📊 Form Guide

Sarpsborg 08

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Sarpsborg 08 enter this match following on from a 2-2 Eliteserien draw versus SK Brann.

In that game, Sarpsborg 08 had 39% possession and 15 shots on goal with 7 on target. For Sarpsborg 08, the goals were scored by Frederik Carstensen (30') and Harald Tangen (95'). On the other side, Brann got 14 shots on goal with 6 of them on target. Eggert Aron Guðmundsson (4') and Mads Sande (59') scored for SK Brann.

In their preceding six fixtures, Christian Michelsen's Sarpsborg 08 have managed to score a combined total of 12 times which gives them an average number of goals per match equal to 2.

Going into this contest, Sarpsborg 08 are unbeaten in the league by Tromsø IL in their previous 3 matches.

Tromsø IL

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Tromsø IL come into this game following a 2-1 Eliteserien win with the eclipse of Bodo Glimt in their last outing.

In that game, Tromsø IL had 36% possession and 13 attempts at goal with 5 of them on target. For Tromsø IL, the goalscorers were Leo Cornic (57') and Vetle Skjærvik (93'). For their opponents, Bodo Glimt got 11 attempts on goal with 4 on target. Kasper Høgh (39') scored for Bodo Glimt.

Tromsø IL have attacked well in the lead-up to this encounter, having scored 12 goals in their previous 6 matches. This doesn’t mask the fact that Tromsø IL have had their own issues at the back, also conceding in 6 of those same games.

Analysis of their past results shows that Tromsø IL:

• haven't won against Sarpsborg 08 when they've played them away from home in the last 3 league games.
• haven't been defeated in their previous 2 away league matches.

🤜🤛 Head to head

Looking over their past head-to-head clashes stretching back to 24/04/2022 shows that Sarpsborg 08 have won 4 of these games & Tromsø IL 1, with the number of drawn results being 1.

Those games weren’t short on goals, either, with 22 in total which averages out at 3.67 goals per match.

The last league meeting featuring these sides was Eliteserien match day 30 on 01/12/2024 when it finished Sarpsborg 08 2-1 Tromsø IL.

That day, Sarpsborg 08 had 61% possession and 14 shots at goal with 5 of them on target. The goals were scored by Menno Koch (30') and Sveinn Aron Guðjohnsen (92').

At the other end, Tromsø IL got 4 shots on goal with 1 on target. Lasse Nordås (65') was the scorer.

The match was refereed by Sigurd Kringstad.

📰 Team News: Sarpsborg 08

Sondre Ørjasæter (unknown injury), Anders Hiim (Torn knee ligaments), Niklas Sandberg (unknown injury) and Jo Inge Berget (unknown injury) won’t be playing for Sarpsborg 08 manager Christian Michelsen.

It looks as if Sarpsborg 08 will probably go for a 4-2-3-1 system for this one, utilising Mamour N'diaye, Menno Koch, Mohanad Jeahze, Eirik Wichne, Franklin Uchenna, Aimar Sher, Harald Tangen, Victor Halvorsen, Alagie Sanyang, S. Aron Gudjohnsen and M. Haaheim Elveseter.

ℹ️ Team News: Tromsø IL

It’s our belief that Gutan will likely make use of a 3-5-2 lineup, giving starts to Jakob Haugaard, Vetle Skjaervik, Tobias Guddal, A. Sedi Kinteh, Leo Cornic, Jens Hjertoe-Dahl, R. Y. Jenssen, David Edvardsson, R. R. Norheim, V. Oestraat Erlien and August Mikkelsen.

⚡ Prediction

We feel that over the course of the game, Tromsø IL may find it difficult to be putting a goal past this Sarpsborg 08 lineup who we think will likely end up scoring and possibly keep a clean sheet as well.

We therefore fancy a good battle with a 1-0 winning margin for Sarpsborg 08 when all is said and done.

Should be interesting.

Peter Guest, 14:02 25/05/2025