Week 25 brings us a match on Oct 8th, where Sarpsborg 08 will host Haugesund at Sarpsborg Stadion in a clash of the Eliteserien. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 9 degrees, so hopefuly the match makes up for the weather. In their last match, 11th placed Sarpsborg 08, recorded a 1-1 draw against Sandefjord. Mohamed Ofkir struck first for Sandefjord in the 43rd minute on a feed from Alexander Ruud Tveter, then Gustav Engvall tied it up for Sarpsborg 08 in the 77th minute squeezing out at least the one point for Sarpsborg 08. They’re hoping to improve on their recent performance, having lost 6 of their last 10, while 10th placed Haugesund is fresh off their 2-2 draw against Odd. Dennis Gjengaar scored the first goal for Odd in the 25th minute, but Mads Sande got the equalizer for Haugesund in the 2nd minute of the first half’s stoppage time . Haugesund should be reasonably happy with their recent performance, earning 17 points in their last 10 matches.
Sarpsborg 08 and Haugesund last played eachother at the Haugesund Stadion on the 24th of July. Haugesund was victorious by a score of 3 to 1. Joachim Soltvedt scored the first goal for Sarpsborg 08 in the 18th minute, but Zafeiris got the equalizer for Haugesund in the 27th minute Finally they completed the comback victory in the 47th minute on a goal by Mads Sande to cap off a wild match.
Mads Sande has been the most effective weapon for Haugesund lately. The Norwegian midfielder has netted 2 goals in his last five matches. Sarpsborg 08 is fortunate enough to have Tobias Heintz in top form. In the last 5 matches the midfielder has scored five goals.