In this week 7 match on the 22nd of May, Strømsgodset will play host to Vålerenga in a meeting of these two Eliteserien teams. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 14 degrees, which should make for a nice day for football. Strømsgodset sits at 5th place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 3-0 shutout win against Kristiansund. Johan Hove struck first for Strømsgodset in the 23rd minute, then Lars-Jørgen Salvesen added another in the 42nd minute on a feed from Halldor Stenevik In the end, Kristiansund couldn’t muster any offence and Strømsgodset ran away with the shutout win. Strømsgodset is looking for direction having earned 13 points in their last 10 matches, while 6th placed Vålerenga is fresh off their 1-1 draw against HamKam. Enkerud struck first for HamKam in the 56th minute on a feed from Vegard Kongsro, then in the 75th minute, Sahraoui sent in a beautiful pass which was converted by Leonard Žuta earning Vålerenga at least a draw. Vålerenga is looking for direction having earned 13 points in their last 10 matches.
These two teams have not yet played each other this season. Last season Vålerenga won the head to head battle with 1 win.
Vålerenga hasn’t been successful in netting any goals lately. Their top scorers in the last five matches are Henrik Bjørdal and Norheim, and they each have 1 goal. Johan Hove has been the most prolific scorer on Strømsgodset in his last five matches with 3 goals.