On the 16th of May, in this week 6 match, Lillestrøm hosts Sarpsborg 08 at Åråsen Stadion in a clash of these two evenly matched Eliteserien teams. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 15 degrees, a perfect day for football. 2nd placed Lillestrøm is fresh off their 1-1 draw against Bodø / Glimt. Akor Jerome Adams scored the first goal for Lillestrøm in the 32nd minute, then in the 82nd minute, Amahl Pellegrino sent in a beautiful pass which was converted by Alfons Sampsted earning them at least the one point. Lillestrøm should be reasonably happy with their recent performance, earning 18 points in their last 10 matches, while 4th placed Sarpsborg 08 is fresh off their 1-0 shutout win against Odd. Kristian Opseth struck first for Sarpsborg 08 in the 63rd minute, and with that single goal the scoring was complete. Neither team could manage anything else In the end, Odd was frustrated by Sarpsborg 08’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Sarpsborg 08 ended the match with the shutout victory. Sarpsborg 08 is looking for direction having 3 win and 1 losses in their last 10 matches.
This match will be the first time these two teams face eachother this season. Last season these teams were evenly matched with 1 win apiece.
Sarpsborg 08’s most prolific scorer has been Mikkel Maigaard. The Danish attacker has netted 3 goals over the last 5 matches. Yildren Ibrahimaj has been the most prolific scorer on Lillestrøm in the last five matches with 3 goals.