STAVANGER. Viking and Haugesund draw 1-1. V. Berisha scored the first goal (59′) for Viking. K. Velde made it even (64′) with a penalty.
The match was played at the SR-Bank Arena stadium in Stavanger on Saturday and it started at 5:00 pm local time. The referee was Espen Eskås with the support of Kim Haglund and Øystein Simon Ytterland. The 4th official was Sondre Brudvik. The weather was rainy. The temperature was quite cold at 6.7 degrees Celsius or 44.02 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 95%.
Match Statistics
Ball possession
None of the teams had a clear upper hand in terms of ball possession. Viking was in possession of the ball for 53% of the time vs. Haugesund that controlled the ball for 47% of the time.
Attitude and shots
Haugesund was putting more pressure with 42 dangerous attacks and 10 shots of which 5 were on target. However, that was not enough Haugesund to win the contest.
Viking shot 13 times, 4 on target, 7 off target. Regarding the opposition, Haugesund shot 10 times, 5 on target, 2 off target.
Cards
Viking received 2 yellow cards (D. Brekalo and R. Vikstol). Talking about the opposition, Haugesund received 4 yellow cards (A. Soderlund, S. Liseth, K. Krygard and A. Ndour).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this match, Viking will have 48 points to hold in the 3rd place. Regarding the opposition, Haugesund will have 34 points like Strømsgodset to hold in the 9th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Eliteserien, Viking will play away with Kristiansund on the 28th of November with a 5-2 head to head stats in favor of Viking (0 draws).
Haugesund will host Sandefjord on the 28th of November with a 9-1 head to head statistic in favor of Haugesund (1 draw).
Viking – Formation
Viking
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Viking started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
The manager Morten Jensen decided to play with the following team: Patrik Sigurdur Gunnarsson , Sondre Flem Bjørshol , Gianni Stensness , David Brekalo , Rolf Daniel Vikstøl , Kristoffer Løkberg , Joe Bell , Samúel Kári Friðjónsson , Kevin Kabran , Veton Berisha and Zlatko Tripić .
The home team had on the bench: Arild Østbø, Shayne Pattynama , Sebastian Soraas Sebulonsen , Viljar Helland Vevatne , Heine Larsen, Tommy Høiland, Simen Kvia-Egeskog , Mai Traore and Yann-Erik de Lanlay.
Viking could not rely on the presence of S. Kvia-Egeskog (injured).
Substitutions
Viking made 5 changes: Z. Tripic for S. Kvia-Egeskog (20′), R. Vikstol for S. Pattynama (46′), S. Bjorshol for S. Sebulonsen (65′), S. Kvia-Egeskog for M. Traore (66′) and K. Lokberg for V. Vevatne (80′).
Best player: Joe Bell
The most impressive player for Viking was Joe Bell.
His rating is with 49 passes (77% accurate) and 4 key passes. He was won 12 duels out of 18. He performed 9 crosses.
Haugesund – Formation
Haugesund
Haugesund started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).
Jostein Grindhaug played with: Egil Selvik , Ulrik Tillung Fredriksen , Anders Baertelsen , Benjamin Hansen , Thore Baardsen Pedersen , Niklas Sandberg , Torje Naustdal , Kevin Martin Krygard , Kristoffer Velde , Alexander Søderlund and Sondre Liseth .
The following players were sitting on the bench: Helge Sandvik, Alexander Stolaas, Mads Berg Sande, Peter Therkildsen , Alioune Ndour and Martin Samuelsen .
Substitutions
Haugesund made 4 changes: A. Soderlund for M. Samuelsen (72′), T. Naustdal for P. Therkildsen (79′), N. Sandberg for A. Ndour (80′) and K. Velde for A. Stolas (90′).
Best player: Ulrik Tillung Fredriksen
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Haugesund was Ulrik Tillung Fredriksen.
His rating is with 42 passes (76% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 9 duels out of 17. He performed 4 crosses.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Eliteserien.
