Preview: Viking likely to overcome Sandefjord at SR-Bank Arena

Both teams should be fairly well rested for this game, as they have had some quiet days to prepare. Hopefully this will translate into lots of action on the pitch.

15 - 7 - 12 with 57-58. What does this mean? Well, these are the statistics for Sandefjord when playing on artifical turf like they will do today. Wins - draws- losses and goals scored-conceded. Sandefjord play their home games on grass so that's why we provide these numbers.

Viking form and stats

Viking are steadily winning Eliteserien games and points here at SR-Bank Arena. 6 wins, 2 draws and 2 defeats is the summary from 10 games.

Viking drew their last game, 2-2 away at Molde (placed 2nd). Shayne Pattynama was able to secure the draw 2-2 in the game against Molde after coming on as a substitute and scoring the final goal. In the starting lineup today? Midfield player Joe Bell got a match rating of 7.82 in that game, the max score being 10. Bell served one assist, hit three key passes and dribled past the opponent 2 of 2 times.

Previous to that game, a NM Cup home match hosting Rosenborg in a game that was won 3-1.

The hosts are favourites to win this game, with an estimated chance of about 55-60% of that outcome. Earlier Viking matches with similar probabilities have ended with four wins, two draws and zero defeats (from six games).

With an average of more than two goals per home game in the league (22 in 10 games), Viking's attacking play is working. Defensively it’s touch-and-go for the home team as 16 goals have been conceded.

Sandefjord form and stats

3 wins, 1 draw and 5 losses. That’s the product of Sandefjord playing as the away team in the Eliteserien this season.

This game can not go any worse than the last one, a Eliteserien home defeat versus Stabæk with 0-3 on the scoreboard. Martin Kreuzriegler was the top performer of the team in that game with a match score of 7.11. The defender Kreuzriegler won 6 of 8 duels.

Before that, Sandefjord travelled to Mjøndalen and returned home with a draw after the game finished 1-1.

Looking at the earlier recent performances of Sandefjord when being an outsider away as they are today, we find four matches with the visitors losing three times, drawing zero and winning one game.

Sandefjord have a decent goal production going in their away games, although not fantastic. In 9 league away games 12 goals have been scored. For Sandefjord, more than two goals on average per game end up in their own net.

Head 2 Head

This isn't the first time these two sides meet on the pitch this campaign, as the records show this recent game: Sandefjord - Viking 3-0. As for the last ten games between these two teams, there's four Viking victories, three draws and three Sandefjord wins. Over/under statistics; four of these games ended with three goals or more, six matches with two goals or less.

Top Goalscorers

V. Berisha 13 goals

Z. Tripić 7 goals

K. Normann Hansen 6 goals

Viking missing players

Sandefjord missing players