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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

Saturday afternoon sees Morten Jensen’s Viking and ’s IK Start go head to head in a Eliteserien battle at the Sr-Bank Arena. Form, head to head (H2H) stats, predictions and odds are all shown below. It's our job to give you all the information you need to place a smart, well-informed bet. We've backed , but why not flip through the tabs and find the one you like best?


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Viking
83%
--
Draw
11%
--
IK Start
6%
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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%
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Home 1st Goal
64%
--
Away 1st Goal
34%
--
No 1st Goal
1%
--
BTTS - Yes
49%
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BTTS - No
51%
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BTTS - Home Win
37%
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BTTS - Draw
9%
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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%
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Over 3.5 Goals
52%
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Under 3.5 Goals
48%
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Over 4.5 Goals
33%
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Under 4.5 Goals
67%
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Over 5.5 Goals
18%
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Under 5.5 Goals
82%
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Over 0.5 Goals
98%
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Under 0.5 Goals
2%
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Home DNB
91%
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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
Won
Draw
Lost
Viking
IK Start
Results by League Table
TEAM PLD W D L GD PTS HOME AWAY HOME AWAY
1
Tromsø9621720 
Jul 5
Nov 8
d
 
1-1A
Nov 29
2
Viking76011318 
-
-
Aug 2
May 16
3
Lillestrøm7511916 
Sep 20
May 30
Oct 25
l
 
3-1A
4
Bodø6411813 
w
 
5-0F
Oct 25
May 20
l
 
5-0A
5
Brann8314710 
w
 
3-2F
Oct 11
Sep 13
Jul 12
6
Molde6312510 
w
 
4-1F
Nov 29
d
 
1-1F
Oct 18
7
HamKam6312-110 
Dec 6
l
 
2-1A
Oct 11
l
 
2-1F
8
Sandefjord7313-210 
Jul 18
Sep 6
Jul 5
Sep 20
9
Kristians.6222-28 
Sep 13
May 24
Dec 6
Jul 26
10
KFUM7223-48 
Nov 1
May 10
Aug 30
l
 
2-0A
11
Vålerenga7223-48 
Nov 22
w
 
0-1F
May 25
Nov 8
12
Fredrikstad7214-67 
Oct 18
w
 
1-2F
Aug 9
May 29
13
Sarpsborg7124-55 
Aug 9
Jul 12
Nov 22
d
 
1-1F
14
Rosenborg7124-85 
w
 
3-0F
Aug 16
Jul 18
Nov 1
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
54
Conceded
18
Games: Scored
20 / 20
Conceded
13 / 20
Clean sheets
7 / 20
Failed to score
0 / 20
Won
17
D
2
L
1
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
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
AViking3 - 1Bryne
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
58%
better
VIK
STA
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Games scored7
5
Failed to score0
2
Scored first6
3
Goals scored19
5
Avg. goals scored2.7
0.6
Avg. shots per game12
7
Avg. shots per goal5
11
Conversion rate for22
9
Avg. XG for2.6
1.1
KickOff rating
+58%
Defence rating
54%
better
VIK
STA
view stats
Games conceded4
7
Clean sheets3
0
Conceded first1
4
Goals conceded6
15
Avg. goals conceded0.9
1.9
Avg. shots/game conceded8
9
Avg. shots/goal conceded9
5
Conversion rate against11%
20%
Avg. XG against1.3
2.2
KickOff rating
+54%

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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