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Competition: Norway Eliteserien
Competition: Sat 28.November
Match begins: 15:00 (UTC)
Venue: SR-Bank Arena (16300 seats)

With their 11 point advantage in the league table, Viking fans are hoping to see their team collect maximum points from this game against Start.

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.

Start are struggling to avoid relegation.

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Viking form and stats

When playing at home in the Eliteserien, Viking have managed 5 wins, 3 draws and suffered 4 defeats from 12 games.

It's back home for Viking, who return with a good feeling about themselves after beating Sarpsborg 08 away with the result 2-1. Yildren Ibrahimaj (2) found the net in that victory. Before that, Viking had a home game versus Rosenborg which ended with a victory 3-0.

The betting market estimate that the home team has about 55-60% chance of winning this match. There could be betting value if you think differently, so to help you here are the stats from Viking's earlier matches at home being 55%-60% favourite: Played four games, won three matches, drawn one and lost zero.

The Viking manager B. Berntsen has got the team scoring with 26 from 12 home games in the league. Viking have conceded 19 from these games.

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Start form and stats

Start, who have the fewest clean sheets (0) away in Eliteserien, have only collected 6 points from their away games in the Eliteserien, after 1-3-8 (12 played).

Two travels in a row for Start, whose manager J. Hardarson could celebrate last time after the Eliteserien win against Odd. Prior to that match, a home win 3-2 against Sarpsborg 08.

As mentioned above, the odds for this match puts the home team as favourites. Perhaps this eases the pressure on the away team, who are capable of producing an upset here on a good day. Looking at earlier matches with similar odds and Start playing away, we found three games. Results were one away win, one draw and one home win.

The visitors have scored 10 goals from 12 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. The Start manager J. Hardarson has some worries about the defense as 27 goals have been conceded in these travels. 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 is not the first time this season these parties meet, as the history books show this recent fixture: Start - Viking 1-1. Last ten meetings between the teams: Viking won five, Start won three and two draws. three games with over 2,5 goals, seven matches with two goals or less.

Top Goalscorers

VikingV. Berisha
V. Berisha
12 goals
VikingZ. Bytyqi
Z. Bytyqi
9 goals
StartE. Schulze
E. Schulze
8 goals

Viking missing players

Start missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Viking Start
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
25 12 4 Played P 4 12 25
10 5 2 Won W 0 1 6
6 3 2 Drew D 0 3 7
9 4 0 Lost L 4 8 12
44 26 10 Scored S 2 10 30
44 19 5 Conceded C 7 27 45
100% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 92%
96% 92% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 50% 75% 72%
72% 75% 50% Over 2.5 O 2.5 25% 50% 56%
32% 42% 50% Over 3.5 O 3.5 25% 42% 40%
24% 33% 25% Over 4.5 O 4.5 25% 33% 32%
60% 67% 75% BTTS BTTS 25% 50% 52%
20% 25% 25% Clean Sheets C S 0% 0% 16%
20% 8% 0% Failed to Score F T 75% 50% 40%
 
0 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 0
0 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 0 0
1.6 1.4 2.2 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1.2 1.8 1.8
0 0 0 Red cards R C 0 1 1
 
326 177 51 Total Shots T S 52 133 316
110 58 17 Shots on Target S O 14 40 98
40% 45% 59% Goal Efficiency G E 14% 25% 31%
Key stats in Eliteserien this season:
  • Start has the fewest clean sheets (0) away in Eliteserien
  • Start have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
  • Start have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their away matches.
  • Start haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
  • Viking have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Viking have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Start have scored away.
  • 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 25 22 2 1 85 28 12 12 0 0 46 8 13 10 2 1 39 20 57 68
2 Molde 25 16 2 7 62 30 12 9 1 2 32 11 13 7 1 5 30 19 32 50
3 Vålerenga 25 13 7 5 42 29 12 8 4 0 27 12 13 5 3 5 15 17 13 46
4 Rosenborg 24 13 6 5 43 25 12 8 3 1 28 12 12 5 3 4 15 13 18 45
5 Odd 25 13 3 9 45 37 13 8 2 3 26 15 12 5 1 6 19 22 8 42
6 Kristiansund 25 10 10 5 47 35 12 5 4 3 27 19 13 5 6 2 20 16 12 40
7 Viking 25 10 6 9 44 44 12 5 3 4 26 19 13 5 3 5 18 25 0 36
8 Haugesund 25 10 4 11 32 40 13 6 2 5 21 21 12 4 2 6 11 19 -8 34
9 Stabæk 25 7 10 8 31 37 13 5 4 4 16 14 12 2 6 4 15 23 -6 31
10 Sarpsborg 08 25 8 4 13 30 35 13 6 1 6 19 13 12 2 3 7 11 22 -5 28
11 Sandefjord 25 8 4 13 27 40 12 3 4 5 10 17 13 5 0 8 17 23 -13 28
12 Brann 24 6 7 11 30 41 12 2 4 6 15 17 12 4 3 5 15 24 -11 25
13 Start 25 6 7 12 30 45 13 5 4 4 20 18 12 1 3 8 10 27 -15 25
14 Strømsgodset 25 5 9 11 31 47 13 3 5 5 17 23 12 2 4 6 14 24 -16 24
15 Mjøndalen 25 6 2 17 21 42 12 4 0 8 12 17 13 2 2 9 9 25 -21 20
16 Aalesund 25 2 5 18 27 72 13 1 3 9 15 34 12 1 2 9 12 38 -45 11

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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 25 22 2 1 85 28 12 12 0 0 46 8 13 10 2 1 39 20 57 68
2 Molde 25 16 2 7 62 30 12 9 1 2 32 11 13 7 1 5 30 19 32 50
3 Vålerenga 25 13 7 5 42 29 12 8 4 0 27 12 13 5 3 5 15 17 13 46
4 Rosenborg 24 13 6 5 43 25 12 8 3 1 28 12 12 5 3 4 15 13 18 45
5 Odd 25 13 3 9 45 37 13 8 2 3 26 15 12 5 1 6 19 22 8 42
6 Kristiansund 25 10 10 5 47 35 12 5 4 3 27 19 13 5 6 2 20 16 12 40
7 Viking 25 10 6 9 44 44 12 5 3 4 26 19 13 5 3 5 18 25 0 36
8 Haugesund 25 10 4 11 32 40 13 6 2 5 21 21 12 4 2 6 11 19 -8 34
9 Stabæk 25 7 10 8 31 37 13 5 4 4 16 14 12 2 6 4 15 23 -6 31
10 Sarpsborg 08 25 8 4 13 30 35 13 6 1 6 19 13 12 2 3 7 11 22 -5 28
11 Sandefjord 25 8 4 13 27 40 12 3 4 5 10 17 13 5 0 8 17 23 -13 28
12 Brann 24 6 7 11 30 41 12 2 4 6 15 17 12 4 3 5 15 24 -11 25
13 Start 25 6 7 12 30 45 13 5 4 4 20 18 12 1 3 8 10 27 -15 25
14 Strømsgodset 25 5 9 11 31 47 13 3 5 5 17 23 12 2 4 6 14 24 -16 24
15 Mjøndalen 25 6 2 17 21 42 12 4 0 8 12 17 13 2 2 9 9 25 -21 20
16 Aalesund 25 2 5 18 27 72 13 1 3 9 15 34 12 1 2 9 12 38 -45 11

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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”.