On the 16th of October, Viking hosts Sarpsborg 08 in a clash of these two evenly matched Eliteserien teams. Weather on match day is looking like a windy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 9 degrees, which will make playing unpleasant. In their last match, Viking recorded a 0-3 loss against Lillestrøm. Magnus Knudsen struck first for Lillestrøm in the 19th minute on a feed from Garnas, then Thomas Lehne Olsen added another in the 49th minute on a feed from Gjermund Asen In the end, Viking couldn’t muster any offence and Lillestrøm ran away with the shutout win. Viking looks to improve on their recent performance, having lost 6 of their last 10, while in their last match, Sarpsborg 08 recorded a 4-0 shutout win against Haugesund. Victor Torp Overgaard struck first for Sarpsborg 08 in the 9th minute, then Tobias Heintz added another in the 17th minute At the end of 90 a dissapointed Haugesund couldn’t manage to score, and Sarpsborg 08 took the shutout win. Sarpsborg 08 is looking for direction having earned 13 points in their last 10 matches.
Viking and Sarpsborg 08 last played eachother at the Sarpsborg Stadion on Sunday Apr 3rd. Viking was victorious by a score of 1 to 0. Zlatko Tripić struck first for Viking in the 89th minute on a feed from Veton Berisha, and that single goal was all that was necessary as neither team could manage any more scoring In the end, Sarpsborg 08 couldn’t muster any offence and Viking ran away with the shutout win.
Sarpsborg 08 is fortunate enough to have Tobias Heintz in top form. In the last 5 matches the midfielder has scored six goals. Viking’s most prolific scorer has been Mai Traore. He has netted 2 goals over the last 5 matches.