Data Analysis
Our analysis of all available data, including recent performances and player stats up until an hour before kickoff, suggested the most likely outcome of this match was a Viking FK win with a probability of 54.73%. A draw had a probability of 23% and a win for Sandefjord had a probability of 22.31%.
The most likely scoreline for a Viking FK win was 1-0 with a probability of 10.04%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-1 (9.84%) and 2-0 (9.13%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (10.82%), while for a Sandefjord win it was 0-1 (5.95%). The actual scoreline of 2-0 was predicted with a 9.1% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Viking FK would win this match.