- Team form: Viking have not won their only UEFA Champions League 2026/2027 home game (D1, L0) but have already conceded 3 goals at home in the competition.
- Away form: Sabah have lost their only UEFA Champions League 2026/2027 away game, scoring 0.00 goals per game and conceding 4.00 goals per away game.
- Manager: Viking boss Morten Jensen has stuck to his guns since taking over in January 2021 and his side's compact style and fast counters are still a real weapon.
An open and exciting game on Wednesday
33rd-placed Viking FK take on 25th-placed Sabah FK at Lyse Arena, Norway, on Wednesday with both sides desperate for a win in this phase of the UEFA Champions League 2026/2027 (Viking have 1 point from 3 games, Sabah have 3).
While Viking are a shade of odds-on to secure the win here at 1.43, we're going for a home win in a game with goals at both ends as our main selection. Both teams to score, priced at 1.53, is certainly tempting for this clash, but it's still not quite enough to get us to lay the hosts here.
Viking are in mixed form with 2 wins, 1 draw and 2 defeats from their last 5 matches, but their last 3 home games in all competitions have been 2 wins and a draw. The last two of these matches were a 3-1 win over Tromso IL and a tight 3-2 defeat to FK Bodo Glimt, so they can hit hard and take a hit.
Sabah are also in mixed form with 2 wins, 1 draw and 2 defeats from their last 5, but their 1-2 defeat to Borussia Dortmund was somewhat expected, while the 0-0 draw with FK Qarabag was a decent result, before a 3-2 defeat to PFK Turan Tovuz last time out.
A battle of styles
Tactical clash
These two sides are likely to bring different things to the pitch, with Viking preferring to sit in a compact block and strike on the break, while Sabah play with a higher press and like to push their full-backs on. This should open the game up and give the home side plenty of opportunities on the counter, although Sabah will be pushing forward at Viking in numbers too.
There's a good chance that this will be a lively affair, so we're also going for over 2.5 goals here, priced at 1.4.
Players and threats
- Zlatko Tripic is the leading scorer for the hosts in the UEFA Champions League 2026/2027 with 1 goal in 1 match.
- Viking's main danger man Peter Christiansen has been their main man for the last five games, however, as he's bagged 6 of their 12 goals.
- Sabah boss Valdas Dambrauskas can go with a 4-2-3-1 formation depending on the game, but his side always press high and are most dangerous when they can get wide players moving forward and getting in behind opposition's high lines.
