On Sun Oct 9th, in week 25, Lillestrøm and Viking will play a match in Stavanger in a clash of the Eliteserien. The game day is forecasted to be a windy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 11 degrees, which is great football weather. Viking sits at 7th place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 1-2 loss against Aalesund. Zlatko Tripić struck first for Viking in the 57th minute from the penalty spot, but Rafn got the equalizer for Aalesund in the 62nd minute from the penalty spot Finally they completed the comback victory in the 73rd minute on a goal by Petar Golubović to cap off a wild match. Viking is looking for direction having 3 win and 5 losses in their last 10 matches, while lillestrøm is fresh off their 1-4 loss against Bodø / Glimt. Ulrik Saltnes scored the first goal for Bodø / Glimt in the 28th minute, then Yildren Ibrahimaj tied it up for Lillestrøm in the 32nd minute on a feed from Vetle Winger Dragsnes. Lillestrøm is looking for direction having 4 win and 4 losses in their last 10 matches.
In their last match on Sunday Jul 10th, Viking was victorious by a score of 1 to 0. Igoh Ogbu scored the first goal for Viking on an own goal in the %Minute minute of the %HalfNumber half’s stoppage time, then Mai Traore added another in the 1st minute of the second half’s stoppage time At the end of 90 a dissapointed Lillestrøm couldn’t manage to score, and Viking took the shutout win.
Holmbert Aron Fridjonsson and Espen Bjornsen Garnas are the top scorers for Lillestrøm in the last five matches, but unfortunately they only have one goal. It’s hard to imagine having success with those stats. Both Mai Traore and Zlatko Tripić have been the hottest scorers for Viking in the last 5 each having scored 2 goals each.