IK Start vs Viking FK Predictions

Go for goals as Viking head to Start

Viking have scored three goals or more in five of their 14 Eliteserien games this season and over 3.5 goals is the recommended bet for Saturday’s clash at Sor Arena, where IK Start host Viking.

They are second in the league, 14 places and 24 points above rock-bottom IK Start. The hosts have won just twice in 15 games this season, while Viking have 11 wins from their 14 matches.

These are tough times for IK Start, with five of their last seven Eliteserien matches ending in defeat. They were 2-1 winners against Kristiansund last weekend, but Viking have enjoyed two straight victories against them and have recorded nine wins in the last 11 head-to-heads.

Both teams have been disappointing defensively of late. IK Start have conceded 34 goals in the Eliteserien this season – an average of 2.27 per game – while Viking have failed to keep a clean sheet in eight of their last ten league matches.

Viking can secure a comfortable win in this game, and a 3-1 victory for the visitors appeals as the correct score. Both teams have scored in six of IK Start’s last eight Eliteserien games and in Viking’s last three, but Viking have won the last two meetings with IK Start by two or more goals.

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