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Viking v Sarpsborg 08 : Eliteserien match betting preview, prediction and odds

Sun 4th May, 16:00 BST, Sr-Bank Arena, Stavanger

Morten Jensen and Christian Michelsen take on one another in the Eliteserien on Sunday afternoon, as Viking face Sarpsborg 08 at the Sr-Bank Arena. You'll find statistics supporting our top of over 2.5 goals below, but there are 16 other betting markets we cover too. We aim to deliver 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 2.5 goals

As followers of Sarpsborg get ready for this clash, they certainly have reason to expect an exciting match. After analysing the relevant statistics and past head-to-head (H2H) performance, it looks as though over 2.5 goals will be a worthy bet, as both teams know they way to goal and either could ultimately get the win. The prediction and odds are aligned: over 2.5 goals is the bet to go for.

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
If you’re looking for a winner in this match, we think Viking are the most likely. Our predictive algorithm gives them a 55% chance of victory, and the bookies have them at a best price of 1.75.

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

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Predictions Add Bet365 Coral
Viking
55%
3/4
3%
-
Draw
21%
29/10
3%
-
Sarpsborg
25%
10/3
11%
-
Viking 2-1
9%
8/1-
Draw 1-1
9%
7/1
6%
-
Viking 3-1
7%
11/1
8%
-
Viking 2-0
7%
11/1
8%
-
Draw 2-2
7%
10/1-
Viking 1-0
6%
11/1
8%
-
Sarpsborg 2-1
6%
14/1-
Viking 3-0
5%
16/1-
Viking 3-2
5%
16/1-
Sarpsborg 1-0
4%
20/1-
Viking 4-1
4%
20/1-
Sarpsborg 3-2
3%
25/1
13%
-
Draw 0-0
3%
20/1
9%
-
Sarpsborg 3-1
3%
28/1
12%
-
Sarpsborg 2-0
3%
25/1-
Over 2.5 Goals
69%
4/9
3%
-
Under 2.5 Goals
31%
17/10
6%
-
Home 1st Goal
53%
1/2
2%
-
Away 1st Goal
45%
6/4
4%
-
No 1st Goal
1%
20/1
9%
-
BTTS - Yes
67%
4/9
3%
-
BTTS - No
33%
13/8
5%
-
BTTS - Home Win
33%
15/8-
BTTS - Draw
18%
10/3-
BTTS - Away Win
16%
5/1
9%
-
Home/draw
75%
1/5
4%
-
Away/draw
45%
1/1
3%
-
Home/away
79%
1/4-
Over 1.5 Goals
87%
1/8
2%
-
Under 1.5 Goals
13%
5/1
14%
-
Over 3.5 Goals
47%
1/1
5%
-
Under 3.5 Goals
53%
8/11
4%
-
Over 4.5 Goals
28%
5/2
8%
-
Under 4.5 Goals
72%
2/7
3%
-
Over 5.5 Goals
15%
11/2
18%
-
Under 5.5 Goals
85%
1/9
3%
-
Over 0.5 Goals
97%
1/50
1%
-
Under 0.5 Goals
3%
18/1
17%
-
Home DNB
69%
1/3
2%
-
Away DNB
39%
9/4
8%
-
Viking win to nil
22%
3/1
8%
-
Sarpsborg win to nil
9%
9/1-
Viking / Viking
32%
13/8
5%
-
Viking / Sarpsborg
3%
28/1
12%
-
Viking / Draw
6%
12/1-
Draw / Viking
17%
4/1
9%
-
Draw / Sarpsborg
9%
17/2
6%
-
Draw / Draw
11%
13/2-
Sarpsborg / Viking
5%
16/1-
Sarpsborg / Sarpsborg
13%
11/2
8%
-
Sarpsborg / Draw
6%
14/1
15%
-
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Win / draw / win Eliteserien table
Won
Draw
Lost
Viking
Sarpsborg
Results by League Table
TEAM PLD W D L GD PTS HOME AWAY HOME AWAY
1
Viking Home6411913 
-
-
Sep 28
May 4
2
Brann5401212 
Oct 5
Jul 13
Aug 3
May 16
3
Bodø4310710 
Jul 20
May 28
Oct 19
Jun 29
4
Fredrikstad5311610 
Jun 22
Nov 22
Nov 9
Jun 1
5
Rosenborg4310410 
Aug 31
Jun 29
Jul 20
Oct 5
6
Sarpsborg Away421137 
May 4
Sep 28
-
-
7
Vålerenga521207 
Nov 30
l
 
3-1A
d
 
1-1A
Aug 17
8
Strømsgodset520336 
Jul 6
Nov 2
l
 
2-3A
Sep 21
9
Sandefjord420216 
May 16
Aug 10
Sep 14
Jul 27
10
Kristians.5203-36 
w
 
3-1A
May 25
Aug 24
Jul 13
11
Tromsø4112-24 
d
 
4-4A
Oct 19
May 25
Nov 2
12
Bryne4103-13 
Oct 26
Jul 27
Jun 22
Nov 22
13
KFUM4103-53 
w
 
3-1A
Sep 14
Oct 26
w
 
1-3F
14
HamKam4103-73 
Nov 9
w
 
2-5F
May 11
Aug 31
15
Molde4022-52 
Sep 21
Jun 1
Nov 30
w
 
0-2F
16
Haugesund5014-121 
w
 
5-1F
May 11
Jul 6
Aug 10
Win / draw / win form
5
Sarpsborg have not lost in 5 consecutive away league games
Viking 1ST
20 league games
Home
Overall
Goals: Scored
50
Conceded
30
Games: Scored
20 / 20
Conceded
15 / 20
Clean sheets
5 / 20
Failed to score
0 / 20
Won
13
Draw
5
L
2
HOME FORM Win / Draw / Win
Viking5 - 1Haugesund
Viking4 - 4Tromsø
Viking3 - 1Kristians.
Viking3 - 1KFUM
Viking5 - 1Haugesund
Viking3 - 2Sandefjord
Viking3 - 3Odd
Viking1 - 0KFUM
Viking5 - 2Strømsgodset
Viking1 - 1Bodø
Viking1 - 0Molde
Viking2 - 0Kristians.
Viking4 - 2Rosenborg
Viking3 - 0HamKam
Viking1 - 4Lillestrøm
Viking2 - 1Tromsø
Viking1 - 1Fredrikstad
Viking1 - 1Brann
Viking1 - 0Sarpsborg
Viking1 - 5Rosenborg
Goals: Scored
55
Conceded
34
Games: Scored
20 / 20
Conceded
18 / 20
Clean sheets
2 / 20
Failed to score
0 / 20
Won
11
Draw
6
L
3
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
HViking5 - 1Haugesund
HViking4 - 4Tromsø
AViking5 - 2HamKam
HViking3 - 1Kristians.
HViking3 - 1KFUM
AViking1 - 3Vålerenga
AViking1 - 1Brann
HViking5 - 1Haugesund
AViking1 - 0Kristians.
HViking3 - 2Sandefjord
AViking2 - 1Sarpsborg
HViking3 - 3Odd
AViking4 - 1Lillestrøm
AViking2 - 3Fredrikstad
HViking1 - 0KFUM
AViking2 - 2Tromsø
HViking5 - 2Strømsgodset
AViking1 - 2Rosenborg
HViking1 - 1Bodø
AViking3 - 3HamKam
Sarpsborg 6TH
20 league games
Away
5
Overall
Goals: Scored
33
Conceded
35
Games: Scored
17 / 20
Conceded
17 / 20
Clean sheets
3 / 20
Failed to score
3 / 20
Won
8
D
4
Lost
8
AWAY FORM Win / Draw / Win
KFUM1 - 3Sarpsborg
Molde0 - 2Sarpsborg
Rosenborg1 - 1Sarpsborg
KFUM1 - 2Sarpsborg
HamKam0 - 2Sarpsborg
Strømsgodset2 - 1Sarpsborg
Brann1 - 3Sarpsborg
Bodø6 - 0Sarpsborg
Odd1 - 1Sarpsborg
Lillestrøm2 - 2Sarpsborg
Haugesund1 - 2Sarpsborg
Kristians.3 - 1Sarpsborg
Molde2 - 4Sarpsborg
Sandefjord4 - 1Sarpsborg
Tromsø0 - 3Sarpsborg
Fredrikstad2 - 2Sarpsborg
Viking1 - 0Sarpsborg
Bodø2 - 0Sarpsborg
Viking2 - 1Sarpsborg
Aalesund3 - 2Sarpsborg
Goals: Scored
30
Conceded
31
Games: Scored
17 / 20
Conceded
18 / 20
Clean sheets
2 / 20
Failed to score
3 / 20
Won
7
Draw
7
Lost
6
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
HSarpsborg2 - 3Strømsgodset
ASarpsborg3 - 1KFUM
HSarpsborg1 - 1Vålerenga
ASarpsborg2 - 0Molde
HSarpsborg2 - 1Tromsø
ASarpsborg1 - 1Rosenborg
HSarpsborg2 - 2Molde
ASarpsborg2 - 1KFUM
HSarpsborg1 - 2Viking
ASarpsborg2 - 0HamKam
HSarpsborg0 - 1Fredrikstad
ASarpsborg1 - 2Strømsgodset
HSarpsborg0 - 2Kristians.
ASarpsborg3 - 1Brann
ASarpsborg0 - 6Bodø
HSarpsborg2 - 2Haugesund
ASarpsborg1 - 1Odd
HSarpsborg2 - 1Sandefjord
ASarpsborg2 - 2Lillestrøm
HSarpsborg1 - 1Brann
Win / draw / win head to head (H2H)
4
Viking have beaten Sarpsborg in 4 consecutive league meetings
League games at Viking since 2015
Viking
Sarpsborg
Goals: Scored
14
7
Games: Scored
7 / 9
6 / 9
Clean sheets
3 / 9
2 / 9
VIK
6
D
1
S08
2
FIXTURE HISTORY AT Viking
Viking1 - 0
Viking2 - 1
0 - 1Sarpsborg
1 - 2Sarpsborg
Viking3 - 0
Viking2 - 1
Viking2 - 1
Draw0 - 0Draw
Viking3 - 1
League games at Sarpsborg since 2015
Sarpsborg
Viking
Goals: Scored
10
14
Games: Scored
7 / 9
7 / 9
Clean sheets
2 / 9
2 / 9
VIK
6
D
1
S08
2
FIXTURE HISTORY AT Sarpsborg
1 - 2Viking
1 - 3Viking
0 - 1Viking
1 - 2Viking
1 - 2Viking
Draw2 - 2Draw
Sarpsborg3 - 0
Sarpsborg1 - 0
0 - 2Viking
Goal Statistics

Viking's forwards have been superb of late, scoring 2 goals or more in 4 consecutive Eliteserien matches. A PG of 2.2 suggests that run should continue on Sunday afternoon.

Viking 1st Sarpsborg 6th
Kickoff prediction
Kickoff prediction
2.2
goals
1.4
goals
Scoring probability
Scoring probability
0
12%
1
25%
2
27%
3
19%
4+
17%
There is a 63% probability that Viking will score 2 or more goals in this match
0
25%
1
35%
2
24%
3
11%
4+
There is a 60% probability that Sarpsborg will score no more than 1 goal
 
20 home / away league games
20 home / away league games
+26
Viking have scored 26% more goals at home than predicted
+15
Sarpsborg have scored 15% more goals when away than predicted
2.5
average goals scored
1.7
average goals scored
1.5
conceded
1.8
conceded
 
Attack defence ratings
Eliteserien - 2025/2025 season
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Viking
PG (predicted goals)
Sarpsborg
2.2
1.4
Attack rating
6%
better
VIK
S08
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Games scored5
4
Failed to score0
0
Scored first1
2
Goals scored16
8
Avg. goals scored2.7
2
Avg. shots per game13
11
Avg. shots per goal5
5
Conversion rate for21
19
Avg. XG for2.5
1.9
KickOff rating
+6%
Defence rating
VIK
S08
46%
better
view stats
Games conceded5
3
Clean sheets0
1
Conceded first4
2
Goals conceded11
5
Avg. goals conceded1.8
1.3
Avg. shots/game conceded6
6
Avg. shots/goal conceded3
5
Conversion rate against31%
20%
Avg. XG against1.7
1
KickOff rating
+46%

Viking v Sarpsborg Eliteserien lLine ups will show here when available.

Viking Eliteserien squad statistics 2025
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
6553
H HeggheimZ TripicZ TripicM Roseth
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
H Heggheim DEF622
1
-
H Falchener MID62
2
-
S Kvia-Egeskog MID62
-
C Cappis MID6
-
J Bell MID613
1
-
P Christiansen FWD61
-
Z Tripic FWD655
1
-
E Austbö FWD611
1
-
S Svendsen FWD61
-
M Roseth DEF51
2
1
J. Hansen MID4
1
-
H Mikaelsson FWD41
-
J Urbancic DEF31
-
N. Kemp Fuglestad FWD3
-
N D'Agostino FWD21
-
A Östbö GLK1
-
V Vevatne DEF1
-
S Björshol DEF1
-
H Haugen DEF11
-
Y Lanlay MID1
-
Sarpsborg Eliteserien squad statistics 2025
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
4521
M. NdiayeD KarlsbakkN SandbergS Christiansen
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
M. Ndiaye GLK4
-
S Christiansen DEF4
1
-
E Wichne DEF41
-
M Koch DEF4
-
F Uchenna DEF4
-
A Sher MID4
-
H Tangen MID4
-
V. Halvorsen MID41
-
D Karlsbakk FWD451
-
F Carstensen FWD41
-
S. Ørjasæter FWD41
-
P Reinhardsen DEF3
1
-
M. Vestergård MID3
-
S Gudjohnsen FWD31
-
M. Håheim-Elveseter FWD2
-
J Berget FWD2
1
-
A. Sanyang FWD2
-
N Sandberg FWD22
1
-
N. Skuseth DEF1
-
M Ödegaard DEF1
-