ulrik Jenssen. Rosenborg is looking for direction having 5 win and 4 losses in their last 10 matches.
Haugesund and Rosenborg last played eachother at the Lerkendal Stadion on May 16th. Rosenborg won by a score of 1 to 0. Morten Bjørlo scored the first goal for Rosenborg in the 57th minute, and with that single goal the scoring was complete. Neither team could manage anything else In the end, Haugesund couldn’t muster any offence and Rosenborg ran away with the shutout win.
Ole Saeter has been on a hot streak lately. In the last five games, the attacker has scored four goals for Rosenborg. Martin Samuelsen and Bilal Njie are the top scorers for Haugesund in the last five matches, but unfortunately they only have one goal. It’s hard to imagine having success with those stats.