Match Report
The table gap was wide: 27 points between Viking (2nd, 47 pts) and Sandefjord (13th, 20 pts). Against a league average of 1.58 goals per team per game, Sandefjord ran at 0.9 scored and 1.35 conceded, Viking at 2.55 and 1.
Momentum sat with Viking, winners of their last three, having scored in 10 consecutive games.
GioScore's database holds 21 meetings between the two: 5 for Sandefjord, 11 for Viking and 5 drawn, at 3.14 goals per meeting. Expect goals on precedent — three or more in 76% of the meetings, and both sides scored in 67%.
With 53 matches recorded and 1.8 yellow cards per game, S. Kringstad was the man in the middle. Komplett Arena staged the fixture, a ground that holds 6,582. Half-time and full-time told different stories: it was 0-0 at the break, before 2 more goals closed it at 1-1.
Goal scorers
Sandefjord: Tobias Børkeeiet (60') · Viking: Henrik Bjørdal (90')
Key stats
Possession: Sandefjord 54% · Viking 46% · Total shots: 12-18 · On target: 1-4 · Corners: 7-5