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Viking
Eliteserien · 1st
Play style · last 5
Leaning
Counter Attack
deep defending with fast direct transitions. Measured against Eliteserien; block height comes from how they press, not from tracking.
On Paper rating · last 14 matches
League table
1st
53 points from 22
On Paper
3rd
Chances made and conceded
2 places of disagreementthe table flatters them
This season
22
Pld
17
W
2
D
3
L
56
GF
20
GA
53
Pts
W
D
L
W
W
W
last 6
Won 2–0 away at Brann · Oct 9
That's how they've played so far. Where the model has Viking finishing in May, and the odds on going down, come with a free account.
What the numbers say
Season to date, measured against the rest of the division.
Attack
Nobody in the division has shot more
345 attempts, more than any other side. Whether they are the right attempts is a separate question.
345
shots
Attack
Riding a hot streak in front of goal
Scoring about 36% above what their shots support. Enjoy it, but this is the part that regresses first.
1.36
goals per expected
Defence
They win the ball back
4th in the division for tackles. A side doing that much defending is either pressing well or living without the ball.
355
tackles
Defence
They win it in the air
2nd in the division for aerial duels won.
383
aerials won
Overall
They keep hold of it
Dispossessed fewer times than almost anyone in the division.
139
dispossessed
Against the rest of the division
Where the squad's season totals sit among the 16 clubs.
Big chances created
1st of 16
62
Shots
1st of 16
345
About 15.7 a match.
Key passes
2nd of 16
266
Chance creation is not the problem.
Goals
1st of 16
54
Duels won
2nd of 16
1075
They win the physical exchanges.
Tackles
4th of 16
355
They do a lot of defending, one way or another.
Clearances
4th of 16
571
A lot of the ball ends up in their own box.
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Who's driving it
The squad's leaders this season.
Highest rated
Zlatko Tripic
Attacker · Norway
8.07
Most goals
Peter Christiansen
Attacker · Denmark
11
Most assists
Zlatko Tripic
Attacker · Norway
20
Big chances created
Zlatko Tripic
Attacker · Norway
25
Duels won
Henrik Heggheim
Defender · Norway
122
Big chances missed
Peter Christiansen
Attacker · Denmark
11
Also playing
vs FC Bayern München
Champions League · Tue, Oct 13
at Aston Villa
Champions League · Wed, Oct 21
We don't model cup competitions, so there's no reading on these.
Coming up
The next 5 on the calendar.
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