Matchday

Eliteserien 2026 · 17 Oct 2026

Viking FK 3–2 Fredrikstad FK

Expected and what happened

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

Expected xG
2.6 – 0.8
Actual xG
1.6 – 0.5
Goals
3 – 2

Footybot made Viking FK favourites at 78%.

Viking FK won and made the better chances: 1.6 xG to 0.5.

Best on the pitch by Footybot's score: Fredrik Holmé, 66.1 in 90′.

Well above their usual level: Isak Helstad Amundsen +15.3, Gabriel Wesseh +15.2, Fredrik Holmé +13.6.

Well below it: Gianni Stensness −21.2, Arild Østbø −16.6, Erik Botheim −8.8.

Going in

Each side's last five results before this match.

Viking FK

13 Oct 2026D 3–3v FC Bayern München Champions League
9 Oct 2026W 2–0at SK Brann Eliteserien
20 Sep 2026W 3–0v Lillestrøm SK Eliteserien
13 Sep 2026W 8–1v Kristiansund BK Eliteserien
9 Sep 2026L 1–3at VfB Stuttgart Champions League

Fredrikstad FK

11 Oct 2026D 1–1v Tromsø IL Eliteserien
20 Sep 2026D 1–1at Vålerenga IF Eliteserien
13 Sep 2026D 1–1v Sarpsborg 08 Eliteserien
4 Sep 2026L 1–2v Bodø/Glimt Eliteserien
30 Aug 2026W 4–1at Lillestrøm SK Eliteserien

Head to head

25 Apr 2026Fredrikstad FK 1–2 Viking FK Eliteserien
23 Nov 2025Fredrikstad FK 0–1 Viking FK Eliteserien

Viking FK

PlayerMinGAxGScorevs usual
Peter Christiansen Forward89210.4358.2+12.2
Henrik Sælebakke Falchener Defender58000.1152.8−2.8
Zlatko Tripić Midfielder45000.0350.4−0.4
Henrik Bjørdal Midfielder45000.0244.3−4.4
Joe Bell Midfielder4500–42.9+1.0
Simen Kvia-Egeskog Midfielder90110.3741.6+0.8
Henrik Heggheim Defender9000–40.8−7.0
Niklas Kemp Fuglestad Midfielder4500–38.3−2.0
Erik Botheim Forward90000.5936.9−8.8
Tobias Moi Midfielder9000–36.4−3.8
Arild Østbø Goalkeeper9000–35.3−16.6
Vetle Auklend Defender7001–34.6−8.6
Gianni Stensness Defender9000–31.5−21.2
Herman Johan Haugen Defender2000–31.2–
Jesper Daland Defender3200–27.4–
Jakob Segadal Hansen Midfielder1000.080.0–

Fredrikstad FK

PlayerMinGAxGScorevs usual
Leonard Owusu Midfielder1000–72.8–
Fredrik Holmé Defender9000–66.1+13.6
Gabriel Wesseh Forward66110.1061.0+15.2
Fanuel Ghebreyohannes Yrga-Alem Defender2400–59.7–
Isak Helstad Amundsen Defender9000–56.7+15.3
Samuel Leach Holm Midfielder8000–56.1+6.3
Bryan Fiabema Forward90100.1553.5+9.1
Liam West Forward90000.1749.6–
Solomon Owusu Defender80000.0547.6−2.0
Sondre Sørløkk Midfielder8000–44.5+3.4
Johannes Núñez Forward1000–43.8–
Martin Borsheim Goalkeeper9000–43.0−5.2
Daniel Eid Defender9001–42.3+8.6
Jakub Jezierski Midfielder5800–41.4–
Henrik Langaas Skogvold Forward3200–39.1–
Benjamin Faraas Forward1000–31.0–