It's advantage Vålerenga so far with their 3rd position in the Eliteserien table, welcoming Sarpsborg 08 who are placed 10th.
This should be an interesting game with lots of spark and energy as both teams are well rested since they last saw competitive action. Game on!
Sarpsborg are struggling to avoid relegation.
Vålerenga form and stats
Vålerenga have performed here at Intility Arena this season with 8 wins from 12 Eliteserien matches. Some points have been lost, as they have drawn 4 games and lost 0. In general it's been a long time since Vålerenga tasted defeat here at Intility Arena, as they have taken at least one point from their last twelve home games in the league.
Vålerenga drew their last game, 1-1 away at Aalesund (placed 16th). Previous to that game, a home match hosting Odd in a game that was won 2-0.
Vålerenga can score goals in their home matches. After 12 league matches they have found the net 27 times. 12 goals have been conceded.
Sarpsborg 08 form and stats
Sarpsborg 08, who have the most clean sheets (9) in Eliteserien, have only collected 9 points from their away games in the Eliteserien, after 2-3-7 (12 played).
This game can not go any worse than the last one, a Eliteserien home defeat versus Viking with 1-2 on the scoreboard. Preceding that game, the 2-3 loss visiting Start's place.
Many goals are not expected from the visiting Sarpsborg as they have only managed to score 11 times from 12 away games in the league. Sarpsborg 08 struggle to build an impenetrable defensive wall in away matches with a total of 22 goals conceded from these games.
Head 2 Head
The teams have played each other before this season, with the result Sarpsborg 08 - Vålerenga 0-1 entered in the official records. Last ten meetings between the teams: Vålerenga won two, Sarpsborg 08 won six and two draws. four games with over 2,5 goals, six matches with two goals or less.Top Goalscorers
  B. Finne 7 goals |  M. Vilhjálmsson 7 goals |  V. Kjartansson 7 goals |
Vålerenga missing players
Sarpsborg 08 missing players
| Vålerenga | Sarpsborg 08 | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 25 | 12 | 4 | Played | P | 3 | 12 | 25 |
| 13 | 8 | 2 | Won | W | 0 | 2 | 8 |
| 7 | 4 | 2 | Drew | D | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 5 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 2 | 7 | 13 |
| 42 | 27 | 6 | Scored | S | 3 | 11 | 30 |
| 29 | 12 | 4 | Conceded | C | 8 | 22 | 35 |
| 96% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 92% | 92% |
| 84% | 92% | 75% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 75% | 72% |
| 56% | 67% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 67% | 50% | 52% |
| 28% | 42% | 25% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 33% | 25% | 24% |
| 16% | 17% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 33% | 25% | 16% |
| 64% | 75% | 75% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 50% | 40% |
| 32% | 25% | 25% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 25% | 36% |
| 8% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 33% | 32% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1.8 | 1.5 | 2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2 | 2.2 | 1.8 |
| 3 | 2 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 303 | 168 | 40 | Total Shots | T S | 29 | 125 | 327 |
| 110 | 71 | 23 | Shots on Target | S O | 6 | 32 | 87 |
| 38% | 38% | 26% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 50% | 34% | 34% |
- Sarpsborg 08 has the fewest dropped points from leading position (6) in Eliteserien
- Sarpsborg 08 has the most clean sheets (9) in Eliteserien
- Vålerenga has the fewest conceded goals in the second half (12) in Eliteserien
- Vålerenga have not yet lost a game at home.
- Vålerenga have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Vålerenga have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
- Vålerenga have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Sarpsborg 08 have scored away.
- Vålerenga have scored in all their home matches so far.
- Vålerenga haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
| 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 | 25 | 22 | 2 | 1 | 85 | 28 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 46 | 8 | 13 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 39 | 20 | 57 | 68 |
| 2 | Molde | 25 | 16 | 2 | 7 | 62 | 30 | 12 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 32 | 11 | 13 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 30 | 19 | 32 | 50 |
| 3 | Vålerenga | 25 | 13 | 7 | 5 | 42 | 29 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 27 | 12 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 15 | 17 | 13 | 46 |
| 4 | Rosenborg | 24 | 13 | 6 | 5 | 43 | 25 | 12 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 28 | 12 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 15 | 13 | 18 | 45 |
| 5 | Odd | 25 | 13 | 3 | 9 | 45 | 37 | 13 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 26 | 15 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 19 | 22 | 8 | 42 |
| 6 | Kristiansund | 25 | 10 | 10 | 5 | 47 | 35 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 27 | 19 | 13 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 20 | 16 | 12 | 40 |
| 7 | Viking | 25 | 10 | 6 | 9 | 44 | 44 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 26 | 19 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 18 | 25 | 0 | 36 |
| 8 | Haugesund | 25 | 10 | 4 | 11 | 32 | 40 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 21 | 21 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 19 | -8 | 34 |
| 9 | Stabæk | 25 | 7 | 10 | 8 | 31 | 37 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 15 | 23 | -6 | 31 |
| 10 | Sarpsborg 08 | 25 | 8 | 4 | 13 | 30 | 35 | 13 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 19 | 13 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 22 | -5 | 28 |
| 11 | Sandefjord | 25 | 8 | 4 | 13 | 27 | 40 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 17 | 13 | 5 | 0 | 8 | 17 | 23 | -13 | 28 |
| 12 | Brann | 24 | 6 | 7 | 11 | 30 | 41 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 15 | 17 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 15 | 24 | -11 | 25 |
| 13 | Start | 25 | 6 | 7 | 12 | 30 | 45 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 20 | 18 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 27 | -15 | 25 |
| 14 | Strømsgodset | 25 | 5 | 9 | 11 | 31 | 47 | 13 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 17 | 23 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 14 | 24 | -16 | 24 |
| 15 | Mjøndalen | 25 | 6 | 2 | 17 | 21 | 42 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 12 | 17 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 25 | -21 | 20 |
| 16 | Aalesund | 25 | 2 | 5 | 18 | 27 | 72 | 13 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 15 | 34 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 12 | 38 | -45 | 11 |
- Vålerenga
- Vålerenga På Nett - (supporter-driven news site)
- Klanen - (supporter site)
- Sarpsborg 08
- Sarpsborg Arbeiderblad - (local newspaper)
- Fossefallet - (supporter site)
- Eliteserien official site
- VG - (newspaper)
- Aftenposten - (newspaper)
- Dagbladet - (newspaper)