Viking
vs
Sabah FA
UEFA Champions League prediction
Our model says: Viking 2–1 Sabah FA
The model makes it 48% Viking, 25% draw, 27% Sabah FA — fair odds of 2.08, 4.00 and 3.70. Fair odds are simply 100 ÷ the probability; they are the model's own number, not a bookmaker's price.
Most likely scoreline: 2-1.
Expected goals: Viking 1.94, Sabah FA 1.33.
Both teams to score: 63%. Over 2.5 goals: 63%, under 2.5: 37%.
Model confidence: Medium — calls at this level have come off 46% of the time, over 2,028 settled matches.
Evenly matched: once home advantage is counted, neither side has a clear edge. In past matches rated this way the favourite won 41%, 28% were drawn and the underdog won 31%.
Published
Source: Fulltime Stats' own Dixon-Coles model, as of 21 October 2026. Viking's rating is built from 53 Eliteserien matches and Sabah FA's from 40 Azerbaijan Premier League matches, over this season and last, recent ones weighted most. Goal level and home advantage are this competition's own, measured over 695 matches.
Key facts
- Viking are 29th on 1 point from 2 games; Sabah FA are 25th on 3 points from 3 games — UEFA Champions League.
- Viking are unbeaten in their last 5 games (4 won), most recently a 3-2 win at home to Fredrikstad.
- Sabah FA have won 1 of their last 3 games, most recently a 1-2 defeat at home to Borussia Dortmund.
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Live win probability
From kick-offFrom kick-off, the split above updates here every few seconds as the model re-reads the score, the clock and any red cards.
Model insights: Viking vs Sabah FA
Has the model earned this number?
It puts Viking at 48% here. Across 4,371 settled matches (as of 21 October 2026), 2,030 forecasts have landed in the 40–50% band; those outcomes actually happened 45.9% of the time, against an average forecast of 43.8%. In this range the two line up, so the figure above can be read literally. The full record.
Form going into Viking vs Sabah FA
Viking
- D3-3Bayern München13 October 2026
- L1-3away to VfB Stuttgart9 September 2026
Sabah FA
- L1-2Borussia Dortmund20 October 2026
- W2-0Slavia Praha13 October 2026
- L0-4away to Manchester United10 September 2026
Up to 5 matches before kick-off, most recent first. The model rates each side on its goals over this season and last, adjusted for the opposition, rather than on these results alone, so read them as context — how the ratings are built.
UEFA Champions League table
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 | Viking | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | -2 | 1 |
| 25 | Sabah FA | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6 | -3 | 3 |
Where the two sides stand. Full table
Leading scorers: Viking and Sabah FA
Viking
GoalsAssists
- Z. Tripić32
Sabah FA
GoalsAssists
- J. Mickels41
- V. Simić30
Top 3 by league goals this season. Player availability is not part of the model — injuries and suspensions are a planned improvement.
Two sides the ratings cannot separate
Viking carry a model rating of 6.93 against 6.91 for Sabah FA. The scale is anchored so that an average side in one of Europe's big five leagues sits at 6.85, and it is adjusted for the strength of each team's league, so the two numbers are comparable even across borders.
A gap that small is inside the noise of the rating itself — treat the two as level.
The model expects goals
Under the hood the model expects 1.94 goals for Viking and 1.33 for Sabah FA. Those two numbers, not the scoreline, are what the model actually estimates; everything else is derived from them.
Viking rate 1.09 in attack and 0.92 in defence, where 1 is league average and a lower defensive number is better; Sabah FA rate 1.03 and 0.91.
Where the model differs from the table
The table and the model disagree here: the standings favour Sabah FA, while our numbers lean the other way. The model weights recent expected goals rather than results already banked, so it moves before the table does.
How this was produced
Publicly tracked record so far: 2,110 correct results out of 4,378 settled predictions (48%), with 443 exact scorelines (10%). That log is updated automatically after every match and is never edited.
Full method: how the model works.
Once the match starts, the win probabilities at the top update live from the score, the clock and any sendings-off.
Team comparison
Bars show each side's share of the two-team total, based on the model's attack/defence ratings and expected goals for this fixture.
Why the model favours this side
The model gives Viking the highest probability at 48%, based on each side's rolling attack and defence ratings estimated from recent match data. The model projects 1.94 expected goals for Viking against 1.33 for Sabah FA. Viking's attack/defence rating is 1.09/0.92 versus the league average (1.00 = average), compared with 1.03/0.91 for Sabah FA.
Goal trends
Over 1.5 goals
Over 2.5 goals
Over 3.5 goals
Both teams score
Outer rings: how often Viking's most recent matches in our records (any competition, kept since July 2026) and Sabah FA's most recent league matches before kick-off (up to 10 games; the count is under each ring) went over the line. Middle ring: the model's own probability for this match, from the same expected goals as the prediction above. Past matches are context; the middle ring is the estimate. Not betting advice.
Season stats
Viking at home · Sabah FA away
League matches only, this season — Viking in the Eliteserien, Sabah FA in the Premyer Liqa. Rates are per game, since the two sides have not always played the same number; the tinted figure is the better one, where better is not a matter of taste. Source: API-Football season statistics, refreshed after each league match.
Goals scored and conceded, by minute
All league matches this season: Viking 23 in the Eliteserien, Sabah FA 7 in the Premyer Liqa.
Viking score most often in the 0–15 minute window (15 goals); Sabah FA have let in 0 there.
Sabah FA score most often in the 46–60 minute window (4 goals); Viking have let in 4 there.
Each cell counts the league goals that went in during that 15-minute window. Each side's goals sit above the goals its opponent has let in over the same minutes; the darker the cell, the more goals in that window. Stoppage time counts in the last window of its half. Source: API-Football season statistics, refreshed after each league match; own goals are not always counted on the same side as in the table, so a row can be a goal off it. Context, not a prediction.
The next 3 matches, by difficulty
Viking
- vs KFUM Oslo8 Nov · Eliteserienwin 67%
- at Tromso21 Nov · Eliteserienwin 47%
Sabah FA
- vs Şamaxı FK8 Nov · Premyer Liqawin 74%
- at Sumqayıt20 Nov · Premyer Liqawin 62%
- vs Barcelona25 Nov · UEFA Champions Leaguewin 25%
Each side's next matches on our board after this one. The colour is how strong the opponent is, from easier to harder as on the scale above: its model rating ranked among the teams of that competition, in fifths, so bright red is the top fifth whoever is playing it. The win figure is this side's own chance in that match, which is where venue and its own level come in. A match already on our board links to its own prediction; the rest follow as their week comes up.