📊 Form Guide

Sarpsborg 08

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Sarpsborg 08, following on from their previous result, will be hoping for more of the same after the 0-2 Eliteserien triumph over Molde FK.

In that match, Sarpsborg 08 managed 42% possession and 9 attempts at goal with 6 of them on target. The only player to score for Sarpsborg 08 was Daniel Karlsbakk (5', 64'). At the other end, Molde got 7 shots at goal with 3 on target.

It’s not been often in recent times that Sarpsborg 08 haven’t conceded. The facts show that Sarpsborg 08 have been scored against in 5 of their previous 6 games, shipping 7 goals along the way. While that may be of interest, we’ll just have to find out whether that pattern will continue on in this upcoming match or not.

Their prior results show that Sarpsborg 08:

• have not lost a league tie with Vålerenga in their previous 3 games.
• are undefeated in their last 2 league matches at home.

Vålerenga

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Vålerenga will go into the encounter following on from a 3-1 Eliteserien win in the defeat of Viking FK in their most recent game.

In that game, Vålerenga had 51% possession and 16 shots at goal with 5 of them on target. For Vålerenga, the goalscorers were Elias Sørensen (41') and Henrik Bjørdal (66', 79'). On the other side, Viking got 13 attempts at goal with 5 of them on target. Hilmir Rafn Mikaelsson (62') scored for Viking FK.

Illustrating their bias toward high-scoring matches, goals have been scored 22 times in the previous six games in which Vålerenga have taken to the field, making it a mean average of 3.67 goals per fixture. Opposition teams have hit 5 of this grand total.

Coming into this fixture, Vålerenga have not been beaten in their last 12 league matches away from home. Travelling very well.

👥 Head to head

A glance at their prior head to head meetings going back to 01/07/2021 tells us that Sarpsborg 08 have won 3 of these games and Vålerenga 2, with the number of drawn games standing at 1.

There were also goals galore in those games, with 22 in total at an average of 3.67 goals per meeting.

The last league fixture between these clubs was Eliteserien match day 27 on 05/11/2023 when the final score was Sarpsborg 08 3-2 Vålerenga.

In that game, Sarpsborg 08 had 50% possession and 22 shots on goal with 10 of them on target. The goals were scored by Mikkel Maigaard (7', 41') and Niklas Sandberg (30').

At the other end, Vålerenga got 12 shots at goal with 5 of them on target. Andrej Ilić (26') and Aaron Kiil Olsen (81') scored.

The match was refereed by Daniel Higraff.

📋 Team News: Sarpsborg 08

Nearly everyone is up for selection, with just a single fitness concern for the Sarpsborg 08 manager Christian Michelsen to be concerned with from an otherwise complete group. Anders Hiim (Torn knee ligaments) won’t play.

In our view, Sarpsborg 08 will possibly use the 4-2-3-1 system for the game, beginning the first half with Mamour N'diaye, Eirik Wichne, Menno Koch, Franklin Uchenna, Sander Christiansen, Victor Halvorsen, Aimar Sher, D. Seland Karlsbakk, Harald Tangen, Sondre Oerjasaeter and Jo Inge Berget.

📋 Team News: Vålerenga

In an otherwise healthy squad, there’s only a single fitness issue for the Vålerenga manager Geir Bakke to be concerned about. Omar Bully (Knee injury) won’t be playing here.

We are inclined to think that Enga might play in a 4-3-3 lineup, settling for M. Smelhus Sjoeeng, Haakon Sjaatil, Aaron Kiil Olsen, Sebastian Jarl, Noah Pallas, H. Roervik Bjoerdal, Fidel Brice Ambina, Carl Lange, Magnus Bech Riisnaes, Muamer Brajanac and Elias Soerensen.

🧠 Prediction

Our assessment here is that Vålerenga might need a bit of good fortune to break down this Sarpsborg 08 team who should score at least once to gain the upper hand.

We therefore think that it’s going to be a good tussle with a 1-0 advantage for Sarpsborg 08 at the end of this game.

Let’s see how it plays out.

Andre Moura, 14:04 06/04/2025