Start vs Viking

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🕒 Sat, 01 Aug 2026 17:00 Europe/London 📍 Sparebanken Sør Arena 🧑‍⚖️ Christian Moen 🔁 Regular Season - 16 🏁 match finished

Season

2026-2027 Season

Stage

Regular Season - 16

Regular Season Table

Start 16 · Viking 2

Referee Stats

Christian Moen

9 matches · 3.67 yellow cards avg

Yellow cards avg	3.67
Reds avg	0.00
Penalties avg	0.33
Over 4.5 cards	33%
Home wins	56%
Draws	11%
Away wins	33%

How the match was won

Physical contest: 5 yellows.

Team Overview

Start (Home stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 3-3-4

Goals For / Against

12 / 15

Avg: 1.20 / 1.50

Points

Avg: 1.20

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Viking (Away stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 6-2-3

Goals For / Against

16 / 10

Avg: 1.45 / 0.91

Points

Avg: 1.82

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Match Context & Trends

Venue-only form, goal timing, first-goal trends and league context around this Eliteserien fixture.

Quick comparison bars

1.20

PPG

1.82

1.20

1.45

1.50

0.91

40%

O2.5

55%

50%

BTTS

64%

40%

Score 1st

73%

League-position context

Start rank16th

Viking rank2nd

Start points16

Viking points50

Start: #16 · 16 pts · GD -22

34 pts off the top 2. 12 pts off the play-off line. 7 pts from safety.

Viking: #2 · 50 pts · GD +34

Currently in the automatic promotion spots. 25 pts above the play-off edge. 27 pts clear of the relegation zone.

34-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

Start last 5 home

W W L L L

Points6/15

Weighted index60

Goals6-8

Record2-0-3

Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.

Recent venue-specific form has been unstable.

Viking last 5 away

D L W D W

Points8/15

Weighted index42

Goals8-5

Record2-2-1

Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.

Recent venue-specific form is balanced.

Start trend breakdown

Over 2.540%

BTTS50%

BTTS + O2.520%

1H Over 0.5100%

Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 90% · Over 3.5 20% · 1H BTTS 20%

Viking trend breakdown

Over 2.555%

BTTS64%

BTTS + O2.545%

1H Over 0.591%

Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 82% · Over 3.5 0% · 1H BTTS 9%

Scoring reliability

Start score at home70%

Start clean sheet at home20%

Viking score away91%

Viking clean sheet away27%

First-goal patterns

Start score first40%

Start win after scoring first75%

Viking score first73%

Viking win after scoring first75%

Comeback rate after conceding first: Start 33% · Viking 0%

Avg first goal minute: Start 18.5' · Viking 24.0'

Vs league average

Start score at home1.20 vs 1.85

Start concede at home1.50 vs 1.32

Viking score away1.45 vs 1.32

Viking concede away0.91 vs 1.85

Start score 35% below league average, while Viking score 11% above league average.

Defensive side: Start are 14% above league average at home, and Viking are 51% below league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5

Avg goals4.20

BTTS60%

Over 2.560%

At this venue setup: 2.00 goals on average across the last 3.

Start goal timing (home)

1H scored: 50% 2H scored: 50% Danger: 31-45 Vulnerable: 16-30

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

31-45 3

76-90+ 3

0-15 2

46-60 2

16-30 1

61-75 1

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

16-30 6

76-90+ 4

31-45 3

0-15 2

61-75 1

46-60 0

Viking goal timing (away)

1H scored: 67% 2H scored: 33% Danger: 31-45 Vulnerable: 31-45

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

31-45 6

0-15 3

16-30 3

76-90+ 3

46-60 2

61-75 1

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

31-45 2

46-60 2

61-75 2

76-90+ 2

0-15 1

16-30 1

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal

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Total Shots

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Shots off Goal

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Blocked Shots

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Shots Inside Box

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Shots Outside Box

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Ball Possession

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Corner Kicks

—

Fouls

—

Offsides

—

Yellow Cards

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Red Cards

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Goalkeeper Saves

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Total Passes

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Passes Accurate

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Passes %

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Events

Yellow Cards

Home

Away

Red Cards

Home

Away

Substitutions

Home

Away

5' ⚽

⚽

5' ⚽ Goal · 0-1

Z. Tripić

Penalty

18' ⚽

⚽

18' ⚽ Goal · 0-2

P. Christiansen

Normal Goal

22' ⚽

⚽

22' ⚽ Goal · 0-3

E. Austbö

Normal Goal · Assist: P. Christiansen

33'

33' Z. Tripić

34'

34' S. Bjørshol

45+2'

45+2' J. Ampofo

57'

57' T. Moi

60' ↑↓

↑↓

60' ⇄ E. Schulze

1st substitution · For: D. Dashaev

65' ↑↓

↑↓

65' ⇄ S. Bjørshol

1st substitution · For: H. Haugen

66' ↑↓

↑↓

66' ⇄ E. Austbö

2nd substitution · For: O. Visted

68'

68' S. Mvoué

69' ↑↓

↑↓

69' ⇄ J. Ampofo

2nd substitution · For: S. Samuyiwa

74' ↑↓

↑↓

74' ⇄ K. Haugen

3rd substitution · For: V. Auklend

74' ↑↓

↑↓

74' ⇄ P. Christiansen

4th substitution · For: R. Postema

86' ↑↓

↑↓

86' ⇄ H. Heggheim

5th substitution · For: F. Botnen

89' ↑↓

↑↓

89' ⇄ S. Mvoué

3rd substitution · For: L. Gausdal

89' ↑↓

↑↓

89' ⇄ J. Husebø

4th substitution · For: J. Meyer

Start vs Viking 0-3: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

Viking beat Start 3-0 on Saturday, 01 August 2026 in Eliteserien. The match was refereed by Christian Moen. It was played at Sparebanken Sør Arena.

First half: Viking took an early lead at 5' when Z. Tripić scored (Penalty), making the score 0-1. Viking extended the lead at 18' when P. Christiansen scored, making the score 0-2. Viking extended the lead at 22' when E. Austbö scored, with the assist credited to P. Christiansen, making the score 0-3. Z. Tripić received a yellow card for Viking at 33'. S. Bjørshol received a yellow card for Viking at 34'. J. Ampofo received a yellow card for Start at 45+2'.

Second half: No goals were scored in the second half. T. Moi received a yellow card for Viking at 57'. Start made their 1st substitution at 60', with E. Schulze replacing D. Dashaev. Viking made their 1st substitution at 65', with S. Bjørshol replacing H. Haugen. Viking made their 2nd substitution at 66', with E. Austbö replacing O. Visted. S. Mvoué received a yellow card for Start at 68'. Start made their 2nd substitution at 69', with J. Ampofo replacing S. Samuyiwa. Viking made their 3rd substitution at 74', with K. Haugen replacing V. Auklend. Viking made their 4th substitution at 74', with P. Christiansen replacing R. Postema. Viking made their 5th substitution at 86', with H. Heggheim replacing F. Botnen. Start made their 3rd substitution at 89', with S. Mvoué replacing L. Gausdal. Start made their 4th substitution at 89', with J. Husebø replacing J. Meyer.

Start used 4 substitutions while Viking used 5 substitutions. Start got 2 yellow cards, while Viking got 3 yellow cards.

How the match was won

Physical contest: 5 yellows.

Head-to-Head Overview

All Meetings (Any Venue)

Total Games	6
Home Wins	0
Draws	1
Away Wins	5
Over 2.5 Goals	3 (50.0%)
BTTS	3 (50.0%)

Home vs Away as Scheduled

Total Games	3
Home Wins	0
Draws	1
Away Wins	2
Over 2.5 Goals	1 (33.3%)
BTTS	1 (33.3%)

Start vs Viking Head-to-Head History by Season

2026-2027 Season

01 Aug 2026 Start vs Viking 0 - 3 16 May 2026 Viking vs Start 6 - 3

2020-2021 Season

28 Nov 2020 Viking vs Start 4 - 1 04 Jul 2020 Start vs Viking 1 - 1

2016-2017 Season

02 Oct 2016 Viking vs Start 2 - 0 02 Apr 2016 Start vs Viking 0 - 1