Soccer Pick (August 1): Viking vs. Sandefjord (Norway Tippeligaen)
Norwegian Tippeligaen: Viking (5th) vs. Sandefjord (16th)
Viking at home: 6W-2D-1L
Viking overall: 8W-5D-5L
Sandefjord away: 0W-1D-8L
Sandefjord overall: 1W-4D-13L
- Viking have outscored opponents 20-5 at home this season.
- Sandefjord have been outscored 19-5 away from home this season.
- Five of Viking’s eight wins this season have been by multiple goals. All five times have been at home.
- Sandefjord have lost by multiple goals six times this season.
- Viking have scored multiple goals six times in nine home matches this season.
- Sandefjord have allowed multiple goals six times in nine away matches this season.
- Viking have five clean sheets at home this season, and they’ve allowed more than one goal only once at home thus far, in a 2-1 loss to current league leaders Rosenborg on May 24.
- Sandefjord have failed to score in their last five away matches.
- In the three home games since the defeat to Rosenborg (two league games, one Norwegian Cup game), Viking have outscored their opponents 9-1.
- Sandefjord come in winless in their last five matches, and they’ve been outscored 11-3 in those five matches (four defeats, one draw).
SIDE PICK: VIKING -1 ½ -140 (Bodog) vs. Sandefjord











