- Viking Stavanger are unbeaten in their last 5 Eliteserien matches (Won 3, Drawn 2).
- Sandefjord have won 4 and lost 1 of their last 5 Eliteserien matches.
- Viking Stavanger have won their last 4 Eliteserien head-to-head matches against Sandefjord (Drawn 0, Lost 0).
Viking Stavanger have been in fine form since the start of the Eliteserien 2025 campaign and have quickly established themselves as the league leaders with 17 points from their first 8 games. Bjarte Lunde Aarsheim’s side have won 3 and drawn 2 of their 5 home matches to date and will be confident of maintaining their momentum on Friday against Sandefjord. Viking’s midfield has been marshalled by home-grown talent Harald Nilsen Tangen, who has been the metronome of the team, while Nick D’Agostino’s movement and goals have been a key factor in the team’s forward momentum. Sandefjord have also made a good start to the season and come into this game in 5th place with 12 points from their first 6 matches. The Boys are in good form with 4 wins and 1 defeat from their last 5 and will be looking to extend their 3-match winning streak on Friday. New boss Hans Erik Oedegaard has overseen a rapid improvement in the club’s fortunes since he took over in mid-May 2024. Sandefjord have beaten Hamarkameratene 2-0 (h), edged out Tromsø 1-0 (a) and beaten Vaalerenga 2-1 (h) in their last 3. Icelandic striker Stefan Ingi Sigurdarson has been the talisman for the Boys, scoring 5 of their last 9 goals in 5 matches.
Sandefjord will try to play on the break and exploit the space that more adventurous sides will leave in front of their goal, but they will find it tough to dictate play at Viking’s fortress. Viking Stavanger are the clear favorites for this game at -153, compared to Sandefjord’s +435. However, both teams are in good form and we feel that the hosts should have enough momentum to maintain their lead. Viking have a dominant home record, a potent attack and have won the last 4 Eliteserien head-to-head meetings between these sides, so we’re confident that they will claim another 3 points here. Sandefjord have scored just 3 goals in 3 Eliteserien away matches, an average of 1.00 goals per game, so they may struggle to score in front of goal on Friday. Viking have scored 3.00 and conceded 1.40 goals per game at home in Eliteserien 2025, so we feel that ‘over 2.5 goals’ could be a value bet for this matchup.
