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IK Start v Viking : Eliteserien match betting preview, prediction and odds

Sat 1st Aug, 17:00 BST, Sparebanken Sør Arena, Kristiansand

Viking are away on Saturday evening, as manager Morten Jensen takes his team to visit IK Start and Azar Karadas at the Sparebanken Sør Arena in the Eliteserien. You'll see stats supporting our top of below, but be sure to take a look at the 16 other betting markets we're covering too. We aim to give you as full a picture as possible, with Eliteserien performances and head to heads (H2Hs) included, so that you feel able to make a well-informed bet. Finally, be sure to get the best odds from leading bookmakers.


Best Tip: Over 1.5 goals

We've made over 1.5 goals our best tip on this match, meaning that the teams will score at least two goals between them during the standard 90 mins. Both IK Start and Viking's recent form stats suggest it's likely, while their head-to-head (H2H) record adds further weight to the argument. The bookies make it the most probable outcome in this market too, available at 1.13.

In-Play
Win / Draw / Win
Over / Under 1.5 Goals
Over / Under 2.5 Goals
Over / Under 3.5 Goals
Win To Nil
Both Teams To Score
Correct Score
Both Teams To Score & Result
Double Chance
Half Time / Full Time
Over / Under 0.5 Goals
Over / Under 4.5 Goals
Over / Under 5.5 Goals
Draw No Bet
Team To Score First
An away win looks like the most likely outcome in the win/draw/win market, with our predictive algorithm suggesting there’s a 49% chance of Viking coming away with a win.

Checkout the hundreds of tips picked but our top win/draw/win tipsters

Change odds
Predictions Add Bet365 Coral
IK Start
20%
11/2-
Draw
23%
15/4-
Viking
57%
2/5-
Viking 1-0
11%
9/1-
Draw 1-1
11%
17/2-
Viking 2-0
10%
15/2-
Viking 2-1
10%
15/2-
Draw 0-0
6%
20/1-
Viking 3-0
6%
10/1-
IK Start 1-0
6%
22/1-
Viking 3-1
6%
10/1-
IK Start 2-1
5%
20/1-
Draw 2-2
5%
14/1-
IK Start 2-0
3%
40/1-
Viking 3-2
3%
18/1-
Viking 4-0
3%
16/1-
Viking 4-1
3%
16/1-
IK Start 3-1
2%
40/1-
Over 2.5 Goals
53%
4/9-
Under 2.5 Goals
47%
17/10-
Home 1st Goal
41%
15/8-
Away 1st Goal
55%
2/5-
No 1st Goal
4%
20/1-
BTTS - Yes
52%
8/13-
BTTS - No
48%
6/5-
BTTS - Home Win
10%
9/1-
BTTS - Draw
17%
9/2-
BTTS - Away Win
25%
13/8-
Home/draw
43%
7/4-
Away/draw
80%
1/9-
Home/away
77%
2/11-
Over 1.5 Goals
77%
1/8-
Under 1.5 Goals
23%
5/1-
Over 3.5 Goals
30%
11/10-
Under 3.5 Goals
70%
4/6-
Over 4.5 Goals
15%
5/2-
Under 4.5 Goals
85%
2/7-
Over 5.5 Goals
6%
6/1-
Under 5.5 Goals
94%
1/10-
Over 0.5 Goals
94%
1/66-
Under 0.5 Goals
6%
20/1-
Home DNB
36%
9/2-
Away DNB
73%
1/7-
IK Start win to nil
10%
14/1-
Viking win to nil
32%
7/4-
IK Start / IK Start
8%
10/1-
IK Start / Viking
5%
16/1-
IK Start / Draw
5%
16/1-
Draw / IK Start
6%
14/1-
Draw / Viking
19%
10/3-
Draw / Draw
10%
7/1-
Viking / IK Start
2%
40/1-
Viking / Viking
40%
21/20-
Viking / Draw
6%
14/1-
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Win / draw / win Eliteserien table

IK Start have played 15 matches so far this season and are in 16th position in the league.

Performance against teams above them in the league

15 of those games have come against teams above them in the table. They have lost 9 games, drawn 4 and won 2. IK Start have conceded 34 goals, scored 16, failed to score in 3 matches and kept 1 clean sheet.

Home league performance

IK Start have played 6 games at home, winning 1, drawing 3 and losing 2 fixtures. They have scored 6 goals, conceded 10 goals, kept 1 clean sheet and failed to score 1 time in home league games.

Viking lay in 2nd place on 34 points in the Eliteserien league table having played 14 matches.

Performance against teams below them in the league

They have played 13 games against teams below them in the table, winning 10, drawing 1 and losing 2 games. They have scored 29 goals and kept 3 clean sheets against lower placed opposition. Viking have conceded 14 goals and have failed to score in 1 match.

Away league performance

Viking have played 8 away games, winning 5, drawing 1 and losing 2 games. They have scored an average of 1.4 goals per away game and conceded an average 0.9 goals per away game.

Won
Draw
Lost
IK Start
Viking
Results by League Table
TEAM PLD W D L GD PTS HOME AWAY HOME AWAY
1
Bodø1511222635 
l
 
1-4A
l
 
5-0A
w
 
5-0F
Nov 1
2
Viking1411122034 
Aug 1
l
 
6-3F
-
-
3
Tromsø159421131 
d
 
1-1A
Dec 6
Oct 25
Nov 22
4
Lillestrøm14815825 
Nov 1
l
 
3-1A
Sep 20
w
 
1-2F
5
Molde14725623 
d
 
1-1F
Oct 18
w
 
4-1F
Dec 6
6
Sarpsborg14635-121 
Nov 29
d
 
1-1F
Aug 8
l
 
1-0A
7
Vålerenga14626-220 
w
 
2-0F
Nov 22
Nov 29
w
 
0-1F
8
Brann15618519 
Sep 13
l
 
2-1F
w
 
3-2F
Oct 11
9
HamKam14536-618 
Oct 11
l
 
2-1F
Dec 13
l
 
2-1A
10
Rosenborg13436-315 
l
 
0-3A
Nov 8
w
 
3-0F
Aug 14
11
Sandefjord14437-715 
Oct 25
Sep 20
w
 
2-1F
Sep 4
12
Fredrikstad13427-814 
Aug 8
l
 
2-1F
Oct 18
w
 
1-2F
13
Aalesund14275-1013 
d
 
1-1A
Sep 4
Aug 29
d
 
1-1F
14
KFUM14338-1012 
Aug 30
l
 
2-0A
Nov 8
w
 
0-2F
15
Kristians.14338-1112 
Dec 13
w
 
1-2A
Sep 13
w
 
1-2F
16
IK Start15249-1810 
-
-
w
 
6-3A
Aug 1
Win / draw / win form
IK Start 16TH
league games
Home
Overall
Goals: Scored
Conceded
Games: Scored
/ 0
Conceded
/ 0
Clean sheets
/ 0
Failed to score
/ 0
HOME FORM Win / Draw / Win
Goals: Scored
Conceded
Games: Scored
/ 0
Conceded
/ 0
Clean sheets
/ 0
Failed to score
/ 0
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
Viking 2ND
league games
Away
Overall
Goals: Scored
Conceded
Games: Scored
/ 0
Conceded
/ 0
Clean sheets
/ 0
Failed to score
/ 0
AWAY FORM Win / Draw / Win
Goals: Scored
Conceded
Games: Scored
/ 0
Conceded
/ 0
Clean sheets
/ 0
Failed to score
/ 0
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
Win / draw / win head to head (H2H)
7
Viking have not lost to IK Start in 7 consecutive league meetings
League games at IK Start since 2015
IK Start
Viking
Goals: Scored
1
5
Games: Scored
1 / 3
3 / 3
Clean sheets
0 / 3
2 / 3
D
1
VIK
2
FIXTURE HISTORY AT IK Start
Draw1 - 1Draw
0 - 1Viking
0 - 3Viking
League games at Viking since 2015
Viking
IK Start
Goals: Scored
13
4
Games: Scored
4 / 4
2 / 4
Clean sheets
2 / 4
0 / 4
VIK
4
FIXTURE HISTORY AT Viking
Viking6 - 3
Viking4 - 1
Viking2 - 0
Viking1 - 0
Goal Statistics
IK Start 16th Viking 2nd
Kickoff prediction
Kickoff prediction
1.0
goals
1.8
goals
Scoring probability
Scoring probability
0
38%
1
37%
2
18%
3
4+
There is a 75% probability of IK Start scoring 1 goal or less
0
16%
1
30%
2
27%
3
16%
4+
11%
There is a 84% probability that Viking will score 1 or more goals
 
20 home / away league games
 
Attack defence ratings
Eliteserien - 2026/2026 season
IK Start
PG (predicted goals)
Viking
1
1.8
Attack rating
STA
VIK
36%
better
view stats
Games scored12
12
Failed to score3
1
Scored first7
10
Goals scored16
33
Avg. goals scored1.1
2.4
Avg. shots per game10
11
Avg. shots per goal9
5
Conversion rate for11
22
Avg. XG for1.2
2.2
KickOff rating
+36%
Defence rating
STA
VIK
50%
better
view stats
Games conceded14
9
Clean sheets1
4
Conceded first8
3
Goals conceded34
13
Avg. goals conceded2.3
0.9
Avg. shots/game conceded11
7
Avg. shots/goal conceded5
8
Conversion rate against21%
13%
Avg. XG against2.1
1.2
KickOff rating
+50%

IK Start v Viking Eliteserien lLine ups will show here when available.

IK Start Eliteserien squad statistics 2026
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
15446
J LarsenJ. CorneliusT StrannegardE Reitan
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
J Larsen GLK15
1
-
T Strannegard MID1524
-
E Segberg MID1522
3
-
H. Lorentzen FWD1523
-
J. Cornelius FWD1541
-
E Reitan DEF141
6
-
M Ugland MID141
3
-
O. Toure DEF132
3
1
J. Ampofo FWD13
-
J Norheim DEF12
2
-
O Jebali DEF122
1
-
M Soomets MID11
-
E Schulze MID1112
2
-
S Mvoué MID92
3
-
S Griesbeck DEF7
1
-
F Palerud DEF7
1
-
L. Gausdal MID7
-
K Tönnessen DEF5
1
-
A Ujkani DEF4
1
1
D. Dashaev DEF4
-
J. Berland Husebø DEF2
-
F. Lien MID2
-
M. Nordal FWD1
-
Viking Eliteserien squad statistics 2026
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
137136
S Kvia-EgeskogP ChristiansenZ TripicK Askildsen
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
S Kvia-Egeskog MID1452
1
-
K Haugen DEF1311
1
-
H Heggheim DEF1332
4
-
G Stensness DEF133
4
-
K Askildsen MID1351
6
-
Z Tripic FWD13413
4
-
P Christiansen FWD1373
2
-
N. Kemp Fuglestad FWD1322
-
H Falchener DEF1121
2
-
A Bærtelsen DEF11
1
-
H Haugen DEF11
1
-
Ľubomír Belko GLK10
-
J Bell MID101
-
O. Visted MID10
1
-
S Björshol DEF91
1
-
V. Auklend DEF9
-
T. Séne Moi MID8
3
-
E Austbö FWD811
2
-
J. Hansen MID7
-
A Östbö GLK4
-
V Vevatne DEF2
1
-
R Alte MID2
1
-
A Cosic FWD1
-
V Berisha FWD1
-