Skagerak Arena: Odd vs Viking Eliteserien preview

We should expect both teams to be fresh and ready for this match, as there is some time since both teams last played. Let's have a look at how the teams are doing!

Odd form and stats

When playing at home in the Eliteserien, Odd have managed 2 wins, 2 draws and suffered 0 defeats from 4 games.

The fans are hoping that Odd will strike back in this match, putting things right after the 0-5 away loss in the Eliteserien game against Molde (placed 1st). The attacker Tobias Lauritsen was "man of the match" for Odd with a rating of 6.61/10. Lauritsen hit one key pass. Odd were outplayed and humiliated in their previous game, as mentioned in the paragraph above. They will need to reinstall their confidence before this one.

Before that, Odd drew at home versus Rosenborg.

This is expected to be a close game, with Odd perhaps considered small favourites due to their home advantage. Looking back at earlier matches similar to this one (expected to be close with Odd as a small favourite), we find eight games. Odd has won three of these, drawn four and lost one.

There's a new game coming up fairly quickly for Odd as they are travelling to their away game against Strømsgodset in the Eliteserien. That match is four days after this one.

Odd have proved capable of finding the net in their games here at Skagerak Arena with 7 goals in 4 league matches. Odd are not conceding a lot of goals here at Skagerak Arena in the league, averaging less than one per game. The total is 3 from 4 matches.

Viking form and stats

Playing away, Viking, who have the fewest clean sheets (0) in Eliteserien, have won 2 games, drawn 1 and suffered 3 defeats in the Eliteserien this season. Viking have had a generous will to share for some time now, running a streak of three draws in a row.

Viking's last game was the home draw against Strømsgodset (1-1). The attacker Zlatko Tripić got a match rating of 8.6 in that game. Tripić scored one goal and hit six key passes.

Preceding that game, the 2-2 draw paying a visit to Bodø / Glimt.

As mentioned above, this is an open game with no clear favourite. We have found four similar matches played by Viking in our archives, and the results are: two wins for Viking, two draws and zero defeats.

Viking has displayed an ability to score goals in away matches in the league this season, 9 goals from 6 games. Viking are struggling defensively in their away games, having conceded 9 goals in these matches.

Head 2 Head

H2H stats regardless of arena (last ten matches): Odd five wins, two draws and Viking three victories. As for goals, four matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), six games had two or less.

Top Goalscorers

M. Bakenga Joar Namugunga 9 goals

V. Berisha 9 goals

S. Friðjónsson 3 goals

Odd missing players

Viking missing players