In this 19th week match, on Sat Aug 19th, Molde and Vålerenga will play a match in Molde in a Eliteserien match. In their last match, 4th placed Molde, recorded a 2-2 draw against Sandefjord. Aleksander Nilsson scored the first goal for Sandefjord in the 39th minute on a penalty shot, then Magnus Grødem got the equalizer for Molde in the 51st minute on a feed from Marcus Andre Kaasa . Molde looks to continue their winning ways, having won 7 of their last 10, while in their last match, 15th placed Vålerenga, recorded a 1-1 draw against Haugesund. Sory Ibrahim Diarra struck first for Haugesund in the 7th minute, but Petter Strand got the equalizer for Vålerenga in the 71st minute earning Vålerenga at least a draw. Vålerenga looks to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 5 points in their last 10 matches.
On the 15th of July, Vålerenga hosted Molde at the Intility Arena in their last match together. Molde won by a score of 4 to 0. Eric Bugale Kitolano struck first for Molde in the 1st minute, then Kristoffer Haugen added another in the 41st minute In the end, Vålerenga was frustrated by Molde’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Molde ended the match with the shutout victory.
Vålerenga is lucky enough to have a few offensive weapons, with Jatta and Petter Strand each having 2 goals in their last 5. Molde’s most prolific scorer has been Eric Bugale Kitolano. He has netted three goals over the last 5 matches.