On the 20th of August, Sandefjord will travel to Tromso to battle Tromsø in a meeting of these two Eliteserien teams. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 16 degrees, which will be a great treat for players. 3rd placed Tromsø is fresh off their 3-1 win against Lillestrøm. Espen Bjornsen Garnas struck first for Lillestrøm in the %Minute minute of the %HalfNumber half’s stoppage time on a feed from Vetle Winger Dragsnes, but Maurstad Gundersen got the equalizer for Tromsø in the 66th minute But fortunately they were able to complete the comaback in the 72nd minute on a penalty goal by Vegard Erlien. Tromsø is on a hot streak lately, with only 1 loss in their last 10 matches, while 13th placed Sandefjord is fresh off their 2-2 draw against Molde. Aleksander Nilsson struck first for Sandefjord in the 39th minute on a penalty, then Magnus Grødem tied it up for Molde in the 51st minute on a feed from Marcus Andre Kaasa . Sandefjord is looking for direction having 3 win and 5 losses in their last 10 matches.
On the 16th of April, Sandefjord hosted Tromsø in their last match together. Sandefjord and Tromsø battled to a 0-0 draw. Neither Sandefjord nor Tromsø could manage to put one past the goalie. They had 17 and 4 shots on net respectively, but no one could score, and the match ended in a 0 – 0 draw,.
Sandefjord is fortunate enough to have Aleksander Nilsson in top form. In the last 5 matches the midfielder has scored 4 goals. Romsaas has been the most prolific scorer on Tromsø in his last five matches with three goals.