Eliteserien fixture preview and statistics: Tromsø welcome Sarpsborg 08

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Competition: Norway Eliteserien
Competition: Sun 24.April
Match begins: 16:00 (UTC)
Venue: Alfheim Stadion (6687 seats)

Tromsø will challenge Sarpsborg 08 in this Eliteserien fixture. All you can learn about the match is right here!

Insights:
  • Sarpsborg 08 have the fewest scored goals in the second half (0) in Eliteserien

It's time to recharge all electronic entertainment devices for Sarpsborg 08, who are travelling more than 1800 kilometers to play this game.

Both teams have had plentiful rest since their last exertion in an official match. Let's agree to expect an in-your-face game!

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Tromsø form and stats

Tromsø have only played one Eliteserien game here so far, a win. Last season their home statistics were 3 wins, 6 draws and 6 defeats from 15 matches.

Tromsø drew their last game, 2-2 away at Aalesund (placed 10th). The hometeam coach Helstrup made a successful contribution in the game against Aalesund, bringing on Gundersen who scored the equalizer in the 2-2 draw. Opsahl (midfield was the top team player in that game with a rating of 7.9/10. Opsahl hit four key passes, dribled past the opponent 1 of 1 times and had 72 successful passes (of 83 total).

Before that, Tromsø had a home game versus HamKam which ended with a victory 2-1.

This is expected to be a close game, with Tromsø perhaps considered small favourites due to their home advantage. Looking back at earlier matches similar to this one (expected to be close with Tromsø as a small favourite), we find eight games. Tromsø has won two of these, drawn four and lost two.

It's still early days, but we have some goal stats for the Tromsø at home in the league. 2 on target and 1 scored by the opposition; from 1 match.

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Sarpsborg 08 form and stats

Only one away game in the Eliteserien so far for Sarpsborg 08 and it resulted in three points. Last season the statistics for their away games were 5 victories, 1 draw and 9 losses from 15 travels.

Sarpsborg delivered a 1-1 draw playing at home against Rosenborg (placed 7th) in their previous game. Saletros got a match rating of 8.15 in that game, top player of the team. Saletros hit three key passes and had 56 successful passes (of 64 total).

Before that one, a nice away victory 3-2 at Kristiansund.

As mentioned above, this is an open game with no clear favourite. We have found eight similar matches played by Sarpsborg 08 in our archives, and the results are: two wins for Sarpsborg 08, three draws and three defeats.

3 goals so far away for Sarpsborg 08, while their defence has allowed the opposition to score 2. All from 1 league match away.

Head 2 Head

Head-to-head statistics (for the previous ten meetings): Tromsø won four games, two matches ended in a draw and Sarpsborg 08 managed four wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: five / five

Top Goalscorers

TromsøJ. Maurstad Gundersen
J. Maurstad Gundersen
1 goals
TromsøC. Øyvann
C. Øyvann
1 goals
TromsøC. Psyché
C. Psyché
1 goals

Tromsø missing players

Sarpsborg 08 missing players

Tromsø Sarpsborg 08
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
3 1 1 Played P 1 1 3
1 1 1 Won W 1 1 1
1 0 0 Drew D 0 0 1
1 0 0 Lost L 0 0 1
4 2 2 Scored S 3 3 4
5 1 1 Conceded C 2 2 4
100% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 100%
100% 100% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 100% 67%
67% 100% 100% Over 2.5 O 2.5 100% 100% 33%
33% 0% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 100% 100% 33%
0% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 100% 100% 33%
67% 100% 100% BTTS BTTS 100% 100% 67%
0% 0% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 0% 0%
33% 0% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 0% 33%
 
6 5 5 Corners for (avg) C F 3 3 5
3.3 2 2 Corners against (avg) C A 8 8 8
0.7 0 0 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1 1 1.3
0 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
17 17 17 Shots (avg) S ( 14 14 12.3
5 3 3 Shots on Target (avg) S O 3 3 3.7
27% 67% 67% Goal Efficiency G E 100% 100% 36%
 
10.7 7 7 Shots against (avg) S A 17 17 16
3 1 1 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 7 7 4
Key stats in Eliteserien this season:
  • Sarpsborg 08 have the fewest scored goals in the second half (0) in Eliteserien
Tromsø Last season Sarpsborg 08
Total Home   Statistics Stat   Away Total
30 15   Played P   15 30
8 3   Won W   5 11
11 6   Drew D   1 6
11 6   Lost L   9 13
33 16   Scored S   18 39
44 21   Conceded C   30 44
93% 87%   Over 0.5 O 0.5   100% 93%
83% 80%   Over 1.5 O 1.5   93% 77%
43% 33%   Over 2.5 O 2.5   67% 57%
20% 27%   Over 3.5 O 3.5   40% 33%
13% 13%   Over 4.5 O 4.5   20% 17%
53% 53%   BTTS BTTS   67% 60%
27% 33%   Clean Sheets C S   13% 23%
27% 27%   Failed to Score F T   20% 23%
 
3.7 4.3   Corners for (avg) C F   4 3.6
5 4.1   Corners against (avg) C A   5.3 4.6
1.3 1   Yellow cards (avg) Y C   2.1 1.8
1 1   Red cards R C   0 2
 
11 11.9   Shots (avg) S (   9.9 10.5
3.5 4.3   Shots on Target (avg) S O   2.8 2.8
31% 25%   Goal Efficiency G E   43% 46%
 
10.1 7.4   Shots against (avg) S A   12.7 11.9
3.9 2.8   Shots on Target against (avg) S O   4.5 3.8

  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 3 2 1 0 9 4 2 1 1 0 7 3 1 1 0 0 2 1 5 7
2 Lillestrøm 3 2 1 0 8 3 1 1 0 0 4 0 2 1 1 0 4 3 5 7
3 Molde 3 2 0 1 5 3 2 1 0 1 2 2 1 1 0 0 3 1 2 6
4 Odd 3 2 0 1 4 2 2 2 0 0 4 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 2 6
5 Viking 3 2 0 1 3 2 1 1 0 0 1 0 2 1 0 1 2 2 1 6
6 Jerv 3 2 0 1 2 4 2 2 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 4 -2 6
7 Rosenborg 3 1 2 0 4 3 1 1 0 0 1 0 2 0 2 0 3 3 1 5
8 HamKam 3 1 1 1 6 4 2 1 1 0 5 2 1 0 0 1 1 2 2 4
9 Sarpsborg 08 3 1 1 1 4 4 2 0 1 1 1 2 1 1 0 0 3 2 0 4
10 Aalesund 3 1 1 1 3 3 2 1 1 0 3 2 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 4
11 Tromsø 3 1 1 1 4 5 1 1 0 0 2 1 2 0 1 1 2 4 -1 4
12 Sandefjord 3 1 0 2 4 6 1 0 0 1 1 2 2 1 0 1 3 4 -2 3
13 Strømsgodset 3 1 0 2 2 4 1 0 0 1 1 3 2 1 0 1 1 1 -2 3
14 Vålerenga 3 1 0 2 3 7 1 1 0 0 2 1 2 0 0 2 1 6 -4 3
15 Kristiansund 3 0 0 3 2 5 1 0 0 1 2 3 2 0 0 2 0 2 -3 0
16 Haugesund 3 0 0 3 2 6 2 0 0 2 1 4 1 0 0 1 1 2 -4 0
Last season 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 30 18 9 3 59 25 15 10 4 1 34 13 15 8 5 2 25 12 34 63
2 Molde 30 18 6 6 70 40 15 11 2 2 46 18 15 7 4 4 24 22 30 60
3 Viking 30 17 6 7 60 47 15 9 3 3 34 22 15 8 3 4 26 25 13 57
4 Lillestrøm 30 14 7 9 49 40 15 8 3 4 23 13 15 6 4 5 26 27 9 49
5 Rosenborg 30 13 9 8 58 42 15 8 4 3 35 19 15 5 5 5 23 23 16 48
6 Kristiansund 30 14 4 12 41 46 15 10 2 3 27 16 15 4 2 9 14 30 -5 46
7 Vålerenga 30 11 12 7 46 37 15 7 7 1 27 14 15 4 5 6 19 23 9 45
8 Sarpsborg 08 30 11 6 13 39 44 15 6 5 4 21 14 15 5 1 9 18 30 -5 39
9 Strømsgodset 30 9 9 12 43 43 15 8 4 3 33 12 15 1 5 9 10 31 0 36
10 Sandefjord 30 10 6 14 38 52 15 6 5 4 21 18 15 4 1 10 17 34 -14 36
11 Haugesund 30 9 8 13 46 45 15 8 3 4 30 17 15 1 5 9 16 28 1 35
12 Tromsø 30 8 11 11 33 44 15 3 6 6 16 21 15 5 5 5 17 23 -11 35
13 Odd 30 8 9 13 44 58 15 5 4 6 30 29 15 3 5 7 14 29 -14 33
14 Brann 30 5 11 14 38 55 15 4 5 6 20 24 15 1 6 8 18 31 -17 26
15 Stabæk 30 6 7 17 35 62 15 4 3 8 17 27 15 2 4 9 18 35 -27 25
16 Mjøndalen 30 4 10 16 33 52 15 2 5 8 19 22 15 2 5 8 14 30 -19 22

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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”.