Viking vs Sabah

4 November 2026 · Champions League · Matchday 4 · 2026/27 · Referee Sander van der Eijk

Full time 4 – 1

Half-time: 1–1

  • Erik Botheim 27’, 90+4’
  • Zlatko Tripić 69’
  • Henrik Sælebakke Falchener 81’
  • Patrick Orphe M'Bina 11’

Match summary

Viking came from behind to win 4-1 at home to Sabah. It was 1-1 at half-time.

In the first half, Patrick Orphe M'Bina put Sabah ahead in the 11th minute and Erik Botheim equalised in the 27th minute. In the second half, Zlatko Tripić put Viking in front in the 69th minute, Henrik Sælebakke Falchener made it 3-1 with a header in the 81st minute, and Botheim made it 4-1 in stoppage time.

The chances backed that up: Viking created 3.20 expected goals (xG) from 21 shots to Sabah's 1.59 from 16. Zlatko Tripić had a penalty saved for Viking. Sabah had a player sent off.

Viking secured a resounding 4-1 victory against Sabah in the Champions League on matchday 4 after dominating territory and shot volume. The hosts recorded 21 shots to the visitors' 16, with 8 shots on target compared to 4, generating an expected goals total of 3.06 against 1.49. Viking also edged possession with 51 percent and won 10 corners to 6, while attacks totalled 102 to 91. Discipline saw 2 yellow cards issued to each side, while the visitors received 1 red card and committed 9 fouls to the hosts' 5.

The opening exchanges saw a yellow card for Kristoffer Haugen in the 2nd minute before Patrick Orphe M'Bina opened the scoring for Sabah in the 11th minute. Erik Botheim equalised for Viking in the 27th minute to level the score at half-time. Zlatko Tripić scored in the 69th minute and subsequently missed a penalty. Aden McCarthy was shown a red card in the 77th minute, after which Henrik Sælebakke Falchener scored in the 81st minute and Erik Botheim added his second in the 90+4th minute to seal the final score of 4-1.

Match stats

51% Possession 49%
21 Shots 16
8 Shots on target 4
10 Corners 6
102 Attacks 91
65 Dangerous attacks 48
457 Passes 462
81.4% Pass accuracy 80.1%
17 Tackles 9
5 Fouls 9
2 Yellow cards 2
0 Red cards 1
4 Offsides 3

Key events

Viking Sabah
Kick-off
Kristoffer HaugenFoul
2’
11’
Patrick Orphe M'BinaRight foot shot0-1 (Sabah)
Gianni StensnessFoul
18’
19’
Umarali RakhmonalievShot on target
Erik BotheimRight foot shot1-1 (Viking)
27’
Simen Kvia-EgeskogShot on target
29’
33’
Joy Lance MickelsVeljko Simić
36’
Umarali RakhmonalievFoul
Half-time1-1
Second half underway
Zlatko TripićShot on target
49’
Peter ChristiansenHenrik Bjørdal
56’
Herman Johan HaugenHenrik Heggheim
56’
Vetle AuklendKristoffer Haugen
66’
Zlatko TripićRight foot shot2-1 (Viking)
69’
Zlatko TripićMissed penaltysaved
69’
Zlatko TripićShot on target
69’
70’
Khayal AliyevPatrick Orphe M'Bina
71’
Xander SeverinaAbdulakh Khaybulaev
71’
Du QueirozChristian Nwachukwu
72’
Tymoteusz PuchaczShot on target
77’
Aden McCarthyFoul
77’
Aden McCarthyVAR: Card upgraded
79’
Rahman DashdamirovUmarali Rakhmonaliev
Henrik Sælebakke FalchenerHeader3-1 (Viking)
81’
85’
Joy Lance MickelsShot on target
Jakob Segadal HansenTobias Moi
86’
Niklas Kemp FuglestadSimen Kvia-Egeskog
86’
87’
Joy Lance MickelsFoul
Peter ChristiansenShot on target
90’
Erik BotheimRight foot shot4-1 (Viking)
90+4’
Full-time4-1

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.

0 1 2 3 4 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 3.20 1.59 11’ Patrick Orphe M'Bina (Sabah), 0-1 11’ 27’ Erik Botheim (Viking), 1-1 27’ 69’ Zlatko Tripić (Viking), 2-1 69’ 81’ Henrik Sælebakke Falchener (Viking), 3-1 81’ 90+4’ Erik Botheim (Viking), 4-1 90+4’ 0 1 2 3 4 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 3.20 1.59 11’ Patrick Orphe M'Bina (Sabah), 0-1 M'Bina 11’ 27’ Erik Botheim (Viking), 1-1 Botheim 27’ 69’ Zlatko Tripić (Viking), 2-1 Tripić 69’ 81’ Henrik Sælebakke Falchener (Viking), 3-1 Falchener 81’ 90+4’ Erik Botheim (Viking), 4-1 Botheim 90+4’
Viking 3.20 xGSabah 1.59 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Sabah attacking Viking attacking 
69’ Zlatko Tripić (Viking), penalty, 0.79 xG, saved 69’ Zlatko Tripić (Viking), set piece, 0.78 xG, goal 11’ Patrick Orphe M'Bina (Sabah), open play, 0.58 xG, goal 85’ Joy Lance Mickels (Sabah), open play, 0.38 xG, saved 27’ Erik Botheim (Viking), open play, 0.32 xG, goal 11’ Gianni Stensness (Viking), from a corner, 0.19 xG, off target 43’ Abdulakh Khaybulaev (Sabah), open play, 0.19 xG, off target 81’ Henrik Sælebakke Falchener (Viking), from a corner, 0.14 xG, goal 90+4’ Niklas Kemp Fuglestad (Viking), open play, 0.12 xG, blocked 63’ Peter Christiansen (Viking), open play, 0.10 xG, off target 90+4’ Erik Botheim (Viking), open play, 0.08 xG, goal 40’ Steve Solvet (Sabah), from a corner, 0.07 xG, off target 46’ Erik Botheim (Viking), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 55’ Tymoteusz Puchacz (Sabah), set piece, 0.07 xG, blocked 67’ Erik Botheim (Viking), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 58’ Henrik Sælebakke Falchener (Viking), from a corner, 0.07 xG, off target 49’ Zlatko Tripić (Viking), open play, 0.06 xG, saved 64’ Kristoffer Askildsen (Viking), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 89’ Vetle Auklend (Viking), from a corner, 0.06 xG, blocked 11’ Gianni Stensness (Viking), from a corner, 0.05 xG, off target 23’ Ivan Lepinjica (Sabah), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 90’ Peter Christiansen (Viking), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 59’ Simen Kvia-Egeskog (Viking), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 14’ Zlatko Tripić (Viking), set piece, 0.04 xG, off target 29’ Simen Kvia-Egeskog (Viking), from a corner, 0.04 xG, saved 48’ Patrick Orphe M'Bina (Sabah), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 61’ Aden McCarthy (Sabah), from a corner, 0.04 xG, off target 88’ Zlatko Tripić (Viking), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 19’ Umarali Rakhmonaliev (Sabah), direct free kick, 0.03 xG, saved 41’ Tymoteusz Puchacz (Sabah), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 60’ Joy Lance Mickels (Sabah), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 62’ Peter Christiansen (Viking), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 72’ Tymoteusz Puchacz (Sabah), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 42’ Akim Zedadka (Sabah), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 56’ Abdulakh Khaybulaev (Sabah), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 31’ Umarali Rakhmonaliev (Sabah), open play, 0.01 xG, blocked 49’ Akim Zedadka (Sabah), from a corner, 0.01 xG, off target 69’ Zlatko Tripić (Viking), set piece, 0.78 xG, goal 69’ Zlatko Tripić (Viking), penalty, 0.79 xG, saved 11’ Patrick Orphe M'Bina (Sabah), open play, 0.58 xG, goal 85’ Joy Lance Mickels (Sabah), open play, 0.38 xG, saved 27’ Erik Botheim (Viking), open play, 0.32 xG, goal 11’ Gianni Stensness (Viking), from a corner, 0.19 xG, off target 43’ Abdulakh Khaybulaev (Sabah), open play, 0.19 xG, off target 81’ Henrik Sælebakke Falchener (Viking), from a corner, 0.14 xG, goal 90+4’ Niklas Kemp Fuglestad (Viking), open play, 0.12 xG, blocked 63’ Peter Christiansen (Viking), open play, 0.10 xG, off target 90+4’ Erik Botheim (Viking), open play, 0.08 xG, goal 40’ Steve Solvet (Sabah), from a corner, 0.07 xG, off target 46’ Erik Botheim (Viking), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 55’ Tymoteusz Puchacz (Sabah), set piece, 0.07 xG, blocked 67’ Erik Botheim (Viking), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 58’ Henrik Sælebakke Falchener (Viking), from a corner, 0.07 xG, off target 49’ Zlatko Tripić (Viking), open play, 0.06 xG, saved 64’ Kristoffer Askildsen (Viking), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 89’ Vetle Auklend (Viking), from a corner, 0.06 xG, blocked 90’ Peter Christiansen (Viking), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 11’ Gianni Stensness (Viking), from a corner, 0.05 xG, off target 23’ Ivan Lepinjica (Sabah), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 59’ Simen Kvia-Egeskog (Viking), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 88’ Zlatko Tripić (Viking), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 14’ Zlatko Tripić (Viking), set piece, 0.04 xG, off target 29’ Simen Kvia-Egeskog (Viking), from a corner, 0.04 xG, saved 48’ Patrick Orphe M'Bina (Sabah), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 61’ Aden McCarthy (Sabah), from a corner, 0.04 xG, off target 19’ Umarali Rakhmonaliev (Sabah), direct free kick, 0.03 xG, saved 41’ Tymoteusz Puchacz (Sabah), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 60’ Joy Lance Mickels (Sabah), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 62’ Peter Christiansen (Viking), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 72’ Tymoteusz Puchacz (Sabah), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 42’ Akim Zedadka (Sabah), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 56’ Abdulakh Khaybulaev (Sabah), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 31’ Umarali Rakhmonaliev (Sabah), open play, 0.01 xG, blocked 49’ Akim Zedadka (Sabah), from a corner, 0.01 xG, off target
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Lineups

Viking 4-2-3-1 Starting XI
Østbø
Haugen 66’
Stensness
Falchener
Heggheim 56’
Moi 86’
Askildsen
Tripić
Bjørdal 56’
Kvia-Egeskog 86’
Botheim 2
Sabah 4-2-3-1 Starting XI
Pokatilov
Puchacz
Solvet
McCarthy
Zedadka
Rakhmonaliev 79’
Lepinjica
Nwachukwu 71’
Khaybulaev 71’
Simić 33’
M'Bina 70’

Player stats

Goalkeeper1 player
Arild Østbø
90′ 3 1 34 – – – – –
Defenders6 players
Henrik Heggheim Taken off
56′ 1 1 – 4 1 29 1 – – –
Gianni Stensness
90′ 1 1 1 4 2 64 1 – –
Henrik Sælebakke Falchener
90′ 2 5 – 4 2 53 – 1 – –
Kristoffer Haugen Taken off
66′ 2 2 – 2 – 34 1 – 1
Herman Johan Haugen Came on as a substitute
34′ 2 1 – 3 – 10 – – – –
Vetle Auklend Came on as a substitute
24′ – 1 – 1 – 9 – – – –
Midfielders7 players
Kristoffer Askildsen
90′ – – 44 2 – 4 2 6 – 1 –
Tobias Moi Taken off
86′ – – 44 1 – – – 2 – – –
Henrik Bjørdal Taken off
56′ – – 28 – – – – 2 – 1 –
Simen Kvia-Egeskog Taken off
86′ – – 32 2 – 1 1 4 1 1 –
Zlatko Tripić
90′ 1 1 42 4 – 2 – 5 – 2 –
Niklas Kemp Fuglestad Came on as a substitute
9′ – – 4 – – – 1 – – – –
Jakob Segadal Hansen Came on as a substitute
9′ – – 6 – – – 1 – – – –
Forwards2 players
Erik Botheim
90′ 2 – 4 2 0.54 – – 3 – 14 –
Peter Christiansen Came on as a substitute
34′ – 1 3 1 0.18 – 2 – – 9 –
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 LDL
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Shots, expected goals, timeline, lineups, team and player statistics from Bzzoiro Sports Data (sports.bzzoiro.com). Results from Bzzoiro Sports Data.