SKIEN. Vålerenga overcome Odd to win 2-1. It was Vålerenga to strike first with an early goal of O. Holm at the 4′. Then it was a goal in the 34′ minute to make things even for 1-1. Eventually, H. Bjordal gave the win to Vålerenga in the 75′ minute with a penalty.

The match was played at the Skagerak Arena stadium in Skien on Saturday and it started at 6:00 pm local time. In front of 6 spectators.​ The referee was Tom Harald Hagen with the assistance of Dag Roger Nebben and Jim André Alnes Dyb. The 4th official was Svein Tore Sinnes. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was freezing at -1.7 degrees Celsius or 28.92 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 68%.​

Match Statistics​

Ball possession

No teams had a vastly superior advantage in terms of ball possession. Odd was in possession of the ball for 49% of the time vs. Vålerenga that controlled the ball for 51% of the time.

Attitude and shots

Odd was was more aggressive with 17 dangerous attacks and 10 shots of which 5 were on target. Anyway, Vålerenga succeeded in find the solution to win this encounter.​

Odd shot 10 times, 5 on target, 5 off target. Regarding the opposition, Vålerenga shot 7 times, 5 on target, 2 off target.

Cards

Odd received 2 yellow cards (S. Aas and J. Kitolano). On the other side, Vålerenga received 2 yellow cards (O. Sahraoui and O. Holm).

Standings

After playing this match, Odd will stay with 30 points like Sandefjord to hold in the 12th place. On the other side, Vålerenga will have 42 points to remain in the 7th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Eliteserien, Odd will play away against Viking on the 5th of December with a 13-10 head to head stats in favor of Viking (7 draws).

Vålerenga will host Mjøndalen on the 5th of December with a 6-2 head to head statistic in favor of Vålerenga (1 draw).

Odd – Formation

Odd started with a 5-4-1 line-up (5-4-1).

The manager Jan Frode Nornes decided to play with the following team: Leopold Wahlstedt (6.2), Espen Ruud (6.1), Odin Luras Bjortuft (7.2), Steffen Hagen (6.3), Solomon Owusu (7.4), John Kitolano (6.9), Sander Svendsen (6.6), Filip Rønningen Jørgensen (6.6), Marcus Andre Kaasa (7.1), Joshua Kitolano (6.3) and Tobias Lauritsen (7.6).

The home team had on the bench: Sondre Rossbach, Eirik Asante Gayi, Emil Jonassen, Bjørn Mæland, Milan Jevtović (7.0), Kristoffer Larsen, Conrad Wallem, Syver Aas (6.2) and Onyekachi Hope Ugwuadu.

Substitutions

Odd made 3 changes: F. Jorgensen for S. Aas (81′), S. Svendsen for M. Jevtovic (81′) and S. Owusu for C. Wallem (90′).

Best player: Tobias Lauritsen​

The most impressive player for Odd was Tobias Lauritsen.

His rating is (7.6) with 1 goal, 22 passes (54% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 6 duels out of 9.

Vålerenga – Formation

Vålerenga started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).

Dag-Eilev Akkerhaugen Fagermo played with: Kjetil Haug (6.9), Christian Dahle Borchgrevink (6.8), Jonatan Nation (7.4), Ivan Näsberg (6.4), Leonard Žuta (7.1), Henrik Bjørdal (6.8), Fredrik Jensen (6.8), Odin Thiago Holm (7.0), Osame Sahraoui (6.8), Seedy Jatta (6.6) and Amor Layouni (6.9).

These were the players on the bench: Matias Dyngeland (6.8), Brage Skaret, Tobias Christensen (6.6), Jacob Emile Dicko Eng, Mathias Johnsrud Emilsen, Albin Morfelt, Nicolaj Thomsen and Henrik Udahl (6.9).

Vålerenga could not rely on the presence of M. Dyngeland (injured).

Substitutions

Vålerenga made 3 changes: K. Haug for M. Dyngeland (54′), O. Holm for T. Christensen (54′) and S. Jatta for H. Udahl (71′).

Best player: Jonatan Nation​

The most impressive player for Vålerenga was Jonatan Nation even if he didn’t score any goal.

His rating is (7.4) with 67 passes (92% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 3 duels out of 4.

Results of the day

These are the results of the day in the Eliteserien.​

• Lillestrøm – Strømsgodset – 4-1
• Odd – Vålerenga – 1-2