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 56.12%. A win for Sandefjord had a probability of 22.67% and a draw had a probability of 21.2%.
The most likely scoreline for a Viking FK win was 2-1 with a probability of 9.71%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-0 (7.84%) and 1-0 (7.65%). The likeliest Sandefjord win was 1-2 (5.87%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (9.47%). The actual scoreline of 2-1 was predicted with a 9.7% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted a 2-1 win for Viking FK in this match.