On the 12th of December, Tromsø hosts Viking at Alfheim Stadion in a meeting of these two Eliteserien teams. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy and cold day, and temperatures reaching a maximum of only -6 degrees, so hopefuly the match makes up for the weather. 12th placed Tromsø is fresh off their 1-0 shutout win against Sarpsborg 08. Mikkelsen scored the first goal for Tromsø in the 33rd minute, and that was all the excitement the two teams could muster At the end of 90 a dissapointed Sarpsborg 08 couldn’t manage to score, and Tromsø took the shutout win. With 19 points in their last 10 matches Tromsø should be reasonably happy with their performance, while viking sits at 3rd place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 3-1 win against Odd. Filip Ronningen Jorgensen scored the first goal for Odd in the 3rd minute, then Sebastian Sebulonsen tied it up for Viking in the 1st minute of the first half’s stoppage time But fortunately they were able to complete the comaback in the 58th minute on a penalty goal by Veton Berisha. Viking looks to continue their winning ways, having won 7 of their last 10.
On May 16th, Viking hosted Tromsø at the Sr-bank Arena in their last match together. Tromsø took the match by a score of 1 to 0. Tomas Totland scored the first goal for Tromsø in the 53rd minute, and that was all the excitement the two teams could muster In the end, Viking couldn’t muster any offence and Tromsø ran away with the shutout win.
Viking is fortunate enough to have Veton Berisha in top form. In the last 5 matches the attacker has scored four goals. Tromsø’s most prolific scorer has been August Mikkelsen. He has netted two goals over the last 5 matches.