With their 3 point advantage in the league table, Viking fans are hoping to see their team collect maximum points from this game against Strømsgodset.
This should be an interesting game with lots of spark and energy as both teams are well rested since they last saw competitive action. Game on!
Viking form and stats
4-2-3 (win-draw-lost) are the Eliteserien numbers at home for Viking so far this season. The team is doing great wherever they are playing as Viking has won five games in a row. The Stabæk match was the last time out without a victory. The opportunity of a proper winning streak is there for the hosts, with two straight wins here at SR-Bank Arena.
It's back home for Viking, who return with a good feeling about themselves after beating Mjøndalen away with the result 2-1. Tommy Høiland and Zymer Bytyqi found the net in that victory. Ahead of that match, Viking won a home game hosting Aalesund (5-2).
World class coaching! That was the thoughts of B. Berntsen when Tommy Høiland scored the winning goal after coming on as a substitute in the 46th minute.
The hosts are favourites to win this game, with an estimated chance of about 55-60% of that outcome. Earlier Viking matches with similar probabilities have ended with three wins, one draw and one defeat (from five games).
Viking can score goals in their home matches. After 9 league matches they have found the net 21 times. It's worth mentioning that 11 of these goals has been scored in their last three home matches. Defensively it’s touch-and-go for the home team as 16 goals have been conceded.
Strømsgodset form and stats
Strømsgodset have only collected 9 points from their away games in the Eliteserien, after 2-3-4 (9 played). Sharing is caring, but Strømsgodset are perhaps overdoing it with their four draws in a row. Visiting Strømsgodset has seen their last two away games both end with a tied score and one point each.
J. Hove was the last player to score for the away team. Strømsgodset haven't scored a league goal in the last 211 minutes. Strømsgodset have succeeded in guarding their own goal lately, led by their goalkeeper Viljar Røsholt Myhra. It's been 182 minutes since they last conceded in Eliteserien.
Strømsgodset delivered a 0-0 draw playing at home against Sarpsborg 08 (placed 9th) in their previous match; a Eliteserien game. Preceding that game, the 0-0 draw paying a visit to Sandefjord.
Looking at the earlier recent performances of Strømsgodset when being an outsider away as they are today, we find five matches with the visitors losing two times, drawing three and winning zero games.
The visiting Strømsgodset have scored more than one goal per away game in the league so far. The grand total is 11 goals from 9 games. Strømsgodset have conceded 17 goals in these games.
Head 2 Head
This is the result when the teams met earlier this season; Strømsgodset - Viking 0-2. H2H stats regardless of arena (last ten matches): Viking two wins, three draws and Strømsgodset five victories. As for goals, four matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), six games had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  V. Berisha 11 goals |  Z. Bytyqi 8 goals |   J. Hove 7 goals |
Viking missing players
Strømsgodset missing players
| Viking | Strømsgodset | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 19 | 9 | 3 | Played | P | 3 | 9 | 19 |
| 8 | 4 | 2 | Won | W | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| 4 | 2 | 1 | Drew | D | 1 | 3 | 7 |
| 7 | 3 | 0 | Lost | L | 1 | 4 | 7 |
| 36 | 21 | 8 | Scored | S | 4 | 11 | 26 |
| 36 | 16 | 3 | Conceded | C | 5 | 17 | 35 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 89% | 89% |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 89% | 84% |
| 74% | 78% | 33% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 33% | 56% | 58% |
| 37% | 44% | 33% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 33% | 44% | 47% |
| 32% | 44% | 33% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 33% | 33% | 26% |
| 63% | 78% | 67% | BTTS | BTTS | 67% | 56% | 58% |
| 21% | 22% | 33% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 11% | 16% |
| 16% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 33% | 44% | 37% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1.4 | 1.2 | 2.7 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.3 | 1.3 | 1.4 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 259 | 138 | 38 | Total Shots | T S | 32 | 96 | 230 |
| 89 | 49 | 14 | Shots on Target | S O | 11 | 29 | 63 |
| 40% | 43% | 57% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 36% | 38% | 41% |
- All of Viking's matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
- Viking have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Viking have scored in all their home matches so far.
- 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 | 19 | 17 | 2 | 0 | 67 | 20 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 7 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 32 | 13 | 47 | 53 |
| 2 | Rosenborg | 19 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 36 | 20 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 23 | 11 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 9 | 16 | 35 |
| 3 | Odd | 19 | 11 | 2 | 6 | 36 | 28 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 21 | 12 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 15 | 16 | 8 | 35 |
| 4 | Molde | 19 | 11 | 1 | 7 | 46 | 23 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 24 | 6 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 22 | 17 | 23 | 34 |
| 5 | Vålerenga | 19 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 29 | 26 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 20 | 10 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 16 | 3 | 32 |
| 6 | Kristiansund | 19 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 39 | 28 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 24 | 16 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 31 |
| 7 | Viking | 19 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 36 | 36 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 21 | 16 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 15 | 20 | 0 | 28 |
| 8 | Stabæk | 19 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 25 | 28 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 14 | 18 | -3 | 25 |
| 9 | Sarpsborg 08 | 19 | 7 | 3 | 9 | 21 | 25 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 13 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 16 | -4 | 24 |
| 10 | Brann | 19 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 24 | 31 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 19 | -7 | 23 |
| 11 | Sandefjord | 19 | 7 | 2 | 10 | 20 | 29 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 13 | 18 | -9 | 23 |
| 12 | Haugesund | 19 | 6 | 4 | 9 | 23 | 31 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 16 | 18 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 13 | -8 | 22 |
| 13 | Strømsgodset | 19 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 26 | 35 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 15 | 18 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 17 | -9 | 22 |
| 14 | Start | 19 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 19 | 38 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 14 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 24 | -19 | 15 |
| 15 | Mjøndalen | 19 | 4 | 2 | 13 | 14 | 32 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 14 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 18 | -18 | 14 |
| 16 | Aalesund | 19 | 1 | 4 | 14 | 24 | 55 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 13 | 28 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 11 | 27 | -31 | 7 |
- Viking
- Aftenbladet - (local newspaper)
- Vikinghordene - (supporter site)
- Strømsgodset
- Drammens Tidende - (local newspaper)
- GodsetUnionen - (supporter site)
- Eliteserien official site
- VG - (newspaper)
- Aftenposten - (newspaper)
- Dagbladet - (newspaper)