Match Report
Sandefjord, 12th on 19 points, faced a 24-point deficit to Viking (2nd, 43). In league terms the two rates read 2.33/1 for Viking and 0.83/1.28 for Sandefjord (scored/conceded per game); the competition average is 1.55.
GioScore's database holds 20 meetings between the two: 10 for Viking, 5 for Sandefjord and 5 drawn, at 3.15 goals per meeting. 75% of the meetings finished with three goals or more, and both sides scored in 65%. Goals have risen lately: 4.4 per game across the last five meetings, against 3.15 across the full history.
The match was played at SR-Bank Arena (capacity 15,900). Viking led 1-0 at the break, and the second half added 2 goals for the 2-1 full-time score.
Goal scorers
Viking: Zlatko Tripic (9'), Edvin Austbø (79') · Sandefjord: Evangelos Patoulidis (54')
Key stats
Possession: Viking 45% · Sandefjord 55% · Total shots: 18-10 · On target: 6-3 · Corners: 6-5