Match Report
The table gap was wide: 22 points between Viking (2nd, 43 pts) and Vålerenga (11th, 21 pts). Against a league average of 1.55 goals per team per game, Vålerenga ran at 1.72 scored and 2.11 conceded, Viking at 2.33 and 1.
Vålerenga's unbeaten run stood at 6, having scored in 11 consecutive games.
31 meetings are on record — 16 won by Vålerenga, 8 by Viking, 7 drawn, at 3.74 goals per meeting. Home advantage has meant little here: 42% of the meetings went to the host. Three-plus goals is the norm here, arriving in 65% of the meetings, and both sides scored in 68%.
The match was played at Intility Arena (capacity 3,000). On the scoreboard, Viking led 1-0 at the break, and no goals arrived after the restart: 0-1 the final score.
Goal scorers
Viking: Simen Kvia-Egeskog (45')
Key stats
Possession: Vålerenga 51% · Viking 49% · Total shots: 16-18 · On target: 2-6 · Corners: 10-5