Start arrive at this Eliteserien round-16 fixture carrying six confirmed absentees and a form line of one win from five recent outings. They have conceded in all five of those matches and kept zero clean sheets, leaking 12 goals while scoring only four. Viking, by contrast, have taken two wins and two draws from their last five, scoring in four of them, and the model puts their win probability at 81 per cent.
The head-to-head across four meetings shows Start without a single clean sheet against Viking, conceding 16 goals in those games. All four meetings went over 2.5 goals. Start's injury list - six players out - compounds an already fragile defensive structure. Viking's DNB price at 1.22 is compressed; the straight win at 1.45-1.50 carries enough meat for a direct play.
Viking away win is the call at 1.50. The model implied price sits well below that, the h2h offers no comfort to the hosts, and the squad depth gap is significant. Back Viking on the 1X2.
The numbers behind the tip
Form · last five
Goals per game · last five
Head-to-head · last five
| 16.05.26 | Eliteserien | 6–3 | O2.5 |
| 06.02.26 | Club Friendlies | 4–0 | O2.5 |
| 23.03.25 | Club Friendlies | 3–4 | O2.5 |
| 23.03.25 | Club Friendlies | 4–3 | O2.5 |
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