On Sun Aug 20th, Viking and Stabæk will play a match in Stavanger in a Eliteserien match. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 16 degrees, which will be a great treat for players. In their last match, 2nd placed Viking, recorded a 3-1 win against Lillestrøm. Nicholas D’Agostino scored the first goal for Viking in the 51st minute, then Lars-Jørgen Salvesen added another in the 68th minute. Viking is on a hot streak lately, having won 9 of their last 10 matches, while 14th placed Stabæk is fresh off their 0-4 loss against Odd. Sondre Solholm Johansen struck first for Odd in the 20th minute on a feed from Espen Ruud, then Dennis Gjengaar added another in the 32nd minute In the end, Stabæk couldn’t muster any offence and Odd ran away with the shutout win. Stabæk looks to improve on their recent performance, having lost 7 of their last 10.
In their last match together, in Nadderud Stadion, Viking was victorious by a score of 1 to 0. Birkir Bjarnason struck first for Viking in the %Minute minute of the %HalfNumber half’s stoppage time on a feed from Shayne Pattynama, and with that single goal the scoring was complete. Neither team could manage anything else At the end of 90 a dissapointed Stabæk couldn’t manage to score, and Viking took the shutout win.
Lars Jendal and Mushaga Bakenga are the top scorers for Stabæk in the last 5 matches, but unfortunately they only have one goal.. Zlatko Tripić has been the most prolific scorer on Viking in the last five matches with three goals.