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Eliteserien 2026 · 13 Sep 2026

Viking FK 8–1 Kristiansund BK

Expected and what happened

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

Expected xG
2.6 – 0.7
Actual xG
4.3 – 0.7
Goals
8 – 1

Footybot made Viking FK favourites at 77%.

Viking FK won and made the better chances: 4.3 xG to 0.7.

Best on the pitch by Footybot's score: Erik Botheim, 66.6 in 64′.

Well above their usual level: Julius Mar Juliusson +22.5, Max Normann Williamsen +10.2, Kristoffer Haugen +8.6.

Well below it: Michael Lansing −27.7, Wilfred George Igor −18.4.

Going in

Each side's last five results before this match.

Viking FK

9 Sep 2026L 1–3at VfB Stuttgart Champions League
4 Sep 2026D 1–1at Sandefjord Fotball Eliteserien
30 Aug 2026W 2–1v Aalesunds FK Eliteserien
26 Aug 2026W 3–1v GNK Dinamo Zagreb Champions League
18 Aug 2026D 2–2at GNK Dinamo Zagreb Champions League

Kristiansund BK

6 Sep 2026W 2–0v Tromsø IL Eliteserien
30 Aug 2026D 2–2at HamKam Eliteserien
16 Aug 2026L 0–1at Fredrikstad FK Eliteserien
9 Aug 2026W 2–1v Molde FK Eliteserien
2 Aug 2026L 1–2at KFUM Oslo Eliteserien

Head to head

24 May 2026Kristiansund BK 1–2 Viking FK Eliteserien

Viking FK

PlayerMinGAxGScorevs usual
Niklas Kemp Fuglestad Midfielder26100.2797.5–
Erik Botheim Forward64211.2366.6–
Simen Kvia-Egeskog Midfielder26100.3766.4–
Romano Postema Forward17010.6459.2–
Henrik Sælebakke Falchener Defender9000–57.1+3.7
Arild Østbø Goalkeeper9000–52.7+0.8
Peter Christiansen Forward73110.2249.2+7.2
Amin Cosic Midfielder22000.1147.7–
Gianni Stensness Defender9000–47.1+0.1
Zlatko Tripić Midfielder68020.1846.8−1.3
Henrik Heggheim Defender90100.6944.5−0.9
Kristoffer Haugen Defender90100.4242.9+8.6
Henrik Bjørdal Midfielder90110.0941.6−5.2
Joe Bell Midfielder64000.1038.4−4.2
Kristoffer Askildsen Midfielder6400–33.3−7.3
Tobias Moi Midfielder2600–30.4–

Kristiansund BK

PlayerMinGAxGScorevs usual
Julius Mar Juliusson Defender4500–63.2+22.5
Zymer Bytyqi Midfielder66010.0360.2–
Heine Gikling Bruseth Midfielder45000.0553.4+8.4
Leander Alvheim Forward90100.3752.9+6.1
Max Normann Williamsen Defender9000–50.9+10.2
John Kitolano Defender4500–48.5–
Adrian Kurd Rønning Forward2400–47.0–
Gustav Christensen Midfielder76000.1445.9–
Marius Elvius Midfielder90000.0345.2–
Jesper Isaksen Midfielder9000–44.9+3.7
Sander Svendsen Midfielder90000.1243.9+3.4
Tobias Hammer Svendsen Midfielder1400–42.4–
David Tufekcic Midfielder4500–39.3+1.1
Frederik Flex Defender4500–36.4−2.0
Wilfred George Igor Midfielder4500–25.9−18.4
Michael Lansing Goalkeeper9000–22.8−27.7