Viking vs Kristiansund

13 September 2026 · Eliteserien · 2026 · Referee Espen Eskas

Full time 8 – 1

Half-time: 5–1

Peter Christiansen 4’
Henrik Heggheim 6’
Kristoffer Haugen 20’
Erik Botheim 29’, 45+1’
Henrik Bjørdal 58’
Niklas Kemp Fuglestad 82’
Simen Kvia-Egeskog 90+1’

Leander Alvheim 45+4’

Match summary

Viking won comfortably, 8-1 at home to Kristiansund. Viking led 5-1 at half-time.

In the first half, Peter Christiansen put Viking ahead in the 4th minute, Henrik Heggheim made it 2-0 in the 6th minute, Kristoffer Haugen made it 3-0 from a corner in the 20th minute, Erik Botheim made it 4-0 with a header in the 29th minute, Botheim made it 5-0 from a corner in first-half stoppage time, and Leander Alvheim pulled one back to make it 5-1 with a header in first-half stoppage time. In the second half, Henrik Bjørdal made it 6-1 in the 58th minute, Niklas Kemp Fuglestad made it 7-1 with a header in the 82nd minute, and Simen Kvia-Egeskog made it 8-1 in stoppage time.

The chances backed that up: Viking created 4.46 expected goals (xG) from 28 shots to Kristiansund's 0.70 from 12. Erik Botheim had a penalty saved for Viking.

Match stats

60% Possession 40%

28 Shots 12

13 Shots on target 2

7 Corners 5

119 Attacks 81

53 Dangerous attacks 33

570 Passes 374

82.8% Pass accuracy 77.3%

24 Tackles 15

14 Fouls 9

0 Yellow cards 1

0 Red cards 0

3 Offsides 0

Key events

Viking Kristiansund

Kick-off

Peter ChristiansenLeft foot shot

1-0

4’

Henrik HeggheimShot on target

4’

Henrik HeggheimRight foot shot

2-0

6’

Kristoffer HaugenLeft foot shot

3-0

20’

Erik BotheimHeader

4-0

29’

36’

Leander AlvheimShot on target

Erik Botheim

5-0

45+1’

45+4’

Leander AlvheimHeader

5-1

Half-time5-1

46’

Wilfred George IgorHeine Gikling Bruseth

46’

David TufekcicJulius Mar Juliusson

46’

Frederik FlexJohn Kitolano

Erik BotheimShot on target

46’

Second half underway

Henrik HeggheimVAR: No penalty

53’

Erik BotheimMissed penaltysaved

54’

Erik BotheimShot on target

55’

Erik BotheimShot on target

55’

Henrik BjørdalRight foot shot

6-1

58’

Henrik BjørdalShot on target

62’

Niklas Kemp FuglestadJoe Bell

64’

Simen Kvia-EgeskogErik Botheim

64’

Tobias MoiKristoffer Askildsen

64’

66’

Adrian Kurd RønningZymer Bytyqi

Amin CosicZlatko Tripić

68’

Romano PostemaPeter Christiansen

73’

76’

Tobias Hammer SvendsenGustav Christensen

79’

Jesper IsaksenFoul

Niklas Kemp FuglestadHeader

7-1

82’

Simen Kvia-EgeskogRight foot shot

8-1

90+1’

Full-time8-1

How the chances added up

Running total of expected goals (xG) for each side through the match. xG rates each chance by how often similar shots are scored. A goal is marked where it was scored.

Viking 4.46 xGKristiansund 0.70 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

Kristiansund attacking Viking attacking

Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

Goalkeeper1 player


Arild Østbø	90′	1	1	36	–	–	–	–	–

Defenders4 players


Henrik Heggheim	90′	4	2	1	7	1	61	3	1	–	–
Gianni Stensness	90′	–	2	3	–	–	69	3	–	–	–
Henrik Sælebakke Falchener	90′	–	1	1	9	8	79	–	–	–	–
Kristoffer Haugen	90′	3	–	–	6	2	49	1	1	–	–

Midfielders8 players


Henrik Bjørdal	90′	1	1	67	2	0.17	5	2	9	2	2	–
Joe Bell Taken off	64′	–	–	45	–	0.01	2	2	4	1	1	–
Kristoffer Askildsen Taken off	64′	–	–	53	1	0.03	4	1	7	–	1	–
Zlatko Tripić Taken off	68′	–	2	29	7	0.80	1	–	1	–	–	–
Tobias Moi Came on as a substitute	26′	–	–	14	–	0.01	–	–	–	–	–	–
Niklas Kemp Fuglestad Came on as a substitute	26′	1	–	17	3	0.23	2	1	3	1	–	–
Simen Kvia-Egeskog Came on as a substitute	26′	1	–	9	–	0.02	1	–	2	1	1	–
Amin Cosic Came on as a substitute	22′	–	–	9	–	0.16	2	–	2	–	–	–

Forwards3 players


Peter Christiansen Taken off	73′	1	1	2	1	0.22	0.64	1	3	–	16	–
Erik Botheim Taken off	64′	2	1	7	5	1.42	0.03	2	3	–	9	–
Romano Postema Came on as a substitute	17′	–	1	–	–	0.54	0.43	1	–	–	5	–

Goalkeeper1 player


Michael Lansing	90′	4	8	33	–	–	–	–	–

Defenders4 players


Julius Mar Juliusson Taken off	45′	2	2	–	4	2	27	1	–	–	–
Max Normann Williamsen	90′	1	1	2	2	1	48	1	–	–	–
John Kitolano Taken off	45′	–	–	–	3	1	31	1	–	–	–
Frederik Flex Came on as a substitute	45′	–	1	–	3	1	25	–	–	–	–

Midfielders9 players


Marius Elvius	90′	–	–	39	–	0.06	2	–	4	–	–	–
Sander Svendsen	90′	–	–	12	2	0.07	–	1	2	2	1	–
Heine Gikling Bruseth Taken off	45′	–	–	37	1	0.04	3	–	7	–	3	–
Jesper Isaksen	90′	–	–	41	1	0.00	1	3	3	1	2
Gustav Christensen Taken off	76′	–	–	13	1	0.01	2	–	4	1	1	–
Zymer Bytyqi Taken off	66′	–	1	14	3	0.41	–	1	2	–	1	–
David Tufekcic Came on as a substitute	45′	–	–	7	–	0.00	–	1	3	1	1	–
Wilfred George Igor Came on as a substitute	45′	–	–	22	–	0.01	3	–	3	–	–	–
Tobias Hammer Svendsen Came on as a substitute	14′	–	–	3	–	0.00	–	–	1	–	–	–

Forwards2 players


Leander Alvheim	90′	1	–	3	2	0.33	0.00	1	5	2	16	–
Adrian Kurd Rønning Came on as a substitute	24′	–	–	–	–	–	0.01	–	1	–	8	–

Came on Taken off Sent off Red is the most in that position for the team

Every player who took the pitch, starters first and then substitutes. A dash means none. xG and xA are expected goals and assists.

Form going into the game

Viking W W L W D

Kristiansund L W L D W

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Previous and next meeting

Previous meeting: Kristiansund 1-2 Viking, 24 May 26 All Viking vs Kristiansund meetings

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Viking vs Kristiansund

Match summary

Match stats

Key events

How the chances added up

Shot map

Lineups

Player stats

Form going into the game

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