Matchday

Eliteserien 2025 · 31 Aug 2025

Viking FK 2–1 Rosenborg BK

Expected and what happened

Before the match, from team ratings for Jul 2025; the outlined result is what happened.

Expected xG
2.1 – 1.1
Actual xG
1.8 – 0.9
Goals
2 – 1

Footybot made Viking FK favourites at 59%.

Viking FK won and made the better chances: 1.8 xG to 0.9.

Best on the pitch by Footybot's score: Veton Berisha, 70.3 in 83′.

Well above their usual level: Veton Berisha +32.9, Mikkel Konradsen Ceide +19.0, Santeri Väänänen +15.2.

Well below it: Zlatko Tripić −14.8, Dino Islamović −8.2.

Going in

Each side's last five results before this match.

Viking FK

13 Aug 2025D 1–1at Başakşehir FK Conference League
10 Aug 2025W 2–1at Sandefjord Fotball Eliteserien
7 Aug 2025L 1–3v Başakşehir FK Conference League
31 Jul 2025W 5–3at FC Koper Conference League
27 Jul 2025W 3–1at Bryne FK Eliteserien

Rosenborg BK

28 Aug 2025L 1–4at 1. FSV Mainz 05 Conference League
21 Aug 2025W 2–1v 1. FSV Mainz 05 Conference League
14 Aug 2025W 1–0at Hammarby IF Conference League
7 Aug 2025D 0–0v Hammarby IF Conference League
3 Aug 2025L 1–4at KFUM Oslo Eliteserien

Head to head

No earlier meeting in Footybot's data.

Viking FK

PlayerMinGAxGScorevs usual
Veton Berisha Forward83201.2770.3+32.9
Sander Svendsen Midfielder1100–62.1–
Edvin Austbø Midfielder67000.2258.3–
Sondre Flem Bjørshol Defender71000.1156.2+9.8
Henrik Sælebakke Falchener Defender90000.1252.6−4.3
Martin Ove Roseth Defender90000.0150.1−0.4
Arild Østbø Goalkeeper9000–48.7–
Kristoffer Askildsen Midfielder90000.0246.7+5.0
Simen Kvia-Egeskog Midfielder8301–46.4+2.6
Henrik Heggheim Defender1900–46.1–
Jakob Segadal Hansen Midfielder7100–38.4−2.0
Peter Christiansen Forward23000.0437.2–
Zlatko Tripić Midfielder9000–34.0−14.8
Kristoffer Haugen Defender9000–33.3−2.6

Rosenborg BK

PlayerMinGAxGScorevs usual
Mikkel Konradsen Ceide Defender9000–67.1+19.0
Santeri Väänänen Midfielder90100.1758.2+15.2
Noah Jean Holm Forward11000.1254.8–
Emil Konradsen Ceide Forward79000.0453.3+4.8
Tomáš Nemčík Defender9000–52.9+6.7
Ole Selnaes Midfielder9000–52.7+0.1
Simen Nordli Midfielder90000.1550.5+9.9
Aslak Witry Defender90000.0447.4+8.6
Dino Islamović Forward90000.2945.1−8.2
Sander Tangvik Goalkeeper9000–43.6−3.1
Dávid Ďuriš Midfielder4500–43.4–
Adrian Nilsen Pereira Defender45000.0742.8−3.1
Jesper Reitan-Sunde Forward4500–39.2−2.7