📏 Form Guide

Tromsø IL

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Tromsø IL will be wanting a better result here following the 1-0 Eliteserien loss in their previous game against Kristiansund.

In that game, Tromsø IL had 54% possession and 8 attempts on goal with 2 on target. At the other end, Kristiansund had 19 attempts at goal with 9 of them on target. Pape Habib Guèye (44') was the scorer for Kristiansund.

It’s been a rare occasion in recent times that Tromsø IL have shown defensive steel. The facts show that Tromsø IL have seen their defence breached in 6 of their previous 6 games, letting in 9 goals during that time. We will find out if that trend can be continued on here.

Sarpsborg 08

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After suffering a loss in their previous game against KFUM Oslo in Eliteserien competition, Sarpsborg 08 and their travelling fans will hope for a better result here.

In that game, Sarpsborg 08 managed 66% possession and 11 shots on goal with 3 of them on target. On the other side, KFUM-Kameratene got 7 shots at goal with 4 on target. Johannes Hummelvoll-Nuñez (16') and Petter Nosa Dahl (45') scored for KFUM Oslo.

Looking at their form, and Sarpsborg 08 have been scored against in 6 of their last 6 matches, letting opponents get 11 goals overall. Defensively, Sarpsborg 08 certainly have room for improvement.

Ahead of this meeting, Sarpsborg 08 are without an away win for the past 7 matches in the league.

🤜🤛 Head to head

Inspecting their past head to head clashes stretching back to 30/05/2021 shows us that Tromsø IL have won 2 of them and Sarpsborg 08 3, with the number of draws being 1.

A sum of 19 goals were shared by the two clubs in these games, with 6 of them from Gutan and 13 netted by Sarpsborg. The average number of goals per game works out to 3.17.

The previous league encounter featuring these sides was Eliteserien match day 20 on 26/08/2023 when it finished Sarpsborg 08 4-0 Tromsø IL.

On that occasion, Sarpsborg 08 managed 38% possession and 14 shots on goal with 8 on target. The scorers were Mikkel Maigaard (11'), Kristian Opseth (50'), Steffen Skålevik (77') and Niklas Sandberg (94').

Tromsø IL got 7 shots at goal with 2 of them on target.

The match was refereed by Ola Hobber Nilsen.

ℹ️ Team News: Tromsø IL

Elias Aarflot (Dislocation of the kneecap) and Miika Koskela (Back injury) aren’t available for Tromsø IL boss Jørgen Vik.

It looks as if Gutan look set to go for a 3-5-2 system for this game and select Jakob Haugaard, Anders Jenssen, Christophe Psyche, Vetle Skjaervik, Isak Vaadebu, Sakarias Opsahl, R. Y. Jenssen, Kent-Are Antonsen, R. R. Norheim, Lasse Nordaas and V. Oestraat Erlien.

📋 Team News: Sarpsborg 08

With a fully healthy squad available to select from, the Sarpsborg 08 boss Stefan Billborn does not have any fitness worries to speak of before this clash.

There’s a good chance that Sarpsborg 08 might elect for a 4-2-3-1 lineup, choosing Marko Ilic, Eirik Wichne, Anton Skipper, Franklin Uchenna, Sander Christiansen, Aimar Sher, Jeppe Andersen, Niklas Sandberg, Stefan Johansen, Sondre Oerjasaeter and Henrik Meister.

💡 Prediction

In our opinion, Sarpsborg 08 could find themselves up against it to register a score against this Tromsø IL side who we think should just have the edge.

Therefore, we predict a very competitive encounter with a 1-0 winning margin for Tromsø IL when the referee blows for full-time.

Looking forward to watching this one unfold.

Our expert partners are tipping over 1.5 goals for this match. Check out their VIP predictions here.

Peter Guest, 14:05 28/04/2024