In a weekend match in week 12, on Sun Jul 2nd, Sarpsborg 08 will host Sandefjord in a Eliteserien match. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 17 degrees, which will be a great treat for players. In their last match, 6th placed Sarpsborg 08, recorded a 3-0 shutout win against Rosenborg. Mikkel Maigaard struck first for Sarpsborg 08 in the 22nd minute on a feed from Jeppe Andersen, then Eirik Wichne added another in the 24th minute on a feed from Ramon-Pascal Lundqvist In the end, Rosenborg was frustrated by Sarpsborg 08’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Sarpsborg 08 ended the match with the shutout victory. Sarpsborg 08 should be reasonably happy with their recent performance, earning 18 points in their last 10 matches, while 14th placed Sandefjord is fresh off their 2-3 loss against Haugesund. Bilal Njie scored the first goal for Haugesund in the 10th minute, then Jesper Taaje added another on an own goal in the 13th minute. Sandefjord looks to improve on their recent performance, having lost 5 of their last 10.
These two teams have not yet played each other this season, so it will be interesting how the match turns out. Last season Sarpsborg 08 won the head to head battle with 1 win.
Sandefjord’s top weapon lately has been Al-Saed, who has three goals in the last 5 matches. Both Utvik and Joachim Soltvedt have been the hottest scorers for Sarpsborg 08 in the last 5 each having scored 2 goals.