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The Eliteserien match at Sarpsborg Stadion on Sunday sees home team Sarpsborg 08 play against Viking FK.
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Sarpsborg 08
LLWLWW
Sarpsborg 08, buoyed by their previous result, will be hoping for more of the same after the 1-2 Eliteserien success versus SK Brann.
In that match, Sarpsborg 08 managed 31% possession and 10 attempts at goal with 4 of them on target. For Sarpsborg 08, the goalscorers were Victor Halvorsen (41') and Sonder Sørli (45'). On the other side, Brann got 10 attempts at goal with 4 on target. Rasmus Holten (29') was the scorer for SK Brann.
Three or more goals per match have been seen in 5 of the past 6 fixtures where Sarpsborg 08 have played. Their opponents scored 11 times in these games whereas Sarpsborg 08 totted up 8.
Viking FK
WWWWWW 🎯
Viking FK go into this meeting following a 1-2 Eliteserien win with the downing of Kristiansund in their previous outing.
In that game, Viking FK managed 46% possession and 10 shots on goal with 3 of them on target. For Viking FK, the scorers were Simen Kvia-Egeskog (2') and Henrik Falchener (72'). At the other end, Kristiansund got 17 shots on goal with 1 on target. Leander Alvheim (79') was the scorer for Kristiansund.
In a total of 5 of the previous 6 games involving Viking FK, at least three goals have been struck. The average number of goals per game in that spell is 4.17, with the average number of goals for Viking FK working out to 3. We will just have to see if that trend can be sustained here.
👥 Head to head
An examination of their past head to head results stretching back to 11/06/2023 tells us that these fixtures have been a source of anguish for Sarpsborg 08. They’ve not managed to get any victories at all while Viking FK have just been too good for them, beating them in 67% of those match-ups.
In all, 17 goals were yielded between them during those clashes, with 6 of them for Sarpsborg and 11 for De mørkeblå. That’s an average goals per game figure of 2.83.
The last league meeting between these sides was Eliteserien match day 23 on 27/09/2025 which ended up with the score at Sarpsborg 08 3-3 Viking FK.
That time, Sarpsborg 08 managed 52% possession and 9 shots at goal with 5 on target. The goalscorers were Peter Reinhardsen (17'), Sveinn Aron Guðjohnsen (90') and Michael Opoku (99').
For their opponents, Viking FK had 22 attempts on goal with 6 on target. Edvin Austbø (7'), Henrik Falchener (40') and Peter Buch Christiansen (43') scored.
The match was refereed by Rohit Saggi.
📰 Team News: Sarpsborg 08
In all likelihood, Sarpsborg 08 may well employ a 4-3-3 formation for the game, handing starts to Carljohan Eriksson, Claus Niyukuri, Bjoern Inge Utvik, Menno Koch, Anders Hiim, Victor Halvorsen, Sander Christiansen, Andreas Nibe, Sondre Soerli, D. Seland Karlsbakk and Noa Williams.
ℹ️ Team News: Viking FK
We’re of the thinking that De mørkeblå will likely play in a 4-1-4-1 system by sending out Lubomir Belko, Henrik Heggheim, Anders Baertelsen, Viljar Vevatne, Vetle Auklend, Tobias Moi, Edvin Austboe, Ola Visted, Simen Kvia-Egeskog, Zlatko Tripic and Peter Christiansen.
🧠 Prediction
We’ve got the feeling that Sarpsborg 08 should get enough chances to put one past this Viking FK team, however a single goal possibly won’t be enough to avoid a loss.
Our selection here is for a close game with a 1-2 victory for Viking FK when all is said and done. Let’s just see how this one goes.
Renata Leite, 17:01 12/07/2026
Odds correct at time of publishing. All odds subject to change.
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⚽️ Team Focus:
Sarpsborg 08
Formed: 2008
Stadium: Sarpsborg Stadion (8,022)
Captain: Jo Inge Berget
Chairman: Hans Petter Arnesen
Manager: Even Sel
Competitions: Eliteserien position 7
🔑 Key Player: Daniel Karlsbakk
Usually playing in the Striker position, Daniel Karlsbakk was born in Norway. After making a first senior appearance for Bryne in the 2019 season, the goalscoring Forward has managed to score 3 league goals in the Eliteserien 2026 season so far from a total of 11 appearances.
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| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | +/- | Pts | Form |
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| 1 |
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14 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 28 | WLDDW |
| 2 |
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10 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 19 | 27 | WWWWW |
| 3 |
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12 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 19 | 26 | WWWDW |
| 4 |
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12 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 22 | LWLLW |
| 5 |
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12 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 20 | LWLWD |
| 6 |
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11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 17 | DWLWD |
| 7 |
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12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | -2 | 17 | WWLDL |
| 8 |
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13 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 14 | WWLLL |
| 9 |
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11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | -3 | 14 | LWLWW |
| 10 |
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12 | 4 | 2 | 6 | -7 | 14 | LWDWL |
| 11 |
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12 | 4 | 2 | 6 | -8 | 14 | LWLWL |
| 12 |
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12 | 2 | 6 | 4 | -5 | 12 | WWDDD |
| 13 |
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12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | -6 | 12 | LWLLD |
| 14 |
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12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | -7 | 12 | LLWDL |
| 15 |
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12 | 3 | 2 | 7 | -10 | 11 | LLWLL |
| 16 |
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13 | 1 | 5 | 7 | -15 | 8 | DLLWL |
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Fredrikstad FK |
| Lillestrøm SK |
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| Kristiansund |
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| Goals scored | 1.2 |
| Goals conceded | 1 |
| Time first goal scored | 29 |
| Time first goal conceded | 44 |
| Yellow cards | 1.2 |
| Red cards | 0 |
| Subs used | 3.8 |
| Biggest victory | 2-1 |
| Biggest defeat | 1-0 |
| Goals scored | 1.6 |
| Goals conceded | 0.8 |
| Time first goal scored | 28 |
| Time first goal conceded | 60 |
| Yellow cards | 2.4 |
| Red cards | 0 |
| Subs used | 4.8 |
| Biggest victory | 2-0 |
| Biggest defeat | 2-1 |
| Daniel Karlsbakk | 4 |
| Victor Halvorsen | 3 |
| Sonder Sørli | 2 |
| Sander Christiansen | 1 |
| Anders Hiim | 1 |
| Peter Buch Christiansen | 6 |
| Sander Svendsen | 6 |
| Simen Kvia-Egeskog | 5 |
| Zlatko Tripić | 4 |
| Kristoffer Askildsen | 3 |
| Kristiansund |
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Hamarkameratene |
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Sandefjord |
| Tromsø IL |
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Vålerenga |
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KFUM Oslo |
| Aalesunds FK |
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Sandefjord |
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Aalesunds FK |
| Sandefjord |
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Kristiansund |
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Lillestrøm SK |
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