Viking vs Sandefjord

18 July 2026 · Eliteserien · 2026 · Referee Ola Hobber Nilsen

Full time 2 – 1

Half-time: 1–0

  • Zlatko Tripić 9’ (pen)
  • Edvin Austbø 79’
  • Evangelos Patoulidis 54’

Match summary

Viking beat Sandefjord 2-1. Viking led 1-0 at half-time.

Zlatko Tripić put Viking ahead from the penalty spot in the 9th minute, Evangelos Patoulidis equalised from a corner in the 54th minute, and Edvin Austbø won it in the 79th minute.

The chances backed that up: Viking created 2.16 expected goals (xG) from 18 shots to Sandefjord's 0.38 from 9.

Match stats

45% Possession 55%
18 Shots 9
6 Shots on target 2
6 Corners 5
81 Attacks 67
40 Dangerous attacks 25
396 Passes 494
77.0% Pass accuracy 80.2%
17 Tackles 10
22 Fouls 10
3 Yellow cards 3
0 Red cards 0
3 Offsides 0

Key events

Viking Sandefjord
Kick-off
Kristoffer AskildsenVAR: No penalty
7’
Zlatko TripićPenalty1-0 (Viking)
9’
11’
Nikolaj MöllerShot on target
11’
Corner
Corner
16’
19’
Corner
Corner
26’
Niklas Kemp FuglestadShot on target
28’
Corner
28’
35’
Corner
Corner
43’
Kristoffer Askildsen
45+3’
45+4’
Marcus Melchior
Second half underway
Half-time1-0
Anders BaertelsenHenrik Sælebakke Falchener
46’
Corner
49’
Corner
52’
53’
Corner
54’
Evangelos PatoulidisLeft foot shot1-1 (Sandefjord)
Edvin AustbøNiklas Kemp Fuglestad
59’
Zlatko Tripić
61’
Gianni StensnessShot on target
65’
66’
Bendik Berntsen
68’
Sebastian Holm MathisenNikolaj Möller
68’
Jakob Maslo DunsbyBendik Berntsen
Gianni StensnessShot on target
69’
74’
Corner
Joe BellTobias Moi
75’
Ola VistedKristoffer Askildsen
75’
75’
Sebastian Holm Mathisen
Simen Kvia-EgeskogShot on target
78’
Edvin Austbø
79’
Edvin AustbøLeft foot shot2-1 (Viking)
79’
80’
Mathias SauerEvangelos Patoulidis
89’
Rasmus HoltenFredrik Carson Pedersen
Herman Johan HaugenZlatko Tripić
90+1’
Full-time2-1

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.

0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 2.16 0.38 9’ Zlatko Tripić (Viking), 1-0 9’ 54’ Evangelos Patoulidis (Sandefjord), 1-1 54’ 79’ Edvin Austbø (Viking), 2-1 79’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 2.16 0.38 9’ Zlatko Tripić (Viking), 1-0 Tripić 9’ 54’ Evangelos Patoulidis (Sandefjord), 1-1 Patoulidis 54’ 79’ Edvin Austbø (Viking), 2-1 Austbø 79’
Viking 2.16 xGSandefjord 0.38 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Sandefjord attacking Viking attacking 
9’ Zlatko Tripić (Viking), penalty, 0.79 xG, goal 5’ Henrik Heggheim (Viking), open play, 0.27 xG, off target 28’ Niklas Kemp Fuglestad (Viking), open play, 0.18 xG, saved 66’ Kristoffer Askildsen (Viking), open play, 0.15 xG, off target 79’ Edvin Austbø (Viking), open play, 0.11 xG, goal 65’ Gianni Stensness (Viking), from a corner, 0.11 xG, saved 78’ Simen Kvia-Egeskog (Viking), open play, 0.10 xG, saved 54’ Stian Kristiansen (Sandefjord), open play, 0.10 xG, blocked 11’ Nikolaj Möller (Sandefjord), open play, 0.09 xG, saved 50’ Gianni Stensness (Viking), from a corner, 0.09 xG, off target 70’ Edvin Austbø (Viking), open play, 0.09 xG, blocked 37’ Zlatko Tripić (Viking), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 26’ Simen Kvia-Egeskog (Viking), from a corner, 0.06 xG, off target 40’ Sander Risan Mörk (Sandefjord), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 5’ Peter Christiansen (Viking), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 75’ Marcus Melchior (Sandefjord), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 29’ Simen Kvia-Egeskog (Viking), from a corner, 0.03 xG, blocked 54’ Evangelos Patoulidis (Sandefjord), from a corner, 0.03 xG, goal 56’ Evangelos Patoulidis (Sandefjord), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 20’ Vetle Walle Egeli (Sandefjord), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 29’ Tobias Moi (Viking), from a corner, 0.02 xG, blocked 48’ Bendik Berntsen (Sandefjord), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 52’ Gianni Stensness (Viking), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 71’ Tobias Moi (Viking), set piece, 0.02 xG, blocked 74’ Jakob Maslo Dunsby (Sandefjord), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 20’ Kristoffer Askildsen (Viking), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 69’ Gianni Stensness (Viking), open play, 0.01 xG, saved 9’ Zlatko Tripić (Viking), penalty, 0.79 xG, goal 5’ Henrik Heggheim (Viking), open play, 0.27 xG, off target 28’ Niklas Kemp Fuglestad (Viking), open play, 0.18 xG, saved 66’ Kristoffer Askildsen (Viking), open play, 0.15 xG, off target 79’ Edvin Austbø (Viking), open play, 0.11 xG, goal 65’ Gianni Stensness (Viking), from a corner, 0.11 xG, saved 78’ Simen Kvia-Egeskog (Viking), open play, 0.10 xG, saved 54’ Stian Kristiansen (Sandefjord), open play, 0.10 xG, blocked 11’ Nikolaj Möller (Sandefjord), open play, 0.09 xG, saved 50’ Gianni Stensness (Viking), from a corner, 0.09 xG, off target 70’ Edvin Austbø (Viking), open play, 0.09 xG, blocked 37’ Zlatko Tripić (Viking), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 26’ Simen Kvia-Egeskog (Viking), from a corner, 0.06 xG, off target 40’ Sander Risan Mörk (Sandefjord), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 5’ Peter Christiansen (Viking), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 75’ Marcus Melchior (Sandefjord), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 29’ Simen Kvia-Egeskog (Viking), from a corner, 0.03 xG, blocked 54’ Evangelos Patoulidis (Sandefjord), from a corner, 0.03 xG, goal 56’ Evangelos Patoulidis (Sandefjord), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 20’ Vetle Walle Egeli (Sandefjord), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 29’ Tobias Moi (Viking), from a corner, 0.02 xG, blocked 52’ Gianni Stensness (Viking), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 71’ Tobias Moi (Viking), set piece, 0.02 xG, blocked 48’ Bendik Berntsen (Sandefjord), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 74’ Jakob Maslo Dunsby (Sandefjord), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 20’ Kristoffer Askildsen (Viking), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 69’ Gianni Stensness (Viking), open play, 0.01 xG, saved
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Lineups

Viking 4-1-4-1 Starting XI
Belko
Haugen
Stensness
Falchener 46’
Heggheim
Moi 75’
Tripić 90’
Askildsen 75’
Kvia-Egeskog
Fuglestad 59’
Christiansen
Sandefjord 4-1-4-1 Starting XI
Hadaya
Egeli
Lambrix
Kristiansen
Pedersen 89’
Mörk
Berntsen 68’
Melchior
Pettersen
Patoulidis 80’
Möller 68’

Player stats

Goalkeeper1 player
Ľubomír Belko
90′ 2 1 42 1 – – – –
Defenders5 players
Henrik Heggheim
90′ 3 1 – 6 2 32 4 – – –
Gianni Stensness
90′ 1 2 – 5 3 48 2 – – –
Henrik Sælebakke Falchener Taken off
45′ – 2 – 2 2 28 – – – –
Kristoffer Haugen
90′ 1 – – 3 2 40 1 – – –
Anders Baertelsen Came on as a substitute
45′ – 1 – 2 2 32 1 – – –
Midfielders8 players
Tobias Moi Taken off
75′ – – 22 1 0.02 1 – 6 2 – –
Niklas Kemp Fuglestad Taken off
59′ – – 21 2 0.08 – – 1 1 – –
Kristoffer Askildsen Taken off
75′ – – 24 1 0.18 3 – 7 2 4
Simen Kvia-Egeskog
90′ – – 19 1 0.02 3 – 5 1 1 –
Zlatko Tripić Taken off
89′ 1 – 29 4 0.53 1 1 2 3 1
Edvin Austbø Came on as a substitute
31′ 1 – 15 1 0.02 – – 3 – 2
Joe Bell Came on as a substitute
15′ – – 17 – 0.01 – 2 – 1 – –
Ola Visted Came on as a substitute
15′ – – 8 – 0.01 1 – 1 – – –
Forwards1 player
Peter Christiansen
90′ – – 1 – 0.04 0.17 2 4 1 14 –
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 WWWWL
Sandefjord WLDLD

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Previous and next meeting

 Previous meeting: Sandefjord 1-2 Viking, 10 Aug 25 Next meeting: Sandefjord 1-1 Viking, 04 Sep 26  All Viking vs Sandefjord meetings

Shots, expected goals, timeline, lineups, team and player statistics from Bzzoiro Sports Data (sports.bzzoiro.com). Results and odds from football-data.co.uk.