Norwegian outfit Viking gained a creditable 3-3 draw with Bundesliga holders Bayern Munich in their most recent home game in the league phase of the UEFA Champions League and will hope they can finally get over the line this week when they host Sabah.
Sabah have already triumphed against Slavia Praha and head into their 11th match in this season’s competition having lost 2-1 at home to Borussia Dortmund in their most recent UEFA Champions League outing.
Viking v Sabah Tips Summary
Best Bet - Viking to win & both teams to score @ 13/10
Alternative Bet - Peter Christiansen to score at any time @ 10/11
Bet Builder - Over 2 goals, Akim Zedadka to be booked & Kaheem Parris 1+ shot on target @ 33/4
Viking v Sabah Prediction
Best Bet: Viking to win & both teams to score @ 13/10
Few will have expected either Viking or Sabah to have made much headway in the league phase of the UEFA Champions League, and it could be the hosting Norwegians who claim a win in this clash.
Viking rose to the occasion when a late goal earned them a 3-3 draw with Bayern Munich in their last home game in Europe and they have won the other 13 of the last 14 matches they have faced on their own patch.
That just tips the balance in their favour, although their Azerbaijani opponents Sabah have recovered well from a 4-0 loss at Manchester United to beat Slavia Praha and narrowly lose 2-1 to Borussia Dortmund.
They can find the net on their trip to Norway but it is likely that the home side will prevail and claim their first league-phase win of the campaign.
Alternative Bet: Peter Christiansen to score at any time @ 10/11
Viking have scored five goals in their three league-phase outings and forward Peter Christiansen has proved to be one of their most dangerous performers.
He scored in the first leg of their play-off against Croatian outfit Dinamo Zagreb and was also on target in the 3-3 draw against Bayern Munich and contributed the goal when they went down 3-1 at Aston Villa last time out.
Christiansen was unable to get on the scoresheet when Viking fell to a 3-2 loss to Bodo/Glimt on Friday, but he has scored six goals in his five Eliteserien games before that so is clearly in a rich vein of form.
Viking v Sabah Bet Builder Tip
Over 2 goals
Akim Zedadka to be booked
Kaheem Parris to have a shot on target
Pays 33/4
A central theme that has emerged from these teams’ UEFA Champions League matches this season is the large number of goals they have featured.
There have been at least four in each of Viking’s five games in Europe’s top club competition, while there have been at least three in all but one of Sabah’s last seven UEFA Champions League outings, so it would be a surprise if over 2.5 goals was not a winning bet.
Sabah started their UEFA Champions League campaign way back in July and reaching the league phase has been a major achievement.
The games are getting tough now and it would not be a surprise if midfielder Akim Zedadka picked up a booking on Wednesday, particularly as he was cautioned in both of their last two outings against Slavia Praha and Borussia Dortmund.
One positive for the Azerbaijani visitors would be if Kaheem Parris is able to have a shot on target.
The Jamaican tested the Slavia goalkeeper twice in the 2-0 win over the Czech First league leaders, while he scored the opener and registered another shot on target against Dortmund, so he can repeat the dose in Wednesday’s assignment.
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Key Match Stats
Viking have won 13 of their last 14 home matches
Both teams have scored in all five of Viking’s UEFA Champions League fixtures this season
There have been at least three goals in six of Sabah’s last seven UEFA Champions League games this season
A Viking win with both teams scoring has been a winning bet in eight of the Norwegian’s last 10 home matches
Sabah have scored in all but one of their 11 games in this season’s UEFA Champions League
There have been at least four goals in Viking’s five UEFA Champions League outings this term
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