HamKam vs Sarpsborg 08: Soccer match preview

Days
Hours
Minutes
Seconds
Competition: Norway Eliteserien
Competition: Sun 24.Sep
Match begins: 15:00 (UTC)
Venue: Briskeby Arena (8068 seats)

HamKam want to have lots of fans in for this game despite that the season has been rough up to now with 23 points and a 11th spot in the Eliteserien table. Opponents Sarpsborg 08 own 6th place with 33 pts.

Insights:
  • Sarpsborg 08 have the most scored goals in the first half (22) in Eliteserien

We should expect both teams to be fresh and ready for this match, as there is some time since both teams last played. Let's have a look at how the teams are doing!

L D W W L

HamKam form and stats

The total Eliteserien stats at home this season for HamKam are 5-2-4 (wins-draws-losses).

HamKam lost their last game at Tromsø (placed 3rd) after a 1-2 scoreline. The first loss after going unbeaten in three league matches. The striker Kjærgaard outperformed all the other footballers in that fixture and managed a match rating of 7.3 out of 10. Kjærgaard scored one goal and dribled past the opponent 1 of 1 times.

Before that, HamKam drew at home versus Bodø / Glimt.

Goals, goals, goals? Who knows what will happen in this one, but we do know that 8 of the 10 latest league matches with this club has seen at least three goals.

A decent goal production from HamKam in their home games so far, with 17 goals from 11 league matches. HamKam's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 16 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.

W L W W L

Sarpsborg 08 form and stats

The visitors are W4-D2-L5 on the road this term. That's in the Eliteserien.

Sarpsborg 08 had fun at their own home (Briskeby Arena) last time out, beating Lillestrøm 3-1. Christiansen (2) and Ngouali scored. Christiansen, who plays in defense, got the "man of the match" on his team with the rating 8.81. Christiansen scored two goals, hit one key pass and won 7 of 10 duels.

It was a defeat before that one as the away game against Brann wasn't a success with a 0-1 loss.

Goal hungry football fans should note that 16 of this club's 17 most recent league fixtures have ended with at least three goals.

Sarpsborg find the net regularly in their away games. 16 goals from 11 away fixtures in the league. Defensive performances away have varied in quality as Sarpsborg 08 have conceded 20 goals on the road. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.

Head 2 Head

Sarpsborg 08 - HamKam 2-3 was the product when this pair of squads previously did battle, earlier this season. H2H stats regardless of arena (last nine matches): HamKam five wins, zero draws and Sarpsborg 08 four victories. As for goals, six matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), three games had two or less.

Top Goalscorers

Sarpsborg 08K. Fardal Opseth
K. Fardal Opseth
7 goals
HamKamP. Kirkevold
P. Kirkevold
6 goals
HamKamH. Udahl
H. Udahl
6 goals

HamKam missing players

Sarpsborg 08 missing players

Total First Half Second Half
HamKam Sarpsborg 08
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
21 11 4 Played P 4 11 22
7 5 2 Won W 1 4 10
2 2 1 Drew D 2 2 3
12 4 1 Lost L 1 5 9
30 17 5 Scored S 4 16 40
45 16 1 Conceded C 6 20 35
95% 91% 75% Over 0.5 O 0.5 75% 91% 91%
90% 82% 50% Over 1.5 O 1.5 75% 82% 86%
71% 55% 25% Over 2.5 O 2.5 25% 64% 73%
38% 27% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 25% 27% 41%
24% 18% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 25% 27% 23%
48% 36% 0% BTTS BTTS 50% 55% 64%
24% 36% 75% Clean Sheets C S 50% 36% 27%
33% 36% 50% Failed to Score F T 25% 18% 18%
 
5 5.8 6 Corners for (avg) C F 4.8 6.3 6.7
7.6 6.8 6 Corners against (avg) C A 7.2 5.1 5.1
0.8 0.7 0.5 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1 1.9 1.5
2 2 0 Red cards R C 0 2 3
 
12.2 13.5 14.8 Shots (avg) S ( 16.8 18.4 18
4.2 4.6 5 Shots on Target (avg) S O 6.8 6.5 6.3
34% 33% 25% Goal Efficiency G E 15% 23% 29%
 
17.2 15 12 Shots against (avg) S A 13.2 13.1 12.4
5.7 4.7 3 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 3.5 4.5 4.1
Key stats in Eliteserien this season:
  • Sarpsborg 08 have the most matches over the total-line (16) in Eliteserien
  • Sarpsborg 08 have the most scored goals in the first half (22) 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 Viking 21 15 3 3 46 26 11 8 2 1 29 15 10 7 1 2 17 11 20 48
2 Bodø / Glimt 21 14 4 3 53 27 9 6 2 1 23 10 12 8 2 2 30 17 26 46
3 Tromsø 21 14 3 4 32 21 12 8 2 2 20 11 9 6 1 2 12 10 11 45
4 Molde 21 12 4 5 47 23 10 7 2 1 26 8 11 5 2 4 21 15 24 40
5 Brann 21 12 3 6 37 24 11 8 2 1 24 9 10 4 1 5 13 15 13 39
6 Sarpsborg 08 22 10 3 9 40 35 11 6 1 4 24 15 11 4 2 5 16 20 5 33
7 Lillestrøm 21 10 3 8 38 34 10 6 0 4 24 17 11 4 3 4 14 17 4 33
8 Rosenborg 22 8 5 9 29 32 12 6 2 4 19 15 10 2 3 5 10 17 -3 29
9 Odd 22 8 5 9 27 30 10 5 2 3 13 10 12 3 3 6 14 20 -3 29
10 Strømsgodset 21 8 2 11 25 28 10 5 0 5 14 12 11 3 2 6 11 16 -3 26
11 HamKam 21 7 2 12 30 45 11 5 2 4 17 16 10 2 0 8 13 29 -15 23
12 Vålerenga 21 5 6 10 28 34 11 2 2 7 16 23 10 3 4 3 12 11 -6 21
13 Sandefjord 21 5 6 10 31 39 10 4 4 2 20 11 11 1 2 8 11 28 -8 21
14 Haugesund 22 5 5 12 19 33 11 4 2 5 14 17 11 1 3 7 5 16 -14 20
15 Stabæk 20 4 4 12 18 33 10 3 3 4 9 8 10 1 1 8 9 25 -15 16
16 Aalesund 22 3 2 17 15 51 11 3 2 6 9 17 11 0 0 11 6 34 -36 11

HamKam:
Sarpsborg 08:
Eliteserien:
Norway:
Table
  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Viking 21 15 3 3 46 26 11 8 2 1 29 15 10 7 1 2 17 11 20 48
2 Bodø / Glimt 21 14 4 3 53 27 9 6 2 1 23 10 12 8 2 2 30 17 26 46
3 Tromsø 21 14 3 4 32 21 12 8 2 2 20 11 9 6 1 2 12 10 11 45
4 Molde 21 12 4 5 47 23 10 7 2 1 26 8 11 5 2 4 21 15 24 40
5 Brann 21 12 3 6 37 24 11 8 2 1 24 9 10 4 1 5 13 15 13 39
6 Sarpsborg 08 22 10 3 9 40 35 11 6 1 4 24 15 11 4 2 5 16 20 5 33
7 Lillestrøm 21 10 3 8 38 34 10 6 0 4 24 17 11 4 3 4 14 17 4 33
8 Rosenborg 22 8 5 9 29 32 12 6 2 4 19 15 10 2 3 5 10 17 -3 29
9 Odd 22 8 5 9 27 30 10 5 2 3 13 10 12 3 3 6 14 20 -3 29
10 Strømsgodset 21 8 2 11 25 28 10 5 0 5 14 12 11 3 2 6 11 16 -3 26
11 HamKam 21 7 2 12 30 45 11 5 2 4 17 16 10 2 0 8 13 29 -15 23
12 Vålerenga 21 5 6 10 28 34 11 2 2 7 16 23 10 3 4 3 12 11 -6 21
13 Sandefjord 21 5 6 10 31 39 10 4 4 2 20 11 11 1 2 8 11 28 -8 21
14 Haugesund 22 5 5 12 19 33 11 4 2 5 14 17 11 1 3 7 5 16 -14 20
15 Stabæk 20 4 4 12 18 33 10 3 3 4 9 8 10 1 1 8 9 25 -15 16
16 Aalesund 22 3 2 17 15 51 11 3 2 6 9 17 11 0 0 11 6 34 -36 11

More from Norway - Eliteserien

Read more about Eliteserien

Eliteserien is at the top of the Norwegian football league system. Seasons run from March to November with the 16 teams playing each other home and away for a total of 240 fixtures. When all these are played, the top team in the league table is the the “League Winner” while the winner of the cup in Norway is the “Norwegian Champion”.