MATCH PREVIEW

Bayern München take a three-point table advantage to Viking

What is at stake, with the data behind it

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Viking’s home output contrasts with Bayern München’s goalless away record this season, while absences on both sides add context to the central pre-match question.

Before kickoff

Table gap meets contrasting venue records

The pre-match provisional table puts Bayern München at #2 with 3 points from 1 game, while Viking are #29 with 0 points from 1 game. Bayern are 3 points ahead of Viking, and league leader Paris Saint Germain also have 3 points. The UEFA Champions League League Stage - 2 fixture is at SR-Bank Arena on Tuesday, October 13, 2026, with kickoff at 19:00 UTC.

Home scoring against an untested away record

Viking’s home record this league season is 1 win, 0 draws and 0 losses. They have scored 3 goals at home, averaging 3.00 per home game, and conceded 1, averaging 1.00. Bayern’s away record is 0 wins, 0 draws and 0 losses, with 0 goals scored and 0 conceded in away games. Viking’s recent-form sample is three matches — Draw, Win, Loss — while Bayern’s is one match, a Win, so neither set establishes a long-term trend.

Absences shape the question

Viking list A. Baertelsen, V. Berisha, S. Bjorshol, N. D’Agostino, K. Frimpong and M. Roseth as Missing Fixture; the supplied reasons are foot, thigh, knee, leg, off-the-roster and knee issues respectively. Bayern list T. Buchmann as Missing Fixture with a knee injury and J. Musiala as Missing Fixture with a muscle injury. Viking have used 4-3-3 in 3 matches; Bayern’s listed formation is 4-2-3-1, used in 1 match.

At kickoff, can Viking’s home scoring record expose Bayern’s unproductive away record despite the visitors’ stronger provisional league position?

Explore match and season data
Tue, Oct 13
SR-Bank Arena
Viking crest

Viking

29th in league
1W - 1D - 1L
Recent Form
L
VS
Bayern München crest

Bayern München

2nd in league
1W - 0D - 0L
Recent Form
W
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Goals/Game
2.0
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5.0
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Conceded/Game
2.0
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0.0
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Form Points
0
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3
League Context

Standings source snapshot

These are the saved source standings. They may predate this match; they are not a live or recalculated post-match table.

29th0 pts
Matchday3
2nd3 pts
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1Paris Saint GermainW1100613
2Bayern MünchenW1100503
3BarcelonaW1100513
4Manchester UnitedW1100403
5ComoW1100413
6VfB StuttgartW1100313
7Sporting CPW1100313
8Manchester CityW1100203
9Aston VillaW1100323
10LensW1100323
11Real BetisW1100323
12Borussia DortmundW1100323
13LiverpoolW1100213
14Real MadridW1100213
15ArsenalW1100103
16AEK Athens FCW1100103
17AS RomaD1010111
18Shakhtar DonetskD1010111
19PSV EindhovenD1010111
20FenerbahçeD1010111
21VillarrealL1001230
22LilleL1001230
23Slavia PrahaL1001230
24Club Brugge KVL1001230
25InterL1001120
26Atletico MadridL1001120
27NapoliL1001010
28Lask LinzL1001010
29VikingL1001130
30GalatasarayL1001130
31FC PortoL1001020
32RB LeipzigL1001140
33FeyenoordL1001150
34Sabah FAL1001040
35Slovan BratislavaL1001160
36Bodo/GlimtL1001050