On Apr 18th, Odd will host Viking at Skagerak Arena in a meeting of these two closely matched Eliteserien teams. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 7 degrees, which will make playing unpleasant. 7th placed Odd is fresh off their 0-1 loss against Rosenborg. Noah Holm scored the first goal for Rosenborg in the 34th minute, and that was all the excitement the two teams could muster In the end, Odd was frustrated by Rosenborg’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Rosenborg ended the match with the shutout victory. Odd is looking for direction having 1 win and 1 losses in their last 10 matches, while viking sits at 2nd place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 1-0 shutout win against Aalesund. Zlatko Tripić struck first for Viking in the 72nd minute, and that was all the excitement the two teams could muster 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. Viking is looking for direction having 2 win and 0 losses in their last 10 matches.
This will be the first match for these two teams against eachother this season. Last season these teams were evenly matched with 1 win each.
Viking is lucky enough to have a few offensive weapons, with Veton Berisha and Kristoffer Lokberg each having 2 goals in their last 5. For Odd, their top scorers are Tobias Lauritsen and Espen Ruud, each having 2 goals in their last five matches.