Viking host Bayern München at Lyse Arena on Tuesday evening in the second round of the UEFA Champions League League Stage, with the two sides separated by three points and 27 places in the 36-team table.
Viking sit in 29th place having taken no points from their opening match, a 3-1 defeat. They have taken 5 points from their last five matches across all competitions, a run that includes two draws, one win and two defeats.
Bayern München arrive in second place in the League Stage table, with three points from a single match — a 5-0 win. They have taken 11 points from their last five matches, a stretch that includes three wins and two draws, with a 7-0 victory over Union Berlin among those results.
Viking are in the bottom third of the League Stage table, while Bayern München sit in the top two. The points gap between the two sides currently stands at three.
The stakes for both sides are plain in the table. Viking, still without a point in the League Stage, face a side that began the competition with a commanding five-goal winning margin. Bayern München's last five matches span results ranging from a 7-0 win to a goalless draw, yielding 11 points from a possible 15.
Kick-off at Lyse Arena is at 19:00 UTC.