Viking 2-1 Sandefjord: result and report

Eliteserien · Saturday 18 July 2026

Result

Viking 2-1 Sandefjord

Eliteserien · Saturday 18 July 2026, 16:00 UTC · SR-Bank Arena, Stavanger · half-time 1-0

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Viking 2-1 Sandefjord: match report

Viking defeated Sandefjord 2-1 in the Eliteserien on Saturday 18 July 2026 at SR-Bank Arena. The half-time score was 1-0.

Zlatko Tripic opened the scoring in the 9th minute. Viking's goals came from Zlatko Tripic (9', penalty) and Edvin Austbø (79'). Sandefjord scored through Evangelos Patoulidis (54').

Discipline: Viking received 3 yellow cards; Sandefjord received 3 yellow cards.

Going into the game Viking were 3rd on 27 points from 11 and Sandefjord 11th on 15 points from 12. In the current table Viking are 1st on 59 points and Sandefjord are 12th on 27 points.

Viking lined up in a 4-1-4-1 and Sandefjord in a 4-1-4-1. The highest match rating in our data went to Zlatko Tripic of Viking (8.0), ahead of Edvin Austbø (7.5).

Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 7 Viking wins, 1 draw and 2 for Sandefjord.

Going into the match Viking's last five read L-W-W-W-W and Sandefjord's D-L-D-L-W.

Data as of 5 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 9'Penalty goal · Zlatko TripicViking · 1-0
  • 45+3'Yellow card · Kristoffer AskildsenViking
  • 45+4'Yellow card · Marcus MelchiorSandefjord
  • 54'Goal · Evangelos PatoulidisSandefjord · 1-1
  • 61'Yellow card · Zlatko TripicViking
  • 66'Yellow card · Bendik BerntsenSandefjord
  • 75'Yellow card · Sebastian Holm MathisenSandefjord
  • 79'Goal · Edvin AustbøViking · 2-1
  • 79'Yellow card · Edvin AustbøViking

Form and table

#TeamPWDLGFGAGDPtsForm
1Viking2519246426+3859WWWWL
12Sandefjord2576122634-827WDLLW

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Head-to-head

10 meetings: Viking 7, draws 1, Sandefjord 2.

Team news

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Viking line-up (4-1-4-1)

Lubomir Belko, Henrik Heggheim, Gianni Stensness, Henrik Falchener, Kristoffer Haugen, Tobias Moi, Niklas Fuglestad, Kristoffer Askildsen, Simen Kvia-Egeskog, Zlatko Tripic, Peter Christiansen

Sandefjord line-up (4-1-4-1)

Elias Hadaya, Fredrik Carson Pedersen, Xander Lambrix, Stian Kristiansen, Vetle Walle Egeli, Sander Risan Mørk, Evangelos Patoulidis, Edvard Sundbø Pettersen, Marcus Melchior, Bendik Berntsen, Nikolaj Möller

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