In this week 18 match on the 13th of August, Aalesund and Haugesund will play a match in Ålesund in a clash of the Eliteserien. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 12 degrees, which will be a great treat for players. Aalesund sits at 9th place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 0-4 loss against Vålerenga. Holm scored the first goal for Vålerenga in the 60th minute, then Osame Sahraoui added another in the 62nd minute At the end of 90 a dissapointed Aalesund couldn’t manage to score, and Vålerenga took the shutout win. Aalesund is looking for direction having 3 win and 3 losses in their last 10 matches, while 12th placed Haugesund is fresh off their 3-1 win against Jerv. Bilal Njie scored the first goal for Haugesund in the 3rd minute, then Nikolas Walstad added another in the 55th minute. Haugesund is looking for direction having earned 13 points in their last 10 matches.
On May 29th, Haugesund hosted Aalesund at the Haugesund Stadion in their last match together. Haugesund and Aalesund battled to a 2-2 draw. Isak Määttä struck first for Aalesund in the 19th minute on a feed from Rafn, then Peter Therkildsen got the equalizer for Haugesund in the 31st minute on a feed from Kevin Martin Krygard .
Bilal Njie has been the most prolific scorer on Haugesund in his last five matches with 3 goals. Aalesund hasn’t been successful in netting any goals lately. Their top scorers in the last five matches are Sigurd Haugen and Dario Čanađija, and they each have 1 goal.