Evenly matched teams: Lillestrøm vs Sarpsborg 08 match preview

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Competition: Norway Eliteserien
Date: Sun 01.December
Match begins: 17:00 (UTC)
Venue: Åråsen (12234 seats)

Lillestrøm are welcoming Sarpsborg 08 for another important game after their 1-2 result against 16th-placed Ranheim.

Lillestrøm 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.

One slightly interesting match fact is that this game is played on grass and that the visiting Sarpsborg 08 have a different surface at their stadium (artificial turf). The impact of this is hard to measure exactly, but the visitors stats on grass is 4-5-8 (win-draw-loss) from 17 matches.

Lillestrøm are fighting like crazy to avoid relegation and desperately need points in this fixture. Sarpsborg 08 are fighting to avoid relegation and will work hard for points.

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Lillestrøm form and stats

Lillestrøm have played 14 Eliteserien games at their own stadium so far this season, resulting in 5-4-5 (wins-draws-losses). All in all it has been a very rough period for Lillestrøm who hasn’t won a game in their last ten attempts. Their previous win was against Haugesund, 98 days ago.

In their previous game, the manager J. Lennartsson led his Lillestrøm to a defeat in the Eliteserien match away at Ranheim. The manager is hoping to put things right immediately here at Åråsen. Preceding that match was a defeat to Stabæk (1-3).

The bookmakers consider this a fairly even contest. One could say only the home advantage separates the teams. It could be relevant to look at how Lillestrøm have performed in matches similar to this (as small favourites). Our database has found seven matches with the results: Won 2 Drawn 3 Lost 2.

The Lillestrøm fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 16 in 14 matches. Lillestrøm have conceded 19 in these home matches.

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Sarpsborg 08 form and stats

There's been little loot from Sarpsborg 08's travels as they have only collected 8 points from 14 away games in the Eliteserien. Sarpsborg 08 only have 1 win to counter their 8 defeats and 5 draws.

Sarpsborg 08 delivered a 1-1 draw playing at home against Haugesund (placed 9th) in their previous match; a Eliteserien game. Preceding that game, the 0-4 loss visiting Kristiansund's place.

As mentioned above, this is an open game with no clear favourite. We have found five similar matches played by Sarpsborg 08 in our archives, and the results are: 1 win for Sarpsborg 08, 3 draws and 1 defeat.

Many goals are not expected from the visiting Sarpsborg 08 as they have only managed to score 12 times from 14 away games in the league. Sarpsborg 08 have conceded 24 goals in these games.

Head 2 Head

These teams' last encounter with each other was the Sarpsborg 08 - Lillestrøm 1-0 earlier this season. Numbers for the last ten meetings between these two teams are: 3 wins for Lillestrøm, 2 draws and 5 wins for Sarpsborg 08. Over 2,5 goals: 8 times; under 2,5 goals: 2 games.

Top Goalscorers

LillestrømT. Olsen
T. Olsen
8 goals
Sarpsborg 08K. Zachariassen
K. Zachariassen
6 goals
Sarpsborg 08J. Larsen
J. Larsen
4 goals

Lillestrøm missing players

Sarpsborg 08 missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Lillestrøm Sarpsborg 08
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
29 14 4 Played P 4 14 29
7 5 4 Won W 1 1 5
8 4 0 Drew D 1 5 14
14 5 0 Lost L 2 8 10
32 16 11 Scored S 3 12 30
47 19 4 Conceded C 4 24 40
93% 86% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 75% 93% 93%
83% 79% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 75% 86% 79%
55% 50% 100% Over 2.5 O 2.5 25% 50% 38%
28% 29% 50% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 14% 21%
7% 7% 25% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 7% 7%
55% 50% 75% BTTS BTTS 25% 57% 62%
21% 29% 25% Clean Sheets C S 50% 14% 21%
31% 36% 0% Failed to Score F T 50% 36% 24%
 
4 4.4 5.2 Corners For (avg) C F 4.5 4.4 4.7
6.8 7.1 4.2 Corners Against (avg) C A 4.5 6.3 5.2
1.3 1.1 1 Yellow Cards (avg) Y C 1.2 1.6 1.7
1 1 0 Red Cards R C 0 1 2
 
330 174 55 Total Shots T S 45 160 379
97 44 18 Shots on Target S O 15 57 127
33% 36% 61% Goal Efficiency G E 20% 21% 24%
Key stats in Eliteserien this season:
  • Lillestrøm is in the worst form (0-3-3)
  • Sarpsborg 08 has the fewest matches over the total-line (10)
  • Sarpsborg 08 has the fewest scored goals (30)
  • Sarpsborg 08 has the fewest scored goals in the first half (11)
  • Sarpsborg 08 has the most matches under the total-line (18)
  • Sarpsborg 08 have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than 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 Molde 29 20 5 4 68 29 14 12 2 0 37 8 15 8 3 4 31 21 39 65
2 Bodø / Glimt 29 15 9 5 62 40 15 10 4 1 39 12 14 5 5 4 23 28 22 54
3 Odd 29 15 7 7 44 36 15 12 3 0 31 14 14 3 4 7 13 22 8 52
4 Rosenborg 29 13 10 6 50 39 14 10 3 1 31 14 15 3 7 5 19 25 11 49
5 Viking 29 12 8 9 50 41 15 9 4 2 32 15 14 3 4 7 18 26 9 44
6 Kristiansund 29 11 8 10 40 39 14 8 4 2 30 14 15 3 4 8 10 25 1 41
7 Brann 29 10 10 9 31 32 14 5 6 3 13 11 15 5 4 6 18 21 -1 40
8 Stabæk 29 10 9 10 37 35 15 5 7 3 20 14 14 5 2 7 17 21 2 39
9 Haugesund 29 8 13 8 40 36 14 4 6 4 18 16 15 4 7 4 22 20 4 37
10 Vålerenga 29 8 10 11 39 43 15 6 4 5 23 20 14 2 6 6 16 23 -4 34
11 Sarpsborg 08 29 5 14 10 30 40 15 4 9 2 18 16 14 1 5 8 12 24 -10 29
12 Strømsgodset 29 7 8 14 39 53 15 6 3 6 29 28 14 1 5 8 10 25 -14 29
13 Lillestrøm 29 7 8 14 32 47 14 5 4 5 16 19 15 2 4 9 16 28 -15 29
14 Tromsø 29 8 5 16 38 57 14 5 4 5 22 17 15 3 1 11 16 40 -19 29
15 Mjøndalen 29 5 12 12 37 52 14 4 6 4 21 22 15 1 6 8 16 30 -15 27
16 Ranheim 29 7 6 16 34 52 15 4 2 9 21 30 14 3 4 7 13 22 -18 27

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  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Molde 29 20 5 4 68 29 14 12 2 0 37 8 15 8 3 4 31 21 39 65
2 Bodø / Glimt 29 15 9 5 62 40 15 10 4 1 39 12 14 5 5 4 23 28 22 54
3 Odd 29 15 7 7 44 36 15 12 3 0 31 14 14 3 4 7 13 22 8 52
4 Rosenborg 29 13 10 6 50 39 14 10 3 1 31 14 15 3 7 5 19 25 11 49
5 Viking 29 12 8 9 50 41 15 9 4 2 32 15 14 3 4 7 18 26 9 44
6 Kristiansund 29 11 8 10 40 39 14 8 4 2 30 14 15 3 4 8 10 25 1 41
7 Brann 29 10 10 9 31 32 14 5 6 3 13 11 15 5 4 6 18 21 -1 40
8 Stabæk 29 10 9 10 37 35 15 5 7 3 20 14 14 5 2 7 17 21 2 39
9 Haugesund 29 8 13 8 40 36 14 4 6 4 18 16 15 4 7 4 22 20 4 37
10 Vålerenga 29 8 10 11 39 43 15 6 4 5 23 20 14 2 6 6 16 23 -4 34
11 Sarpsborg 08 29 5 14 10 30 40 15 4 9 2 18 16 14 1 5 8 12 24 -10 29
12 Strømsgodset 29 7 8 14 39 53 15 6 3 6 29 28 14 1 5 8 10 25 -14 29
13 Lillestrøm 29 7 8 14 32 47 14 5 4 5 16 19 15 2 4 9 16 28 -15 29
14 Tromsø 29 8 5 16 38 57 14 5 4 5 22 17 15 3 1 11 16 40 -19 29
15 Mjøndalen 29 5 12 12 37 52 14 4 6 4 21 22 15 1 6 8 16 30 -15 27
16 Ranheim 29 7 6 16 34 52 15 4 2 9 21 30 14 3 4 7 13 22 -18 27

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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”.