In this week 27 match on Oct 22nd, Odd hosts Vålerenga at Skagerak Arena in a clash of the Eliteserien. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 7 degrees, making for an unpleasant day. In their last match, 8th placed Odd, recorded a 2-3 loss against Tromsø. Mikael Ingebrigtsen scored the first goal for Odd in the 8th minute, then Felix Winther tied it up for Tromsø in the 41st minute Finally they completed the comback victory in the 94th minute on a penalty goal by Eric Bugale Kitolano to cap off a wild match. Odd is looking for direction having earned 15 points in their last 10 matches, while in their last match, Vålerenga recorded a 0-6 blowout loss against Bodø / Glimt. Runar Espejord struck first for Bodø / Glimt in the 18th minute on a feed from Hugo Vetlesen, then Amahl Pellegrino added another in the 32nd minute At the end of 90 a dissapointed Vålerenga couldn’t manage to score, and Bodø / Glimt took the shutout win. With 19 points in their last 10 matches Vålerenga should be reasonably happy with their performance.
On Jun 26th, Vålerenga hosted Odd at the Intility Arena in their last match together. Odd won by a score of 1 to 0. Tobias Lauritsen scored the first goal for Odd in the 60th minute, and with that single goal the scoring was complete. Neither team could manage anything else In the end, Vålerenga couldn’t muster any offence and Odd ran away with the shutout win.
Vålerenga is glad to have Amor Layouni in top form. In the last 5 matches the attacker has scored 4 goals. Both Dennis Gjengaar and Milan Jevtović have been the hottest scorers for Odd in the last 5 each having scored 3 goals each.