An important duel in the bottom section of the Eliteserien, with both Aalesund and Sarpsborg 08 experiencing more worry than joy. This match is a classic "six-pointer" with the home team placed 16th and the visitors in 12th place.
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!
Aalesund form and stats
With 1 Eliteserien win, 2 draws and 5 defeats from their home games, Aalesund, who have the most conceded goals (47) in Eliteserien, are certainly not brimming with confidence. Aalesund has three losses from their three previous games and the tension is increasing in the dressing room for both the manager L. Bohinen and the players.
In their previous game, the manager L. Bohinen led his Aalesund to a defeat in the Eliteserien match away at Start. The manager is hoping to put things right immediately here at Color Line Stadion. Before that game, the home loss against Haugesund with the scoreline 1-3.
Aalesund have proved capable of finding the net in their games here at Color Line Stadion with 12 goals in 8 league matches. This has been a stadium of sighs so far as Aalesund have let the opposition score 25 times, an average of more than three per game.
Sarpsborg 08 form and stats
There's been little loot from Sarpsborg 08's travels as they have only collected 4 points from 7 away games in the Eliteserien. Sarpsborg 08 only have 1 win to counter their 5 defeats and 1 draw. Three consecutive losses in away matches means Sarpsborg are growing more and more desperate for a good performance on the road.
Sarpsborg 08 failed to get anything from their last game, a Eliteserien home match vs Bodø / Glimt (placed 1st) that ended with defeat 0-3. Preceding that game, the 1-4 loss visiting Kristiansund's place.
Sarpsborg have scored 7 goals on their travels this season, from 7 away games in the league. The Sarpsborg 08 manager M. Stahre has some worries about the defense as 16 goals have been conceded in these travels.
Head 2 Head
Sarpsborg 08 - Aalesund 4-0 was the story when these teams last met, earlier this season. H2H stats regardless of arena (last ten matches): Aalesund one win, three draws and Sarpsborg 08 six victories. As for goals, seven matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), three games had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  H. Fridjonsson 11 goals |   M. Abdellaoue 5 goals | I. Coulibaly 4 goals |
Aalesund missing players
Sarpsborg 08 missing players
| Aalesund | Sarpsborg 08 | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 16 | 8 | 2 | Played | P | 2 | 7 | 16 |
| 1 | 1 | 1 | Won | W | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| 4 | 2 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 11 | 5 | 1 | Lost | L | 1 | 5 | 9 |
| 21 | 12 | 4 | Scored | S | 3 | 7 | 18 |
| 47 | 25 | 5 | Conceded | C | 1 | 16 | 25 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 94% |
| 88% | 100% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 50% | 86% | 69% |
| 81% | 100% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 71% | 56% |
| 81% | 100% | 100% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 29% | 25% |
| 38% | 38% | 50% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 29% | 19% |
| 81% | 100% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 57% | 38% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 50% | 14% | 31% |
| 19% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 50% | 29% | 38% |
| 4 | 4.8 | 5.5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3.5 | 3.9 | 5.4 |
| 5.1 | 2.9 | 1 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.5 | 5.3 | 4.4 |
| 2.4 | 2 | 3.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2 | 2.1 | 1.9 |
| 2 | 1 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 175 | 102 | 34 | Total Shots | T S | 19 | 75 | 223 |
| 55 | 30 | 8 | Shots on Target | S O | 5 | 17 | 57 |
| 38% | 40% | 50% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 60% | 41% | 32% |
- Aalesund has the fewest clean sheets (0)
- Aalesund has the fewest clean sheets (0) at home
- Aalesund has the fewest points (5) at home
- Aalesund has the most conceded goals (25) at home
- Aalesund has the most conceded goals (47)
- Aalesund has the most conceded goals in the first half (24)
- Aalesund has the most conceded goals in the second half (23)
- Aalesund has the most matches over the total-line (13)
- Aalesund has the the worst goal difference (-13) at home
- Aalesund has the the worst goal difference (-26)
- Aalesund have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
- Aalesund have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their matches.
- Aalesund have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Aalesund have scored in all their home matches so far.
- Aalesund haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- All of Aalesund's home-matches have had more than 3,5 goals.
- Sarpsborg 08 has the fewest scored goals in the first half (5)
- Sarpsborg 08 have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
- Sarpsborg 08 have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Sarpsborg 08 have won significantly less corners away then at home.
- Sarpsborg 08 haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
| 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 | 16 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 56 | 18 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 6 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 29 | 12 | 38 | 44 |
| 2 | Molde | 17 | 11 | 1 | 5 | 45 | 20 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 24 | 5 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 21 | 15 | 25 | 34 |
| 3 | Odd | 16 | 10 | 1 | 5 | 29 | 18 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 19 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 6 | 11 | 31 |
| 4 | Rosenborg | 16 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 29 | 15 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 21 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 5 | 14 | 28 |
| 5 | Kristiansund | 16 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 33 | 21 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 20 | 10 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 27 |
| 6 | Vålerenga | 16 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 22 | 22 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 13 | 8 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 14 | 0 | 26 |
| 7 | Brann | 16 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 21 | 22 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 13 | -1 | 22 |
| 8 | Haugesund | 16 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 17 | 23 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 14 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 9 | -6 | 21 |
| 9 | Stabæk | 16 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 21 | 25 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 14 | 16 | -4 | 19 |
| 10 | Viking | 16 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 24 | 30 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 16 | 14 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 16 | -6 | 19 |
| 11 | Strømsgodset | 16 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 23 | 32 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 15 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 17 | -9 | 19 |
| 12 | Sarpsborg 08 | 16 | 5 | 2 | 9 | 18 | 25 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 16 | -7 | 17 |
| 13 | Sandefjord | 16 | 5 | 1 | 10 | 17 | 29 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 10 | 18 | -12 | 16 |
| 14 | Start | 17 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 18 | 34 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 11 | 12 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 22 | -16 | 15 |
| 15 | Mjøndalen | 16 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 13 | 26 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 16 | -13 | 14 |
| 16 | Aalesund | 16 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 21 | 47 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 25 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 22 | -26 | 7 |
- Sarpsborg 08
- Sarpsborg Arbeiderblad - (local newspaper)
- Fossefallet - (supporter site)
- Eliteserien official site
- VG - (newspaper)
- Aftenposten - (newspaper)
- Dagbladet - (newspaper)