Eliteserien · Match preview
Viking 2–1 
Sarpsborg 08
- Kick-off
- Status
- Finished
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Match overview
Final score: Viking 2–1 Sarpsborg 08.
Viking are 2nd in the Eliteserien table with 56 points from 23 matches; Sarpsborg 08 are 9th with 28 points from 22.
Last 4 results in our archive, newest first: Viking W D W W L; Sarpsborg 08 D W D W.
One previous meeting in our archive: Viking 0, draws 0, Sarpsborg 08 1.
In their last 5 settled matches Viking scored 1.6 and conceded 0.8 goals per game; Sarpsborg 08 scored 1.3 and conceded 0.8 in their last 4.
The Eliteserien averages 3.2 goals a match this season; these two clubs’ recent matches point to about 2.2. Over 2.5 landed in 43% and both teams scored in 43% of their recent games.
Before kick-off the model’s pick was Viking to win at 78% probability, and it came in.
All figures come from the results archive and the league table in our data; nothing on this page is estimated. How the probabilities are produced
Settled
The model’s pre-match pick and how it went
- Pick
- Viking to win
- Probability
- 78%
- Outcome
- Came in
Logged before kick-off, settled automatically against the final score and never edited afterwards. Full Eliteserien record
Goals in recent matches
From the final scores of each club’s last settled matches: goals for and against per game, and how often over 2.5, both teams scoring and a clean sheet occurred.
| Club | P | For | Against | Over 2.5 | BTTS | Clean sheet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Viking | 5 | 1.6 | 0.8 | 60% | 60% | 20% |
| Sarpsborg 08 | 4 | 1.3 | 0.8 | 25% | 25% | 75% |
Eliteserien average this season: 3.2 goals per match.
Eliteserien table: the two clubs
| # | Club | P | W-D-L | Goals | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2. | Viking | 23 | 18-2-3 | 59:22 | 56 |
| 9. | Sarpsborg 08 | 22 | 7-7-8 | 28:31 | 28 |
Recent form
Last five settled matches before this fixture, newest first.
Head-to-head
Meetings before this fixture, from the results archive (July 2026 onwards).
