Viking vs Strømsgodset betting tip 2024 - Picks and Predictions for the Eliteserien match on August 25th, 2024

Viking and Strømsgodset will on Sunday, August 25th, 2024 at 15:00h (UTC), play in a Eliteserien football game in Norway, check the Viking vs Strømsgodset betting tip 2024 to win with your bets.

Stadium and City where Viking vs Strømsgodset will occur

The game will be played in the small SR-Bank Arena stadium, in the city of Stavanger, with a capacity for 1000 spectators, who hope to help the team to surprise in this match.

Where to follow the live game

Including statistics, events and odds, you can follow the match live with access to all the information to help with your sports betting on Betarena.

Introduction to the Viking vs Strømsgodset betting tip 2024

The Eliteserien has had fewer goals than the previous season. Last season the tournament had an average of 3.12 goals scored per match, while now the competition has an average of 2.83 goals per match played.

Viking last match

Viking is coming off a loss. In its last outing they faced Rosenborg in a match valid for Eliteserien, and the match ended 2-1. The eleven coached by M. Jensen played in a 4-3-3 formation.

Before the kick-off the home team's defeat had odds of 2.45, which explains why it was considered a fairly even match.

The team's defensive line was far from their best in the contest. Sondre Flem Bjørshol had a terrible performance, failed at crucial moments, and became one of the leading players responsible for the negative result.

Strømsgodset last match

On the other hand, the visiting team arrives at this match after a victory in the last round. In a dispute valid for Eliteserien, Strømsgodset, who used a 5-4-1 formation, faced the Lillestrøm team with a final score of 3-2.

A win for the home team had odds of 2.20, which makes it clear that a close match was expected.

Viking vs Strømsgodset h2h

The last time these teams met was for a Eliteserien match, on 12-05-2024, referring to the 2024 season, which ended with a 0-1 win for Viking.

The previous match between these teams was a cliffhanger.

Viking

Eliteserien leaderboard now

The Viking team with 33 points currently occupies the 3rd place of the leaderboard, being in the qualifying place for the UEFA Champions League Qualifiers, with a campaign of 9 wins, 6 draws and 4 losses.

This means that Molde team, in 4th place, is close behind in the 20th round with a disadvantage of 2 points.

Viking analysis

At the end of round 19 in Eliteserien, Viking scored 32 goals and conceded 23 goals.

The average shooting on goal for the Viking team in the league is not the best. There are only 4.47 per game. This turns out to be another good indication that the team does not usually score many goals or give much work to the opposing goalkeepers.

The Viking team, knowing that teams with ball possession above 50% typically have some control over the opponents, usually tries to control the game with an average ball possession of 54.74%.

The team proves to be better playing in their own base, having 6 wins versus 1 loss, and 3 draws. They won 3 games playing as the visiting team.

While Strømsgodset has only managed to convert 23 of their 1660 attacks into goals, Viking has been much more successful with 1760 attacks and 32 goals.

Best goalscorer from Viking

At the individual level, in this competition's offensive sector, it is worth mentioning Zlatko Tripić. The Attacker has already scored 7 goals in the competition, being extremely important for Viking, who have benefited from his performances several times to achieve essential triumphs.

It is important to highlight that more than 50% of the goals scored by this player were from the penalty spot. More precisely, 4 of the 7 goals scored have this characteristic.

Historical data Viking

With 8 titles won in the history of the tournament, one of the leading names in the competition is the Viking team. The record of the team will impact the final outcome of the game and it will not be the first time the team has managed to impress their rivals with a win at a time when they are in poor form.

Strømsgodset

Eliteserien leaderboard now

Strømsgodset arrives in this game with 23 points, and in 9th place in the Eliteserien, having won 6 games in total and lost 8 times, making a total of 5 draws.

Which means that the team, has the same number of points in the 20th round that the Sarpsborg 08 team in 10th place.

Strømsgodset analysis

The goal difference is on the negative side for Strømsgodset, which after 19 rounds has conceded 29 but has only scored 23.

Best goalscorer from Strømsgodset

If we want to highlight a player in the team's offensive sector until this competition stage, we have to name Elias Melkersen. Strømsgodset owes some of their triumphs to the Attacker who scored 5 goals in this season.

Now a few markets where you can get some return from your bets:

Goals Top Betting Tips

It can also be interesting to bet on who will score in this match. The featured player of Viking is Zlatko Tripić, who has already scored 7 goals in the competition. On the other hand, the leading scorer of Strømsgodset is Elias Melkersen, he has scored in 5 opportunities.

Some study shows us that between 75-90 minutes is where most goals occur, this can be a good bet for those who follow the live game.

The bet on 2.5 goals less seems to be a good option, considering that Strømsgodset has an average of 1.1 goals per game as a visitor. This market is an option to use since Strømsgodset does not concede goals away from home.

Currently, at Bet365, the odds for the Total Goals Under 2.5 market are quoted at 2.7.

Corners Top Betting Tips

Good betting results could be obtained if one notes that there is an average of 6.02 corners per game.

Viking is usually quite offensive in their matches, and this has resulted in a high average of corner kicks in the competition. Currently, the team averages 6.05 corners per game played. Therefore, it might be interesting to bet on the over corner kicks of Viking in this match.

Cards Top Betting Tips

Highly disciplined, the teams have an average of only 3.11 yellow cards per match, when added together. In other words, the 'Under 4.5 cards' option looks like a great alternative for bettors.

This is a match with several good betting entries to have some return on sports betting.

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