In this week 25 match on the 9th of October, Viking hosts Lillestrøm at Sr-bank Arena in a clash of these two closely matched Eliteserien teams. The game day is forecasted to be a windy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 11 degrees, a perfect day for football. Viking is fresh off their 1-2 loss against Aalesund. Zlatko Tripić scored the first goal for Viking in the 57th minute on a penalty, then Simen Rafn tied it up for Aalesund in the 62nd minute on a penalty But luckily in the 73rd minute, they were able to complete the comback with a goal by Petar Golubović. Viking is looking for direction having 3 win and 5 losses in their last 10 matches, while 4th placed Lillestrøm is fresh off their 1-4 loss against Bodø / Glimt. Ulrik Saltnes scored the first goal for Bodø / Glimt in the 28th minute, but Yildren Ibrahimaj got the equalizer for Lillestrøm in the 32nd minute. Lillestrøm is looking for direction having 4 win and 4 losses in their last 10 matches.
Lillestrøm and Viking last played eachother at the Åråsen Stadion on Jul 10th. Viking took the match by a score of 1 to 0. Igoh Ogbu struck first 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 In the end, Lillestrøm was frustrated by Viking’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Viking ended the match with the shutout victory.
Holmbert Aron Fridjonsson and 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.