Home advantage could prove decisive in Kristiansund - Sarpsborg 08 battle

Kristiansund and Sarpsborg 08 should both be in good shape for this meeting, as there's been enough days for both of them to train and rest since their last matches.

Kristiansund form and stats

9-1-1 is the performance here at Kristiansund Stadion so far in the Eliteserien, giving Kristiansund a total of 28 from their 11 games here. Outstanding results! In general it's been a long time since Kristiansund tasted defeat here at Kristiansund Stadion, as they have taken at least one point from their last ten home games in the league.

Defensively the home team are doing well, with their goalkeeper Sean McDermott not having conceded a league goal in 181 minutes.

Kristiansund drew their last game, 0-0 away at Lillestrøm (placed 6th). The goalie Sean McDermott was named most valuable player of the team in that game, scoring 8.44 out of ten. McDermott stopped the opponent with four saves and topped it up with a clean sheet.

Previous to that game, a home match hosting Rosenborg in a game that was won 1-0.

The hosts are favourites to win this game, with an estimated chance of about 55-60% of that outcome. Earlier Kristiansund matches with similar probabilities have ended with three wins, one draw and one defeat (from five games).

There will be little rest for Kristiansund after this match as they are travelling to Mjøndalen for a Eliteserien game in only three days.

A decent goal production from Kristiansund in their home games so far, with 21 goals from 11 league matches. Kristiansund have only conceded 8 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.

Sarpsborg 08 form and stats

Sarpsborg 08 have only collected 7 points from their away games in the Eliteserien, after 2-1-8 (11 played). It's all red in the travel logs of Sarpsborg 08, having lost seven matches in a row as the visiting team.

There might be some fixture complaints from Sarpsborg 08 as they are again playing away from home after losing on the road in their previous match, the Eliteserien match against Bodø / Glimt (1-2). Midfield player Gaute Hoberg Vetti was the top player of the team with a match rating of 7.63/10. Vetti had 41 successful passes (of 46 total).

Before that, Sarpsborg secured a home win against Lillestrøm with the score 2-1.

Looking at the earlier recent performances of Sarpsborg when being an outsider away as they are today, we find one match with the visitors losing one time, drawing zero and winning zero games.

After this away game Sarpsborg return home for a Eliteserien game against Vålerenga. That game is only four sleeps after this.

The visitors have scored 9 goals from 11 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. Sarpsborg 08 have conceded 25 goals in these games.

Head 2 Head

The two sides played each other previously this campaign: Sarpsborg 08 - Kristiansund 0-1. Last nine meetings with these participants: Kristiansund won five, Sarpsborg 08 were winners in one and we saw three draws. five games with more than 2,5 goals, four matches with two goals or less.

Top Goalscorers

I. Koné 10 goals

S. Nilsen 5 goals

B. Bye 5 goals

Kristiansund missing players

Sarpsborg 08 missing players