STAVANGER. Vålerenga bested Viking to win 2-1. O. Sahraoui was the key for his team after scoring 2 goals. It was Vålerenga to strike first with a goal of O. Sahraoui at the 35′. Then O. Sahraoui scored again for Vålerenga in the 55′ minute scoring a double. Eventually, E. Austbo reduced the distance for Viking (70′). Finally, that was it, and the result remained 2-1.

The match was played at the SR-Bank Arena stadium in Stavanger on Sunday and it started at 6:00 pm local time. The referee was Kristoffer Hagenes with the support of Anders Olav Dale and Christer Solheim Jørgensen. The 4th official was Daniel Higraff. The weather was clear. The temperature was pleasant at 15.7 degrees Celsius or 60.17 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 74%.​

Match Statistics​

Viking

1 - 2

Vålerenga

  • 51 Ball Possession 49
Shots
  • 13 Total 6
  • 3 On Target 4
  • 10 Off Target 2
  • 2 Shots blocked 1
  • 102 Attack 111
  • 62 Dangerous attack 38
  • 71 Ball safe 93
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 3 Corners 2
Fouls
  • 14 Total 12
  • 4 Yellow Cards 2
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 5 Substitutions 4

Ball possession

None of the teams was particularly dominant in terms of ball possession. Viking was in possession of the ball for 51% of the time vs. Vålerenga that controlled the ball for 49% of the time.

Attitude and shots

Viking was more aggressive with 62 dangerous attacks and 13 shots of which 3 were on target. Still, Vålerenga was able to find the solution to win this encounter.​

Viking shot 13 times, 3 on target, 10 off target. On the other side, Vålerenga shot 6 times, 4 on target, 2 off target.

Cards

Viking received 4 yellow cards (V. Vevatne, E. Austbo, M. Traore and P. Gunnarsson). Talking about the opposition, Vålerenga received 2 yellow cards (V. Hedenstad and S. Strandberg).

Match Timeline

Viljar Vevatne- Yellow
17'
20'
Vegar Hedenstad- Yellow
35'
Edvin Austbø - sub ->S. Pattynama
46'
49'
55'
58'
Herman Haugen - sub ->S. Bjorshol
58'
Edvin Austbø (goal)
70'
70'
Zlatko Tripic - sub ->N. Sandberg
70'
Edvin Austbø - Yellow
74'
74'
74'
Magnus Riisnæs - sub ->J. Eng
77'
89'
M. Sjøeng- Yellow
90'
Patrik Gunnarsson- Yellow
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 playing this encounter, Viking will stay with 29 points like Strømsgodset to hold in the 6th place. Regarding the opposition, Vålerenga will have 33 points to sit in the 5th place.

Next matches

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

Vålerenga will host Molde on the 13th of November with a 18-11 head to head statistic in favor of Molde (4 draws).

Viking – Formation

Viking
G
Patrik Gunnarsson 30.Iceland
6.3
90'
D
Shayne Pattynama 20.Indonesia
6.3
46'
D
Viljar Vevatne 3.Norway
6.4
17'
D
David Brekalo 4.Slovenia
6.8
D
Sondre Bjørshol 18.Norway
6.4
58'
M
Markus Solbakken 8.Norway
7.0
M
Kristoffer Løkberg 16.Norway
6.2
58'
M
Naatan Skyttä 12.Finland
7.1
M
K. Kabran 9.Sweden
6.4
M
Niklas Sandberg 15.Norway
6.8
70'
F
Daniel Karlsbakk 22.Norway
6.7
70'
Substitutes
G
Arild Østbø 1.Norway
D
Herman Haugen 2.Norway
7.1
58'
D
Rolf Daniel Vikstøl 23.Norway
M
Fredrik Torsteinbø 7.Norway
6.6
58'
M
Harald Tangen 21.Norway
M
Zlatko Tripic 10.Norway
7.4
70'
F
Mai Traore 24.Guinea
7.0
70' 77'
F
Simen Kvia-Egeskog 26.Norway
F
Edvin Austbø 35.Norway
7.2
46' 74' 70'

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

The manager Morten Jensen decided to play with the following team: Patrik Sigurdur Gunnarsson (6.3), Sondre Flem Bjørshol (6.4), David Brekalo (6.8), Viljar Helland Vevatne (6.4), Shayne Pattynama (6.3), Niklas Sandberg (6.8), Markus Solbakken (7.0), Kristoffer Løkberg (6.2), Naatan Skyttä (7.1), Kevin Kabran (6.4) and Daniel Karlsbakk (6.7).

The home team had on the bench: Arild Østbø, Herman Johan Haugen (7.1), Rolf Daniel Vikstøl, Fredrik Torsteinbø (6.6), Harald Tangen, Zlatko Tripić (7.4), Mai Traore (7.0), Simen Kvia-Egeskog and Edvin Austbø (7.2).

Viking could not rely on the presence of E. Austbo (injured).

Substitutions

Viking made 5 changes: S. Pattynama for E. Austbo (46′), K. Lokberg for F. Torsteinbo (58′), S. Bjorshol for H. J. Haugen (58′), D. S. Karlsbakk for M. Traore (70′) and N. Sandberg for Z. Tripic (70′).

Best player: Zlatko Tripić​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Viking was Zlatko Tripić.

His rating is (7.4) with 20 passes (70% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 1 duel out of 1. He performed 4 crosses.

His performance was remarkable also because he started the match from the bench before entering the filed in the 70′.

Vålerenga – Formation

Vålerenga
G
M. Sjøeng 21.Norway
6.8
89'
D
Vegar Hedenstad 6.Norway
6.4
20'
D
J. Tollås Nation 4.Norway
6.9
D
Stefan Strandberg 44.Norway
7.0
D
Leonard Zuta 5.Macedonia
6.9
49'
M
Petter Strand 24.Norway
7.3
M
O. Holm 15.Norway
7.2
M
Tobias Christensen 17.Norway
7.4
90'
F
J. Eng 27.Norway
6.3
74'
F
Torgeir Børven 9.Norway
6.6
74'
F
Osame Sahraoui 10.Norway
7.9
35', 55'
Substitutes
G
Per Kristian Bråtveit 1.Norway
D
Brynjar Ingi Bjarnason 23.Iceland
90'
M
Fredrik Oldrup Jensen 7.Norway
6.5
49'
M
Magnus Riisnæs 20.Norway
6.7
74'
M
J. El Abdellaoui 33.Norway
F
Henrik Udahl 14.Norway
6.6
74'
F
S. Jatta 19.Norway

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

Dag-Eilev Akkerhaugen Fagermo played with: Magnus Smelhus Sjøeng (6.8), Vegar Eggen Hedenstad (6.4), Jonatan Nation (6.9), Stefan Strandberg (7.0), Leonard Žuta (6.9), Tobias Christensen (7.4), Odin Thiago Holm (7.2), Petter Strand (7.3), Jacob Emile Dicko Eng (6.3), Torgeir Børven (6.6) and Osame Sahraoui (7.9).

They had on the bench: Sondre Rossbach, Brynjar Ingi Bjarnason, Fredrik Jensen (6.5), Magnus Riisnaes (6.7), Jones El-Abdellaoui, Henrik Udahl (6.6) and Seedy Jatta.

Vålerenga could not rely on the presence of F. Jensen (injured) and M. Riisnaes (injured).

Substitutions

Vålerenga made 4 changes: L. Zuta for F. Jensen (49′), T. Borven for H. Udahl (74′), J. Eng for M. Riisnaes (74′) and T. Christensen for B. I. Bjarnason (90′).

Best player: Osame Sahraoui​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Vålerenga was Osame Sahraoui.

His rating is (7.9) with 2 goals, 30 passes (83% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 3 duels out of 17. He performed 1 cross.

Results of the day

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