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The Eliteserien fixture at Nordmøre Stadion on Saturday sees home team Kristiansund up against Sarpsborg 08.
All Kristiansund v Sarpsborg 08 game predictions, stats and user poll are shown below - plus the latest match odds.
Kristiansund will be hoping to return to winning ways here after a 3-0 Eliteserien loss in their previous game against Rosenborg BK.
In that game, Kristiansund had 31% possession and 9 shots on goal with 2 on target. For their opponents, Rosenborg got 17 attempts on goal with 9 on target. Jonas Svensson (25'), Dávid Ďuriš (31') and Amin Chiakha (53') scored for Rosenborg BK.
It has been all too rare in recent times where Kristiansund have kept a clean sheet. The reality is that Kristiansund have seen their defence breached in 6 of their previous 6 matches, shipping 12 goals during that time. It will be interesting to find out if that trend can be continued on into this next match.
Taking a look at their past results, Kristiansund:
Sarpsborg 08 go into this game after a 1-0 Eliteserien win vs Viking FK in their previous fixture.
In that game, Sarpsborg 08 had 40% possession and 18 attempts on goal with 6 on target. The only player to score for Sarpsborg 08 was Daniel Karlsbakk (22'). On the other side, Viking had 10 shots at goal with 2 on target.
In a total of 5 of the previous 6 clashes involving Sarpsborg 08, a minimum of three goals have been hit. The overall average goals scored per game during that spell is 3.17, with the number of goals averaged by Sarpsborg 08 coming out as 1.5.
Going into this contest, Sarpsborg 08 are winless against Kristiansund when they have played them away from home in the previous 2 league games.
A review of their past head-to-head meetings going back to 10/04/2022 shows that Kristiansund have won 3 of these games & Sarpsborg 08 1, with the number of drawn results standing at 2.
A combined total of 16 goals were yielded between them in this period, with 10 for KBK and 6 coming from Sarpsborg. That’s an average goals per game figure of 2.67.
The last league match featuring these sides was Eliteserien match day 19 on 25/08/2025 which finished with the scoreline of Sarpsborg 08 0-1 Kristiansund.
That day, Sarpsborg 08 had 58% possession and 11 attempts at goal with 3 of them on target.
Kristiansund got 12 shots on goal with 5 of them on target. David Tufekčić (38') scored.
The match was refereed by Ola Hobber Nilsen.
It seems likely that KBK look set to line up in a 4-3-3 formation, beginning the first half with Adrian Saether, Alexander Munksgaard, Julius Mar Juliusson, Dan Peter Ulvestad, Haakon Haugen, Jesper Isaksen, Wilfred George Igor, Niklas Oedegaard, Adrian Kurd Roenning, Leander Alvheim and S. Hestetun Kilen.
We believe Sarpsborg 08 will likely make use of a 4-4-2 system, going with Leander Oey, Claus Niyukuri, Bjoern Inge Utvik, Magnar Oedegaard, Anders Hiim, Victor Halvorsen, Sondre Soerli, Sander Christiansen, Andreas Nibe, D. Seland Karlsbakk and Noa Williams.
We’re inclined to think that Kristiansund will have to play well to hit the back of the net against this Sarpsborg 08 side who we think will win and very possibly keep a clean sheet.
We’re therefore anticipating a very competitive game with a 0-1 win for Sarpsborg 08 at the end of the match.
Looking forward to this.
Looking at what the bookmakers’ view is of this game on the 90 minute result market, victory for Kristiansund can be had for 3.2, backing a draw is 3.6 & staking on victory for Sarpsborg 08 can be had at 2.15. Those are the best of the bets on offer right now.
Victor Martins, 16:03 17/07/2026
⚽️ Team Focus:
Kristiansund
Formed: 2003
Stadium: Nordmøre Stadion (4,364)
Captain: Dan Ulvestad
Chairman: Odd Einar Folland
Manager: Amund Skiri
Competitions: Eliteserien position 15
🔑 Star Player: Leander Alvheim
Typically taking to the field in the Striker position, Leander Alvheim was born in Norway. After having played his first senior match for Kristiansund in the 2024 season, the dangerous Forward has accumulated 5 league goals in the Eliteserien 2026 season so far from a total of 11 appearances.
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| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | +/- | Pts | Form |
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| 1 |
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14 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 28 | WLDDW |
| 2 |
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11 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 18 | 27 | WWWWL |
| 3 |
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12 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 19 | 26 | WWWDW |
| 4 |
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12 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 22 | LWLLW |
| 5 |
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12 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 20 | LWLWD |
| 6 |
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11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 18 | WLWDD |
| 7 |
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12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | -2 | 17 | WLWWW |
| 8 |
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13 | 5 | 2 | 6 | -3 | 17 | WLWLW |
| 9 |
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13 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 16 | WLLLW |
| 10 |
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12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | -3 | 15 | WLDLD |
| 11 |
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12 | 4 | 2 | 6 | -7 | 14 | LWDWL |
| 12 |
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12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | -6 | 12 | WLLDW |
| 13 |
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12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | -7 | 12 | LLWDL |
| 14 |
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13 | 2 | 6 | 5 | -10 | 12 | WDDDL |
| 15 |
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12 | 3 | 2 | 7 | -10 | 11 | LWLLL |
| 16 |
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13 | 1 | 4 | 8 | -16 | 7 | LLWLL |
| Rosenborg BK |
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Kristiansund |
| Vålerenga |
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Kristiansund |
| Kristiansund |
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Viking FK |
| Lillestrøm SK |
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Kristiansund |
| Molde FK |
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Kristiansund |
| Sandefjord |
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Kristiansund |
| Sarpsborg 08 |
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Viking FK |
| SK Brann |
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| Sarpsborg 08 |
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Molde FK |
| Vålerenga |
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| Sarpsborg 08 |
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Fredrikstad FK |
| Lillestrøm SK |
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Sarpsborg 08 |
| Kristiansund |
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Viking FK |
| Kristiansund |
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Hamarkameratene |
| Kristiansund |
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Fredrikstad FK |
| Kristiansund |
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Bodo Glimt |
| Kristiansund |
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SK Brann |
| Kristiansund |
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Tromsø IL |
| SK Brann |
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Sarpsborg 08 |
| Vålerenga |
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| Lillestrøm SK |
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| KFUM Oslo |
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| Rosenborg BK |
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Sarpsborg 08 |
| Sandefjord |
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Sarpsborg 08 |
| Goals scored | 1.4 |
| Goals conceded | 1.6 |
| Time first goal scored | 48 |
| Time first goal conceded | 42 |
| Yellow cards | 2.6 |
| Red cards | 0 |
| Subs used | 4.6 |
| Biggest victory | 2-0 |
| Biggest defeat | 3-0 |
| Goals scored | 1.2 |
| Goals conceded | 1.8 |
| Time first goal scored | 22 |
| Time first goal conceded | 21 |
| Yellow cards | 1.7 |
| Red cards | 0.2 |
| Subs used | 4.5 |
| Biggest victory | 2-0 |
| Biggest defeat | 4-0 |
| Leander Alvheim | 5 |
| Promise Meliga | 3 |
| Wilfred Igor | 1 |
| Mustapha Isah | 1 |
| Adrian Kurd Rønning | 1 |
| Daniel Karlsbakk | 4 |
| Victor Halvorsen | 3 |
| Sonder Sørli | 2 |
| Sander Christiansen | 1 |
| Anders Hiim | 1 |
| Kristiansund |
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Sarpsborg 08 |
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Start |
| KFUM Oslo |
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Kristiansund |
| Kristiansund |
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Molde FK |
| Fredrikstad FK |
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Kristiansund |
| Hamarkameratene |
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Kristiansund |
| Kristiansund |
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Tromsø IL |
| Viking FK |
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Kristiansund |
| Kristiansund |
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Rosenborg BK |
| Bodo Glimt |
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Kristiansund |
| Kristiansund |
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Sarpsborg 08 |
| Sarpsborg 08 |
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Hamarkameratene |
| Molde FK |
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Sarpsborg 08 |
| Viking FK |
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Sarpsborg 08 |
| Sarpsborg 08 |
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Sandefjord |
| Tromsø IL |
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Sarpsborg 08 |
| Sarpsborg 08 |
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Vålerenga |
| Fredrikstad FK |
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Sarpsborg 08 |
| Sarpsborg 08 |
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KFUM Oslo |
| Aalesunds FK |
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Sarpsborg 08 |
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