Viking 5-1 Haugesund – Result & Analysis

Poisson rates Viking at 57% — current form provides partial corroboration, though signals are mixed in this Viking vs Haugesund encounter.

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A Eliteserien encounter, Regular Season - 29 sees Haugesund travel to SR-Bank Arena to take on Viking. The game is scheduled for Saturday 23 November 2024, 16:00 UTC.

Form Guide

Viking — All Games: 6W 2D 2L from 10 Eliteserien outings this season, averaging 2.00 points per game. Last five: W D W W W. They are averaging 2.40 goals per game — a high-scoring output that makes them a genuine attacking threat in any fixture. 2 clean sheets from 10 outings provides some defensive foundation. Both teams have scored in 80% of their matches — an extremely high rate that makes BTTS Yes a well-supported standalone angle from their form alone.

In front of their own supporters this season, Viking have posted 7W 2D 1L at SR-Bank Arena — 2.30 PPG. They are averaging 2.40 goals per home game — a prolific scoring rate in front of their own fans. 4 home clean sheets from 10 games (40%) — a solid defensive base on their own ground. BTTS has landed in 60% of their home matches — a rate that supports the Yes angle in this fixture.

Across all Eliteserien games this season, Haugesund have recorded 3W 4D 3L from 10 outings — 1.30 PPG. Last five: L D L W W. Their scoring rate of 0.80 per game is modest, conceding 1.20 — not a side to back heavily on the Over 2.5 from their form alone. 5 clean sheets from 10 games (50%) is an exceptional defensive record — they are keeping clean sheets more often than not. Both teams have scored in only 20% of their fixtures — a very low rate that strongly backs BTTS No.

Haugesund away from home this season: 1W 4D 5L from 10 away games — 0.70 PPG on the road. Away from home they average 1.10 goals scored and 2.00 conceded per game. Their away PPG of 0.70 is notably below their overall 1.30 — form away from home has been a clear weakness this season.

Viking are in the better shape of the two on current Eliteserien data — 0.70 PPG ahead (2.00 vs 1.30). That form margin is the baseline of a sensible selection even before other signals are layered in.

H2H

The rivalry is an even one: 3 wins apiece for Viking, 3 for Haugesund and 1 shared spoils from 7 past contests. Neither side holds a meaningful historical edge.

Goals have been a feature of this fixture. The last 7 meetings have averaged 3.6 per game — a rate that gives the Over 2.5 market a solid historical foundation. The most recent clash, on 21 Jul 2024, ended 0–1 with Haugesund winning.

With the win record balanced, the strongest H2H-derived signal is in the goals market. At 3.6 goals per game historically, Over 2.5 is the cleaner angle to extract from the head-to-head data.

Trading Patterns

Viking in-play and half-time data (58 games, 29 at home): they score before half-time in 66% of fixtures in home games; when goalless at HT, a second-half goal follows 100% of the time; two or more arrive in the second half on 59% of those occasions; BTTS occurs in 72% of their matches (home games); Over 2.5 goals lands in 59% of games (home games); Over 3.5 in 43%.

Haugesund in-play and half-time data (58 games, 29 at away): they score before half-time in 66% of fixtures in away games; when goalless at HT, a second-half goal follows 79% of the time; BTTS occurs in 48% of their matches (away games); Over 2.5 goals lands in 52% of games (away games); they fail to score in 38% of games.

BTTS rates are mixed from the trading data — Viking 64% versus Haugesund 45%; no strong lean in either direction. The over/under 2.5 picture is inconclusive from the in-play data (Viking 60% | Haugesund 48%).

Poisson Model

The Poisson distribution model projects Viking 2.16 xG and Haugesund 1.29 xG. These expected goals figures are the primary input: they feed a goal-probability matrix across all scoreline combinations to derive the result and market probabilities below. Underlying strength ratings: Viking attack 1.325 / defence 1.142 | Haugesund attack 0.892 / defence 1.088. League average goals — home 1.499 / away 1.268. Viking carry an above-average attack strength of 1.325 — their λ of 2.16 reflects genuine attacking quality above the league norm. Data: 58 Viking games / 58 Haugesund games used (CurrentSeason).

Result probabilities: Viking 57% | Draw 20% | Haugesund 22%. Fair-value odds: Viking 1.75 | Draw 5.00 | Haugesund 4.55. The model has a clear lean to Viking (57%) — a 35pp gap over the next-most-likely outcome reflects a meaningful statistical advantage.

Goals markets: Over 2.5 probability 67% | BTTS probability 64% | Total xG 3.45. Over 2.5 is the model's clear signal at 67% — a total xG of 3.45 means the expected score alone exceeds the 2.5 threshold, making the Over not just likely but structurally supported by both sides' attack/defence profiles. BTTS Yes at 64% reflects that both xG figures (2.16 / 1.29) are above the threshold where scoring blanks become the primary outcome — both sides are projected to find the net.

Analysis Verdict

On the Poisson output, Viking are the pick at 57% — clear model lean. Current-season form corroborates the Poisson lean — partial multi-source support. Draw No Bet is worth pricing alongside the outright: 20% draw probability makes the stalemate a live outcome even at this conviction level.

On the goals line, Poisson's 3.45 combined xG gives a 67% probability to Over 2.5 — strong, supported by form averaging 3.5 goals per game and H2H averaging 3.6 goals per meeting.

Poisson assigns a 64% probability to BTTS Yes based on the attack/defence strength model. Form rates corroborate: Viking 60% | Haugesund 50% BTTS from recent games.

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