The host team, Brann, should be odds-on favourites in this fixture, but Sarpsborg 08 have exhibited both capability and heroism. Read more about the match!
- Brann have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
- Sarpsborg 08 have the most matches over the total-line (15) in Eliteserien
This football field has grass, which is not Sarpsborg 08's usual surface at their own stadium. When appearing on grass Sarpsborg 08 have performed like this: Played 15 matches with the output 6 wins, 3 draws and 6 defeats with the goal numbers 27-20 (scored/conceded).
Brann have less rest than Sarpsborg 08 in this fixture, as the hosts were involved in a Europa Conference League game only three days ago. This match was also played here at Brann Stadion. With two consecutive home games the intense schedule is somewhat softened. Still, Sarpsborg 08 have had more rest.
Brann form and stats
23 points is a decent return from 10 Eliteserien games here at Brann Stadion for Brann. The data says 7 wins, 2 draws and 1 loss.
The home fans saw a 3-3 draw versus AZ in the Europa Conference League last time out and are looking for a victory here. Midfield player Soltvedt got a match rating of 8.45 in that game, the max score being 10. Soltvedt scored one goal, served one assist, hit two key passes and dribled past the opponent 1 of 1 times.
In the fixture before, 1-1 away to AZ (Europa Conference League).
Brann can score goals in their home matches. After 10 league matches they have found the net 23 times. Brann have only conceded 9 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Sarpsborg 08 form and stats
The visitors are W4-D2-L4 on the road this term. That's in the Eliteserien.
187 minutes! That's how long the Sarpsborg 08 goalkeeper Christian Kjetil Haug and his defense have shut out their league opponents.
Sarpsborg 08 go into this game after a win, the home game against Tromsø that ended 4-0. As you can tell from the results above, Sarpsborg was very dominant against Tromsø, winning the match with a scoreline that even the finest fortune teller couldn't predict. 4-0 (!) with Sandberg, Maigaard, Skalevik and Opseth providing the goals. Midfielder Sandberg was the best performer of that match, with a rating of 9.3. Sandberg scored one goal, served one assist and hit two key passes.
Prior to that result Sarpsborg 08 won their away game at Odd. The scoreline was 3-0.Take note! Both teams have scored goal(s) in 13 of this club's last 16 league matches.
The travelling fans enjoy Sarpsborg 08's attacking play in away games, having scored 16 goals in 10 league matches away. Sarpsborg's defence is not exactly unbeatable as they have conceded 19 goals from these trips. It's worth mentioning that 10 of these goals has been conceded in their last three away matches.
Head 2 Head
The records show that this isn''t the first time these parties face each other this season, as the statistics show this recent fixture: Sarpsborg 08 - Brann 2-1. H2H stats regardless of arena (last ten matches): Brann five wins, three draws and Sarpsborg 08 two victories. As for goals, four matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), six games had two or less.
Top Goalscorers
  B. Finne 12 goals |   K. Fardal Opseth 7 goals |  S. Heltne Nilsen 6 goals |
Brann missing players
Sarpsborg 08 missing players
| Brann | Sarpsborg 08 | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 19 | 10 | 3 | Played | P | 2 | 10 | 20 |
| 10 | 7 | 2 | Won | W | 0 | 4 | 9 |
| 3 | 2 | 1 | Drew | D | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 6 | 1 | 0 | Lost | L | 2 | 4 | 8 |
| 35 | 23 | 6 | Scored | S | 2 | 16 | 37 |
| 24 | 9 | 3 | Conceded | C | 7 | 19 | 33 |
| 95% | 90% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 90% | 90% |
| 89% | 80% | 67% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 90% | 90% |
| 63% | 70% | 67% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 100% | 70% | 75% |
| 47% | 50% | 67% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 50% | 30% | 40% |
| 11% | 20% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 50% | 30% | 25% |
| 58% | 60% | 67% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 60% | 65% |
| 26% | 30% | 33% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 40% | 30% |
| 21% | 20% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 10% | 15% |
| 8 | 8.1 | 6.7 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 7 | 6.4 | 6.7 |
| 4.3 | 4.4 | 3 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4 | 5.2 | 5 |
| 1.1 | 0.6 | 1.3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.5 | 1.7 | 1.4 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 16.8 | 17.8 | 15.7 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 15 | 18.8 | 18.1 |
| 5.4 | 6.2 | 6.3 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.5 | 6.8 | 6.5 |
| 34% | 37% | 32% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 29% | 24% | 29% |
| 10.5 | 8.7 | 9.7 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 11.5 | 13.3 | 12.3 |
| 4.2 | 3.3 | 2.7 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 6.5 | 4.6 | 4.2 |
- Brann have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Brann have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
- Sarpsborg 08 have the most matches over the total-line (15) in Eliteserien
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Bodø / Glimt | 19 | 14 | 2 | 3 | 48 | 22 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 23 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 25 | 12 | 26 | 44 |
| 2 | Viking | 19 | 14 | 2 | 3 | 43 | 25 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 28 | 14 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 11 | 18 | 44 |
| 3 | Tromsø | 19 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 27 | 19 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 39 |
| 4 | Molde | 19 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 41 | 21 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 22 | 7 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 19 | 14 | 20 | 34 |
| 5 | Brann | 19 | 10 | 3 | 6 | 35 | 24 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 23 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 12 | 15 | 11 | 33 |
| 6 | Lillestrøm | 19 | 10 | 2 | 7 | 36 | 30 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 24 | 17 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 13 | 6 | 32 |
| 7 | Sarpsborg 08 | 20 | 9 | 3 | 8 | 37 | 33 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 21 | 14 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 16 | 19 | 4 | 30 |
| 8 | Rosenborg | 20 | 8 | 4 | 8 | 27 | 28 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 18 | 14 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 14 | -1 | 28 |
| 9 | Odd | 20 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 23 | 24 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 8 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 16 | -1 | 26 |
| 10 | Strømsgodset | 19 | 7 | 2 | 10 | 23 | 25 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 14 | -2 | 23 |
| 11 | HamKam | 19 | 7 | 1 | 11 | 25 | 39 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 13 | 12 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 12 | 27 | -14 | 22 |
| 12 | Haugesund | 20 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 18 | 29 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 16 | -11 | 20 |
| 13 | Sandefjord | 19 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 27 | 36 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 18 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 25 | -9 | 18 |
| 14 | Vålerenga | 19 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 24 | 32 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 13 | 22 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 10 | -8 | 17 |
| 15 | Stabæk | 18 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 17 | 30 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 23 | -13 | 16 |
| 16 | Aalesund | 20 | 3 | 1 | 16 | 13 | 47 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 16 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 5 | 31 | -34 | 10 |
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