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Eliteserien · 2026

Sandefjord Fotball 1–1 Viking FK · Eliteserien

1–1Full-time analysis

This page describes the completed match context. The result is not presented as a prior forecast.

Match at a glance

Sandefjord Fotball and Viking FK drew 1–1.

Shots
1218
Shots on target
14
Expected goals
0.622.16
Possession
54%46%

Full time

What the match recorded

Sandefjord Fotball and Viking FK drew 1–1. Recorded in this match (Sandefjord Fotball – Viking FK): shots 12–18, shots on target 1–4, expected goals 0.62–2.16, possession 54%–46%. This is what was recorded. It is not a claim that the result was foreseeable.

Pre-match record

What the data showed before kick-off. Kept for reference; it did not know the result.

Sandefjord Fotball's recent record differs from the season

moderate

Sandefjord Fotball's last-five goals scored average is below their season average.

0.6 goals/match ▲Goals forLast 5 · Season0.84 goals/match
Evidence and caveat

Comparison: An unweighted last-five average is compared with the unweighted season average.

Window: last_5 versus season

MetricLast 5SeasonBaseline
Goals for0.6 goals/match0.84 goals/match1.47 goals/match

Caveat: Five matches are sensitive to opponent mix and isolated match states.

This match

Match statistics

  • Shots12 shots18 shotsSandefjord Fotball 12 shots, Viking FK 18 shots
  • Shots on target1 shot4 shotsSandefjord Fotball 1 shot, Viking FK 4 shots
  • Expected goals0.62 xG2.16 xGSandefjord Fotball 0.62 xG, Viking FK 2.16 xG
  • Possession54%46%Sandefjord Fotball 54%, Viking FK 46%
  • Corners7 corners5 cornersSandefjord Fotball 7 corners, Viking FK 5 corners
  • Fouls18 fouls17 foulsSandefjord Fotball 18 fouls, Viking FK 17 fouls
  • Yellow cards5 cards1 cardSandefjord Fotball 5 cards, Viking FK 1 card
  • Passes450 passes371 passesSandefjord Fotball 450 passes, Viking FK 371 passes
  • Pass accuracy85.6%78.2%Sandefjord Fotball 85.6%, Viking FK 78.2%
  • Shots inside box6 shots15 shotsSandefjord Fotball 6 shots, Viking FK 15 shots
  • Blocked shots6 blocks4 blocksSandefjord Fotball 6 blocks, Viking FK 4 blocks
  • Goalkeeper saves2 saves0 savesSandefjord Fotball 2 saves, Viking FK 0 saves
  • Offsides1 offside2 offsidesSandefjord Fotball 1 offside, Viking FK 2 offsides

As it happened

Key moments

  1. Half-time
  2. 48′Jesper DalandRed card · Viking FK
  3. 51′Edvard PettersenYellow card · Sandefjord Fotball
  4. 54′Foster ApetorgborYellow card · Sandefjord Fotball
  5. 60′Tobias BorkeeietGoal · Sandefjord Fotball
  6. 65′Zlatko TripićPenalty missed · Viking FK
  7. 75′Jakob Maslo DunsbyYellow card · Sandefjord Fotball
  8. 85′Zlatko TripićYellow card · Viking FK
  9. 90′Xander LambrixYellow card · Sandefjord Fotball
  10. 90′Henrik BjørdalGoal · Viking FK
  11. Full time
Player changes · 10grouped by team and minute
  • 46′Viking FK · 1 player changeHenrik Bjørdal
  • 46′Sandefjord Fotball · 2 player changesRasmus Holten · Foster Apetorgbor
  • 57′Sandefjord Fotball · 1 player changeJakob Vester
  • 75′Viking FK · 3 player changesHerman Johan Haugen · Niklas Kemp Fuglestad · Erik Botheim
  • 80′Sandefjord Fotball · 2 player changesBendik Berntsen · Gustav Højbjerg
  • 84′Viking FK · 1 player changeViljar Vevatne

Who started

Lineups

Show both lineups

Confirmed lineups as published before kick-off.

Sandefjord Fotball
  1. Elias HadayaG
  2. Vetle Walle EgeliD
  3. Fredrik Carson PedersenD
  4. Tobias BorkeeietD
  5. Hakon KrogelienD
  6. Xander LambrixD
  7. Sander Risan MörkM
  8. Edvard PettersenM
  9. Evangelos PatoulidisF
  10. Oscar KapskarmoF
  11. Jakob Maslo DunsbyF
Viking FK
  1. Arild ØstbøG
  2. Henrik HeggheimD
  3. Gianni StensnessD
  4. Vetle AuklendD
  5. Jesper DalandD
  6. Kristoffer AskildsenM
  7. Joe BellM
  8. Zlatko TripićM
  9. Simen Kvia-EgeskogM
  10. Tobias MoiM
  11. Peter ChristiansenF

History

Head-to-head

Recent meetings between these teams.

Last 5 meetings

0Sandefjord Fotball
0Draws
5Viking FK
Viking FK — Sandefjord Fotball · Eliteserien2–1
Sandefjord Fotball — Viking FK · Eliteserien1–2
Viking FK — Sandefjord Fotball · Eliteserien3–1
Viking FK — Sandefjord Fotball · Eliteserien3–2
Sandefjord Fotball — Viking FK · Eliteserien0–3

Head-to-Head & Recent Meetings

Metric comparison

Team comparison

Season averages, with the sample size beside each metric.

Where the edge is

Season: Sandefjord Fotball favored in 0 of 13 directional metrics · Viking FK in 10 · 3 too close

led this metric higher value (descriptive) too close

Window

Season

Sandefjord Fotball19 matchesViking FK19 matches
0.84 goals/matchGoals scored19/19▲ 2.26 goals/match
1.26 goals/matchGoals allowed19/19▲ 1 goal/match
1.1 xG/matchExpected goals19/19▲ 1.93 xG/match
14.3 shots/matchShots19/1915 shots/match
4 shots/matchShots on target19/19▲ 5.53 shots/match
50.6%Possession19/19● 50.9%
5.68 corners/matchCorners19/19● 6.95 corners/match
3.67 cards/matchCards3/62.67 cards/match
13 fouls/matchFouls19/1912.1 fouls/match

Evidence quality

How much supports this analysis

Grade A · Strong evidenceStrong evidence — ready
Season samples19 / 19home / away teams
Recent samples5 / 5last-five windows
FreshnessLess than one dayfrom nearest prior match
  • Recent samples and important metric coverage meet the strong evidence threshold.

Known unknowns

  • Lineups, injuries, suspensions and tactical changes are not available in the retained dataset.
Analysis cutoff: Fri, 4 Sept 2026, 23:00 UTC · analysis-v4

Team rankings in Eliteserien

Goals per match rankingxG per match rankingShots per match ranking
TeamsSandefjord FotballViking FK
CompetitionEliteserien
Head-to-headSandefjord Fotball — Viking FK
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