Table
| # | Team | PP | W | D | LL | +/- | GDGD | PtsPTS | Form | Next |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 15 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 37-11 | +26 | 35 | D W W W W |  | |
2 | 14 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 34-14 | +20 | 34 | W L W W D | | |
3 | 15 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 26-15 | +11 | 31 | L D D W W |  | |
4 | 14 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 22-14 | +8 | 25 | L L W W L |  | |
5 | 14 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 25-19 | +6 | 23 | L W D L W |  | |
6 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 15-16 | -1 | 21 | W W W D W |  | |
7 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 22-24 | -2 | 20 | L W L W W |  | |
8 | 15 | 6 | 1 | 8 | 30-25 | +5 | 19 | L L W W L |  | |
9 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 19-18 | +1 | 18 | L D W W W |  | |
10 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 20-26 | -6 | 18 | D D L L L |  | |
11 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 13-20 | -7 | 15 | D L D L L |  | |
12 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 15-27 | -12 | 14 | D W L L L |  | |
13 | 14 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 19-29 | -10 | 13 | D D D L D |  | |
14 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 15-25 | -10 | 12 | W D L L L |  | |
15 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 12-23 | -11 | 12 | L L L D L |  | |
16 | 15 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 16-34 | -18 | 10 | W L L L W | |
About
Start face Viking in the Eliteserien (Norway). Kick-off is scheduled for August 1, 2026, 16:00. The venue is Sparebanken Norge Arena Kristiansand in Kristiansand. The referee is Christian Moen.
The two sides have met 6 times before — Start won 1, Viking won 3 and 2 matches ended in a draw. The aggregate score across those meetings is 12–21. In the last five head-to-head games Start won 1, Viking won 3 and 1 was drawn. Their most recent meeting on May 16, 2026 in the Eliteserien ended 6:3 with Viking coming out on top.
Start come into this game with 1 win, 0 draws and 4 defeats in their last five matches (WLLLL), scoring 4 goals and conceding 12. Viking come into this game with 2 wins, 2 draws and 1 defeat in their last five matches (DWWLD), scoring 6 goals and conceding 5.
In the Eliteserien table, Start sit 16th with 10 points from 15 matches (2W, 4D, 9L), with 16 goals scored and 34 conceded; their recent league form shows 2 wins, 0 draws and 3 defeats. Viking sit 2nd with 34 points from 14 matches (11W, 1D, 2L), with 34 goals scored and 14 conceded; their recent league form shows 3 wins, 1 draw and 1 defeat. The table has 16 teams, led by Bodoe/Glimt.
The average age of the Start squad is 24.7. The average age of the Viking squad is 25.2.