Aug 31st features a match where Viking will travel to Kristiansund to battle Kristiansund in a meeting of these two Eliteserien teams. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 13 degrees, which should make for a nice day for football. Kristiansund sits at 16th place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 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 on a feed from August Mikkelsen. They’re hoping 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 struck first for Sandefjord in the 9th minute, then Youssef Chaib added another in the 21st minute. They’re hoping to improve on their recent performance, having lost 4 of their last 10.
In their last match together, Viking won by a score of 2 to 1. Bendik Bye scored the first goal 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 the last five matches with two goals. Bendik Bye has been the most prolific scorer on Kristiansund in his last 5 matches with 3 goals.