Matchday

Eliteserien 2026 · 6 Apr 2026

Vålerenga IF 0–1 Viking FK

Expected and what happened

Before the match, from team ratings for Mar 2026; the outlined result is what happened.

Expected xG
1.4 – 1.6
Actual xG
0.9 – 2.5
Goals
0 – 1

Footybot made Viking FK favourites at 42%.

Viking FK won and made the better chances: 2.5 xG to 0.9.

Best on the pitch by Footybot's score: Arild Østbø, 62.3 in 90′.

Well above their usual level: Gianni Stensness +10.5, Arild Østbø +9.5, Joe Bell +9.0.

Going in

Each side's last five results before this match.

Vålerenga IF

22 Mar 2026W 2–0at Rosenborg BK Eliteserien
15 Mar 2026W 1–0v Sandefjord Fotball Eliteserien
30 Nov 2025L 1–5at Viking FK Eliteserien
22 Nov 2025D 3–3v Kristiansund BK Eliteserien
9 Nov 2025L 0–1at Rosenborg BK Eliteserien

Viking FK

21 Mar 2026W 4–1v Molde FK Eliteserien
14 Mar 2026L 1–2at HamKam Eliteserien
30 Nov 2025W 5–1v Vålerenga IF Eliteserien
23 Nov 2025W 1–0at Fredrikstad FK Eliteserien
8 Nov 2025W 3–0v HamKam Eliteserien

Head to head

30 Nov 2025Viking FK 5–1 Vålerenga IF Eliteserien

Vålerenga IF

PlayerMinGAxGScorevs usual
Oscar Hedvall Goalkeeper9000–59.3+7.2
Mathias Grundetjern Forward2900–52.4–
Kolbeinn Finnsson Defender90000.0350.6–
Ole Christian Saeter Forward61000.0844.4–
Henrik Bjørdal Midfielder90000.1543.4+5.4
Magnus Westergaard Midfielder74000.1443.2–
Ivan Näsberg Defender9000–42.1−7.8
Ambina Fidèle Brice Midfielder16000.0342.0–
Petter Strand Midfielder17000.0941.5–
Aaron Kiil Olsen Defender90000.2841.4−2.8
Elias Sørensen Midfielder45000.0540.8+6.3
Lucas Haren Midfielder4500–40.5–
Filip Thorvaldsen Midfielder87000.0240.2−1.1
Gabriel Rajkovic Forward1000–39.3–
Carl Lange Midfielder90000.0438.3−3.3
Hakon Sjatil Defender7300–34.2−5.0

Viking FK

PlayerMinGAxGScorevs usual
Arild Østbø Goalkeeper9000–62.3+9.5
Gianni Stensness Defender90000.1959.6+10.5
Joe Bell Midfielder90000.0453.9+9.0
Henrik Sælebakke Falchener Defender4500–53.7+0.2
Sondre Flem Bjørshol Defender1000–51.6–
Anders Baertelsen Defender45000.0850.4−0.9
Zlatko Tripić Midfielder89000.0550.2+5.0
Ola Visted Midfielder100–49.3–
Simen Kvia-Egeskog Midfielder90100.5648.6+7.4
Peter Christiansen Forward90000.9546.8+0.4
Henrik Heggheim Defender9000–46.4+2.3
Kristoffer Haugen Defender80000.0745.0+6.6
Kristoffer Askildsen Midfielder80000.4136.3−4.4
Niklas Kemp Fuglestad Midfielder73000.1533.2–
Herman Johan Haugen Defender1700–29.5–
Jakob Segadal Hansen Midfielder1000–22.0–