On Sat Aug 12th, Strømsgodset will travel to Sarpsborg to battle Sarpsborg 08 in a clash of these two evenly matched Eliteserien teams. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 18 degrees, a perfect day for football. In their last match, Sarpsborg 08 recorded a 1-5 loss against Sandefjord. Victor Torp Overgaard struck first for Sarpsborg 08 in the 1st minute on a feed from Ramon-Pascal Lundqvist, then Aleksander Nilsson got the equalizer for Sandefjord in the 31st minute on a feed from Ottosson But fortunately they were able to complete the comaback victory in the 47th minute on a goal by Franklin Nyenetue. Sarpsborg 08 is looking for direction having earned 12 points in their last 10 matches, while strømsgodset sits at 10th place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 1-3 loss against Vålerenga. Jonatan Brunes scored the first goal for Strømsgodset in the 8th minute, then Daniel Håkans got the equalizer for Vålerenga in the 2nd minute of the first half’s stoppage time on a feed from Mohamed Ofkir Finally they completed the comback victory in the 50th minute on a goal by Mohamed Ofkir to cap off a wild match. Strømsgodset is looking for direction having earned 13 points in their last 10 matches.
Strømsgodset and Sarpsborg 08 last played eachother at the Marienlyst Stadion on Jul 9th. Strømsgodset won by a score of 5 to 2. Jonatan Brunes struck first for Strømsgodset in the 4th minute on a feed from Halldor Stenevik, then Victor Torp Overgaard tied it up for Sarpsborg 08 in the 6th minute on a feed from Ramon-Pascal Lundqvist , but luckily for Strømsgodset it didn’t end there. They were able to keep scoring to earn themselves the victory.
Jonatan Brunes has been the most prolific scorer on Strømsgodset in the last five matches with 3 goals. Sarpsborg 08’s most prolific scorer has been Victor Torp Overgaard. He has netted 3 goals over the last five matches.