In this week 26 match on the 16th of October, Viking and Sarpsborg 08 will play a match in Stavanger in a meeting of these two Eliteserien teams. The game day is forecasted to be a windy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 9 degrees, making for an unpleasant day. 8th placed Viking is fresh off their 0-3 loss against Lillestrøm. Magnus Knudsen struck first for Lillestrøm in the 19th minute, then Thomas Lehne Olsen added another in the 49th minute At the end of 90 a dissapointed Viking couldn’t manage to score, and Lillestrøm took the shutout win. Viking looks to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 8 points in their last 10 matches, while in their last match, 9th placed Sarpsborg 08, recorded a 4-0 shutout win against Haugesund. Victor Torp Overgaard struck first for Sarpsborg 08 in the 9th minute, then Tobias Heintz added another in the 17th minute In the end, Haugesund was frustrated by Sarpsborg 08’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Sarpsborg 08 ended the match with the shutout victory. Sarpsborg 08 is looking for direction having 4 win and 5 losses in their last 10 matches.
In their last match on the 3rd of April, Viking took the match by a score of 1 to 0. Zlatko Tripić scored the first goal for Viking in the 89th minute, and that single goal was all that was necessary as neither team could manage any more scoring In the end, Sarpsborg 08 couldn’t muster any offence and Viking ran away with the shutout win.
Sarpsborg 08 is fortunate enough to have Tobias Heintz in top form. In the last five matches the midfielder has scored 6 goals. Viking’s most prolific scorer has been Mai Traore. The midfielder has netted 2 goals over the last five matches.