In this week 19 match, on Wed Aug 31st, Kristiansund will play host to Viking in a Eliteserien match. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 13 degrees, which is great football weather. Kristiansund is fresh off their 1-2 loss against Tromsø. Ruben Jenssen scored the first goal for Tromsø in the 26th minute, then Jasse Tuominen added another in the 52nd minute. Kristiansund looks to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 5 points in their last 10 matches, while in their last match, 6th placed Viking, recorded a 2-2 draw against Sandefjord. Mohamed Ofkir scored the first goal for Sandefjord in the 9th minute, then Youssef Chaib added another in the 21st minute. Viking looks to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 10 points in their last 10 matches.
On Sun Jul 17th, Viking hosted Kristiansund at the Sr-bank Arena in their last match together. Viking was victorious by a score of 2 to 1. Bendik Bye struck first for Kristiansund in the 52nd minute, then in the 53rd minute, Sondre Flem Bjorshol sent in a beautiful pass which was converted by Kevin Kabran Finally they completed the comback in the 89th minute on a penalty goal by Niklas Sandberg to cap off a wild match.
Kevin Kabran has been the most prolific scorer on Viking in his last 5 matches with two goals. Kristiansund’s most prolific scorer has been Bendik Bye. He has netted three goals over the last 5 matches.