Odds beat Hødd 3-2 in First Division
Hødd hosted Odds at Høddvoll Stadion on October 3rd, losing 2-3 in the Norwegian First Division. The visitors took the lead after just two minutes when S. Bojadzic found the net, then M. Scarcella equalised for Hødd at the 16th minute. K. Andersen restored the visitors' advantage at the 18th minute.
By then the match had settled into a rhythm. M. Haheim-Elveseter picked up a yellow card at the 20th minute and was substituted at the 33rd. The visitors kept their shape, and S. Skjeldal restored their lead in the 48th minute.
H. Urnes made it three at the 55th minute, and here's the thing — Odds had not travelled to make up the numbers. They came with intent, and their recent results showed it. The hosts pushed back but could not find an equaliser.
We had called for the visitors to win, with 44% confidence, and the result confirmed that assessment. Odds took more shots on target — six to three — and created more attacks, 92 against 80. Hødd held possession longer at 52%, but the ball moved forward faster for the visitors.
J. Berisha missed a penalty in the 37th minute, a moment that might have shifted momentum if he had struck true. Hødd made several changes in the second half, bringing on V. Rasmussen, F. Tewelde, and others as they chased the game. The visitors held on grimly to secure three points.
Odds moved to fifth place with 39 points from 24 games, while Hødd stayed seventh on 34 points. The visitors had won their last match 5-1 against Egersund, and this result added to their momentum. Hødd's recent form included a heavy 1-5 defeat to Kongsvinger, and the gap between them widened.