In a weekend match in week 9, on Saturday May 28th, Viking will travel to Drammen to battle Strømsgodset in a clash of these two evenly matched Eliteserien teams. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 16 degrees, which will be a great treat for players. Strømsgodset is fresh off their 3-2 win against Vålerenga. Johan Hove scored the first goal for Strømsgodset in the 33rd minute, then Lars-Jørgen Salvesen added another in the 35th minute. Strømsgodset is looking for direction having 4 win and 3 losses in their last 10 matches, while 2nd placed Viking is fresh off their 1-1 draw against Tromsø. Sebastian Sebulonsen struck first for Viking in the 73rd minute, but W. Kamanzi got the equalizer for Tromsø in the 3rd minute of the second half’s stoppage time earning them at least the one point. With 21 points in their last 10 matches Viking should be reasonably happy with their performance.
Viking and Strømsgodset last played eachother at the Sr-bank Arena on the 12th of May. Viking and Strømsgodset battled to a 0-0 draw. Neither Viking nor Strømsgodset could manage to put one past the goalie. They had 12 and 5 shots on net respectively, but no one could score, and the match ended in a scoreless draw,.
Veton Berisha has been on a hot streak lately. In the last 5 games, hes scored 6 goals for Viking. Johan Hove has been on a hot streak lately. In the last five games, the midfielder has scored four goals for Strømsgodset.