Match Report
On the table this was a mismatch: Viking (2nd, 44 pts) held a 31-point advantage over Start (16th, 13 pts). Start ranked 10th in the league on five-round form, well above their 16th table position. Scoring rates set the scale: Start 1.05 scored and 2.16 conceded per game, Viking 2.26 and 1, with the league averaging 1.54.
The sides have met 21 times in the GioScore results database: 6 wins for Start, 5 draws and 10 for Viking, at 3.1 goals per meeting. Hosting has counted for little in this fixture — the home side has won only 33% of those meetings. Where history says 3.1 goals per meeting, the last five say 5.4.
Sparebanken Sør Arena staged the fixture, a ground that holds 14,563. On the scoreboard, Viking led 3-0 at the break, and no goals arrived after the restart: 0-3 the final score.
Goal scorers
Viking: Zlatko Tripic (5'), Peter Christiansen (18'), Edvin Austbø (22')
Key stats
Possession: Start 52% · Viking 48% · Total shots: 24-9 · On target: 4-7 · Corners: 6-5