On the 16th of May, Haugesund will travel to Skien to battle Odd in a clash of the Eliteserien. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 15 degrees, a perfect day for football. In their last match, Odd recorded a 0-3 loss against Molde. Magnus Eikrem scored the first goal for Molde in the 15th minute, then Sivert Mannsverk added another in the 34th minute from the penalty spot At the end of 90 a dissapointed Odd couldn’t manage to score, and Molde took the shutout win. Odd looks to improve on their recent performance, having lost 4 of their last 10, while in their last match, 15th placed Haugesund, recorded a 2-0 shutout win against Kristiansund. Alexander Søderlund struck first for Haugesund in the 2nd minute on a feed from Ndour, then Alioune Ndour added another in the 48th minute on a feed from Thore Baardsen Pedersen At the end of 90 a dissapointed Kristiansund couldn’t manage to score, and Haugesund took the shutout win. Haugesund looks to improve on their recent performance, having lost 5 of their last 10.
This match will be the first time these two teams face eachother this season. Last season Odd won the head to head battle with 2 wins.
Alioune Ndour has been the most prolific scorer on Haugesund in the last five matches with two goals. Tobias Lauritsen has been the most prolific scorer on Odd in his last 5 matches with 2 goals.