In this week 20 match on Aug 28th, Viking hosts Vålerenga in a Eliteserien match. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 14 degrees, which should make for a nice day for football. Viking sits at 6th place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 2-2 draw against Sandefjord. Mohamed Ofkir scored the first goal for Sandefjord in the 9th minute, then Youssef Chaib added another in the 21st minute. Viking looks to improve on their recent performance, having lost 4 of their last 10, while in their last match, 5th placed Vålerenga, recorded a 1-0 shutout win against Tromsø. Stefan Strandberg struck first for Vålerenga in the 81st minute, and with that single goal the scoring was complete. Neither team could manage anything else In the end, Tromsø was frustrated by Vålerenga’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Vålerenga ended the match with the shutout victory. Vålerenga should be reasonably happy with their recent performance, earning 20 points in their last 10 matches.
In their last match together, Vålerenga was victorious by a score of 4 to 2. Markus Solbakken struck first for Viking in the 11th minute on a feed from Mai Traore, but Sahraoui got the equalizer for Vålerenga in the 28th minute Finally they completed the comback victory in the 32nd minute on a penalty goal by Henrik Bjørdal to cap off a wild match.
Henrik Bjørdal has been the most effective weapon for Vålerenga lately. The Norwegian attacker has netted three goals in his last 5 matches. Kevin Kabran has been the most prolific scorer on Viking in the last five matches with two goals.