Champions League · League phase, matchday 5 
Atlético Madrid vs Viking: Match Preview & Stats
Our picks
Model predictions are published 48 hours before kick-off
To take in the latest form and rest days, the predictions for this match come out on . (If either team plays another match in between, they come out once that match is over.)
See today's ready predictions →Our record
Atlético Madrid: 7 of 8 right
Viking: 2 of 3 right
Our result picks in each club's earlier matches on this site.
Match facts
- Competition
- Champions League, League phase, matchday 5
- Kick-off
- Venue
- Riyadh Air Metropolitano, Madrid
- Since last match
- Atlético Madrid: 3 days (LaLiga) · Getafe Viking: 4 days (Eliteserien) · Sabah FK (4‑1)
- Next match
- Atlético Madrid: 2 days (LaLiga) later Viking: 3 days (Eliteserien) later
Last starting XI
Atlético Madrid 4-4-2
- 13 Oblak
- 14 Llorente
- 2 Pubill
- 17 Hancko
- 3 Grimaldo
- 20 Simeone
- 6 Koke
- 16 Barrios
- 15 Baena
- 7 Lee
- 19 Álvarez
Coach: Diego Simeone 
vs Barcelona, 1-2 · LaLiga · 8 Nov
Viking 4-2-3-1
- 1 Østbø
- 5 Heggheim
- 6 Stensness
- 25 Falchener
- 28 Haugen
- 29 Moi
- 7 Askildsen
- 16 Bjørdal
- 26 Kvia-Egeskog
- 10 Tripić
- 22 Botheim
Coach: Morten Jensen 
vs Sabah FK, 4-1 · Champions League · 4 Nov
Our predicted line-ups come with our picks, 48 hours before kick-off. Until then: each club's last starting XI.
Injuries and suspensions
Atlético Madrid
- DF Cristian RomeroInjured · Late November 2026
Viking
- DF Henrik HeggheimInjured · About 1-2 weeks
Players listed as injured, suspended or away with their national team, with their expected return.
Missing Players Impact
Atlético Madrid
Moderate impact - DF Cristian Romero 3% attack · 4% mins
Viking
Moderate impact - DF Henrik Heggheim 2% attack · 7% mins
Share of team playing time and attacking output over the last 10 matches accounted for by unavailable players.
Game-State Scenarios & Goal Timing
Atlético Madrid
Viking
Reaction to scoring or conceding first and goal distribution across the last 15 matches.
Key Attacking Threats
Atlético Madrid
- 1. MF Álex Baena 2G · 3ATeam attack 14.0% Team shots 12.0%
- 2. FW Julián Álvarez 2G · 2ATeam attack 13.0% Team shots 16.0%
- 3. MF Alejandro Grimaldo 3G · 1ATeam attack 12.0% Team shots 9.0%
Viking
- 1. FW Zlatko Tripić 1G · 3ATeam attack 25.0% Team shots 18.0%
- 2. FW Peter Christiansen 2G · 1ATeam attack 17.0% Team shots 18.0%
- 3. FW Erik Botheim 2G · 1ATeam attack 14.0% Team shots 13.0%
Top available players by share of team attacking production and shot volume over the last 10 matches.
Scoring trends
| Scoring trends | Atlético Madrid | Viking |
|---|---|---|
| Over 1.5 goals | 8/10 | 10/10 |
| Over 2.5 goals | 4/10 | 9/10 |
| Over 3.5 goals | 1/10 | 8/10 |
| Both teams scored | 4/10 | 8/10 |
| Clean sheet | 5/10 | 2/10 |
| Failed to score | 1/10 | 0/10 |
| Goals per match (scored / conceded) | 1.6 / 0.7 | 3.4 / 1.5 |
Last 10 matches, all competitions, results after 90 minutes.
Form guide
Atlético Madrid
- L 1-2 vs Barcelona (H) LaLiga · 8 Nov
- L 0-2 vs
Bayern München (H) Champions League · 3 Nov - W 2-0 at
Levante (A) LaLiga · 31 Oct - W 1-0 vs
Deportivo A Coruña (H) LaLiga · 24 Oct - D 1-1 at
VfB Stuttgart (A) Champions League · 20 Oct
Viking
- W 5-1 vs KFUM (H) Eliteserien · 8 Nov
- W 4-1 vs Sabah FK (H) Champions League · 4 Nov
- L 2-3 at
Bodø/Glimt (A) Eliteserien · 30 Oct - W 3-1 vs Tromsø (H) Eliteserien · 25 Oct
- L 1-3 at
Aston Villa (A) Champions League · 21 Oct
Last five competitive matches before kick-off, all competitions, results after 90 minutes.
When the goals come
Atlético Madrid
- 1-15 minutes: 1 scored, 0 conceded
- 16-30 minutes: 1 scored, 0 conceded
- 31-45 minutes: 0 scored, 2 conceded
- 46-60 minutes: 1 scored, 2 conceded
- 61-75 minutes: 0 scored, 1 conceded
- 76-90 minutes: 1 scored, 0 conceded
Viking
- 1-15 minutes: 1 scored, 1 conceded
- 16-30 minutes: 2 scored, 3 conceded
- 31-45 minutes: 1 scored, 2 conceded
- 46-60 minutes: 0 scored, 2 conceded
- 61-75 minutes: 1 scored, 2 conceded
- 76-90 minutes: 4 scored, 0 conceded
Goals in each 15-minute period, Champions League this season. Stoppage time counts with its half.
Top scorers
Atlético Madrid
| Player | G | A |
|---|---|---|
| Ademola Lookman | 1 | 1 |
| Julián Álvarez | 1 | 1 |
| Marcos Llorente | 1 | 0 |
| Pablo Barrios | 1 | 0 |
Viking
| Player | G | A |
|---|---|---|
| Zlatko Tripić | 2 | 3 |
| Erik Botheim | 2 | 1 |
| Peter Christiansen | 2 | 1 |
| Gianni Stensness | 1 | 0 |
| Henrik Falchener | 1 | 0 |
Goals and assists in the Champions League this season.
Corners and yellow cards
Atlético Madrid Viking - 3.8 Corners won 7.0
- 6.2 Corners conceded 8.0
- 0.8 Yellow cards 1.8
- 1.2 Opponents' yellow cards 1.0
Per match in the Champions League this season. Average per club and match: 4.7 corners, 1.7 yellow cards.
Attack and defence ratings
Atlético MadridViking0 to 100 against this season's Champions League clubs (100 = best). The rating is our model's long-run strength before this match: it uses the last three years and counts recent matches most, so a few results do not move it at once. Under each rating: this season's actual goals per match.
Head-to-head
Atlético Madrid and Viking have not met in our records since 2010.
Table
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | Goals | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Paris Saint-Germain | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 20:5 | +15 | 12 |
| 2 |  Real Madrid | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 13:7 | +6 | 12 |
| 3 |  Arsenal | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 8:3 | +5 | 10 |
| 4 |  Como | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 19:6 | +13 | 9 |
| 5 | Barcelona | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 14:6 | +8 | 9 |
| 6 | Aston Villa | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 12:6 | +6 | 9 |
| 7 |  Manchester City | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 12:7 | +5 | 9 |
| 8 |  Liverpool | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 14:10 | +4 | 9 |
| 9 |  Club Brugge | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 11:7 | +4 | 9 |
| 10 |  Sporting CP | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 8:4 | +4 | 9 |
| 11 |  Real Betis | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 8:6 | +2 | 9 |
| 12 |  Borussia Dortmund | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 7:5 | +2 | 9 |
| 13 | Bayern München | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 12:5 | +7 | 8 |
| 14 | VfB Stuttgart | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7:4 | +3 | 7 |
| 15 |  Inter | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 8:6 | +2 | 6 |
| 16 |  LASK | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 10:9 | +1 | 6 |
| 17 |  Manchester United | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 8:8 | 0 | 6 |
| 18 |  Galatasaray | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 8:9 | -1 | 6 |
| 19 |  Fenerbahçe | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6:11 | -5 | 5 |
| 20 |  Roma | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 10:8 | +2 | 4 |
| 21 |  Shakhtar Donetsk | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4:4 | 0 | 4 |
| 22 | Viking | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 9:10 | -1 | 4 |
| 23 | Atlético Madrid | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4:5 | -1 | 4 |
| 24 |  PSV Eindhoven | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3:4 | -1 | 4 |
| 25 | Bodø/Glimt | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4:9 | -5 | 4 |
| 26 |  FC Porto | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 6:7 | -1 | 3 |
| 27 |  Napoli | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 6:11 | -5 | 3 |
| 28 |  Villarreal | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 8:14 | -6 | 3 |
| 29 |  AEK Athens | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5:11 | -6 | 3 |
| 30 |  RB Leipzig | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5:11 | -6 | 3 |
| 31 | Sabah FK | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4:10 | -6 | 3 |
| 32 |  Feyenoord | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4:11 | -7 | 3 |
| 33 |  Lens | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4:16 | -12 | 3 |
| 34 |  Slavia Prague | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5:9 | -4 | 1 |
| 35 |  Lille | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4:10 | -6 | 1 |
| 36 |  Slovan Bratislava | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1:17 | -16 | 0 |
Our table from the results; the two clubs of this match are highlighted. Full table
Season projection
MembersWhere these two clubs are projected to finish in the Champions League: average points, likely range and chances.
| Club | Pts | Avg pts | Likely | Top 8 | Play-off round | Win it |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlético Madrid | 4 | |||||
| Viking | 4 |
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