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

Sr-Bank Arena, Stavanger

The Eliteserien is the focus for both Viking and Sarpsborg 08 on Saturday afternoon, as bosses Morten Jensen and Even Sel face one another at the Sr-Bank Arena. Statistics for our tip of Viking to win are shown below, including head-to-head history. Changing the market with the tabs changes all statistics and the odds from the UK's biggest bookmakers, allowing you do find the bet that suits you best.

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Viking's next match is v D. Zagreb at 20:00 on Tuesday 18th August
Sarpsborg 08's next match is v Tromsø at 16:00 on Sunday 30th August
The last Norwegian Eliteserien meeting between Viking and Sarpsborg was on Saturday 8th August 2026
Norwegian Eliteserien
August 8th 2026
Viking 2
1 Sarpsborg
 
H. Heggheim 40'81' S. Sørli
Z. Tripić 90'
 
VIK
S08
Shots On
8
3
Shots Off
2
15
Corners
11
8
Possession
50%
50%
Fouls
9
11
Yellow/red cards
2/0
3/0
 
VikingSarpsborg
 
A. Østbø
H. Heggheimfootball icon
G. Stensness
S. Bjørshol (H. Haugen 65')
V. Auklend (R. Postema 87')
K. Askildsen
Z. Tripićfootball icon
P. Christiansen
S. Kvia-Egeskog (O. Visted 65')
R. Kristensen Alte (J. Hansen 65')
E. Austbö (N. Kemp Fuglestad 88')
L. Øy
M. Lode
B. Utvik
(E. Wichne 69') C. Niyukuri
A. Hiim
(C. Mmaee 85') A. Sher
S. Christiansen
(V. Halvorsen 61') A. Hansen
football iconS. Sørli
D. Seland Karlsbakk
(N. Williams 61') O. Skarsem

Best Tip: Viking to win

We think there's an outright winner in this fixture, and it's Viking. Their recent form statistics show what they've got in their locker on home turf, and historical head-to-head (H2H) data proves they know how to beat Sarpsborg too. The odds point towards Morten Jensen's side claiming victory in the win / draw / win market, and that's definitely our prediction for Saturday afternoon too.

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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 69% chance of victory, and the bookies have them at a best price of 1.36.

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

Change odds
Predictions Add Bet365 Coral
Viking
69%
19/50
2%
-
Draw
16%
17/4-
Sarpsborg
14%
11/2-
Viking 2-1
9%
8/1
5%
-
Viking 3-1
8%
9/1-
Viking 2-0
7%
9/1-
Viking 3-0
7%
10/1-
Draw 1-1
6%
10/1
8%
-
Viking 4-1
5%
14/1-
Viking 1-0
5%
11/1-
Draw 2-2
5%
14/1-
Viking 3-2
5%
16/1-
Viking 4-0
5%
16/1
13%
-
Sarpsborg 2-1
4%
20/1-
Viking 4-2
3%
25/1-
Viking 5-1
3%
25/1
13%
-
Viking 5-0
2%
28/1
12%
-
Sarpsborg 1-0
2%
28/1-
Over 2.5 Goals
75%
1/3
2%
-
Under 2.5 Goals
25%
12/5
3%
-
Home 1st Goal
57%
2/5-
Away 1st Goal
42%
7/4-
No 1st Goal
1%
25/1
10%
-
BTTS - Yes
65%
8/15-
BTTS - No
35%
11/8-
BTTS - Home Win
41%
11/8-
BTTS - Draw
14%
9/2
8%
-
BTTS - Away Win
10%
9/1
5%
-
Home/draw
86%
1/9-
Away/draw
31%
2/1
8%
-
Home/away
84%
1/6-
Over 1.5 Goals
90%
1/12-
Under 1.5 Goals
10%
7/1-
Over 3.5 Goals
55%
4/5-
Under 3.5 Goals
45%
10/11-
Over 4.5 Goals
36%
7/4-
Under 4.5 Goals
64%
2/5-
Over 5.5 Goals
20%
7/2
11%
-
Under 5.5 Goals
80%
2/11
1%
-
Over 0.5 Goals
98%
1/150-
Under 0.5 Goals
2%
25/1
21%
-
Home DNB
81%
1/7-
Away DNB
26%
9/2-
Viking win to nil
28%
2/1-
Sarpsborg win to nil
5%
16/1-
Viking / Viking
41%
20/21-
Viking / Sarpsborg
2%
40/1-
Viking / Draw
6%
14/1-
Draw / Viking
18%
7/2-
Draw / Sarpsborg
6%
14/1-
Draw / Draw
9%
8/1-
Sarpsborg / Viking
6%
14/1-
Sarpsborg / Sarpsborg
8%
11/1-
Sarpsborg / Draw
5%
16/1-
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Win / draw / win Eliteserien table

Viking have played 15 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 14 games against teams below in the table, having won 11, drawn 1 and lost 2 matches. They have kept 4 clean sheets and have failed to score in 1 fixture. Viking have outscored their opponents by 37 goals to 18 goals.

Home League Performance

Viking have played 6 games at home winning 6, drawing 0 and losing 0 games. They have scored 23 goals, kept 2 clean sheets and conceded 7 goals at home.

Sarpsborg are in 7th position in the Eliteserien on 22 points having played 15 matches so far this season.

Away League Performance

4 of those games have been losing matches. They have conceded 14 goals and kept 2 clean sheets. They have scored 10 goals in total and failed to score in 3 fixtures.

Performance against teams above them in the league

7 games have come against teams above them in the table. They have lost 2 games, drawn 2 and won 3. Sarpsborg have conceded 11 goals, scored 9, failed to score in 2 fixtures and have kept 1 clean sheet.

Won
Draw
Lost
Viking
Sarpsborg
Results by League Table
TEAM PLD W D L GD PTS HOME AWAY HOME AWAY
1
Bodø1713223141 
w
 
5-0F
Nov 1
d
 
1-1F
Dec 13
2
Viking1713132340 
-
-
w
 
1-0F
l
 
2-1A
3
Tromsø1710431434 
Oct 25
Nov 22
l
 
0-1A
Aug 30
4
Molde17836627 
w
 
4-1F
Dec 6
w
 
2-1F
d
 
3-3A
5
Lillestrøm17827226 
Sep 20
w
 
1-2F
Nov 22
l
 
4-0A
6
Brann17818925 
w
 
3-2F
Oct 11
Dec 6
w
 
1-2A
7
Rosenborg17737324 
w
 
3-0F
l
 
2-1A
Oct 18
l
 
2-1F
8
Fredrikstad17728-923 
Oct 18
w
 
1-2F
w
 
2-1A
Sep 13
9
Sarpsborg17647-322 
w
 
2-1F
l
 
1-0A
-
-
10
HamKam17647-622 
Dec 13
l
 
2-1A
w
 
1-0F
Nov 8
11
Vålerenga17638-621 
Nov 29
w
 
0-1F
Sep 7
l
 
3-2A
12
KFUM17548-819 
Nov 8
w
 
0-2F
Sep 18
l
 
1-0A
13
Sandefjord17539-818 
w
 
2-1F
Sep 4
l
 
1-2A
w
 
0-2F
14
Kristians.174310-1215 
Sep 13
w
 
1-2F
Nov 1
d
 
0-00-0
15
Aalesund17296-1415 
Aug 29
d
 
1-1F
Oct 25
Oct 11
16
IK Start172411-2210 
w
 
6-3A
w
 
0-3F
d
 
1-1A
Nov 29
Win / draw / win form
Viking 2ND
20 league games
Home
Overall
Goals: Scored
63
Conceded
21
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
Viking2 - 1Sandefjord
Viking6 - 3IK Start
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.
Goals: Scored
53
Conceded
17
Games: Scored
19 / 20
Conceded
13 / 20
Clean sheets
7 / 20
Failed to score
1 / 20
Won
17
D
1
L
2
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
AViking3 - 0IK Start
AViking1 - 1Aalesund
AViking2 - 1Lillestrøm
HViking2 - 1Sandefjord
AViking0 - 1Sarpsborg
AViking2 - 1Kristians.
HViking6 - 3IK Start
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
Sarpsborg 9TH
20 league games
Away
Overall
Goals: Scored
29
Conceded
37
Games: Scored
14 / 20
Conceded
16 / 20
Clean sheets
4 / 20
Failed to score
6 / 20
Won
6
Draw
5
Lost
9
AWAY FORM Win / Draw / Win
Molde3 - 3Sarpsborg
Kristians.0 - 0Sarpsborg
Brann1 - 2Sarpsborg
Vålerenga3 - 2Sarpsborg
Lillestrøm4 - 0Sarpsborg
KFUM1 - 0Sarpsborg
Rosenborg2 - 1Sarpsborg
Sandefjord0 - 2Sarpsborg
Bryne0 - 3Sarpsborg
Tromsø4 - 0Sarpsborg
Rosenborg2 - 3Sarpsborg
Strømsgodset2 - 1Sarpsborg
HamKam1 - 3Sarpsborg
Vålerenga4 - 0Sarpsborg
Haugesund3 - 2Sarpsborg
Sandefjord3 - 2Sarpsborg
Kristians.0 - 0Sarpsborg
Bodø1 - 2Sarpsborg
Fredrikstad1 - 1Sarpsborg
Brann2 - 2Sarpsborg
Goals: Scored
24
Conceded
26
Games: Scored
14 / 20
Conceded
14 / 20
Clean sheets
6 / 20
Failed to score
6 / 20
Won
9
D
4
Lost
7
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
ASarpsborg3 - 3Molde
HSarpsborg1 - 0HamKam
ASarpsborg0 - 0Kristians.
HSarpsborg1 - 0Viking
ASarpsborg2 - 1Brann
HSarpsborg2 - 1Molde
ASarpsborg2 - 3Vålerenga
HSarpsborg2 - 1Fredrikstad
ASarpsborg0 - 4Lillestrøm
ASarpsborg0 - 1KFUM
HSarpsborg0 - 1Tromsø
HSarpsborg1 - 1Bodø
ASarpsborg1 - 2Rosenborg
HSarpsborg1 - 1IK Start
ASarpsborg2 - 0Sandefjord
HSarpsborg1 - 0Molde
ASarpsborg3 - 0Bryne
HSarpsborg0 - 2Fredrikstad
ASarpsborg0 - 4Tromsø
HSarpsborg2 - 1KFUM
Win / draw / win head to head (H2H)
League games at Viking since 2015
Viking
Sarpsborg
Goals: Scored
14
7
Games: Scored
7 / 10
6 / 10
Clean sheets
4 / 10
3 / 10
VIK
6
D
2
S08
2
FIXTURE HISTORY AT Viking
Draw0 - 0Draw
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
14
17
Games: Scored
9 / 11
8 / 11
Clean sheets
3 / 11
2 / 11
VIK
6
D
2
S08
3
FIXTURE HISTORY AT Sarpsborg
Sarpsborg1 - 0
Draw3 - 3Draw
1 - 2Viking
1 - 3Viking
0 - 1Viking
1 - 2Viking
1 - 2Viking
Draw2 - 2Draw
Sarpsborg3 - 0
Sarpsborg1 - 0
0 - 2Viking
Goal Statistics

A PG of 2.7 is decent for Viking in their clash with Sarpsborg 08, as is their run of scoring 1 goal or more in 38 consecutive Eliteserien games.

Viking's defensive record is very strong, M. Jensen's men having conceded 1 or less in 6 consecutive Eliteserien games. An average PG rating of 1.2 for Sarpsborg 08 makes sense in this context.

Viking 2nd Sarpsborg 9th
Kickoff prediction
Kickoff prediction
2.7
goals
1.2
goals
Scoring probability
Scoring probability
1
18%
2
24%
3
22%
4
15%
5+
21%
There is a 82% probability that Viking will score 2 or more goals in this match
0
30%
1
36%
2
22%
3
9%
4+
There is a 66% probability that Sarpsborg will score no more than 1 goal
 
20 home / away league games
20 home / away league games
+38
Viking have scored 38% more goals at home than predicted
+6
Sarpsborg’s goalscoring when away has been inline with predictions
3.2
average goals scored
1.5
average goals scored
1.1
conceded
1.9
conceded
 
Attack defence ratings
Eliteserien - 2026/2026 season
Viking
PG (predicted goals)
Sarpsborg
2.7
1.2
Attack rating
42%
better
VIK
S08
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Games scored14
11
Failed to score1
4
Scored first12
6
Goals scored37
18
Avg. goals scored2.5
1.2
Avg. shots per game12
8
Avg. shots per goal5
7
Conversion rate for21
14
Avg. XG for2.2
1.6
KickOff rating
+42%
Defence rating
23%
better
VIK
S08
view stats
Games conceded10
11
Clean sheets5
4
Conceded first3
8
Goals conceded14
19
Avg. goals conceded0.9
1.3
Avg. shots/game conceded9
9
Avg. shots/goal conceded10
7
Conversion rate against11%
13%
Avg. XG against1.4
1.6
KickOff rating
+23%

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

Viking Eliteserien squad statistics 2026
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
169156
K AskildsenP ChristiansenZ TripicK Askildsen
Line-upAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
A Östbö GLK7
1
-
S Björshol DEF121
2
-
H Heggheim DEF1642
4
-
G Stensness DEF153
4
-
V. Auklend DEF12
-
R Alte MID911
1
-
K Askildsen MID1651
6
-
S Kvia-Egeskog MID1752
1
-
Z Tripic FWD16615
6
-
P Christiansen FWD1694
2
-
E Austbö FWD1121
2
-
Subs
H Haugen14
1
-
V Vevatne3
1
-
R Postema3
-
O. Visted12
1
-
A Cosic1
-
N. Kemp Fuglestad1422
-
J Daland
-
Ľubomír Belko10
-
J. Hansen8
-
Sarpsborg Eliteserien squad statistics 2026
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
17644
A. HiimD KarlsbakkC NiyukuriB Utvik
Line-upAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
L Øy GLK7
-
C Niyukuri DEF1614
1
-
M Lode DEF5
-
B Utvik DEF161
4
-
A. Hiim DEF171
2
-
A Sher MID151
3
-
S Christiansen MID1511
2
-
A Nibe MID173
-
S Sörli FWD1734
1
-
O Skarsem FWD5
1
-
D Karlsbakk FWD176
2
-
Subs
C Mmaee3
-
C Eriksson
-
M. Opoku51
-
N. Williams171
-
B. Guèye11
-
P Reinhardsen1
-
V. Halvorsen1731
-
E Wichne15
1
-
M. Eidal
-