On May 29th, Jerv hosts Sarpsborg 08 in a Eliteserien match. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 10 degrees, which is great football weather. In their last match, Jerv recorded a 1-2 loss against Aalesund. Erik Brenden scored the first goal for Jerv in the 65th minute, then Simen Nordli tied it up for Aalesund in the 78th minute Finally they completed the comback victory in the 80th minute on a goal by Maatta to cap off a wild match. They’re hoping to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 10 points in their last 10 matches, while 7th placed Sarpsborg 08 is fresh off their 1-2 loss against Aalesund. Guillermo Molins scored the first goal for Sarpsborg 08 in the 13th minute, then Sigurd Haugen got the equalizer for Aalesund in the 34th minute on a feed from Erikson Spinola Lima Finally they completed the comback victory in the 92nd minute on a goal by Sigurd Haugen to cap off a wild match. Sarpsborg 08 is looking for direction having earned 13 points in their last 10 matches.
These two teams have not yet played each other this season.
Both Mikkel Maigaard and Tobias Heintz have been the hottest scorers for Sarpsborg 08 in the last five each having scored 2 goals each. Jerv is having problems scoring lately. Their top scorers, Mathias Haarup and Erik Brenden each only have 1 goal in their last 5.