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Norway · Eliteserien
Start logo
Start
LLLWL
Full time 0-3 HT 0-3
Viking logo
Viking
WWLWW
Date1 Aug 2026VenueSparebanken Sor ArenaRoundRegular Season - 16Match pageFull

Match overview

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Start face Viking in Eliteserien in Norway. The match is scheduled for Saturday, 1 August 2026 at 19:00 at Sparebanken Sor Arena.

Use the sections below to compare form, standings, previous meetings, lineups, events and match statistics.

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League table snapshot

Where the two clubs stand

Eliteserien · Season 2026

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Start logo EliteserienStart #16
Played17 Points10 GD-22 W-D-L2-4-11
L L W L L 15–16: Relegation
Viking logo EliteserienViking #2
Played17 Points40 GD+23 W-D-L13-1-3
W D W W L 1–2: UCL (Q)

Table positions are for this fixture’s competition and season. Updated 16 Aug 2026, 00:00.

Key match trends

Viking have won 4 of their last 5 matches.
2 of the last 8 meetings between these two have ended level.

Head-to-head summary

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Start wins

1

Draws

2

Viking wins

5

Average goals

4.5

Both scored

63%

Over 2.5 goals

63%

First-half goals

1.63

Meetings analysed

8

Start logo

Start

Rating 1.7/10

Played

6

Goals

4

Conceded

13

Both scored

50%

Clean sheets

0

Points rate

1.7/10

Viking logo

Viking

Rating 5.6/10

Played

6

Goals

8

Conceded

7

Both scored

83%

Clean sheets

0

Points rate

5.6/10

Match predictions

Start vs Viking

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Recent form comparison

Start form rating: 1.7/10. Viking form rating: 5.6/10.

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Previous meetings

8 meetings with an average of 4.5 goals.

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Team selections

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Form, standings, H2H, lineups, events and statistics are shown whenever they are available for this fixture.

Match trends

Recent patterns around this fixture

  • Viking have won 4 of their last 5 matches.
  • 2 of the last 8 meetings between these two have ended level.
Match note: Team news, injuries, venue changes and confirmed lineups can change the outlook before kickoff. Check official club or competition channels for late updates.
Start0-3Viking
47%Ball Possession53%
Comparison
21Total Shots9
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2Shots on Goal7
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11Shots off Goal1
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8Blocked Shots1
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16Shots inside box6
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5Shots outside box3
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6Corner Kicks5
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1Offsides2
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12Fouls11
Comparison
2Yellow Cards3
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2Goalkeeper Saves5
Comparison
394Total passes446
Comparison
317Passes accurate362
Comparison
80%Passes %81%
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1.73Expected goals1.28
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0.30goals_prevented0.30
Comparison
Ratings

Top performers

Viljar VevatneViljar Vevatne93 minutes8.2
Zlatko TripićZlatko Tripić93 minutes8.0
Peter ChristiansenPeter Christiansen74 minutes8.0
John Olav NorheimJohn Olav Norheim93 minutes7.9
Edvin AustbøEdvin Austbø66 minutes7.9
Sondre Flem BjørsholSondre Flem Bjørshol65 minutes7.7
Tom StrannegårdTom Strannegård93 minutes7.5
Kristoffer AskildsenKristoffer Askildsen93 minutes7.5
CoachAzar Karadas ▦Formation3-4-1-2
Jacob Pryts1 Jacob Pryts
Jens Berland Husebø28 Jens Berland Husebø
John Olav Norheim6 John Olav Norheim
Erlend Dahl Reitan29 Erlend Dahl Reitan
Tom Strannegård16 Tom Strannegård
Hakon Lorentzen20 Hakon Lorentzen
Steve Mvoué10 Steve Mvoué
Ousmane Diallo Toure27 Ousmane Diallo Toure
Eirik Schulze11 Eirik Schulze
James Ampofo22 James Ampofo
Jesper Cornelius17 Jesper Cornelius
Jacob PrytsG · #1
Erlend Dahl ReitanD · #29
John Olav NorheimD · #6
Jens Berland HusebøD · #28
Ousmane Diallo ToureM · #27
Steve MvouéM · #10
Hakon LorentzenM · #20
Tom StrannegårdM · #16
Eirik SchulzeF · #11
Jesper CorneliusF · #17
James AmpofoF · #22
Squad depth

Substitutes

Dennis Birkenes#39 · G
Altin Ujkani#3 · D
Johan Meyer#4 · D
Lukas Hjelleset Gausdal#30 · M
Deni Dashaev#12 · D
Markus Soomets#14 · M
Santino Samuyiwa#35 · M
CoachBjarte Aarsheim ▦Formation4-3-3
Arild Østbø1 Arild Østbø
Kristoffer Haugen28 Kristoffer Haugen
Viljar Vevatne3 Viljar Vevatne
Henrik Heggheim5 Henrik Heggheim
Sondre Flem Bjørshol18 Sondre Flem Bjørshol
Simen Kvia-Egeskog26 Simen Kvia-Egeskog
Tobias Moi29 Tobias Moi
Kristoffer Askildsen7 Kristoffer Askildsen
Edvin Austbø17 Edvin Austbø
Peter Christiansen20 Peter Christiansen
Zlatko Tripić10 Zlatko Tripić
Arild ØstbøG · #1
Sondre Flem BjørsholD · #18
Henrik HeggheimD · #5
Viljar VevatneD · #3
Kristoffer HaugenD · #28
Kristoffer AskildsenM · #7
Tobias MoiM · #29
Simen Kvia-EgeskogM · #26
Zlatko TripićF · #10
Peter ChristiansenF · #20
Edvin AustbøF · #17
Squad depth

Substitutes

Ľubomír Belko#30 · G
Vetle Auklend#24 · D
Fillip Voster Botnen#38 · D
Herman Johan Haugen#2 · D
Ola Visted#15 · M
Niklas Kemp Fuglestad#23 · F
Ruben Alte#16 · M
Jakob Segadal Hansen#33 · M
Romano Postema#11 · F
StartMatch eventsViking
  1. PENALTY GOALZ. Tripic
    5'⚽
  2. GOALP. Christiansen
    18'⚽
  3. GOALE. AustboP. Christiansen
    22'⚽
  4. YELLOW CARDZ. Tripic
    33'🟨
  5. YELLOW CARDS. Bjorshol
    34'🟨
  6. YELLOW CARDJ. Ampofo
    45+2'🟨
  7. HT · 0-3
  8. YELLOW CARDT. Moi
    57'🟨
  9. SUBSTITUTIONE. SchulzeD. Dashaev
    60'↔
  10. SUBSTITUTIONS. BjorsholH. J. Haugen
    66'↔
  11. SUBSTITUTIONE. AustboO. Visted
    66'↔
  12. YELLOW CARDS. Mvoue
    68'🟨
  13. SUBSTITUTIONJ. AmpofoS. Samuyiwa
    69'↔
  14. SUBSTITUTIONP. ChristiansenR. Postema
    74'↔
  15. SUBSTITUTIONK. HaugenV. Auklend
    75'↔
  16. SUBSTITUTIONH. HeggheimF. Botnen
    86'↔
  17. SUBSTITUTIONJ. HuseboJ. Meyer
    89'↔
  18. SUBSTITUTIONS. MvoueL. Gausdal
    89'↔
  19. FT · 0-3
16 May 2026Viking v Start6–3
06 Feb 2026Viking v Start4–0
23 Mar 2025Start v Viking4–3
25 Apr 2021Viking v Start3–3
28 Nov 2020Viking v Start4–1
04 Jul 2020Start v Viking1–1
02 Oct 2016Viking v Start2–0
02 Apr 2016Start v Viking0–1
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