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Eliteserien · 2026

Viking FK 8–1 Kristiansund BK · Eliteserien

8–1Full-time analysis

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

Match at a glance

Viking FK won 8–1.

Shots
2712
Shots on target
132
Expected goals
4.220.74
Possession
60%40%

Full time

What the match recorded

Viking FK beat Kristiansund BK 8–1. Recorded in this match (Viking FK – Kristiansund BK): shots 27–12, shots on target 13–2, expected goals 4.22–0.74, possession 60%–40%. 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.

Kristiansund BK's recent record differs from the season

moderate

Kristiansund BK's last-five goals scored average is above their season average.

1.4 goals/match ▲Goals forLast 5 · Season1 goal/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 for1.4 goals/match1 goal/match1.49 goals/match

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

The teams have contrasting possession records

moderate

Viking FK have recorded the higher season possession share.

51.4% ●PossessionViking FK · Kristiansund BK42.5%
Evidence and caveat

Comparison: The recorded possession gap is 8.9 percentage points.

Window: season

MetricViking FKKristiansund BKBaseline
Possession51.4%42.5%49.7%

Caveat: Possession share does not show where possession occurred or how chances were created.

This match

Match statistics

  • Shots27 shots12 shotsViking FK 27 shots, Kristiansund BK 12 shots
  • Shots on target13 shots2 shotsViking FK 13 shots, Kristiansund BK 2 shots
  • Expected goals4.22 xG0.74 xGViking FK 4.22 xG, Kristiansund BK 0.74 xG
  • Possession60%40%Viking FK 60%, Kristiansund BK 40%
  • Corners7 corners5 cornersViking FK 7 corners, Kristiansund BK 5 corners
  • Fouls14 fouls9 foulsViking FK 14 fouls, Kristiansund BK 9 fouls
  • Yellow cards0 cards1 cardViking FK 0 cards, Kristiansund BK 1 card
  • Passes570 passes375 passesViking FK 570 passes, Kristiansund BK 375 passes
  • Pass accuracy82.6%77.3%Viking FK 82.6%, Kristiansund BK 77.3%
  • Shots inside box21 shots7 shotsViking FK 21 shots, Kristiansund BK 7 shots
  • Blocked shots4 blocks6 blocksViking FK 4 blocks, Kristiansund BK 6 blocks
  • Goalkeeper saves1 save4 savesViking FK 1 save, Kristiansund BK 4 saves
  • Offsides3 offsides0 offsidesViking FK 3 offsides, Kristiansund BK 0 offsides

As it happened

Key moments

  1. 4′Peter ChristiansenGoal · Viking FK
  2. 6′Henrik HeggheimGoal · Viking FK
  3. 20′Kristoffer HaugenGoal · Viking FK
  4. 29′Erik BotheimGoal · Viking FK
  5. 45′Erik BotheimGoal · Viking FK
  6. 45′Leander AlvheimGoal · Kristiansund BK
  7. Half-time
  8. 55′Erik BotheimPenalty missed · Viking FK
  9. 58′Henrik BjørdalGoal · Viking FK
  10. 79′Jesper IsaksenYellow card · Kristiansund BK
  11. 82′Niklas Kemp FuglestadGoal · Viking FK
  12. 90′Simen Kvia-EgeskogGoal · Viking FK
  13. Full time
Player changes · 10grouped by team and minute
  • 46′Kristiansund BK · 3 player changesWilfred George Igor · David Tufekcic · Frederik Flex
  • 64′Viking FK · 2 player changesTobias Moi · Niklas Kemp Fuglestad
  • 65′Viking FK · 1 player changeSimen Kvia-Egeskog
  • 67′Kristiansund BK · 1 player changeAdrian Kurd Rønning
  • 68′Viking FK · 1 player changeAmin Cosic
  • 73′Viking FK · 1 player changeRomano Postema
  • 76′Kristiansund BK · 1 player changeTobias Hammer Svendsen

Who started

Lineups

Show both lineups

Confirmed lineups as published before kick-off.

Viking FK
  1. Arild ØstbøG
  2. Henrik HeggheimD
  3. Gianni StensnessD
  4. Henrik Sælebakke FalchenerD
  5. Kristoffer HaugenD
  6. Kristoffer AskildsenM
  7. Joe BellM
  8. Erik BotheimM
  9. Zlatko TripićF
  10. Henrik BjørdalF
  11. Peter ChristiansenF
Kristiansund BK
  1. Michael LansingG
  2. Julius Mar JuliussonD
  3. Max Normann WilliamsenD
  4. John KitolanoD
  5. Marius ElviusD
  6. Jesper IsaksenM
  7. Sander SvendsenM
  8. Heine Gikling BrusethM
  9. Zymer BytyqiF
  10. Leander AlvheimF
  11. Gustav ChristensenF

History

Head-to-head

Recent meetings between these teams.

Last 5 meetings

5Viking FK
0Draws
0Kristiansund BK
Kristiansund BK — Viking FK · Eliteserien1–2
Kristiansund BK — Viking FK · Eliteserien0–1
Viking FK — Kristiansund BK · Eliteserien3–1
Kristiansund BK — Viking FK · Eliteserien0–1
Viking FK — Kristiansund BK · Eliteserien2–0

Head-to-Head & Recent Meetings

Metric comparison

Team comparison

Season averages, with the sample size beside each metric.

Where the edge is

Season: Viking FK favored in 12 of 13 directional metrics · Kristiansund BK in 0 · 1 too close

led this metric higher value (descriptive) too close

Window

Season

Viking FK20 matchesKristiansund BK20 matches
2.55 goals/match ▲Goals scored20/201 goal/match
1 goal/match ▲Goals allowed20/201.85 goals/match
2.05 xG/match ▲Expected goals20/200.99 xG/match
15.6 shots/match ▲Shots20/2012.3 shots/match
5.9 shots/match ▲Shots on target20/203.4 shots/match
51.4% ●Possession20/2042.5%
6.95 corners/match ●Corners20/204.3 corners/match
2.67 cards/matchCards6/34.33 cards/match
12.2 fouls/matchFouls20/2011.9 fouls/match

Evidence quality

How much supports this analysis

Grade A · Strong evidenceStrong evidence — ready
Season samples20 / 20home / 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: Sun, 13 Sept 2026, 16:30 UTC · analysis-v4

Team rankings in Eliteserien

Goals per match rankingxG per match rankingShots per match ranking
TeamsViking FKKristiansund BK
CompetitionEliteserien
Head-to-headViking FK — Kristiansund BK
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