In this week 21 match on Sep 4th, Rosenborg hosts Viking in a meeting of these two evenly matched Eliteserien teams. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 11 degrees, which is great football weather. Rosenborg is fresh off their 3-4 loss against Tromsø. August Mikkelsen struck first for Tromsø in the 14th minute, then W. Kamanzi added another in the 16th minute on a feed from Eric Bugale Kitolano. Rosenborg is on a hot streak lately, having won 7 of their last 10 matches, while viking is fresh off their 1-2 loss against Kristiansund. Faris Pemi Moumbagna struck first for Kristiansund in the 17th minute on a feed from Dan Peter Ulvestad, but Zlatko Tripić got the equalizer for Viking in the 40th minute. Viking looks to improve on their recent performance, having lost 6 of their last 10.
In their last match together, in Sr-bank Arena, Viking and Rosenborg battled to a 1-1 draw. Stefano Vecchia struck first for Rosenborg in the 29th minute, then Adrian Nilsen Pereira tied it up for Viking on an own goal in the 66th minute earning Viking at least a draw.
Viking’s top weapon lately has been Kevin Kabran, who has two goals in the last 5 matches. Rosenborg is glad to have Casper Tengstedt in top form. In the last 5 matches the midfielder has scored five goals.