DRAMMEN. Viking tops Strømsgodset 1-0 after K. Lokberg scored just 1 goal (29′). Strømsgodset lost this match even if it was superior in terms of ball possession (56%).
The match was played at the Marienlyst Stadion stadium in Drammen on Sunday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. The referee was Kai Erik Steen who had the assistance of Jan Erik Engan and Tom Harald Grønevik. The 4th official was Harald Røvig Sletner. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was quite cold at 4.3 degrees Celsius or 39.78 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 68%.
Match Statistics
- 56 Ball Possession 44
Shots
- 10 Total 23
- 2 On Target 5
- 8 Off Target 18
- 2 Shots blocked 2
- 102 Attack 107
- 40 Dangerous attack 53
- 110 Ball safe 85
- 0 Penalties 0
- 2 Corners 5
- 2 Off Sides 8
Fouls
- 9 Total 13
- 1 Yellow Cards 1
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 5 Substitutions 3
Ball possession
Strømsgodset had a strong ball possession 56% while Viking was struggling with a 44% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Viking was more aggressive with 53 dangerous attacks and 23 shots of which 5 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Viking won the encounter.
Strømsgodset shot 10 times, 2 on target, 8 off target. On the opposite side, Viking shot 23 times, 5 on target, 18 off target.
Cards
Strømsgodset received 1 yellow card (F. Friday). On the opposite side, Viking received 1 yellow card (D. Brekalo).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this match, Strømsgodset will stay with 29 points to stay in the 9th place. On the opposite side, Viking will have 38 points like Rosenborg to stay in the 5th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Eliteserien, Strømsgodset will host Bodø / Glimt on the 24th of October with a 10-7 head to head record in favor of Bodø / Glimt (1 draw).
Viking will host Lillestrøm on the 23rd of October with a 10-9 head to head statistic in favor of Viking (10 draws).
Strømsgodset – Formation
Strømsgodset started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
The manager Håkon Wibe-Lund decided to play with the following team: Viljar Myhra
, Lars Christopher Vilsvik , Niklas Gunnarsson , Sondre Fosnaess Hanssen , Thomas Grogaard , Herman Stengel , Tobias Fjeld Gulliksen , Kristoffer Tokstad , Johan Hove , Halldor Stenevik and Jordan Attah Kadiri .The home team had on the bench: Morten Saetra, Jonathan Parr
, Marko Farji, Jack Ipalibo , Kreshnik Krasniqi , Andreas Waterfield Skjold, Fred Friday , Simen Hammershaug and Valdimar Þór Ingimundarson .Substitutions
Strømsgodset made 5 changes: K. Tokstad for V. Ingimundarson (57′), K. J. Attah for F. Friday (57′), H. Stenevik for K. Krasniqi (76′), T. Grogaard for J. Parr (76′) and J. Hove for J. Ipalibo (85′).
Best player: Niklas Gunnarsson
The most impressive player for Strømsgodset was Niklas Gunnarsson.
His rating is
with 44 passes (70% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 4 duels out of 6.Viking – Formation
Viking started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
On the opposite side, Morten Jensen played with: Arild Østbø
, Sebastian Soraas Sebulonsen , Gianni Stensness , David Brekalo , Rolf Daniel Vikstøl , Harald Tangen , Joe Bell , Kristoffer Løkberg , Yann-Erik de Lanlay , Veton Berisha and Zlatko Tripić .The following players were sitting on the bench: Iven Austbø, Sondre Flem Bjørshol, Shayne Pattynama, Viljar Helland Vevatne
, Kevin Kabran , Simen Kvia-Egeskog and Mai Traore.Viking could not rely on the presence of V. Vevatne (injured).
Substitutions
Viking made 3 changes: Y. de Lanlay for K. Kabran (75′), K. Lokberg for V. Vevatne (84′) and S. Sebulonsen for S. Bjorshol (90′).
Best player: Kristoffer Løkberg
The most impressive player for Viking was Kristoffer Løkberg.
His rating is
with 1 goal, 16 passes (87% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 3 duels out of 7.Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Eliteserien.
- Bodø / Glimt – Sarpsborg 08 – 2-1
- Brann – Stabæk – 1-1
- Haugesund – Mjøndalen – 7-0
- Rosenborg – Vålerenga – 2-2
- Sandefjord – Odd – 0-0
- Strømsgodset – Viking – 0-1