On the 2nd of October, Aalesund hosts Viking at Color Line Stadion in a clash of these two mismatched Eliteserien teams. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 11 degrees, which should make for a nice day for football. Aalesund is fresh off their 0-3 loss against Molde. Ola Brynhildsen scored the first goal for Molde in the 24th minute, then Marcus Andre Kaasa added another in the 85th minute In the end, Aalesund was frustrated by Molde’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Molde ended the match with the shutout victory. They’re hoping to improve on their recent performance, having lost 6 of their last 10, while viking sits at 6th place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 2-2 draw against Tromsø. Vikstol struck first for Viking in the 12th minute, then Christophe Psyche tied it up for Tromsø in the 48th minute . Viking is looking for direction having 3 win and 4 losses in their last 10 matches.
Aalesund and Viking last played eachother at the Sr-bank Arena on Apr 10th. Viking was victorious by a score of 1 to 0. Zlatko Tripić struck first for Viking in the 72nd minute on a feed from Sondre Flem Bjorshol, and that single goal was all that was necessary as neither team could manage any more scoring In the end, Aalesund was frustrated by Viking’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Viking ended the match with the shutout victory.
Mai Traore has been the most prolific scorer on Viking in his last 5 matches with two goals. Aalesund is fortunate enough to have Moses Ebiye in top form. In the last 5 matches the attacker has scored four goals.