The Eliteserien clash at Nordmøre Stadion on Saturday sees hosts Kristiansund play opponents Sarpsborg 08.
Our tips, poll and stats for Kristiansund v Sarpsborg 08 can all be found here (inc. the best betting odds).
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Kristiansund
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Kristiansund won’t want a repeat of their last result here after the 3-0 Eliteserien loss in their previous game against Rosenborg BK.
In that match, Kristiansund had 31% possession and 9 shots on goal with 2 of them on target. For their opponents, Rosenborg had 17 shots at 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:
- have not lost a league tie with Sarpsborg 08 in their last 5 matches.
- have not won at home in their last 2 league games.
Sarpsborg 08
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Sarpsborg 08 will come into the match after a 1-0 Eliteserien win as they beat Viking FK in their last match.
In that game, Sarpsborg 08 managed 40% possession and 18 attempts at goal with 6 of them on target. The scorer for Sarpsborg 08 was Daniel Karlsbakk (22'). Viking had 10 attempts on 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.
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Head to head
Looking over their most recent head to head meetings stretching back to 10/04/2022 shows that Kristiansund have won 3 of these & Sarpsborg 08 1, with the tally of draws being 2.
A total of 16 goals were yielded between them in these games, with 10 of them for KBK and 6 coming from Sarpsborg. The average number of goals per game works out to 2.67.
The previous league match between the two was Eliteserien match day 19 on 25/08/2025 which ended up with the score at Sarpsborg 08 0-1 Kristiansund.
That day, Sarpsborg 08 managed 58% possession and 11 attempts at goal with 3 of them on target.
For their opponents, Kristiansund got 12 shots on goal with 5 on target. David Tufekčić (38') was the scorer.
The match was refereed by Ola Hobber Nilsen.
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Team News: Kristiansund
We think that KBK should make use of the 4-3-3 formation this time, handing starts to 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.
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Team News: Sarpsborg 08
We are inclined to think that Sarpsborg 08 could decide to make use of a 4-4-2 formation using 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.
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Prediction
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.
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⚽️ What are the best odds for this match?
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,
15:03 17/07/2026
Odds correct at time of publishing. All odds subject to change.
⚽️ 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.