Aston Villa vs Viking result in Champions League predicted by supercomputer
Aston Villa will be keen to secure another Champions League win as they face Viking on Wednesday.
The Villans currently sit third in the league phase table, behind only Paris Saint-Germain and Barcelona.
That is thanks to prior wins over Club Brugge and Fenerbahce to announce their return to Europe's elite competition.
The last came at Villa Park against the Turkish giants as Nicolas Jackson, Johan Manzambi, Ross Barkley and Tammy Abraham secured a surprisingly easy win.
There was nothing truly negative to say about Unai Emery's side as things look to have clicked in claret and blue.
Villa are now set to welcome Norwegian outfit Viking to Villa Park as a supercomputer provides its prediction.
What is predicted to happen in Aston Villa vs Viking?
There is no getting away from the fact that the Eliteserien side are a completely different prospect for Emery to prepare for.
They are in the league phase for the first time and have one point to their name.
That came last time around to Bayern Munich as a 90th-minute header from Herman Haugen snatched a draw.
Bjarte Launde Aarsheim's side proved that they aren't in the Champions League to mess around, but how will they fare at Villa Park?
The Opta Analyst supercomputer backs the Villans to secure another continental victory.
They give Emery's men a 72 per cent chance to win, while a draw comes in at 16.2 per cent.
Viking are certainly the outsiders as they travel to the Midlands as they have been afforded just an 11.8 per cent likelihood of winning.
That will certainly be a boost for the hosts, but what do we know about the Norwegians?
What can Aston Villa expect from Viking?
It is always difficult when facing a new side from a less-familiar division.
The devil will be in the detail of Emery's preparation for this one, especially after Viking's 3-3 draw with Bayern Munich.
That day, they proved exactly what they are all about with their quality from set-pieces and on the counter attack.
The hosts managed just 34 per cent possession against Bayern, registering only eight shots on the night.
That compares to the Germans' 66 per cent and 25 efforts.
The difference between the two was the work rate of Viking as they covered more ground with 119.7km.
It is said that 85.1km of that was done running, as their squad clocked up 113 sprints.
Villa will be looking at that knowing that they are set to face a side who is willing to sit behind the ball, but won't make things easy.
The claret and blue outfit need to be patient, create chances and take them when they eventually come.
Otherwise, they risk repeating Vincent Kompany's side by wasting 3.29 expected goals just to draw.