Viking
KFUM Oslo
Match summary
Viking won comfortably, 5-1 at home to KFUM Oslo. Viking led 2-0 at half-time.
In the first half, Henrik Bjørdal put Viking ahead in the 21st minute and Peter Christiansen made it 2-0 with a header in first-half stoppage time. In the second half, Christiansen made it 3-0 in the 51st minute, Bilal Njie pulled one back to make it 3-1 with a header in the 55th minute, Christiansen made it 4-1 in the 61st minute, and Niklas Kemp Fuglestad made it 5-1 in stoppage time.
The chances backed that up: Viking created 3.82 expected goals (xG) from 29 shots to KFUM Oslo's 1.03 from 12.
Viking secured a comprehensive 5-1 victory over KFUM Oslo in Eliteserien action, dominating the match statistics across 90 minutes. The hosts commanded 52 percent possession and registered 27 shots compared to the visitors' 11, with 10 shots on target hitting the mark against 4. Viking generated an expected goals total of 2.65 to KFUM Oslo's 0.76, while also leading on corners with 8 to 2 and completing 500 passes with an 86.2 pass accuracy. Discipline favoured the hosts entirely, as Viking conceded 11 fouls and received 0 yellow cards, whereas KFUM Oslo picked up 2 yellow cards.
The opening period saw Viking take control after an 18th-minute substitution forced an early change, followed by Henrik Bjørdal scoring with a right foot shot in the 21st minute. Daniel Schneider and Tore Andre Soras received yellow cards for KFUM Oslo before Peter Christiansen headed in during added time to make it 2-0 at the break. Following multiple substitutions by both sides at the restart, Christiansen scored again in the 51st minute, before Bilal Njie pulled one back with a header for KFUM Oslo in the 55th minute to bring the score to 3-1. Christiansen restored the margin with a right foot shot in the 61st minute, and Niklas Kemp Fuglestad completed the scoring with a left foot shot in the 90+2nd minute.
