Sarpsborg 08 vs Viking FK - prediction, team news, lineups

Aiming to grounds 3 consecutive victories, Sarpsborg 08 invited existent pacesetters Viking FK to Sarpsborg Stadion for a Norwegian Eliteserien contention connected Sunday evening.

S08 recorded a comeback success astatine the basal of SK Brann past clip out, whilst the Dark Blues extended their awesome winning tally with a narrow triumph connected the road implicit Kristiansund.

Match preview

After finishing either eighth (2021, 2022, 2023) oregon ninth (2024, 2025) successful each of the past 5 Eliteserien campaigns, Sarpsborg 08 are connected a ngo to vie for a top-four decorativeness and consequent European qualification this clip around.

That hunt for a continental summons started poorly with conscionable the azygous triumph from their opening 7 matches, however, S08 person improved massively since the opening of May, managing 3 victories from their past 4 battles.

After collecting a highly-respectable 9 points from their astir caller quartet of top-flight contests, Even Sel's broadside person moved up to seventh spot successful the Eliteserien standings, 5 points down fourth-placed Lillestrom.

Sarpsborg's caller upturn successful signifier has been built connected back-to-back location wins implicit Fredrikstad and Molde, though S08 person been victorious successful conscionable 3 of their 12 location Eliteserien fixtures versus Viking implicit the years.

As good arsenic the past books, the hosts volition request to contend with a worrying antiaircraft grounds if they privation to nutrient a daze effect this weekend, with Sarpsborg failing to support a cleanable expanse successful their past 10 league matches.

Following their archetypal Norwegian top-flight rubric successful 34 years past season, nine-time champions Viking stay the squad to bushed successful the Eliteserien, dropping conscionable 3 points crossed their opening 10 games of the 2026 campaign.

Since a constrictive distant nonaccomplishment astatine HamKam connected the opening time of the term, the Dark Blues person strung unneurotic an imperious nine-match winning sequence, with Kristiansund the latest victims astatine Nordmore Stadion connected May 24.

Setting up Henrik Falchener's extremity past clip out, Zlatko Tripic has present recorded a singular 13 assists successful the archetypal 10 matches of the season, meaning that helium outstandingly wide of Tromso IL's Ruben Jenssen (five) successful the division's playmaker charts.

On the hunt for their 10th consecutive triumph successful the apical flight, the reigning champions are sitting beauteous astatine the precise acme of the Eliteserien table, 2 points supra second-placed Tromso, who person played 3 much matches.

Morten Jensen's troops are unbeaten successful their past 7 Eliteserien visits to Sarpsborg Stadion, however, the Dark Blues were defeated astatine the location of S08 successful the Norwegian Cup semi-finals past summer.

Sarpsborg 08 Norwegian Eliteserien form:

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Viking FK Norwegian Eliteserien form:

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Team News

After a promising extremity instrumentality past play of 4 strikes from 9 matches, Sarpsborg winger Frederik Carstensen is yet to diagnostic this twelvemonth due to the fact that of an injury.

S08 are besides airy connected options astatine centre-back, with Sigurd Rosted picking up an ankle occupation astatine the extremity of April versus KFUM.

Joining his teammate successful ankle-related agony, near winger Michael Opoku is expected to instrumentality to the transportation erstwhile again this month.

Part of the Norway squad looking to upset the established bid astatine the apical of planetary football, Viking defender Falchener is distant astatine the World Cup.

The league-leading visitors besides person a brace of injury-related absences successful the signifier of Veton Berisha (knock) and Martin Roseth (knee).

Netting braces successful 2 of his past 3 appearances earlier the break, Peter Christiansen should pb the enactment for the Dark Blues astatine Sarpsborg Stadion.

Sarpsborg 08 imaginable starting lineup:

N'Diaye; Niyukuri, Utvik, Koch, Hiim; Halvorsen, Christiansen, Nibe; Sorli, Williams, Karlsbakk

Viking FK imaginable starting lineup:

Belko; Heggheim, Bertelsen, Bjorshol, Auklend; Moi, Austbo, Visted, Kvia-Egeskog, Tripic; Christiansen

We say: Sarpsborg 08 0-2 Viking FK

Unbeaten successful the Eliteserien astatine Sarpsborg Stadion since April 2017, in-form Viking volition beryllium mightily assured of signaling a affirmative effect this weekend.

Sarpsborg volition beryllium hopeful that the summertime interruption has kicked the Dark Blues retired of their groove, however, an distant triumph appears likely.

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