Matchday

Eliteserien 2026 · 18 Apr 2026

Viking FK 3–2 SK Brann

Expected and what happened

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

Expected xG
2.0 – 1.1
Actual xG
2.3 – 1.7
Goals
3 – 2

Footybot made Viking FK favourites at 57%.

Viking FK won and made the better chances: 2.3 xG to 1.7.

Best on the pitch by Footybot's score: Joachim Soltvedt, 68.5 in 90′.

Well above their usual level: Joachim Soltvedt +32.1, Zlatko Tripić +20.8, Denzel De Roeve +9.3.

Well below it: Fredrik Pallesen Knudsen −11.2, Simen Kvia-Egeskog −8.2.

Going in

Each side's last five results before this match.

Viking FK

11 Apr 2026W 5–0v Bodø/Glimt Eliteserien
6 Apr 2026W 1–0at Vålerenga IF Eliteserien
21 Mar 2026W 4–1v Molde FK Eliteserien
14 Mar 2026L 1–2at HamKam Eliteserien
30 Nov 2025W 5–1v Vålerenga IF Eliteserien

SK Brann

12 Apr 2026L 0–1v Sandefjord Fotball Eliteserien
6 Apr 2026W 5–1at HamKam Eliteserien
22 Mar 2026L 1–2v Tromsø IL Eliteserien
15 Mar 2026L 2–3at Kristiansund BK Eliteserien
26 Feb 2026L 0–1at Bologna Europa League

Head to head

5 Oct 2025Viking FK 3–0 SK Brann Eliteserien
13 Jul 2025SK Brann 3–1 Viking FK Eliteserien

Viking FK

PlayerMinGAxGScorevs usual
Anders Baertelsen Defender100–96.6–
Sondre Flem Bjørshol Defender13100.4984.6–
Zlatko Tripić Midfielder89020.3368.4+20.8
Niklas Kemp Fuglestad Midfielder25000.0453.1–
Henrik Heggheim Defender86100.0552.0+6.2
Gianni Stensness Defender90000.1551.9+1.5
Henrik Sælebakke Falchener Defender90010.1550.6−3.0
Kristoffer Askildsen Midfielder8600–49.9+9.2
Herman Johan Haugen Defender6500–46.7+4.6
Kristoffer Haugen Defender90100.6643.2+6.3
Ľubomír Belko Goalkeeper9000–43.0–
Jakob Segadal Hansen Midfielder1300–41.9–
Joe Bell Midfielder90000.0940.5−5.3
Peter Christiansen Forward90000.2239.4−8.0
Simen Kvia-Egeskog Midfielder90000.1436.2−8.2

SK Brann

PlayerMinGAxGScorevs usual
Rabbi Matondo Forward100–100.0–
Joachim Soltvedt Defender90101.3868.5+32.1
Ulrik Mathisen Forward34000.0466.1–
Kristall Máni Ingason Midfielder1900–62.6–
Noah Jean Holm Forward90100.1053.8+8.3
Felix Horn Myhre Midfielder9001–52.5+9.2
Thore Pedersen Defender8900–52.0+4.5
Denzel De Roeve Defender9000–50.9+9.3
Jacob Lungi Sørensen Midfielder9000–45.6+0.7
Mathias Dyngeland Goalkeeper9000–44.9−3.6
Bård Finne Forward56000.1641.0−2.6
Kristian Eriksen Midfielder7101–40.9+3.8
Jón Dagur Þórsteinsson Forward5500–40.6−7.7
Fredrik Pallesen Knudsen Defender9000–39.9−11.2
Markus Haaland Midfielder3500–34.4–