In a weekend match in week 10, on Sun Jun 19th, Viking will host Sandefjord at Sr-bank Arena in a Eliteserien match. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 12 degrees, which should make for a nice day for football. In their last match, 3rd placed Viking, recorded a 2-3 loss against Strømsgodset. Johan Hove struck first for Strømsgodset in the 22nd minute on a feed from Lars-Jørgen Salvesen, but Veton Berisha got the equalizer for Viking in the 38th minute , but fortunately for Strømsgodset it didn’t end there. They added more goals to be able to earn themselves the win. Viking should be reasonably happy with their recent performance, earning 18 points in their last 10 matches, while sandefjord sits at 13th place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 1-0 shutout win against Odd. Keanin Ayer struck first for Sandefjord in the 16th minute, and with that single goal the scoring was complete. Neither team could manage anything else At the end of 90 a dissapointed Odd couldn’t manage to score, and Sandefjord took the shutout win. Sandefjord is looking for direction having 3 win and 5 losses in their last 10 matches.
These two teams have not yet played each other this season. Last season these teams were evenly matched with 1 win each.
Mohamed Ofkir has been the most effective weapon for Sandefjord lately. The Norwegian attacker has netted 3 goals in his last five matches. Viking’s most prolific scorer has been Veton Berisha. He has netted three goals over the last five matches.