Sarpsborg 08 vs Lillestrøm SK Live Stream, Predictions

📊 Form Guide

Sarpsborg 08

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Sarpsborg 08 will be looking to improve on their last outing here following a 1-0 Eliteserien defeat in their last game at the hands of SK Brann.

In that match, Sarpsborg 08 had 41% possession and 14 shots on goal with 3 of them on target. At the other end, Brann had 11 shots on goal with 3 of them on target. Sivert Heltne Nilsen (69') was the scorer for SK Brann.

At least three goals per match have been seen in 5 of the past 6 fixtures where Sarpsborg 08 have taken part. Opposition teams scored 9 of them in this period while Sarpsborg 08 amassed a tally of 11.

Lillestrøm SK

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In their last fixture, Lillestrøm SK drew 1-1 in the Eliteserien match with Aalesunds FK.

In that game, Lillestrøm SK managed 54% possession and 13 attempts at goal with 5 on target. The only player on the scoresheet for Lillestrøm SK was Thomas Lehne Olsen (12'). Aalesunds had 16 shots at goal with 5 on target. Bjørn Martin Kristensen (64') scored for Aalesunds FK.

Lillestrøm SK have been effective going forward of late, scoring 8 times in their previous 6 matches. This doesn’t mask the fact that Lillestrøm SK have been somewhat leaky at the back, having also been scored against in 6 of those same games. Regardless, we will just have to wait and see if that trend will be replicated in this next game.

👥 Head to head

Inspecting their most recent head to head meetings going back to 01/12/2019 shows that Sarpsborg 08 have won 2 of these & Lillestrøm SK 3, with the number of drawn results standing at 1.

A combined total of 11 goals were scored between them in this period, with 4 of them for Sarpsborg and 7 for Kanarifuglene. The average goals per game has been 1.83.

The previous league fixture between the two was Eliteserien match day 7 on 16/05/2023 which finished with the scoreline of Lillestrøm SK 1-2 Sarpsborg 08.

That time, Lillestrøm SK had 54% possession and 18 attempts at goal with 5 of them on target. Their only player to score was Akor Adams (90').

On the other side, Sarpsborg 08 had 24 shots at goal with 10 on target. Bjørn Inge Utvik (47') and Joachim Soltvedt (54') scored.

The referee was Espen Eskås.

📋 Team News: Sarpsborg 08

The Sarpsborg 08 boss Stefan Billborn doesn’t have any fitness worries to speak of before this match thanks to a fully injury-free group available for selection. Anton Skipper will not be able to play in this game through being suspended.

It looks as if Sarpsborg 08 will probably employ a 4-2-3-1 system for the game with C. Kjetil Haug, Eirik Wichne, Bjørn Inge Utvik, Magnar Ødegaard, Sander Christiansen, Jeppe Andersen, Serge-Junior Ngouali, Niklas Sandberg, Victor Torp, Mikkel Maigaard and R. Pascal Lundqvist.

ℹ️ Team News: Lillestrøm SK

Owing to a completely injury-free squad ready to go, the Lillestrøm SK manager Simon Mesfin does not have any fitness concerns at all ahead of this clash.

It’s our belief that Kanarifuglene seem most likely to utilise a 3-5-2 lineup using M. H. Christiansen, Espen Garnas, Ruben Gabrielsen, Samuel Rogers, Eskil Edh, Ylldren Ibrahimaj, Vebjørn Hoff, Gjermund Asen, Kristoffer Tonnessen, Thomas Lehne Olsen and Henrik Skogvold.

💭 Prediction

It looks to us that Sarpsborg 08 are likely to dominate possession and create several successful chances.

Conversely, Lillestrøm SK won’t find it easy to get shooting opportunities but we can see them seeing enough of the ball to score, too.

We’re tipping a controlled 3-1 margin for Sarpsborg 08 come full-time.

Our expert partners are tipping under 3.5 goals for this match. Check out their VIP predictions here.

Andre Moura, 08:04 13/09/2023