August 7th features a match where Sandefjord plays host to Viking in a clash of the Eliteserien. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 17 degrees, which is great football weather. 9th placed Sandefjord is fresh off their 0-3 loss against Tromsø. Eric Bugale Kitolano scored the first goal for Tromsø in the 9th minute, then Mikkelsen added another in the 14th minute on a penalty In the end, Sandefjord couldn’t muster any offence and Tromsø ran away with the shutout win. Sandefjord is looking for direction having earned 14 points in their last 10 matches, while 5th placed Viking is fresh off their 2-4 loss against Vålerenga. Markus Solbakken scored the first goal for Viking in the 11th minute, then Sahraoui got the equalizer for Vålerenga in the 28th minute on a feed from Amor Layouni But fortunately they were able to complete the comaback in the 32nd minute on a penalty goal by Henrik Bjørdal. Viking is looking for direction having 3 win and 4 losses in their last 10 matches.
In their last match on the 19th of June, Sandefjord was victorious by a score of 2 to 1. Kristoffer Lokberg struck first for Viking in the 44th minute, but Mohamed Ofkir got the equalizer for Sandefjord in the 61st minute But fortunately they were able to complete the comaback victory in the 71st minute on a goal by Alexander Ruud Tveter.
Samúel Kári Friðjónsson and Daniel Seland Karlsbakk are the top scorers for Viking in the last five matches, but unfortunately they only have one goal. It’s hard to imagine having success with those stats. For Sandefjord, their top scorers are Mats Haakenstad and Mohamed Ofkir, each having 2 goals in their last 5 matches.