SARPSBORG. Viking snatched a late win Sarpsborg 08 1-0 after Z. Tripic scored just 1 goal (89′).

The match was played at the Sarpsborg Stadion stadium in Sarpsborg on Sunday and it started at 6:00 pm local time. The referee was Christian Moen assisted by Geir-Oskar Isaksen and Sondre Dahle. The 4th official was Ole-Alexander Ekeli Valen. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was quite cold at 6.2 degrees Celsius or 43.09 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 80%.​

Match Statistics​

Sarpsborg 08

0 - 1

Viking

  • 50 Ball Possession 50
Shots
  • 7 Total 21
  • 3 On Target 4
  • 4 Off Target 17
  • 3 Shots blocked 4
  • 115 Attack 136
  • 42 Dangerous attack 69
  • 105 Ball safe 97
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 6 Corners 6
  • 1 Off Sides 4
Fouls
  • 8 Total 7
  • 1 Yellow Cards 2
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 5 Substitutions 5

The overall ball possession was just the same with both teams controlling the ball for 50% of the time.

Ball possession

None of the teams was particularly dominant in terms of ball possession. Sarpsborg 08 was in possession of the ball for 50% of the time vs. Viking that controlled the ball for 50% of the time.

Attitude and shots

Viking was putting more pressure with 69 dangerous attacks and 21 shots of which 4 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Viking won the match.​

Sarpsborg 08 shot 7 times, 3 on target, 4 off target. On the opposite side, Viking shot 21 times, 4 on target, 17 off target.

Cards

Sarpsborg 08 received 1 yellow card (M. Rashad). On the other side, Viking received 2 yellow cards (M. Solbakken and D. Brekalo).

Match Timeline

Anton Skipper- sub ->M. Odegaard
36'
41'
45'
46'
Yann-Erik de Lanlay- sub ->M. Solbakken
Niklas Sandberg- sub ->K. Kabran
68'
68'
70'
70'
71'
79'
84'
89'
Zlatko Tripic (goal)V. Berisha
90'
90'

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Molde
78
30
Bodø / Glimt
60
30
Rosenborg
56
30
Lillestrøm
53
30
Odd
45
30
Vålerenga
44
30
Tromsø
43
30
Sarpsborg 08
41
30
Aalesund
39
30
Haugesund
38
30
Viking
35
30
Strømsgodset
33
30
HamKam
31
30
Sandefjord
24
30
Kristiansund
23
30
Jerv
20
30

After this contest, Sarpsborg 08 stays with 0 points to occupy the 12th place in the standings. On the opposite side, Viking has 3 points (6th).

Next matches

In the next match in the Eliteserien, Sarpsborg 08 will play away with Rosenborg on the 13th of November with a 14-2 head to head statistic in favor of Rosenborg (4 draws).

Viking will host Odd on the 13th of November with a 14-10 head to head record in favor of Viking (7 draws).

Sarpsborg 08 – Formation

Sarpsborg 08 started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

The manager Stefan Billborn decided to play with the following team: .

Sarpsborg 08 could not rely on the presence of A. Skipper (injured) and J. Soltvedt (injured).

Substitutions

Sarpsborg 08 made 5 changes: M. Odegaard for A. Skipper (36′), J. Thomassen for J. Soltvedt (41′), G. Molins for T. Heintz (70′), O. Halvorsen for M. Rashad (70′) and M. Maigaard for K. Opseth (71′).

Viking – Formation

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

Morten Jensen played with: .

Substitutions

Viking made 5 changes: M. Solbakken for Y. de Lanlay (46′), K. Kabran for N. Sandberg (68′), K. Lokberg for S. Fridjonsson (68′), S. Bjorshol for S. Sebulonsen (79′) and H. Tangen for F. Torsteinbo (84′).

Results of the day

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