Viking 3-2 Fredrikstad: result and AI prediction

AI match recap

Viking return to domestic duty with the league lead and a formidable home record, but must quickly move on from their European midweek. Fredrikstad have become harder to break down and travel with a more proactive plan than simply protecting their penalty area. Their midfield is disrupted by Max Nilsson's suspension, however, and that makes the hosts' press and second-ball game especially influential. The visitors' clearest route is to turn Viking's attacking commitment into fast breaks before sustained home pressure takes hold.

Head-to-head analysis

Viking have won the last three meetings and took the reverse fixture earlier this season. The broader recent record also favours the Stavanger side, although Fredrikstad did win the corresponding away league meeting in the previous campaign.

Injuries and absences

Viking are without several squad options, including defenders Sondre Bjørshol and Marius Roseth, midfielder Kristoffer Askildsen, and forwards Veton Berisha and Nicholas D'Agostino. Fredrikstad's more immediate structural issue is Nilsson's suspension, which leaves Røjkjær to reconfigure the midfield alongside Leach Holm.

Form (last 5)

Viking vs Fredrikstad stats

Last meetings

• 2026-04-25Fredrikstad 1-2 Viking
• 2025-11-23Fredrikstad 0-1 Viking
• 2025-06-22Viking 3-0 Fredrikstad
• 2025-03-01Viking 2-0 Fredrikstad
• 2024-09-22Fredrikstad 3-2 Viking
• 2024-04-21Viking 1-1 Fredrikstad

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