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 61.42%. A draw had a probability of 19.8% and a win for Sarpsborg 08 had a probability of 18.8%.
The most likely scoreline for a Viking FK win was 2-1 with a probability of 9.76%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-0 (8.51%) and 1-0 (7.7%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (8.84%), while for a Sarpsborg 08 win it was 1-2 (5.07%). The actual scoreline of 1-2 was predicted with a 5.1% likelihood.