Our analysis of all available data, including recent performances and player stats up until an hour before kickoff, suggested the most likely outcome of this match was a Viking FK win with a probability of 70.37%. A draw had a probability of 16.2% and a win for Sandefjord had a probability of 13.39%.
The most likely scoreline for a Viking FK win was 2-1 with a probability of 9.15%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-0 (8.45%) and 3-1 (8.01%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (6.96%), while for a Sandefjord win it was 1-2 (3.77%). The actual scoreline of 3-2 was predicted with a 4.3% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Viking FK would win this match.