Week 23 brings us a match on Sep 24th, where Strømsgodset plays host to Molde in a meeting of these two mismatched Eliteserien teams. In their last match, Strømsgodset recorded a 0-2 loss against Sandefjord. Bent Sormo struck first for Sandefjord on an own goal in the 58th minute, then Filip Ottosson added another in the 89th minute At the end of 90 a dissapointed Strømsgodset couldn’t manage to score, and Sandefjord took the shutout win. Strømsgodset is looking for direction having earned 12 points in their last 10 matches, while in their last match, Molde recorded a 4-1 win against Odd. Eirik Hestad struck first for Molde in the 31st minute, but Tobias Hammer Svendsen got the equalizer for Odd in the 38th minute. Molde is on a hot streak lately, having won 7 of their last 10.
In their last match together, Molde won by a score of 3 to 2. Martin Linnes struck first for Molde in the 37th minute on a feed from Kristian Eriksen, but Marcus Mehnert got the equalizer for Strømsgodset in the 61st minute , but Molde kept scoring and walked away with the win.
Molde is lucky enough to have a few offensive weapons, with Magnus Eikrem and Eirik Hestad each having 2 goals in their last five. Herman Stengel has been the most prolific scorer on Strømsgodset in the last five matches with two goals.