Week 10 features a match on Sat Jun 18th, where Sarpsborg 08 will play host to Strømsgodset in a clash of the Eliteserien. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 17 degrees, a perfect day for football. 7th placed Sarpsborg 08 is fresh off their 5-0 blowout win against Jerv. Mikkel Maigaard struck first for Sarpsborg 08 in the 19th minute on a feed from Tobias Heintz, then Joachim Soltvedt added another in the 26th minute In the end, Jerv 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 is looking for direction having earned 14 points in their last 10 matches, while strømsgodset sits at 4th place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 3-2 win against Viking. Johan Hove struck first for Strømsgodset in the 22nd minute, but Veton Berisha got the equalizer for Viking in the 38th minute , but fortunately for Strømsgodset it didn’t end there. They added more goals to be able to earn themselves the win. With 17 points in their last 10 matches Strømsgodset should be reasonably happy with their performance.
This will be the first match for these two teams against eachother this season. Last season these teams were evenly matched with 1 win apiece.
Strømsgodset is glad to have Johan Hove in top form. In the last 5 matches the midfielder has scored 5 goals. Both Guillermo Molins and Joachim Soltvedt have been the hottest scorers for Sarpsborg 08 in the last five each having scored 2 goals each.