Week 22 brings us a match on Oct 17th, where Strømsgodset and Viking will play a match in Drammen in a clash of these two closely matched Eliteserien teams. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy and cold day, and temperatures reaching a maximum of only 3 degrees, making for an unpleasant day. Strømsgodset is fresh off their 0-3 loss against Vålerenga. Viðar Örn Kjartansson scored the first goal for Vålerenga in the 9th minute, then Tobias Christensen added another in the 43rd minute on a feed from Osame Sahraoui In the end, Strømsgodset was frustrated by Vålerenga’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Vålerenga ended the match with the shutout victory. Strømsgodset is looking for direction having 5 win and 4 losses in their last 10 matches, while in their last match, 5th placed Viking, recorded a 2-1 win against Sandefjord. Veton Berisha scored the first goal for Viking in the 49th minute, then Martin Kreuzriegler tied it up for Sandefjord in the 57th minute. Viking should be reasonably happy with their recent performance, earning 18 points in their last 10 matches.
In their last match together, Viking and Strømsgodset battled to a 1-1 draw. Jack Ipalibo struck first for Strømsgodset in the 13th minute, then Zlatko Tripić tied it up for Viking in the 90th minute squeezing out at least the one point for Viking.
Veton Berisha has been on a hot streak lately. In the last five games, hes scored 5 goals for Viking. Strømsgodset is having problems scoring lately. Their top scorers, Herman Stengel and Kristoffer Tokstad each only have 1 goal in their last five.