Viking 3-3 Bayern München: Result, Match Stats and Our Prediction
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
- 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
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
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | Goals | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5:0 | +5 | 3 |
| 29 | | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 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).
Other Champions League results that day
All results- FT
Sabah FK 2
Slavia Prague 0 Our pick Away - FT
Lens 0
Sporting CP 2 Our pick Home - FT
Galatasaray 1
Barcelona 4 Our pick Away - FT
Villarreal 3
Napoli 1 Our pick Home - FT
RB Leipzig 1
PSV Eindhoven 0 Our pick Home - FT
Atlético Madrid 2
Manchester United 0 Our pick Home - FT
Arsenal 3
Lille 0 Our pick Home - FT
Inter 3
Club Brugge 4 Our pick Home
Times are UTC.