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SKIEN. Viking and Odd draw 1-1. S. Svendsen scored the first goal (4′) for Viking. S. Langås made it even (26′) with an own goal.

The match was played at the Skagerak Arena stadium in Skien on Saturday and it started at 6:00 pm local time. The referee was Kai Erik Steen with the help of Monica Lokkeberg and Jon-Michael Knutsen. The 4th official was Ole-Alexander Ekeli Valen. The weather was light rain. The temperature was cold at 11.11 degrees Celsius or 52 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 49%.​

Match Statistics​

Ball possession

None of the teams had a clear upper hand in terms of ball possession. Odd was in possession of the ball for 49% of the time vs. Viking that controlled the ball for 51% of the time.

Attitude and shots

Viking was more aggressive with 61 dangerous attacks and 7 shots of which 4 were on target. Nevertheless, that was not enough Viking to win the encounter​.

Odd shot 16 times, 6 on target, 5 off target. On the opposite side, Viking shot 7 times, 4 on target, 2 off target.

Cards

Odd received 3 yellow cards (Solomon Owusu, Tobias Svendsen and Zakaria Mugeese). On the opposite side, Viking received 1 yellow card (Djibril Diop).

Standings

After this encounter, Odd will have 31 points to remain in the 8th place. On the opposite side, Viking will have 52 points like Bodø / Glimt to sit in the 2nd place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Eliteserien, Odd will play away against Strømsgodset on the 22nd of October with a 14-14 head to head statistic.

Viking will host Tromsø on the 22nd of October with a 14-12 head to head stats in favor of Viking (5 draws).

Odd – Formation

Odd started with an extremely aggressive line-up (3-4-3).

The manager Pal Arne Johansen decided to play with the following team: Per Kristian Bråtveit (7.0), Sondre Solholm Johansen (7.0), Solomon Owusu (7.0), Steffen Hagen (7.1), Espen Ruud (7.5), Leonard Owusu (6.8), Tobias Svendsen (6.3), Josef Baccay (7.5), Mikael Ingebrigtsen (7.5), Filip Rønningen Jørgensen (7.7) and Zakaria Mugeese (6.7).

The home team had on the bench: Leon Hien (6.8), Diogo Tomas, Casper Glenna Andersen, Faniel Temesgen Tewelde (6.4), Thomas Rekdal, Dennis Gjengaar (6.7), Jesper Svenungsen Skau, Bork Bang-Kittilsen and Peder Nygaard Klausen.

Odd could not rely on the presence of Leon Hien (injured) and Faniel Temesgen Tewelde (injured).

Substitutions

Odd made 4 changes: Mikael Ingebrigtsen for Dennis Gjengaar (76′), Sondre Solholm Johansen for Leon Hien (82′), Zakaria Mugeese for Faniel Temesgen Tewelde (82′) and Filip Rønningen Jørgensen for Diogo Tomas (89′).

Best player: Filip Rønningen Jørgensen​

The most impressive player for Odd was Filip Rønningen Jørgensen.

His rating is (7.7) with 37 passes (86% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 7 duels out of 13.

Viking – Formation

Viking started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).

Bjarte Lunde Aarsheim played with: Patrik Gunnarsson (7.9), Yann-Erik de Lanlay (7.3), Djibril Diop (6.6), Sondre Langås (7.3), Shayne Pattynama (7.0), Joe Bell (6.8), Markus Solbakken (7.0), Harald Tangen (7.0), Sander Svendsen (7.9), Lars-Jørgen Salvesen (7.0) and Zlatko Tripic (7.9).

The following players were sitting on the bench: Arild Østbø, Herman Haugen (6.7), Kristoffer Løkberg, Sondre Bjørshol, Sondre Auklend (7.0), Jošt Urbančič, Samuel Adegbenro (6.6), Jone Nygård Berg and Jesper Fiksdal.

Viking could not rely on the presence of Samuel Adegbenro (injured).

Substitutions

Viking made 3 changes: Sander Svendsen for Samuel Adegbenro (76′), Joe Bell for Sondre Auklend (76′) and Yann-Erik de Lanlay for Herman Haugen (46′).

Best player: Zlatko Tripic​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Viking was Zlatko Tripic.

His rating is (7.9) with 47 passes (72% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 9 duels out of 15. He performed 8 crosses.

Results of the day

These are the results of the day in the Eliteserien.​

• Odd – Viking – 1-1