On the 30th of July, Sarpsborg 08 hosts Haugesund in a meeting of these two closely matched Eliteserien teams. In their last match, 8th placed Sarpsborg 08, recorded a 1-5 loss against Molde. Eric Bugale Kitolano scored the first goal for Molde in the 6th minute, then Eric Bugale Kitolano added another in the 17th minute. Sarpsborg 08 is looking for direction having earned 15 points in their last 10 matches, while haugesund sits at 11th place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 1-0 shutout win against Lillestrøm. Soren Reese struck first for Haugesund in the 76th minute, and that single goal was all that was necessary as neither team could manage any more scoring In the end, Lillestrøm couldn’t muster any offence and Haugesund ran away with the shutout win. Haugesund is looking for direction having 4 win and 5 losses in their last 10 matches.
In their last match together, in Haugesund Stadion, Haugesund and Sarpsborg 08 battled to a 0-0 draw. Neither Haugesund nor Sarpsborg 08 could manage to put one past the goalie. They had 6 and 28 shots on net respectively, but no one could score, and the match ended in a 0 – 0 draw,.
Haugesund hasn’t been successful in netting any goals lately. Their top scorers in the last 5 matches are Martin Samuelsen and Bilal Njie, and they each have 1 goal. Both Kristian Opseth and Ramon-Pascal Lundqvist have been the hottest scorers for Sarpsborg 08 in the last five each having scored 3 goals each.