Norway - EliteserienData current as of 31 August 2026

Sandefjord vs Viking: match statistics

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Sandefjord vs Viking: form, goals and key statistics

Key match information

Sandefjord play Viking in Eliteserien (Norway). The match date is 4 September 2026.

Current form

Sandefjord: 0-2-3, 0.40 points/match. Viking: 4-0-1, 2.40 points/match.

Goal statistics

Sandefjord scores 1.00 and concedes 1.31 goals per match. Viking scores 2.58 and concedes 1.00. League average: 2.95 goals.

BTTS / Over / Under

BTTS: Sandefjord 54%, Viking 58%. Over 2.5: Sandefjord 46%, Viking 75%. League level: BTTS 55%, Over 2.5 57%.

xG, shots and style

Viking has higher xG: 1.77 vs 1.51. Sandefjord: 14.1 shots per match, Viking: 15.3.

Match halves

Sandefjord: half-time lead 31%, second-half goals 0.62. Viking: half-time lead 75%, second-half goals 1.17.

Goals by minute

Sandefjord: 46-60 (3 goals). Viking: 0-15 (9 goals). This is historical distribution, not a predicted goal minute.

League context

Eliteserien: 2.95 goals per match, BTTS 55%, Over 2.5 57%.

Head-to-head

Before this fixture, 5 previous H2H matches were available: 0-0-5. Average goals 3.60, BTTS 80%.

Before the match

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Pre-match profilewhat do the season numbers say?

This is a team profile based on season data and form. Match-flow statistics are shown only after the fixture is played.

1Goals scored / match2.58
SandefjordViking
1.31Goals conceded / match1
SandefjordViking
52%Average possession51%
SandefjordViking
4.46Shots on target / match5.58
SandefjordViking

Team statswho is more efficient?

Attack and defence comparison for both teams in the current season.

14.08Shots per match15.33
SandefjordViking
4.46Shots on target5.58
SandefjordViking
7.1%Shot conversion16.8%
SandefjordViking
52%Possession51%
SandefjordViking
1.51xG for1.77
SandefjordViking
1.59xG against1.16
SandefjordViking

Shooting quality

Sandefjord: AttackingViking: Attacking
SandefjordViking
Accuracy (shots on target)32%36%
Chance quality (xG per shot)0.110.12
Finishing (goals per shot on target)0.220.46

xG per shot around 0.08 usually means long-range attempts; 0.15+ usually means box chances. The style label comes from possession, shot volume and conversion.

* xG (expected goals) says how many goals a team should score from its chances. If actual goals are above xG, finishing is above average; if below xG, chances are being missed.

Team formwho is in better shape?

Last five matches and season record, overall and split by home and away matches.

Viking is 500% better for: last-5 form.

0.4 pts / match - Sandefjord · 2.4 pts / match - Viking

Sandefjord
LDLDL
No win in the last 5 matches
Season result split
31% W23% R46% P
Season (W-D-L)
4-3-6
1.15 pts / match · goal difference -4
Last 5 (W-D-L)
0-2-3
0.40 pts / match
Record at home (W-D-L)
2-3-1
Last 5 at home
2-3-0
DWWDD
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 1.2Goals conceded: 2.0xG: 1.29Opponent xG: 1.74BTTS: 100%Over 2.5: 80%
Viking
WWWLW
Season result split
83% W0% R17% P
Season (W-D-L)
10-0-2
2.50 pts / match · goal difference +19
Last 5 (W-D-L)
4-0-1
2.40 pts / match
Record away (W-D-L)
4-0-2
Last 5 away
4-0-1
WWWWL
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 2.4Goals conceded: 1.2xG: 1.68Opponent xG: 1.10BTTS: 60%Over 2.5: 60%

Goalshow do both teams score and concede?

How many goals both teams score and concede, plus how often they keep a clean sheet or fail to score.

Viking is 158% better for: goals scored per match.

1 goals / match - Sandefjord · 2.58 goals / match - Viking

Viking is 31% better for: goals conceded per match.

1.31 goals / match - Sandefjord · 1 goals / match - Viking

Sandefjord scoring profile: strong

Sandefjord scores in 77% of matches (10 of 13 matches), while Viking keeps a clean sheet in 33% (4 of 12 matches).

Viking scoring profile: very strong

Viking scores in 92% of matches (11 of 12 matches), while Sandefjord keeps a clean sheet in 31% (4 of 13 matches).

13Goals scored (season)31
SandefjordViking
17Goals conceded (season)12
SandefjordViking
2.31Average goals in match3.58
SandefjordViking
6Goals scored (last 5)12
SandefjordViking
10Goals conceded (last 5)6
SandefjordViking

How often they score at least...

77%1 goal92%
SandefjordViking
23%2 goals75%
SandefjordViking
0%3 goals42%
SandefjordViking
0%4 goals25%
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How often they concede at least...

69%1 goal67%
SandefjordViking
46%2 goals25%
SandefjordViking
15%3 goals8%
SandefjordViking
0%4 goals0%
SandefjordViking

* Statistics include both teams' home and away matches in the current season.

Both teams scored (BTTS)how often do both teams score?

How often both teams' matches have goals on both sides, compared with the league average.

Goal patterns

8%BTTS at half-time33%
SandefjordViking
0%BTTS in both halves8%
SandefjordViking
15%Scored in both halves75%
SandefjordViking

BTTS and goal count

46%Min. 3 goals and BTTS58%
SandefjordViking
0%Min. 3 goals without BTTS17%
SandefjordViking
100%BTTS - last 560%
SandefjordViking

Goal count (Over/Under)how often do these matches cross the goal lines?

How often matches involving these teams clear goal thresholds, in the full match and in each half.

1st half

77%Min. 1 goal before half-time100%
SandefjordViking
23%Min. 2 goals before half-time50%
SandefjordViking
8%Min. 3 goals before half-time42%
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2nd half

62%Min. 1 goal after half-time75%
SandefjordViking
46%Min. 2 goals after half-time50%
SandefjordViking
15%Min. 3 goals after half-time8%
SandefjordViking

Match halveswhen do the teams score more often?

How teams split performance between first and second half: goals, points, clean sheets and half-time state.

Viking is 96% better for: first-half form (half-time points).

1.15 pts / match - Sandefjord · 2.25 pts / match - Viking

Sandefjord - half-time state
31% leading23% draw46% trailing
Viking - half-time state
75% leading0% draw25% trailing

Before half-time (1st half)

1.15Points per match (1st half)2.25
SandefjordViking
0.38Goals scored (1st half)1.42
SandefjordViking
0.69Goals conceded (1st half)0.67
SandefjordViking
1.08Average goals (1st half)2.08
SandefjordViking
46%Clean sheet before half-time58%
SandefjordViking
69%No goal before half-time8%
SandefjordViking

After half-time (2nd half)

1.15Points per match (2nd half)1.83
SandefjordViking
0.62Goals scored (2nd half)1.17
SandefjordViking
0.62Goals conceded (2nd half)0.33
SandefjordViking
1.23Average goals (2nd half)1.5
SandefjordViking
54%Clean sheet after half-time67%
SandefjordViking
38%No goal after half-time25%
SandefjordViking

Sandefjord - second-half results

15% W69% R15% P
15
Half-time points
5
Half-time goals
-4
Goal difference (1st half)
15
Second-half points
0
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.15
PPG before half-time
Lead holding100%

Leads at half-time in 31% of matches and wins 31%. Also wins matches without a half-time lead.

Defence after half-time-0.1

Defence stays stable across the full match.

Viking - second-half results

42% W58% R0% P
27
Half-time points
17
Half-time goals
+9
Goal difference (1st half)
22
Second-half points
+10
Goal difference (2nd half)
2.25
PPG before half-time
Lead holding111%

Leads at half-time in 75% of matches and wins 83%. Also wins matches without a half-time lead.

Defence after half-time-0.3

Defence stays stable across the full match.

Sandefjord - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match0.800.60
Goals scored / match0.21.0
Goals conceded / match0.61.4
Average goals in match0.82.4
1 goal80%100%
2 goals0%100%
3 goals0%40%
Clean sheet40%0%
No goal80%0%
Goal difference-2-2
Half-time: 20% leading - 20% draw - 60% trailing
2nd half: 0% won - 60% draw - 40% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 0% - Half-time goals total: 1
Viking - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match1.801.80
Goals scored / match0.81.6
Goals conceded / match0.80.4
Average goals in match1.62.0
1 goal100%80%
2 goals20%60%
3 goals20%20%
Clean sheet60%60%
No goal20%20%
Goal difference0+6
Half-time: 60% leading - 0% draw - 40% trailing
2nd half: 40% won - 60% draw - 0% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 20% - Half-time goals total: 4

* Colours in tables show event frequency: green is common, yellow is moderate, red is rare. It is frequency, not a team rating.

Goals by minutewhen do goals arrive?

Match phases in which both teams most often score and concede.

Sandefjord
ScoredConceded
2
4
0-15
2
4
16-30
1
1
31-45
3
2
46-60
3
1
61-75
2
5
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 46-60 (3 goals). Concedes most in 76-90 (5). Late-goal balance (76-90): -3 - late phases are a weakness.

Viking
ScoredConceded
9
2
0-15
2
1
16-30
6
5
31-45
4
2
46-60
5
1
61-75
5
1
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 0-15 (9 goals). Concedes most in 31-45 (5). Late-goal balance (76-90): +4 - wins late phases.

* Buckets 31-45 and 76-90 include added-time goals.

Additional team indicatorswhat do xG, efficiency and form show?

A comparison of chance quality, results and trends based on completed matches from the current season.

Match profile

2.95
Estimated goals
attack vs opponent defence
1.0 : 1.9
Estimated goal split
home : away
100%
Pace vs league
100% = league average
56%
Both teams scored (BTTS)
average from both teams' seasons
+22%
Derby effect
H2H goals vs typical matches
71%
BTTS estimate
from both teams' scoring frequency
2%
0:0 risk
about 1 in 50 matches
2-3
Most common goal range
attack vs defence on both sides

Sandefjord

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
-0.08
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
-0.23
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
+0.6 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-0.51
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
+0.28
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
56%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
113%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
-0.75
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+0.2
Late goals
15% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 15% come in the first quarter-hour.
15%

Viking

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
+0.61
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
+0.97
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-1.3 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
+0.81
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
+0.16
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
222%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
56%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
-0.10
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
-0.3
Late goals
16% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 29% come in the first quarter-hour.
16%

* The estimated goal total and split, BTTS estimate, 0:0 risk and goal range are calculated from public season averages and frequencies for both teams. This is a statistical match profile, not a private model prediction or betting pick. The remaining indicators describe completed matches from the season.

League contextis this a high-scoring league?

How both teams compare with league-wide averages (Eliteserien).

Teams vs league

SandefjordLigaViking
Average goals in match 2.312.95 3.58
Both teams scored 54%55% 58%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5) 46%57% 75%
Clean sheets 31%24% 33%
Goal before half-time 77%82% 100%
Goal after half-time 62%78% 75%

^ green = above league average, ˇ red = below league average. This shows direction of the gap, not a team rating.

2.95
Average goals per match
55%
Both teams scored
57%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5)
24%
Clean sheets
1.79
Home goals / match
1.16
Away goals / match
+54%
Home attack advantage
+35%
Home defence advantage
+26%
Total home advantage
Goals in 1st half (whole league)
82%
1 goal
46%
2 goals
14%
3 goals
4%
4 goals
Goals in 2nd half (whole league)
78%
1 goal
49%
2 goals
16%
3 goals
6%
4 goals

Head-to-head

Recent meetings (5): Sandefjord 0 - 0 - 5 Viking. Average goals 3.60, both teams scored in 80% matches.

Viking FK
2 : 1
Sandefjord Fotball
Sandefjord Fotball
1 : 2
Viking FK
Viking FK
3 : 1
Sandefjord Fotball
Viking
3 : 2
Sandefjord
Sandefjord
0 : 3
Viking

FAQ

When do Sandefjord and Viking play?

Sandefjord face Viking on 4 September 2026 in Eliteserien. The exact kick-off time in your timezone is shown at the top of the match page.

What is the head-to-head record between Sandefjord and Viking?

In the last 5 head-to-head matches Sandefjord won 0, Viking won 5 and 0 ended level. These games averaged 3.60 goals, with both teams scoring in 80% of them.

What do the goal statistics show before Sandefjord vs Viking?

Sandefjord score 1.00 goals per game on average and Viking 2.58. The Eliteserien average is 2.95 goals, with Over 2.5 landing in 57% of games. Both teams score in 54% of Sandefjord's matches and 58% of Viking's.

What form are Sandefjord and Viking in?

Over the last 5 games Sandefjord have a 0-2-3 record (0.40 points per game) and Viking 4-0-1 (2.40 points per game).

Where can I find a betting tip and analysis for Sandefjord vs Viking?

Here you can check the pre-match numbers for Sandefjord vs Viking: form, H2H, goals and Over/Under. The pick itself, value and reasoning are published in the NoFluffPicks app.