Viking vs Start Prediction — Model Probabilities
Edge (pp): green = we see more probability than the market · gold = essentially even (±0.5pp) · red = we see less. The Decision above outranks any single row: the engine backs well-supported edges, not merely big ones.
Viking v Start — Team-Based Signals
Viking vs Start Head-to-Head — Last 6 Meetings
4-1
HT 1-0
Start
NOR
1-1
HT 0-0
Viking
NOR
1-1
HT 1-1
Start
HAZ
2-0
HT 1-0
Start
NOR
0-1
HT 0-1
Viking
NOR
0-3
HT 0-3
Viking
NOR
Viking 6-3 Start — Actual Match Statistics
Viking swept aside Start 6-3. It was 1-3 at half-time, meaning the result turned around in the second half. 9 goals made it one of the day's more open games.
As we said in the preview, our model had Viking as the likeliest winner at 79%, and the 6-3 landed on that lead. We had also flagged over 2.5 goals (63%), both teams to score (55%), and both reads landed as well.
On the day, Viking had 62% of the ball to Start's 38%, shots finished 16-9, expected goals 2.09 to 1.62.
Coming into the game, across their last 6 meetings in our records, Viking had the better of it with 4 wins, 2 drawn. Those games averaged 2.00 goals for Viking and 0.50 for Start.
What was the final score of Viking vs Start?
Viking 6-3 Start in the Norway - Eliteserien on 16/05/2026. The analysis above shows what our model predicted before kick-off next to what actually happened.
What did the model predict for Viking vs Start?
Before kick-off our model rated a Viking win the most likely single outcome at about 79%, with the full match-result split Viking 79%, draw 15%, Start 6%. The final score 6-3 confirmed our model's pre-match leads on Match Result (Viking), Over 2.5, BTTS Yes — a clean sweep of the main markets.