3. Division match prediction: Little separates Follo and Sarpsborg 08 II in quality

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Competition: Norway 3. Division
Competition: Mon 20.September
Match begins: 15:00 (UTC)
Venue: Ski stadion (1900 seats)

This is shaping up to be yet another appealing encounter at Ski stadion in the 3. Division. Follo is in 5th position and welcome Sarpsborg 08 II in 9th place. Learn more about the match here!

Insights:
  • Follo have not yet lost a game at home.
  • Sarpsborg 08 II have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their matches.

Both teams should be fairly well rested for this game, as they have had some quiet days to prepare. Hopefully this will translate into lots of action on the pitch.

1 - 0 - 0 with 5-4. What does this mean? Well, these are the statistics for Sarpsborg 08 II when playing on grass like they will do today. Wins - draws- losses and goals scored-conceded. Sarpsborg 08 II play their home games on artifical turf so that's why we provide these numbers.

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Follo form and stats

Seven points from three 3. Division home games is a great start for Follo, who are hoping to build on that form here at Ski stadion. Follo has recorded two wins in a row here at Ski stadion, increasing their hopes of victory in this match.

The Follo supporters enjoyed the previous match, watching their team host Kråkerøy in 3. Division and win 1-0.

A 1-1 draw away before that, with Pors Grenland the opponent.

The bookmakers consider this a fairly even contest. One could say only the home advantage separates the teams. It could be relevant to look at how Follo have performed in matches similar to this (as small favourites). Our database has found two matches with the results: Won one, drawn zero and lost one.

Follo always seem capable of creating a buzz here at Ski stadion with 10 goals in 3 league games. 3 goals have been conceded.

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Sarpsborg 08 II form and stats

Sarpsborg 08 II have six points from their first three away games in the 3. Division, meaning two victories and a loss.

Sarpsborg 08 II might have something to prove in this game as they lost at home in their previous match. Eik Tønsberg proved too strong as Sarpsborg slumped to a 1-2 defeat in front of their own fans at Sarpsborg Stadion.

Prior to that match, the Sarpsborg manager faced defeat when travelling to Flint and losing 0-4.

As mentioned above, this is an open game with no clear favourite. We have found one similar match played by Sarpsborg 08 II in our archives, and the results are: one win for Sarpsborg 08 II, zero draws and zero defeats.

The Sarpsborg 08 II manager has got the team scoring on the road, with 7 away goals in 3 league matches. For Sarpsborg 08 II, more than two goals on average per game end up in their own net.

Head 2 Head

Follo missing players

Sarpsborg 08 II missing players

Follo Sarpsborg 08 II
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
6 3 0 Played P 1 3 5
2 2 0 Won W 1 2 2
3 1 0 Drew D 0 0 1
1 0 0 Lost L 0 1 2
11 10 0 Scored S 4 7 11
7 3 0 Conceded C 2 7 12
83% 100% 0% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 100%
67% 67% 0% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 100% 100%
50% 67% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 100% 100% 100%
33% 67% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 100% 100% 80%
33% 67% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 100% 33% 40%
33% 33% 0% BTTS BTTS 100% 67% 80%
50% 67% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 0% 0%
33% 0% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 33% 20%
 
5 8 0 Corners for (avg) C F 4 4.3 3.8
5 5.7 0 Corners against (avg) C A 6 6.3 6.8
1.7 0.7 0 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1 0.7 0.8
1 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
8.7 15.3 0 Shots (avg) S ( 10 9.3 10.2
4.5 8 0 Shots on Target (avg) S O 6 4.7 4.6
41% 42% 0% Goal Efficiency G E 67% 50% 48%
Key stats in 3. Division this season:
  • All of Sarpsborg 08 II's away-matches have had more than 3,5 goals.
  • Follo have not yet lost a game at home.
  • Follo have won significantly more corners at home than away.
  • Sarpsborg 08 II have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their matches.
  • Sarpsborg 08 II haven’t played a single 0-0 game.

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Ørn Horten 6 4 1 1 19 7 3 1 1 1 8 6 3 3 0 0 11 1 12 13
2 Eik Tønsberg 5 4 1 0 12 2 2 2 0 0 5 0 3 2 1 0 7 2 10 13
2 Eik-Tønsberg 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 Pors Grenland 7 3 2 2 20 9 4 2 2 0 11 3 3 1 0 2 9 6 11 11
4 Hønefoss 5 3 2 0 9 2 3 3 0 0 7 0 2 0 2 0 2 2 7 11
5 Follo 6 2 3 1 11 7 3 2 1 0 10 3 3 0 2 1 1 4 4 9
6 Mjøndalen II 6 2 3 1 13 12 3 2 1 0 6 4 3 0 2 1 7 8 1 9
7 Halsen 6 3 0 3 11 18 3 3 0 0 9 4 3 0 0 3 2 14 -7 9
8 Oppsal 5 2 2 1 6 5 3 2 1 0 5 2 2 0 1 1 1 3 1 8
9 Sarpsborg 08 II 5 2 1 2 11 12 2 0 1 1 4 5 3 2 0 1 7 7 -1 7
10 Fredrikstad II 6 2 0 4 16 14 3 2 0 1 14 5 3 0 0 3 2 9 2 6
11 Flint 6 1 3 2 11 14 3 1 2 0 7 3 3 0 1 2 4 11 -3 6
12 Strømsgodset II 5 1 1 3 10 15 2 1 0 1 5 6 3 0 1 2 5 9 -5 4
13 Kråkerøy 6 1 1 4 7 14 3 0 1 2 2 8 3 1 0 2 5 6 -7 4
14 Assiden IF 6 0 0 6 2 27 3 0 0 3 1 15 3 0 0 3 1 12 -25 0

Read more about 3. Division

The 3. Division is the fourth highest level in Norwegian football. It has six divisions, each having 14 teams who play each other home and away for a total of 26 fixtures. The team topping the table in each division at the end of the season is promoted, while the bottom four are all relegated.