Viking vs Sarpsborg 08 FF Prediction

Viking
2-1
Finished
HT 1-0
Sarpsborg 08 FF
Lyse Arena, Stavanger· Tore Hansen, Norway 08/08/2026

AI Best Pick

Statistical forecasts for entertainment purposes only - not betting or financial advice.

Data Quality
Complete
Match Importance
4.6 / 10
AI Best Pick
71%Trust
1X2
Home Win
1.36
SignalSOLIDModel65%RiskMediumGap-2.3%
Value Analysis
73%Trust
Away Corners
Away Corners Under 4.5
1.40
SignalGOODModel61%RiskMediumGap+8.1%
Viking Rest
6 days
Sarpsborg 08 FF Rest
5 days

Match Forecasts

Match Result
1
71%1.36
X
19%5.25
2
10%6.83
Double Chance
1X
90%1.10
X2
29%2.98
Both Teams to Score
Yes
54%1.50
No
46%2.40
Goals
Projected Goals: 2.11 + 0.88 = 2.99
Over 1.5
83%1.08
Over 2.5
60%1.32
Over 3.5
34%1.85
Under 1.5
17%6.65
Under 2.5
40%3.20
Under 3.5
66%1.92
Corners
Projected Corners: 6.8 + 3.1 = 9.9
Over 8.5
62%1.26
Over 9.5
50%1.44
Over 10.5
39%1.76
Under 8.5
38%3.42
Under 9.5
50%2.52
Under 10.5
61%1.95
Cards
Projected Cards: 1.7 + 3.2 = 4.9
Over 3.5
69%-
Over 4.5
53%-
Under 3.5
31%-
Under 4.5
47%-

Match Events

25'O. Skarsem
33'B. Utvik
40'H. Heggheim
40'A. Sher
50'Z. Tripic
61'O. Skarsem INN. Williams out
61'A. Nibe INV. E. Halvorsen out
65'S. Kvia-Egeskog INO. Visted out
65'R. Alte INJ. Hansen out
65'S. Bjorshol INH. J. Haugen out
68'Z. Tripic(Penalty missed)
70'C. Niyukuri INE. Wichne out
81'S. Sorli
85'A. Sher INCamil Mmaee out
87'V. Auklend INR. Postema out
88'E. Austbo INN. Fuglestad out
90+5'Z. Tripic(Penalty)
90+10'A. Ostbo

Lineups

Viking
4-3-3Coach: Bjarte Aarsheim
Sarpsborg 08 FF
4-2-3-1Coach: Even Sel
Arild Østbø1A. ØstbøArild Østbø
Sondre Flem Bjørshol18S. Flem BjørsholSondre Flem Bjørshol
Henrik Heggheim5H. HeggheimHenrik Heggheim
Gianni Stensness6G. StensnessGianni Stensness
Vetle Auklend24V. AuklendVetle Auklend
Ruben Alte16R. AlteRuben Alte
Kristoffer Askildsen7K. AskildsenKristoffer Askildsen
Simen Kvia-Egeskog26S. Kvia-EgeskogSimen Kvia-Egeskog
Zlatko Tripić10Z. TripićZlatko Tripić
Peter Christiansen20P. ChristiansenPeter Christiansen
Edvin Austbø17E. AustbøEdvin Austbø
Leander Øy87L. ØyLeander Øy
Claus Niyukuri12C. NiyukuriClaus Niyukuri
Bjorn Utvik4B. UtvikBjorn Utvik
Marius Lode2M. LodeMarius Lode
Anders Hiim21A. HiimAnders Hiim
Sander Christiansen8S. ChristiansenSander Christiansen
Aimar Sher6A. SherAimar Sher
Sondre Sörli10S. SörliSondre Sörli
Andreas Hansen33A. HansenAndreas Hansen
Olaus Skarsem77O. SkarsemOlaus Skarsem
Daniel Karlsbakk11D. KarlsbakkDaniel Karlsbakk

Viking Substitutes

2Herman Johan HaugenD
15Ola VistedM
33Jakob Segadal HansenM
11Romano PostemaF
23Niklas Kemp FuglestadF
30Ľubomír BelkoG
3Viljar VevatneD
27Jesper DalandD
19Amin CosicF

Sarpsborg 08 FF Substitutes

22Victor Emanuel HalvorsenM
17Noa WilliamsM
32Eirik WichneD
7Camil MmaeeM
13Carljohan ErikssonG
20Peter ReinhardsenD
50Magnus Mevik EidalD
15Michael OpokuM
18Bop GuèyeM

Match Stats

VikingSarpsborg 08 FF
50%Ball Possession50%
11Corner Kicks8
2Yellow Cards2
18Total Shots25
8Shots on Goal3
4Shots off Goal15
14Shots Inside Box19
4Shots Outside Box6
6Blocked Shots7
8Fouls11
2Offsides1
2Goalkeeper Saves6
410Total Passes421
341Passes Accurate347
83%Pass Accuracy82%

Team Comparison

VikingViking
Sarpsborg 08 FFSarpsborg 08 FF
1850Elo Rating 1604
3.36Attack 1.20
1.54Defense 1.99
58%Hit Rate 17%
17.9Shots per Game 10.6
6.8Shots on Target 4.8
7.2Corners per Game 4.1
1.3Cards per Game 0.7

AI Insights

🏠Strong Home Advantage+246 Elo
High Goal Expectancy2.99 goals
📈BTTS Trend37% in H2H
📊Home Overperforming
📉Away Underperforming

Game State Tendencies

VikingViking
  • Comeback tendency: recovers from HT deficit 67% of the time
  • Concedes more in 1st half - tightens up after the break
Sarpsborg 08 FFSarpsborg 08 FF
  • Tied at half-time in 60% of matches
  • Starts fast - scores more in 1st half (0.8 vs 0.4 in second half)

Head to Head

Based on 5 historical meetings

Viking 14%Draw 39%46% Sarpsborg 08 FF
2.26Avg Goals
37%BTTS Rate
37%Over 2.5

Referee Profile

Tore Hansen, Norway · 24 matches analysed

3.9Avg Yellows
4.0Avg Cards
22.4Avg Fouls
Stricter than 21% of referees analysed

League Table

Eliteserien 2026
#TeamMPWDLGGDPtsForm
1Bodo/GlimtBodo/Glimt20162252:17+3550WWWWW
2VikingViking20152351:20+3147WDWLW
3MoldeMolde20113643:30+1336WWWWL
4TromsoTromso20105537:27+1035LLDLW
5LillestromLillestrom20102828:26+232WWLDL
6RosenborgRosenborg2093836:29+730WWLWW
7FredrikstadFredrikstad2083924:31-727DLWWW
8BrannBrann20821037:31+626LLDWW
9Sarpsborg 08 FFSarpsborg 08 FF2067723:26-325DDDLL
10Ham-KamHam-Kam2065927:41-1423LLDLD
11ValerengaValerenga20641033:42-922LDLDL
12KFUM OsloKFUM Oslo20641022:34-1222WLLDW
13SandefjordSandefjord20551018:27-920LDDWL
14Kristiansund BKKristiansund BK20541120:37-1719LWDLW
15AalesundAalesund2039831:45-1418LWLDD
16StartStart20441222:41-1916WLWLL
#TeamMPGPts
1Bodo/GlimtBodo/Glimt2052:1750
2VikingViking2051:2047
3MoldeMolde2043:3036
4TromsoTromso2037:2735
5LillestromLillestrom2028:2632
6RosenborgRosenborg2036:2930
7FredrikstadFredrikstad2024:3127
8BrannBrann2037:3126
9Sarpsborg 08 FFSarpsborg 08 FF2023:2625
10Ham-KamHam-Kam2027:4123
11ValerengaValerenga2033:4222
12KFUM OsloKFUM Oslo2022:3422
13SandefjordSandefjord2018:2720
14Kristiansund BKKristiansund BK2020:3719
15AalesundAalesund2031:4518
16StartStart2022:4116
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Viking vs Sarpsborg 08 FF Prediction

Our AI model has analysed this Eliteserien fixture using team Elo ratings, recent form, projected goals and head-to-head history. The forecasts cover six independent markets - each probability is a separate model calculation, not derived from the match winner result.

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Key Factors for This Match

Viking and Sarpsborg 08 FF have met 5 times recently, averaging 2.26 goals per game in those meetings. This forecast is based on a complete recent-form dataset for both teams.

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