In a mid week match in week 18, on Thu May 12th, Strømsgodset will travel to Stavanger to battle Viking in a meeting of these two extremely mismatched Eliteserien teams. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 8 degrees, so hopefuly the match makes up for the weather. In their last match, Viking recorded a 4-3 win against Molde. Marcus Andre Kaasa struck first for Molde in the 15th minute, then Ola Brynhildsen added another in the 25th minute on a feed from Kristoffer Haugen Finally they completed the comback victory in the 83rd minute on a goal by Veton Berisha to cap off a wild match. With 19 points in their last 10 matches Viking should be reasonably happy with their performance, while in their last match, 13th placed Strømsgodset, recorded a 3-0 shutout win against Rosenborg. Erlend Dahl Reitan struck first for Strømsgodset on an own goal in the 2nd minute, then Johan Hove added another in the 22nd minute on a feed from Vilsvik In the end, Rosenborg was frustrated by Strømsgodset’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Strømsgodset ended the match with the shutout victory. Strømsgodset is looking for direction having 2 win and 3 losses in their last 10 matches.
This match will be the first time these two teams face eachother this season. Last season Viking won the head to head battle with 1 win and 1 draw.
Strømsgodset is having problems scoring lately. Their top scorers, Imoh Fred Friday and Lars-Jørgen Salvesen each only have 1 goal in their last five. Veton Berisha has been on a hot streak lately. In the last 5 games, the attacker has scored 5 goals for Viking.