Strømsgodset beat Hødd 3:1 in the First Division Regular Season - 19 on 26 August 2026. The hosts extended their unbeaten run to eight matches after a result that keeps them in fourth place with 22 points. Hødd remain fifth with 23 points after the defeat.
The game turned at the 63rd minute when F. P. Vilaseca Ardraa received a second yellow card and was sent off. By then Strømsgodset were reduced to ten men, and the visitors sensed an opportunity. They pressed forward, but the hosts responded with purpose rather than panic.
M. Haheim-Elveseter gave Strømsgodset the lead at 67 minutes, just four minutes after the dismissal. G. Wikheim doubled the advantage at 75, and the visitors pulled one back through J. Taaje at 90+1. A. Heredia-Randen restored the two-goal cushion at 90+6 to settle the matter.
Strømsgodset had more shots on target — five to three — and won nine corners to Hødd's two. The visitors registered 85 attacks against 75, but possession stayed even at 52 per cent to 48. Many shots with one goal for the visitors meant chances went begging when it counted.
The result leaves Strømsgodset four points clear of Hødd in the table. The hosts have won 12 of their 20 games, while the visitors have dropped three points in seven defeats. This was not a spectacle, but it was enough.
