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

Sat 8th Aug, 15:00 BST, Sr-Bank Arena, Stavanger

Even Sel will be hoping for a precious away win in the Eliteserien on Saturday afternoon, as he takes his Sarpsborg 08 side to the Sr-Bank Arena to visit Viking and Morten Jensen. Below you'll find unique statistics for every major market, from from under 0.5 goals to over 5.5, including form and historical head to head (H2H) data. Predictions are generated from these, and the odds come directly from the UK's biggest bookmakers.


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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

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Viking
69%
--
Draw
17%
--
Sarpsborg
14%
--
Viking 2-1
9%
--
Viking 2-0
8%
--
Viking 3-1
8%
--
Viking 3-0
7%
--
Draw 1-1
7%
--
Viking 1-0
6%
--
Viking 4-1
5%
--
Draw 2-2
5%
--
Viking 4-0
5%
--
Viking 3-2
4%
--
Sarpsborg 2-1
4%
--
Viking 4-2
3%
--
Viking 5-1
3%
--
Sarpsborg 1-0
3%
--
Viking 5-0
2%
--
Over 2.5 Goals
72%
--
Under 2.5 Goals
28%
--
Home 1st Goal
57%
--
Away 1st Goal
42%
--
No 1st Goal
1%
--
BTTS - Yes
62%
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BTTS - No
38%
--
BTTS - Home Win
39%
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BTTS - Draw
14%
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BTTS - Away Win
9%
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Home/draw
86%
--
Away/draw
31%
--
Home/away
83%
--
Over 1.5 Goals
89%
--
Under 1.5 Goals
11%
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Over 3.5 Goals
51%
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Under 3.5 Goals
49%
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Over 4.5 Goals
32%
--
Under 4.5 Goals
68%
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Over 5.5 Goals
17%
--
Under 5.5 Goals
83%
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Over 0.5 Goals
98%
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Under 0.5 Goals
2%
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Home DNB
81%
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Away DNB
26%
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Viking win to nil
30%
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Sarpsborg win to nil
5%
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Win / draw / win Eliteserien table

Viking have played 14 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 13 games against teams below in the table, having won 10, drawn 1 and lost 2 matches. They have kept 3 clean sheets and have failed to score in 1 fixture. Viking have outscored their opponents by 34 goals to 15 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 6th position in the Eliteserien on 21 points having played 14 matches so far this season.

Away League Performance

4 of those games have been losing matches. They have conceded 11 goals and kept 2 clean sheets. They have scored 7 goals in total and failed to score in 3 fixtures.

Performance against teams above them in the league

5 games have come against teams above them in the table. They have lost 2 games, drawn 1 and won 2. Sarpsborg have conceded 7 goals, scored 4, 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
Bodø1511222635 
w
 
5-0F
Nov 1
d
 
1-1F
Dec 13
2
Viking1411122034 
-
-
w
 
1-0F
Aug 8
3
Tromsø159421131 
Oct 25
Nov 22
l
 
0-1A
Aug 30
4
Lillestrøm14815825 
Sep 20
w
 
1-2F
Nov 22
l
 
4-0A
5
Molde14725623 
w
 
4-1F
Dec 6
w
 
2-1F
Aug 2
6
Sarpsborg14635-121 
Aug 8
l
 
1-0A
-
-
7
Vålerenga14626-220 
Nov 29
w
 
0-1F
Sep 7
l
 
3-2A
8
Brann15618519 
w
 
3-2F
Oct 11
Dec 6
w
 
1-2A
9
HamKam14536-618 
Dec 13
l
 
2-1A
w
 
1-0F
Nov 8
10
Rosenborg13436-315 
w
 
3-0F
Aug 14
Oct 18
l
 
2-1F
11
Sandefjord14437-715 
w
 
2-1F
Sep 4
Aug 16
w
 
0-2F
12
Fredrikstad13427-814 
Oct 18
w
 
1-2F
w
 
2-1A
Sep 13
13
Aalesund14275-1013 
Aug 29
d
 
1-1F
Oct 25
Oct 11
14
KFUM14338-1012 
Nov 8
w
 
0-2F
Sep 18
l
 
1-0A
15
Kristians.14338-1112 
Sep 13
w
 
1-2F
Nov 1
d
 
0-00-0
16
IK Start15249-1810 
w
 
6-3A
Aug 1
d
 
1-1A
Nov 29
Win / draw / win form
12
Viking have won 12 consecutive home league games
12
Viking have not lost in 12 consecutive home league games
Viking 2ND
league games
Home
12
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
Sarpsborg 6TH
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)
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 2.6 is decent for Viking in their clash with Sarpsborg 08, as is their run of scoring 1 goal or more in 36 consecutive Eliteserien outings.

Viking 2nd Sarpsborg 6th
Kickoff prediction
Kickoff prediction
2.6
goals
1.1
goals
Scoring probability
Scoring probability
1
19%
2
25%
3
22%
4
14%
5+
20%
There is a 81% probability that Viking will score 2 or more goals in this match
0
33%
1
37%
2
20%
3
4+
There is a 70% probability that Sarpsborg will score no more than 1 goal
 
20 home / away league games
 
Attack defence ratings
Eliteserien - 2026/2026 season
Viking
PG (predicted goals)
Sarpsborg
2.6
1.1
Attack rating
45%
better
VIK
S08
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Games scored12
9
Failed to score1
4
Scored first10
5
Goals scored33
14
Avg. goals scored2.4
1
Avg. shots per game11
8
Avg. shots per goal5
8
Conversion rate for22
13
Avg. XG for2.2
1.6
KickOff rating
+45%
Defence rating
21%
better
VIK
S08
view stats
Games conceded9
10
Clean sheets4
3
Conceded first3
7
Goals conceded13
16
Avg. goals conceded0.9
1.1
Avg. shots/game conceded7
8
Avg. shots/goal conceded8
7
Conversion rate against13%
14%
Avg. XG against1.2
1.6
KickOff rating
+21%

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

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
-
H Heggheim DEF1332
4
-
G Stensness DEF133
4
-
K Haugen DEF1311
1
-
K Askildsen MID1351
6
-
Z Tripic FWD13413
4
-
P Christiansen FWD1373
2
-
N. Kemp Fuglestad FWD1322
-
H Haugen DEF11
1
-
H Falchener DEF1121
2
-
A Bærtelsen DEF11
1
-
Ľubomír Belko GLK10
-
J Bell MID101
-
O. Visted MID10
1
-
V. Auklend DEF9
-
S Björshol DEF91
1
-
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
-
Sarpsborg Eliteserien squad statistics 2026
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
14433
B UtvikD KarlsbakkS SörliB Utvik
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
B Utvik DEF141
3
-
A. Hiim DEF141
2
-
V. Halvorsen MID1431
-
A Nibe MID142
-
S Sörli FWD1423
1
-
D Karlsbakk FWD144
2
-
N. Williams FWD141
-
C Niyukuri DEF1313
1
-
E Wichne DEF12
1
-
S Christiansen MID1211
1
-
A Sher MID121
1
-
B. Guèye MID11
-
M Ödegaard DEF9
1
-
J Berget MID8
1
-
S Rosted DEF6
-
L Øy GLK4
-
M. Opoku FWD31
-
M Lode DEF2
-
O Skarsem MID2
-
M. Svenningsen-Grønn MID2
-