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

Sat 16th May, 15:00 BST, Sr-Bank Arena, Stavanger

the Sr-Bank Arena crowd welcome IK Start's travelling contingent on Saturday afternoon, as Morten Jensen's Viking clash with 's team in the Eliteserien. We want to see our users winning on this match, so every statistics you could possibly need to make a sound selection is shown below. Go between 17 betting markets or take our top tip. We've got predictions, head to head (H2H) analysis and odds from leading bookmakers for each one.


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

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Viking
83%
--
Draw
11%
--
IK Start
6%
--
Viking 3-0
11%
--
Viking 2-0
11%
--
Viking 4-0
8%
--
Viking 3-1
8%
--
Viking 2-1
8%
--
Viking 1-0
7%
--
Viking 4-1
6%
--
Draw 1-1
5%
--
Viking 5-0
5%
--
Viking 5-1
4%
--
Viking 3-2
3%
--
Draw 2-2
3%
--
Viking 6-0
3%
--
Draw 0-0
2%
--
Viking 4-2
2%
--
Over 2.5 Goals
73%
--
Under 2.5 Goals
27%
--
Home 1st Goal
64%
--
Away 1st Goal
34%
--
No 1st Goal
1%
--
BTTS - Yes
49%
--
BTTS - No
51%
--
BTTS - Home Win
37%
--
BTTS - Draw
9%
--
BTTS - Away Win
3%
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Home/draw
94%
--
Away/draw
17%
--
Home/away
89%
--
Over 1.5 Goals
89%
--
Under 1.5 Goals
11%
--
Over 3.5 Goals
52%
--
Under 3.5 Goals
48%
--
Over 4.5 Goals
33%
--
Under 4.5 Goals
67%
--
Over 5.5 Goals
18%
--
Under 5.5 Goals
82%
--
Over 0.5 Goals
98%
--
Under 0.5 Goals
2%
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Home DNB
91%
--
Away DNB
13%
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Viking win to nil
46%
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IK Start win to nil
2%
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Win / draw / win Eliteserien table

Viking have played 8 matches so far this season and lay in 2nd place in the Eliteserien league table. Viking have a great home record this season winning all their home games and keeping 2 clean sheets.

Performance against teams below them in the league

They have played 8 games against teams below in the table, having won 7, drawn 0 and lost 1 match. They have kept 4 clean sheets and have scored in every game. Viking have outscored their opponents by 21 goals to 6 goals.

Home League Performance

Viking have played 4 games at home winning 4, drawing 0 and losing 0 games. They have scored 15 goals, kept 2 clean sheets and conceded 3 goals at home.

IK Start are in 15th position in the Eliteserien on 4 points having played 8 matches so far this season. IK Start are winless in the 7 games they have played against teams above them in the table and have conceded in every game. IK Start are having a poor run against away teams, having not won a match so far this season. They have also not scored in 2 of those games.

Away League Performance

4 of those games have been losing matches. They have conceded 13 goals and kept no clean sheets. They have scored 3 goals in total and failed to score in 2 fixtures.

Performance against teams above them in the league

7 games have come against teams above them in the table. They have lost 4 games, drawn 3 and won zero. IK Start have conceded 15 goals, scored 5, failed to score in 2 fixtures and have kept no clean sheets.

Won
Draw
Lost
Viking
IK Start
Results by League Table
TEAM PLD W D L GD PTS HOME AWAY HOME AWAY
1
Tromsø10721923 
Oct 23
Nov 20
d
 
1-1A
Dec 4
2
Viking87011521 
-
-
Aug 2
May 16
3
Lillestrøm8512716 
Sep 20
May 30
Oct 30
l
 
3-1A
4
Bodø7412713 
w
 
5-0F
Oct 30
May 20
l
 
5-0A
5
Molde8413413 
w
 
4-1F
Dec 4
d
 
1-1F
Oct 18
6
Sandefjord8413013 
Jul 18
Sep 6
Oct 23
Sep 20
7
HamKam7412013 
Dec 13
l
 
2-1A
Oct 11
l
 
2-1F
8
Brann8314710 
w
 
3-2F
Oct 11
Sep 13
Jul 12
9
Sarpsborg8224-48 
Aug 9
Jul 12
Nov 27
d
 
1-1F
10
Kristians.7223-48 
Sep 13
May 24
Dec 13
Jul 26
11
Vålerenga8224-58 
Nov 27
w
 
0-1F
May 25
Nov 20
12
KFUM8224-68 
Nov 6
w
 
0-2F
Aug 30
l
 
2-0A
13
Rosenborg8224-68 
w
 
3-0F
Aug 16
Jul 18
Nov 6
14
Fredrikstad8215-77 
Oct 18
w
 
1-2F
Aug 9
May 29
15
IK Start8044-104 
May 16
Aug 2
-
-
16
Aalesund7034-73 
Aug 30
Jul 26
d
 
1-1A
Sep 6
Win / draw / win form
10
Viking have won 10 consecutive home league games
3
IK Start have lost 3 consecutive away league games
10
Viking have not lost in 10 consecutive home league games
5
IK Start have not won in 5 consecutive away league games
Viking 2ND
20 league games
Home
10
Overall
Goals: Scored
63
Conceded
19
Games: Scored
19 / 20
Conceded
12 / 20
Clean sheets
8 / 20
Failed to score
1 / 20
Won
17
D
2
L
1
HOME FORM Win / Draw / Win
Viking3 - 0Rosenborg
Viking3 - 2Brann
Viking5 - 0Bodø
Viking4 - 1Molde
Viking5 - 1Vålerenga
Viking3 - 0HamKam
Viking5 - 1Bryne
Viking3 - 0Brann
Viking1 - 0Molde
Viking2 - 1Rosenborg
Viking2 - 4Bodø
Viking1 - 0Strømsgodset
Viking3 - 0Fredrikstad
Viking3 - 1Sandefjord
Viking0 - 0Sarpsborg
Viking5 - 1Haugesund
Viking4 - 4Tromsø
Viking3 - 1Kristians.
Viking3 - 1KFUM
Viking5 - 1Haugesund
Goals: Scored
53
Conceded
17
Games: Scored
20 / 20
Conceded
12 / 20
Clean sheets
8 / 20
Failed to score
0 / 20
Won
17
D
2
L
1
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
AViking2 - 0KFUM
HViking3 - 0Rosenborg
AViking2 - 1Fredrikstad
HViking3 - 2Brann
HViking5 - 0Bodø
AViking1 - 0Vålerenga
HViking4 - 1Molde
AViking1 - 2HamKam
HViking5 - 1Vålerenga
AViking1 - 0Fredrikstad
HViking3 - 0HamKam
AViking2 - 1Strømsgodset
HViking5 - 1Bryne
AViking3 - 1Tromsø
HViking3 - 0Brann
AViking3 - 3Sarpsborg
HViking1 - 0Molde
AViking2 - 2KFUM
HViking2 - 1Rosenborg
AViking2 - 1Sandefjord
IK Start 15TH
20 league games
Away
3
Overall
Goals: Scored
14
Conceded
49
Games: Scored
10 / 20
Conceded
20 / 20
Clean sheets
0 / 20
Failed to score
10 / 20
W
1
D
4
Lost
15
AWAY FORM Win / Draw / Win
Bodø5 - 0IK Start
HamKam2 - 1IK Start
Lillestrøm3 - 1IK Start
Sarpsborg1 - 1IK Start
KFUM2 - 0IK Start
Vålerenga4 - 0IK Start
Mjondalen1 - 0IK Start
Viking4 - 1IK Start
Odd1 - 2IK Start
Rosenborg1 - 0IK Start
Strømsgodset1 - 1IK Start
Stabæk2 - 0IK Start
Bodø6 - 0IK Start
Kristians.3 - 2IK Start
Molde5 - 0IK Start
Aalesund3 - 2IK Start
Brann1 - 1IK Start
Sarpsborg1 - 0IK Start
Haugesund1 - 0IK Start
Sandefjord2 - 2IK Start
Goals: Scored
20
Conceded
36
Games: Scored
13 / 20
Conceded
20 / 20
Clean sheets
0 / 20
Failed to score
7 / 20
W
3
Draw
7
Lost
10
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
HIK Start1 - 1Tromsø
AIK Start0 - 5Bodø
AIK Start1 - 2HamKam
HIK Start1 - 1Molde
AIK Start1 - 3Lillestrøm
AIK Start1 - 1Sarpsborg
HIK Start1 - 1Aalesund
AIK Start0 - 2KFUM
AIK Start0 - 4Vålerenga
HIK Start1 - 1Brann
AIK Start0 - 1Mjondalen
HIK Start1 - 1Bodø
AIK Start1 - 4Viking
AIK Start2 - 1Odd
HIK Start3 - 2Sarpsborg
AIK Start0 - 1Rosenborg
HIK Start0 - 1Sandefjord
AIK Start1 - 1Strømsgodset
HIK Start5 - 1Haugesund
AIK Start0 - 2Stabæk
Win / draw / win head to head (H2H)
3
Viking have beaten IK Start in 3 consecutive home league meetings
6
Viking have not lost to IK Start in 6 consecutive league meetings
League games at Viking since 2015
Viking
IK Start
Goals: Scored
7
1
Games: Scored
3 / 3
1 / 3
Clean sheets
2 / 3
0 / 3
VIK
3
FIXTURE HISTORY AT Viking
Viking4 - 1
Viking2 - 0
Viking1 - 0
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
VIK
2
D
1
FIXTURE HISTORY AT IK Start
Draw1 - 1Draw
0 - 1Viking
0 - 3Viking
Goal Statistics

A truly dismal PG of just 0.7 should cause concerns for IK Start fans, as should a 7 Eliteserien matches run in which they have failed to score more than 1 goal.

Viking 2nd IK Start 15th
Kickoff prediction
Kickoff prediction
3.1
goals
0.7
goals
Scoring probability
Scoring probability
1
14%
2
22%
3
22%
4
17%
5+
24%
There is a 25% probability that Viking will score 5 or more goals in this match
0
48%
1
35%
2
13%
3
4+
There is a 83% probability of IK Start scoring 1 goal or less
 
20 home / away league games
20 home / away league games
+44
Viking have scored 44% more goals at home than predicted
-35
IK Start have scored 35% fewer goals when away than predicted
3.2
average goals scored
0.7
average goals scored
1.0
conceded
2.5
conceded
 
Attack defence ratings
Eliteserien - 2026/2026 season
Viking
PG (predicted goals)
IK Start
3.1
0.7
Attack rating
53%
better
VIK
STA
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Games scored7
6
Failed to score0
2
Scored first6
3
Goals scored19
6
Avg. goals scored2.4
0.8
Avg. shots per game11
8
Avg. shots per goal5
11
Conversion rate for22
9
Avg. XG for2.6
1.1
KickOff rating
+53%
Defence rating
59%
better
VIK
STA
view stats
Games conceded4
8
Clean sheets3
0
Conceded first1
5
Goals conceded6
16
Avg. goals conceded0.8
2
Avg. shots/game conceded7
10
Avg. shots/goal conceded9
5
Conversion rate against11%
20%
Avg. XG against1.3
2
KickOff rating
+59%

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

Viking Eliteserien squad statistics 2026
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IK Start Eliteserien squad statistics 2026
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