With their 5 point advantage in the league table, Strømsgodset fans are hoping to see their team collect maximum points from this game against Viking.
Both teams should be fairly well rested for this game, as they have had some quiet days to prepare. Hopefully this will translate into lots of action on the pitch.
Strømsgodset form and stats
3 victories, 2 draws and 2 defeats. That’s what Strømsgodset have to build on here at Marienlyst Stadion in the Eliteserien.
A good away victory last time out for Strømsgodset, who won 3-2 against Haugesund (placed 12th). Ahead of that match, Strømsgodset lost 3-4 at home to Sandefjord.
Some amazing scenes last match, when Lars-Jørgen Salvesen scored the winning goal two minutes into stoppage time.
This is expected to be a close game, with Strømsgodset perhaps considered small favourites due to their home advantage. Looking back at earlier matches similar to this one (expected to be close with Strømsgodset as a small favourite), we find three games. Strømsgodset has won two of these, drawn one and lost zero.
A decent goal production from Strømsgodset in their home games so far, with 12 goals from 7 league matches. Strømsgodset have conceded 13 from these games.
Viking form and stats
The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for Viking so far with only 5 points returning home. The records show 1-2-4 (win-draw-lose).
Viking played 3-3 against Stabæk in their previous match. Ahead of that match was the away draw versus Aalesund that ended 2-2.
A comeback secured a 90 minute draw in the match against Stabæk. Viking were trailing 0-2 but refused to surrender and clawed their way back to 3-3, with Veton Berisha scoring the equalizer. A crazy, crazy match with lots of goals last time out for Viking, as mentioned above. 6 goals in that one, will this match be as much fun?
As mentioned above, this is an open game with no clear favourite. We have found three similar matches played by Viking in our archives, and the results are: one win for Viking, one draw and one defeat.
The visitors have scored 6 goals from 7 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. For Viking, more than two goals on average per game end up in their own net.
Head 2 Head
Head-to-head totals (for the last ten meetings): Strømsgodset won five games, four matches ended with a draw and Viking has one win. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: four / sixTop Goalscorers
  V. Berisha 7 goals |   J. Hove 5 goals | M. Maigaard 5 goals |
Strømsgodset missing players
Viking missing players
| Strømsgodset | Viking | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 14 | 7 | 3 | Played | P | 1 | 7 | 14 |
| 5 | 3 | 1 | Won | W | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 3 | 2 | 1 | Drew | D | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 6 | 2 | 1 | Lost | L | 1 | 4 | 7 |
| 22 | 12 | 6 | Scored | S | 0 | 6 | 19 |
| 29 | 13 | 6 | Conceded | C | 3 | 16 | 28 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 93% | 86% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 71% | 71% | 67% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 100% | 71% | 71% |
| 57% | 57% | 33% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 29% | 29% |
| 29% | 14% | 33% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 14% | 21% |
| 64% | 71% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 43% | 57% |
| 7% | 14% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 14% | 21% |
| 29% | 14% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 100% | 43% | 21% |
| 5 | 4 | 5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 8 | 6.7 | 6.3 |
| 5.9 | 5.6 | 4.7 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4 | 5 | 5 |
| 1.4 | 1.1 | 1 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2 | 1.7 | 1.4 |
| 1 | 1 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 166 | 90 | 38 | Total Shots | T S | 5 | 76 | 178 |
| 47 | 25 | 14 | Shots on Target | S O | 0 | 22 | 56 |
| 47% | 48% | 43% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 27% | 34% |
- All of Viking's matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
- Strømsgodset have won significantly less corners at home than away.
- Strømsgodset haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Viking have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
- Viking haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Bodø / Glimt | 14 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 47 | 18 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 26 | 12 | 29 | 38 |
| 2 | Molde | 15 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 41 | 17 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 22 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 19 | 12 | 24 | 31 |
| 3 | Odd | 14 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 23 | 15 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 4 | 8 | 28 |
| 4 | Rosenborg | 14 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 25 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 19 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 12 | 24 |
| 5 | Vålerenga | 14 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 19 | 19 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 11 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 12 | 0 | 23 |
| 6 | Kristiansund | 14 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 27 | 20 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 16 | 9 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 11 | 11 | 7 | 21 |
| 7 | Stabæk | 14 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 19 | 21 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 14 | -2 | 18 |
| 8 | Brann | 14 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 18 | 21 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 13 | -3 | 18 |
| 9 | Strømsgodset | 14 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 22 | 29 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 16 | -7 | 18 |
| 10 | Sarpsborg 08 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 17 | 18 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 12 | -1 | 17 |
| 11 | Sandefjord | 14 | 5 | 1 | 8 | 16 | 25 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 9 | 16 | -9 | 16 |
| 12 | Haugesund | 14 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 12 | 21 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 13 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 8 | -9 | 15 |
| 13 | Mjøndalen | 14 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 12 | 18 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 10 | -6 | 14 |
| 14 | Viking | 14 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 19 | 28 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 12 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 16 | -9 | 13 |
| 15 | Start | 15 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 17 | 28 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 16 | -11 | 12 |
| 16 | Aalesund | 14 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 20 | 43 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 22 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 21 | -23 | 7 |
- Strømsgodset
- Drammens Tidende - (local newspaper)
- GodsetUnionen - (supporter site)
- Viking
- Aftenbladet - (local newspaper)
- Vikinghordene - (supporter site)
- Eliteserien official site
- VG - (newspaper)
- Aftenposten - (newspaper)
- Dagbladet - (newspaper)