STAVANGER. Molde had a easy win over Viking. Molde scored with D. D. Fofana (3′), E. Knudtzon (44′), D. D. Fofana (60′) and N. Odegard (83′). On the other side, D. T. Diop (57′) scored for Viking. Viking was decisively superior in terms of ball possession (61%).
The match was played at the SR-Bank Arena stadium in Stavanger on Sunday and it started at 7:00 pm local time. The referee was Christian Moen who had the assistance of Jon-Michael Knutsen and Dag Roger Nebben. The 4th official was Mischa Schaub Kellerhals. The weather was rainy. The temperature was cold at 13.5 degrees Celsius or 56.32 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 87%.
Match Statistics
Ball possession
Viking was in firm control of the ball 61% while Molde was struggling with a 39% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Viking was more aggressive with 54 dangerous attacks and 16 shots of which 4 were on target. Even so, Molde was able to find the solution to win this contest.
Viking shot 16 times, 4 on target, 12 off target. Regarding the opposition, Molde shot 7 times, 5 on target, 2 off target.
Cards
Viking received 2 yellow cards (Z. Tripic and D. T. Diop). On the other side, Molde received 3 yellow cards (B. Risa, M. Grodem and E. Haugan).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this match, Viking will stay with 34 points to remain in the 11th place. Regarding the opposition, Molde will have 72 points to hold in the 1st 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 statistic in favor of Viking (7 draws).
Molde will play away agasint Vålerenga on the 13th of November with a 18-11 head to head statistic in favor of Molde (4 draws).
Viking – Formation

Viking adopted the 3-5-2 line-up (3-5-2).
The manager Morten Jensen decided to play with the following team: Patrik Sigurdur Gunnarsson
, Gianni Stensness , David Brekalo , Djibril Diop , Sondre Flem Bjørshol , Naatan Skyttä , Yann-Erik de Lanlay , Markus Solbakken , Zlatko Tripić , Sander Svendsen and Kevin Kabran .The home team had on the bench: Arild Østbø, Rolf Daniel Vikstøl, Kristoffer Løkberg, Harald Tangen
, Fredrik Torsteinbø , Niklas Sandberg, Mai Traore , Daniel Karlsbakk and Edvin Austbø .Substitutions
Viking made 5 changes: S. Svendsen for M. Traore (65′), M. Solbakken for H. Tangen (65′), S. Bjorshol for D. S. Karlsbakk (71′), N. Skytta for E. Austbo (80′) and Y. de Lanlay for F. Torsteinbo (80′).
Best player: Zlatko Tripić
The most impressive player for Viking was Zlatko Tripić.
His rating is
with 47 passes (80% accurate) and 6 key passes. He was won 5 duels out of 8. He performed 13 crosses.Molde – Formation

Also Molde adopted the 3-5-2 line-up (3-5-2).
Erling Moe played with: Oliver Petersen
, Martin Bjornbak , Eirik Haugan , Birk Risa , Erling Knudtzon , Kristian Eriksen , Etzaz Hussain , Johan Johanessen Bakke , Mathias Løvik , David Datro Fofana and Magnus Grødem .They had on the bench: Jakob Karlstrom, Benjamin Hansen
, Sivert Mannsverk, Emil Breivik , Niklas Odegard and Ola Brynhildsen.Substitutions
Molde made 4 changes: E. Knudtzon for N. Odegard (61′), M. Bjornbak for B. T. Hansen (61′), J. Bakke for E. Breivik (80′) and D. D. Fofana for S. Mannsverk (87′).
Best player: David Datro Fofana
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Molde was David Datro Fofana.
His rating is
with 2 goals, 8 passes (50% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 5 duels out of 21. He performed 1 cross.Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Eliteserien.
- Viking – Molde – 1-4
- Tromsø – Jerv – 2-2
- Sandefjord – HamKam – 1-2
- Rosenborg – Bodø / Glimt – 3-2
- Lillestrøm – Odd – 0-2
- Kristiansund – Aalesund – 4-0