In this week 12 match on Jul 1st, Viking will travel to Oslo to battle Vålerenga in a clash of these two extremely mismatched Eliteserien teams. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 18 degrees, which is great football weather. In their last match, Vålerenga recorded a 0-1 loss against Strømsgodset. Herman Stengel struck first for Strømsgodset in the 68th minute from the penalty spot, and with that single goal the scoring was complete. Neither team could manage anything else At the end of 90 a dissapointed Vålerenga couldn’t manage to score, and Strømsgodset took the shutout win. Vålerenga looks to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 10 points in their last 10 matches, while in their last match, Viking recorded a 3-1 win against Brann. Bard Finne scored the first goal for Brann in the 32nd minute, then Zlatko Tripić tied it up for Viking in the 41st minute But fortunately they were able to complete the comaback in the 69th minute on a goal by Lars-Jørgen Salvesen. With 20 points in their last 10 matches Viking should be reasonably happy with their performance.
This will be the first match for these two teams against eachother this season. Last season Vålerenga won the head to head battle with 2 wins.
Zlatko Tripić has been on a hot streak lately. In the last 5 games, the midfielder has scored 5 goals for Viking. Vålerenga is having problems scoring lately. Their top scorers, Riisnaes and Henrik Bjørdal each only have 1 goal in their last 5.