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Matchday

Eliteserien 2026 · 18 Jul 2026

Viking FK 2–1 Sandefjord Fotball

Picked for matchday: Standout: Rasmus Holten scored 100.0

Expected and what happened

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

Expected xG
2.6 – 0.8
Actual xG
2.1 – 0.4
Goals
2 – 1

Footybot made Viking FK favourites at 76%.

Viking FK won and made the better chances: 2.1 xG to 0.4.

Best on the pitch by Footybot's score: Xander Lambrix, 51.8 in 90′.

Well above their usual level: Fredrik Carson Pedersen +15.5, Bendik Berntsen +8.9.

Well below it: Anders Baertelsen −12.6, Henrik Heggheim −11.1, Kristoffer Haugen −10.7.

Going in

Each side's last five results before this match.

Viking FK

12 Jul 2026L 0–1at Sarpsborg 08 Eliteserien
24 May 2026W 2–1at Kristiansund BK Eliteserien
16 May 2026W 6–3v IK Start Eliteserien
10 May 2026W 2–0at KFUM Oslo Eliteserien
1 May 2026W 3–0v Rosenborg BK Eliteserien

Sandefjord Fotball

12 Jul 2026D 2–2v HamKam Eliteserien
30 May 2026L 1–2at Molde FK Eliteserien
25 May 2026D 1–1v Fredrikstad FK Eliteserien
16 May 2026L 1–3at Lillestrøm SK Eliteserien
10 May 2026W 2–0v Kristiansund BK Eliteserien

Head to head

10 Aug 2025Sandefjord Fotball 1–2 Viking FK Eliteserien

Viking FK

PlayerMinGAxGScorevs usual
Herman Johan Haugen Defender100–80.7–
Edvin Austbø Midfielder31100.2070.3–
Ľubomír Belko Goalkeeper9000–50.3+3.3
Henrik Sælebakke Falchener Defender4500–47.3−8.3
Zlatko Tripić Midfielder89100.8645.1−8.2
Gianni Stensness Defender90000.2344.7−6.6
Peter Christiansen Forward90000.0439.5−10.0
Anders Baertelsen Defender4500–39.5−12.6
Tobias Moi Midfielder75000.0439.3−3.7
Kristoffer Askildsen Midfielder75000.1639.0−2.9
Simen Kvia-Egeskog Midfielder90000.2038.2−5.3
Henrik Heggheim Defender90000.1935.2−11.1
Niklas Kemp Fuglestad Midfielder59000.1834.3−6.9
Joe Bell Midfielder1500–32.6–
Ola Visted Midfielder1500–29.7–
Kristoffer Haugen Defender9000–27.2−10.7

Sandefjord Fotball

PlayerMinGAxGScorevs usual
Rasmus Holten Defender100–100.0–
Xander Lambrix Defender9000–51.8+5.9
Fredrik Carson Pedersen Defender8900–51.7+15.5
Elias Hadaya Goalkeeper9000–50.7−0.7
Evangelos Patoulidis Midfielder80100.0548.6+2.4
Edvard Pettersen Midfielder9000–48.0+6.3
Stian Kristiansen Defender90000.1047.4+3.7
Marcus Melchior Midfielder90000.0346.8+6.9
Bendik Berntsen Midfielder68000.0246.7+8.9
Sander Risan Mörk Midfielder90000.0542.9+0.0
Nikolaj Möller Forward68000.0942.5−2.9
Mathias Sauer Midfielder1000–38.5–
Vetle Walle Egeli Defender90000.0238.2−0.7
Sebastian Holm Mathisen Forward2200–36.1–
Jakob Maslo Dunsby Midfielder22000.0235.2–