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The Eliteserien fixture at Sparebanken Sør Arena on Saturday sees home side Start locking horns with Viking FK.
Full predictions, pre-match stats and user poll for Start v Viking FK are shown on this page - as well as up-to-date odds.
Start will be looking for another win after the 1-2 Eliteserien success vs Kristiansund.
In that match, Start had 57% possession and 22 shots on goal with 5 on target. For Start, the goals were scored by Erlend Segberg (25') and Tom Strannegård (91'). For their opponents, Kristiansund had 7 attempts at goal with 2 on target. Sander Kilen (15') was the scorer for Kristiansund.
It’s been all too rare in recent times where Start haven’t conceded. In fact, Start have been scored against in 5 of their previous 6 clashes, letting in 12 goals in the process. Regardless, it remains to be seen if the trend will persist in this match.
Coming into this meeting, Start have not beaten Viking FK in their last 7 league matches.
In their previous game, Viking FK drew 1-1 in the Eliteserien tie with Aalesunds FK.
The only scorer from Viking FK was Kristoffer Askildsen (45'). Mathias Christensen (46') scored for Aalesunds FK.
Viking FK have attacked well in their most recent fixtures, scoring 13 goals in their last 6 matches. Having said that, Viking FK can also improve defensively after being scored against in 6 of those same matches.
Pre-game facts show that Viking FK:
An examination of past results between these clubs going back to 24/07/2015 shows that these encounters have been disappointments for Start. They’ve not been able to get any victories at all while Viking FK have dominated them, getting wins in 83% of those ties.
A lot of goals were also scored during this period, 22 in total at an average of 3.67 goals per match.
The last league fixture between the two was Eliteserien match day 9 on 16/05/2026 and the score finished Viking FK 6-3 Start.
On that day, Viking FK had 61% possession and 14 attempts at goal with 7 of them on target. The goalscorers were Gianni Stensness (41'), Peter Buch Christiansen (46', 60'), Simen Kvia-Egeskog (53'), Kristoffer Askildsen (63') and Zlatko Tripić (85').
Start had 10 shots at goal with 5 of them on target. Ousmane Diallo Toure (3'), Steve Mvoué (32') and Tom Strannegård (45') scored.
The match was refereed by Kristoffer Hagenes.
In our view, Start could make use of the 3-4-1-2 formation in the match with Jacob Pryts Larsen, Erlend Dahl Reitan, John Olav Norheim, Jens Berland Husebø, Ousmane Diallo, Erlend Segberg, Steve Mvoué, Tom Strannegård, Eirik Schulze, Jesper Cornelius and James Ampofo.
From our viewpoint, De mørkeblå could decide to begin the game with a 4-3-3 lineup, settling for Lubomir Belko, Sondre Bjorshol, Henrik Heggheim, Anders Bærtelsen, Vetle Auklend, Kristoffer Askildsen, Joe Bell, Simen Kvia-Egeskog, Zlatko Tripic, Peter Christiansen and Edvin Austbø.
In this match, Start will likely be able to put a goal past this Viking FK side, however a single goal likely won’t be good enough.
Therefore, we’re predicting both teams to score in a 1-2 advantage for Viking FK when all is said and done. It will be interesting to see how this one goes.
Regarding the latest bookmaker odds in the win-draw-win market, putting your money on Start can be had for 5, backing the game finishing all-square is 4.33 and putting your money on the winning team to be Viking FK is 1.53. They’re the best of the bets available right now.
Victor Martins, 05:01 28/07/2026
⚽️ Team Focus:
Start
Formed: 1905
Stadium: Sparebanken Sør Arena (14,448)
Captain: Eirik Schulze
Chairman: Anders Hansson
Manager: Azar Karadas
Competitions: Eliteserien position 16
🔑 Star Player: Jesper Cornelius
Normally deployed in the Striker position, Jesper Cornelius was born in Randers, Denmark. Having made his senior debut playing for Hobro IK in the 2023 - 2024 season, the talented Forward has scored 4 league goals in the Eliteserien 2026 campaign to date in 15 appearances.
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| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | +/- | Pts | Form |
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| 1 |
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15 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 26 | 35 | DWWWW |
| 2 |
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14 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 20 | 34 | WLWWD |
| 3 |
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15 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 11 | 31 | LDDWW |
| 4 |
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14 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 25 | LLWWL |
| 5 |
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14 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 23 | LWDLW |
| 6 |
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14 | 6 | 3 | 5 | -1 | 21 | WWWDW |
| 7 |
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14 | 6 | 2 | 6 | -2 | 20 | LWLWW |
| 8 |
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15 | 6 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 19 | LLWWL |
| 9 |
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14 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 18 | LDWWW |
| 10 |
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14 | 5 | 3 | 6 | -6 | 18 | DDLLL |
| 11 |
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14 | 4 | 3 | 7 | -7 | 15 | DLDLL |
| 12 |
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14 | 4 | 2 | 8 | -12 | 14 | DWLLL |
| 13 |
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14 | 2 | 7 | 5 | -10 | 13 | DDDLD |
| 14 |
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14 | 3 | 3 | 8 | -10 | 12 | WDLLL |
| 15 |
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14 | 3 | 3 | 8 | -11 | 12 | LLLDL |
| 16 |
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15 | 2 | 4 | 9 | -18 | 10 | WLLLW |
| Kristiansund |
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Start |
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Rosenborg BK |
| SK Brann |
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Start |
| Fredrikstad FK |
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Start |
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Vålerenga |
| Start |
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Bodo Glimt |
| Aalesunds FK |
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Viking FK |
| Lillestrøm SK |
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Viking FK |
| Viking FK |
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Sandefjord |
| Sarpsborg 08 |
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Viking FK |
| Kristiansund |
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Viking FK |
| Viking FK |
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Start |
| Start |
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Rosenborg BK |
| Start |
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Vålerenga |
| Start |
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Bodo Glimt |
| Start |
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Tromsø IL |
| Start |
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Molde FK |
| Start |
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Aalesunds FK |
| Aalesunds FK |
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Viking FK |
| Lillestrøm SK |
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Viking FK |
| Sarpsborg 08 |
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Viking FK |
| Kristiansund |
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Viking FK |
| KFUM Oslo |
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Viking FK |
| Fredrikstad FK |
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Viking FK |
| Goals scored | 1 |
| Goals conceded | 1.7 |
| Time first goal scored | 39 |
| Time first goal conceded | 33 |
| Yellow cards | 1.3 |
| Red cards | 0.2 |
| Subs used | 4 |
| Biggest victory | 2-0 |
| Biggest defeat | 4-1 |
| Goals scored | 1.4 |
| Goals conceded | 0.9 |
| Time first goal scored | 31 |
| Time first goal conceded | 52 |
| Yellow cards | 2.8 |
| Red cards | 0 |
| Subs used | 4.9 |
| Biggest victory | 2-0 |
| Biggest defeat | 2-1 |
| Jesper Cornelius | 4 |
| Ousmane Diallo Toure | 2 |
| Håkon Lorentzen | 2 |
| Steve Mvoué | 2 |
| Erlend Segberg | 2 |
| Peter Buch Christiansen | 7 |
| Sander Svendsen | 6 |
| Kristoffer Askildsen | 5 |
| Simen Kvia-Egeskog | 5 |
| Zlatko Tripić | 5 |
| Start |
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Viking FK |
| Start |
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Fredrikstad FK |
| Start |
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KFUM Oslo |
| Aalesunds FK |
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Start |
| Start |
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SK Brann |
| Sandefjord |
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Start |
| Start |
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Hamarkameratene |
| Molde FK |
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Start |
| Start |
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Sandefjord |
| Start |
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Lillestrøm SK |
| Start |
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Viking FK |
| Viking FK |
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Sarpsborg 08 |
| Rosenborg BK |
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Viking FK |
| Viking FK |
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Aalesunds FK |
| Sandefjord |
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Viking FK |
| Viking FK |
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Kristiansund |
| Viking FK |
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Lillestrøm SK |
| SK Brann |
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Viking FK |
| Viking FK |
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Fredrikstad FK |
| Viking FK |
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Tromsø IL |
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