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Champions League · League phase, matchday 2 Match report

Viking 3-3 Bayern München: Result, Match Stats and Our Prediction

3-3Full time
Lyse Arena, Stavanger

Our picks against the result

9 of 13 right

  • Result Bayern München win71% 3-3
  • Double chance Bayern München or draw (X2)87% 3-3
  • Both teams to score Yes65% Yes
  • Goals over/under 2.5 Over 2.572% 6 goals
  • More corners Bayern München83% Bayern München (7-15)
  • Yellow cards Below average 4 yellow cards · league 3.6
  • Yellow cards 4 yellow cards 3.5 Under62% 4.5 Under80% 5.5 Under91%
  • Corners Above average 22 corners · league 8.9
  • Corners 22 corners 8.5 Over65% 9.5 Over55% 10.5 Under56%

Match stats

Viking Bayern München
  • 3 Goals 3
  • 2 Yellow cards 2
  • 0 Red cards 1
  • 7 Corners 15

Goals, yellow and red cards and corners of each club.

Before kick-off

What this page showed before the match: our reasons, form, ratings and records as they were then.

Match summary

Viking vs Bayern München takes place at Lyse Arena in the Champions League league phase on Tuesday 13 October 2026, and our model backs a Bayern München win, with a double chance of Bayern München win or draw.

Why this pick?

Our model makes Bayern München the clear pick to win this Champions League league-phase tie, mainly because our strength rating places them far above Viking, who trail the competition average in both attack and defence. The strongest argument against that is Viking's home advantage at Lyse Arena, where they have won their last two league matches on their own ground by a wide margin. Yet Bayern's recent play averages show them dominating possession, shots and big chances while giving up very little, and the gap in quality is too wide for home advantage to bridge. The call is clear.

Both teams to score: Our model also expects both teams to find the net: Bayern München carry a strong attack, and playing at home gives Viking a real route to a goal even though their own attack is a touch below the competition average.

Form guide

Viking

  • W 2-0 at Brann (A) Eliteserien · 9 Oct
  • W 3-0 vs Lillestrøm (H) Eliteserien · 20 Sep
  • W 8-1 vs Kristiansund (H) Eliteserien · 13 Sep
  • L 1-3 at VfB Stuttgart (A) Champions League · 9 Sep
  • D 1-1 at Sandefjord (A) Eliteserien · 4 Sep

Bayern München

  • D 2-2 at Augsburg (A) Bundesliga · 10 Oct
  • W 7-0 vs Union Berlin (H) Bundesliga · 18 Sep
  • W 2-1 at Elversberg (A) Bundesliga · 13 Sep
  • W 5-0 vs Bodø/Glimt (H) Champions League · 10 Sep
  • D 0-0 at Schalke 04 (A) Bundesliga · 5 Sep

Last five competitive matches before kick-off, all competitions, results after 90 minutes.

Attack and defence ratings

VikingBayern München
Attack 26 97 1.0 goals per match this season5.0 goals per match this season
Defence 17 89 3.0 conceded per match this season0.0 conceded per match this season

0 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

Viking and Bayern München have not met in our records since 2010.

Champions League so far

Champions League records before the match
#Team PWDLGoalsGDPts
2 Bayern München 1 100 5:0 +5 3
29 Viking 1 001 1:3 -2 0

Positions in our table of 36 clubs, before kick-off. Full table

Match facts

Competition
Champions League, League phase, matchday 2
Kick-off
Venue
Lyse Arena, Stavanger

Questions and answers

What was the score of Viking vs Bayern München?

Viking 3-3 Bayern München in the Champions League (League phase, matchday 2) on Tuesday 13 October 2026.

Was the OptimaGoal prediction for Viking vs Bayern München right?

No: our result pick was Bayern München win, and the score after 90 minutes was 3-3. 9 of our 13 picks and markets for this match were right.

How many cards and corners were there in Viking vs Bayern München?

4 yellow cards (Viking 2, Bayern München 2), 1 red card (Viking 0, Bayern München 1) and 22 corners (Viking 7, Bayern München 15).

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