Betting preview: Viking the front runner when Odd arrive

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Competition: Norway Eliteserien
Competition: Sun 05.December
Match begins: 16:00 (UTC)
Venue: SR-Bank Arena (16300 seats)

Three points for the home side is anticipated from this game if the league table is to be believed. The Viking regulars are hopeful that the gulf between 3rd and Odd's 13th spot in the table will be visible on the ground.

Insights:
  • Viking have the most points from losing position (23) in Eliteserien
  • Odd have the most conceded goals in the first half (26) in Eliteserien

There should be plenty of energy on the pitch in this game, as both sides have had time to recuperate from their last game. Let's hope both teams are ready to give it all.

Odd are fighting to avoid relegation and will work hard for points.

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Viking form and stats

The story so far in the Eliteserien for Viking at their home stadium (SR-Bank Arena) is 8 wins, 3 draws and 3 defeats.

Happy days for Viking in their previous game, a Eliteserien match away at Kristiansund (placed 6th) that ended with a 3-2 victory. David Brekalo was on the receiving end of a red card in the Viking-Kristiansund match, being sent off in the 90th minute. The game was drawn at that point, but the home side still managed to pull off a 3-2 victory. Some amazing scenes last match, when Sondre Flem Bjørshol scored the winning goal three minutes into stoppage time. Joe Bell (midfield was the top team player in that game with a rating of 7.94/10. Bell hit two key passes and dribled past the opponent 1 of 1 times.

The spoils were shared after 90 minutes before that, a home game that ended 1-1 versus Haugesund.

Viking can score goals in their home matches. After 14 league matches they have found the net 31 times. Viking have conceded 21 from these games.

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Odd form and stats

The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for Odd so far with only 14 points returning home. The records show 3-5-6 (win-draw-lose).

This game can not go any worse than the last one, a Eliteserien home defeat versus Vålerenga with 1-2 on the scoreboard. Tobias Lauritsen, attacking player, was the top performer on the team in that game, scoring a match rating of 7.64. Lauritsen scored one goal.

Preceding that game, the 1-1 draw paying a visit to Sarpsborg 08.

Many goals are not expected from the visiting Odd as they have only managed to score 13 times from 14 away games in the league. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 1 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. Defensive performances away have varied in quality as Odd have conceded 26 goals on the road. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 3 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 away matches.

Head 2 Head

This was the end result when the squads faced each other previously this season; Odd - Viking 3-2. Head-2-head stats last ten meetings: three - two - five (Viking wins - draws - Odd wins). As for goals, five matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), five had two or less.

Top Goalscorers

VikingV. Berisha
V. Berisha
21 goals
OddS. Svendsen
S. Svendsen
8 goals
VikingZ. Tripić
Z. Tripić
7 goals

Viking missing players

Odd missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Viking Odd
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
28 14 5 Played P 4 14 28
15 8 3 Won W 0 3 7
6 3 1 Drew D 1 5 9
7 3 1 Lost L 3 6 12
55 31 10 Scored S 1 13 40
46 21 7 Conceded C 12 26 54
100% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 93% 96%
89% 93% 80% Over 1.5 O 1.5 75% 86% 86%
75% 79% 80% Over 2.5 O 2.5 50% 50% 64%
54% 50% 40% Over 3.5 O 3.5 50% 36% 50%
32% 36% 20% Over 4.5 O 4.5 50% 14% 29%
79% 93% 80% BTTS BTTS 25% 50% 64%
11% 0% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 7% 11%
11% 7% 20% Failed to Score F T 75% 50% 29%
 
6.6 6.9 6.2 Corners for (avg) C F 2.2 2.4 3.4
5 5 5 Corners against (avg) C A 6 5.9 5.4
1.8 1.9 2.2 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 0.8 1.3 1.2
2 1 1 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
16.2 16.6 15.6 Shots (avg) S ( 7.8 9.8 11.1
5 5.4 4.4 Shots on Target (avg) S O 2.8 3 3.9
40% 41% 45% Goal Efficiency G E 9% 31% 37%
 
13.2 11.7 11.2 Shots against (avg) S A 14 13.9 13
3.7 3.5 3.6 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 4 3.8 3.8
Key stats in Eliteserien this season:
  • Odd have conceded at least twice as many corners as they have won away.
  • Odd have the most conceded goals in the first half (26) in Eliteserien
  • Odd have won significantly less corners away then at home.
  • Viking have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their home matches.
  • Viking have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Viking have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Odd have scored away.
  • Viking have the fewest clean sheets (0) at home in Eliteserien
  • Viking have the most points from losing position (23) in Eliteserien
  • Viking have the most scored goals in the second half (39) in Eliteserien
  • Viking haven’t played a single 0-0 game.

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Bodø / Glimt 28 17 8 3 54 23 14 10 3 1 32 11 14 7 5 2 22 12 31 59
2 Molde 28 17 5 6 65 36 14 11 1 2 43 15 14 6 4 4 22 21 29 56
3 Viking 28 15 6 7 55 46 14 8 3 3 31 21 14 7 3 4 24 25 9 51
4 Lillestrøm 28 13 6 9 44 37 14 7 3 4 21 13 14 6 3 5 23 24 7 45
5 Rosenborg 28 12 8 8 53 39 14 8 3 3 33 17 14 4 5 5 20 22 14 44
6 Kristiansund 28 13 4 11 37 42 14 9 2 3 25 15 14 4 2 8 12 27 -5 43
7 Vålerenga 28 10 12 6 43 35 14 6 7 1 25 14 14 4 5 5 18 21 8 42
8 Sarpsborg 08 28 11 6 11 38 41 14 6 5 3 21 13 14 5 1 8 17 28 -3 39
9 Haugesund 28 9 7 12 45 43 14 8 3 3 29 15 14 1 4 9 16 28 2 34
10 Strømsgodset 28 9 7 12 41 41 14 8 3 3 33 12 14 1 4 9 8 29 0 34
11 Sandefjord 28 9 6 13 35 48 14 5 5 4 18 16 14 4 1 9 17 32 -13 33
12 Tromsø 28 7 11 10 32 42 14 3 6 5 16 19 14 4 5 5 16 23 -10 32
13 Odd 28 7 9 12 40 54 14 4 4 6 27 28 14 3 5 6 13 26 -14 30
14 Stabæk 28 6 7 15 33 56 14 4 3 7 16 24 14 2 4 8 17 32 -23 25
15 Mjøndalen 28 4 10 14 33 47 14 2 5 7 19 19 14 2 5 7 14 28 -14 22
16 Brann 28 4 10 14 34 52 14 3 5 6 18 23 14 1 5 8 16 29 -18 22

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Table
  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Bodø / Glimt 28 17 8 3 54 23 14 10 3 1 32 11 14 7 5 2 22 12 31 59
2 Molde 28 17 5 6 65 36 14 11 1 2 43 15 14 6 4 4 22 21 29 56
3 Viking 28 15 6 7 55 46 14 8 3 3 31 21 14 7 3 4 24 25 9 51
4 Lillestrøm 28 13 6 9 44 37 14 7 3 4 21 13 14 6 3 5 23 24 7 45
5 Rosenborg 28 12 8 8 53 39 14 8 3 3 33 17 14 4 5 5 20 22 14 44
6 Kristiansund 28 13 4 11 37 42 14 9 2 3 25 15 14 4 2 8 12 27 -5 43
7 Vålerenga 28 10 12 6 43 35 14 6 7 1 25 14 14 4 5 5 18 21 8 42
8 Sarpsborg 08 28 11 6 11 38 41 14 6 5 3 21 13 14 5 1 8 17 28 -3 39
9 Haugesund 28 9 7 12 45 43 14 8 3 3 29 15 14 1 4 9 16 28 2 34
10 Strømsgodset 28 9 7 12 41 41 14 8 3 3 33 12 14 1 4 9 8 29 0 34
11 Sandefjord 28 9 6 13 35 48 14 5 5 4 18 16 14 4 1 9 17 32 -13 33
12 Tromsø 28 7 11 10 32 42 14 3 6 5 16 19 14 4 5 5 16 23 -10 32
13 Odd 28 7 9 12 40 54 14 4 4 6 27 28 14 3 5 6 13 26 -14 30
14 Stabæk 28 6 7 15 33 56 14 4 3 7 16 24 14 2 4 8 17 32 -23 25
15 Mjøndalen 28 4 10 14 33 47 14 2 5 7 19 19 14 2 5 7 14 28 -14 22
16 Brann 28 4 10 14 34 52 14 3 5 6 18 23 14 1 5 8 16 29 -18 22

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Eliteserien is at the top of the Norwegian football league system. Seasons run from March to November with the 16 teams playing each other home and away for a total of 240 fixtures. When all these are played, the top team in the league table is the the “League Winner” while the winner of the cup in Norway is the “Norwegian Champion”.