May 8th features a match where Sandefjord plays host to Vålerenga in a meeting of these two Eliteserien teams. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 10 degrees, which will be a great treat for players. Sandefjord sits at 7th place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 5-0 blowout win against Strømsgodset. Mohamed Ofkir struck first for Sandefjord in the 15th minute on a feed from Sander Risan Mörk, then Franklin Nyenetue added another in the 41st minute In the end, Strømsgodset couldn’t muster any offence and Sandefjord ran away with the shutout win. Sandefjord is looking for direction having earned 12 points in their last 10 matches, while in their last match, Vålerenga recorded a 1-0 shutout win against Jerv. Norheim struck first for Vålerenga on an own goal in the 82nd minute, and with that single goal the scoring was complete. Neither team could manage anything else At the end of 90 a dissapointed Jerv couldn’t manage to score, and Vålerenga took the shutout win. Vålerenga is looking for direction having 2 win and 2 losses in their last 10 matches.
These two teams have not yet played each other this season, so it will be interesting how the match turns out. Last season these teams were evenly matched with 1 win each.
Viðar Örn Kjartansson has been the most prolific scorer on Vålerenga in the last five matches with 2 goals. Both Alexander Ruud Tveter and Mohamed Ofkir have been the hottest scorers for Sandefjord in the last 5 each having scored 3 goals each.