Week 21 brings us a match on Sep 4th, where Odd will host Jerv at Skagerak Arena in a clash of the Eliteserien. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 11 degrees, which is great football weather. 9th placed Odd is fresh off their 1-1 draw against Aalesund. Moses Ebiye struck first for Aalesund in the 32nd minute, but Milan Jevtović got the equalizer for Odd in the 36th minute earning Odd at least a draw. Odd is looking for direction having earned 12 points in their last 10 matches, while jerv is fresh off their 0-2 loss against Bodø / Glimt. Runar Espejord struck first for Bodø / Glimt in the 9th minute, then Hugo Vetlesen added another in the 66th minute on a feed from Amahl Pellegrino In the end, Jerv was frustrated by Bodø / Glimt’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Bodø / Glimt ended the match with the shutout victory. Jerv looks to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 7 points in their last 10 matches.
In their last match together, Odd won by a score of 1 to 0. Milan Jevtović struck first for Odd in the 70th minute on a feed from Josef Baccay, and that was all the excitement the two teams could muster In the end, Jerv couldn’t muster any offence and Odd ran away with the shutout win.
Jerv’s most prolific scorer has been Doguhan Simsir. He has netted 2 goals over the last five matches. Both Filip Ronningen Jorgensen and Milan Jevtović have been the hottest scorers for Odd in the last five each having scored 2 goals.