In this week 5 match on May 7th, Tromsø hosts Odd at Alfheim Stadion in a meeting of these two closely matched Eliteserien teams. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy and cold day, with daytime temperatures of only 4 degrees, making for an unpleasant day. In their last match, Tromsø recorded a 1-0 shutout win against Strømsgodset. Yaw Paintsil struck first for Tromsø in the 73rd minute on a feed from Niclas Vesterlund, and with that single goal the scoring was complete. Neither team could manage anything else At the end of 90 a dissapointed Strømsgodset couldn’t manage to score, and Tromsø took the shutout win. Tromsø is looking for direction having 2 win and 0 losses in their last 10 matches, while in their last match, Odd recorded a 0-2 loss against Bodø / Glimt. Hugo Vetlesen scored the first goal for Bodø / Glimt in the 55th minute, then Amahl Pellegrino added another in the 82nd minute At the end of 90 a dissapointed Odd couldn’t manage to score, and Bodø / Glimt took the shutout win. Odd is looking for direction having earned 12 points in their last 10 matches.
This match will be the first time these two teams face eachother this season. Last season these teams were evenly matched with 1 win apiece.
Odd hasn’t been successful in netting any goals lately. Their top scorers in the last 5 matches are Mikael Ingebrigtsen and Jorgensen, and they each have 1 goal. Tromsø’s most prolific scorer has been Erlien. The Norwegian attacker has netted 2 goals over the last five matches.