Viking FK vs Kristiansund Live Stream, Predictions

📏 Form Guide

Viking FK

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Viking FK fans will want a repeat of their previous result, being a 3-1 Eliteserien success vs KFUM Oslo.

In that match, Viking FK had 58% possession and 17 shots at goal with 2 of them on target. For Viking FK, the scorers were Jošt Urbančič (39') and Zlatko Tripić (83'). KFUM-Kameratene got 5 attempts at goal with 1 on target. Moussa Njie (29') and Mathias Tønnessen (74' Own goal) scored for KFUM Oslo.

It has been seldom in recent games that Viking FK have managed to hold out for a full 90 minutes. The reality is that Viking FK have been scored against in 5 of their previous 6 clashes, leaking 8 goals during that time.

Their previous form shows that Viking FK:

• are unbeaten in the league by Kristiansund in their last 2 games.
• are undefeated in their previous 11 league matches at home. A very good run at home.

Kristiansund

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Kristiansund come into this match after a 2-1 Eliteserien win with the downing of Bryne in their last fixture.

In that game, Kristiansund managed 58% possession and 15 shots at goal with 5 of them on target. For Kristiansund, the goalscorers were Rezan Çorlu (43') and David Tufekčić (87'). On the other side, Bryne got 10 attempts on goal with 3 on target. Duarte Moreira (11') was the scorer for Bryne.

The stats tell the story, and Kristiansund have been scored against in 6 of their last 6 matches, with opponents netting 10 goals overall. At the back, Kristiansund have been far from perfect. Such a pattern might not be sustained into this game, however.

Going into this one, Kristiansund are winless against Viking FK in games played away from home for the previous 3 league games.

🤜🤛 Head to head

A glance at their most recent head to head meetings going back to 08/08/2021 shows that Viking FK have won 5 of them & Kristiansund 1, with the tally of drawn results standing at 0.

A combined total of 19 goals were shared by the two clubs during those clashes, with 12 for De mørkeblå and 7 netted by KBK. That is an average goals per game value of 3.17.

The last league fixture featuring these sides was Eliteserien match day 28 on 10/11/2024 and the score finished Kristiansund 0-1 Viking FK.

On that day, Kristiansund managed 55% possession and 13 shots at goal with 3 on target.

For their opponents, Viking FK had 11 shots on goal with 1 of them on target. Zlatko Tripić (12') scored.

The referee was Tore Hansen.

ℹ️ Team News: Viking FK

Sondre Bjørshol (unknown injury), Kristoffer Klaesson (unknown injury) and Gianni Stensness (Knee injury) won’t be able to feature for Viking FK gaffer Bjarte Lunde Aarsheim.

📋 Team News: Kristiansund

Thanks to a largely healthy group of players, there’s just the sole fitness issue for the Kristiansund gaffer Amund Skiri to be concerned about. Niklas Ødegård (Knee injury) won’t be in action.

🧠 Prediction

Kristiansund will likely create enough chances to put a goal past this Viking FK team, however that is unlikely to be as many as the goals that they could concede.

Our selection here is for a narrow 2-1 victory for Viking FK when the full-time whistle blows. Let’s just see how this one goes.

📚 ⚽️ What are the top odds for the game?

Looking at the bookies’ prices in the win-draw-win market, the win for Viking FK is best priced at 1.45, a wager on the draw is 4.75 & betting on a victory for Kristiansund gets 6. These are the top prices on offer at the moment.

Renata Leite, 06:10 08/04/2025