In a weekend match in week 21, on Saturday Oct 2nd, Viking hosts Sandefjord at Sr-bank Arena in a Eliteserien match. The game day is forecasted to be a windy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 10 degrees, which is great football weather. In their last match, 6th placed Viking, recorded a 2-2 draw against Molde. Eirik Andersen scored the first goal for Molde in the 33rd minute, then Samúel Kári Friðjónsson tied it up for Viking in the 70th minute . Viking is looking for direction having earned 16 points in their last 10 matches, while 11th placed Sandefjord is fresh off their 0-3 loss against Stabæk. Fredrik Haugen scored the first goal for Stabæk in the 5th minute, then Pål Alexander Kirkevold added another in the 81st minute on a feed from Arctander Moe In the end, Sandefjord was frustrated by Stabæk’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Stabæk ended the match with the shutout victory. They’re hoping to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 10 points in their last 10 matches.
In their last match together, Sandefjord won by a score of 3 to 0. Vidar Gudjónsson struck first for Sandefjord in the 35th minute on a feed from Kristoffer Normann Hansen, then Kristoffer Normann Hansen added another in the 58th minute At the end of 90 a dissapointed Viking couldn’t manage to score, and Sandefjord took the shutout win.
Sandefjord’s top weapon lately has been Vidar Gudjónsson, who has two goals in the last five matches. Veton Berisha has been the most prolific scorer on Viking in his last 5 matches with three goals.