SANDEFJORD. Sandefjord finds its way back against Viking with a goal on the K. Kabran 62′ and a goal on the H. Haugen 85′. Viking was not able to win even if it was superior in terms of ball possession (56%)

The match was played at the Komplett Arena stadium in Sandefjord on Sunday and it started at 6:00 pm local time. The referee was Marius Lien who was helped by Ivar Michael Jahr and Jørgen Rønning Valstadsve. The 4th official was Ole-Alexander Ekeli Valen. The weather was rainy. The temperature was pleasant at 16.1 degrees Celsius or 60.98 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 87%.​

Match Statistics​

Ball possession

Viking had a superior ball possession 56% while Sandefjord was struggling with a 44% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Viking was more aggressive with 73 dangerous attacks and 18 shots of which 3 were on target. However, that was not enough Viking to win the match​.

Sandefjord shot 9 times, 4 on target, 5 off target. Talking about the opposition, Viking shot 18 times, 3 on target, 15 off target.

Cards

Sandefjord received 1 yellow card (Y. Chaib). Regarding the opposition, Viking received 1 yellow card (K. Løkberg).

Standings

Next matches

In the next match in the Eliteserien, Sandefjord will host Haugesund on the 13th of November with a 9-3 head to head record in favor of Haugesund (1 draw).

Viking will host Odd on the 13th of November with a 14-11 head to head record in favor of Viking (7 draws).

Sandefjord – Formation

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

The manager Andreas Tegström decided to play with the following team: Hugo Keto (6.4), Mats Haakenstad (7.0), Jesper Taaje (7.3), Fredrik Flo (6.1), Ian Smeulers (6.8), Lars Markmanrud (6.7), Vetle Walle Egeli (7.4), William Kurtović (6.3), Mohamed Ofkir (7.4), Alexander Ruud Tveter (6.8) and Franklin Daddysboy Nyenetue (6.4).

The home team had on the bench: Jacob Storevik, Julian Gunnerød, Amer Ordagić (7.1), Youssef Chaib (7.7), Benjamin Hellum Andersen and Fredrik Palerud (6.3).

Sandefjord could not rely on the presence of Y. Chaib (injured) and F. Pålerud (injured).

Substitutions

Sandefjord made 4 changes: F. Nyenetue for Y. Chaib (8′), L. Markmanrud for A. Ordagić (70′), A. Tveter for S. Mathisen (75′) and F. Flo for F. Pålerud (75′).

Best player: Youssef Chaib​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Sandefjord was Youssef Chaib.

His rating is (7.7) with 1 goal, 13 passes (92% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 3 duels out of 10. He performed 2 crosses.

His performance was remarkable also because he started the match from the bench before entering the filed in the 8′.

Viking – Formation

Viking started with a conservative line-up (4-5-1).

Morten Jensen played with: Patrik Sigurdur Gunnarsson (6.6), Sondre Flem Bjørshol (6.3), David Brekalo (7.0), Viljar Helland Vevatne (6.8), Shayne Pattynama (6.1), Niklas Sandberg (7.4), Fredrik Torsteinbø (7.4), Kristoffer Løkberg (6.8), Harald Tangen (6.6), Kevin Kabran (6.1) and Mai Traore (6.4).

These were the players on the bench: Arild Østbø, Kristoffer Paulsen, Rolf Daniel Vikstøl, Herman Johan Haugen (8.0), Edvin Austbø (6.7), Zlatko Tripić (7.2), Daniel Karlsbakk (6.6) and Simen Kvia-Egeskog.

Substitutions

Viking made 5 changes: S. Pattynama for Z. Tripić (46′), H. Tangen for H. Haugen (46′), K. Løkberg for E. Austbö (64′), K. Kabran for D. Karlsbakk (79′) and N. Sandberg for S. Kvia-Egeskog (90′).

Best player: Herman Johan Haugen​

The most impressive player for Viking was Herman Johan Haugen.

His rating is (8.0) with 1 goal, 18 passes (77% accurate) and 2 key passes. He performed 7 crosses.

His performance was remarkable also because he started the match from the bench before entering the filed in the 46′.

Results of the day

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

• Vålerenga – Aalesund – 4-0
• Sandefjord – Viking – 2-2
• Lillestrøm – Tromsø – 1-1
• Kristiansund – Molde – 2-3
• Strømsgodset – Sarpsborg 08 – 3-1
• Haugesund – Jerv – 3-1