The football year has been a rollercoaster for these sides so far, loss and gain giving mid-table places so far. Pave the way for Odd - Sarpsborg 08!
- Odd have the most clean sheets (9) in Eliteserien
- Sarpsborg 08 have the most dropped points from leading position (14) in Eliteserien
Odd 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.
Odd form and stats
The overall Eliteserien results at home this season for Odd, who have the most clean sheets (9) in Eliteserien, are 4-2-2 (wins-draws-losses). The opportunity of a proper winning streak is there for the hosts, with two straight wins here at Skagerak Arena.
A nice win for Odd last time playing, versus Stabæk. That was also a home game and the match ended 4-0 with Tewelde, Rekdal, Gjengaar and Johansen scoring for the victors. As indicated by the result mentioned above, Odd played a great game against Stabæk and beat them comfortably. Expectations are high for this one. Defender Tomas got the top score of the team in the match with a rating of 8.05/10. Tomas hit one key pass and won 6 of 7 duels.
Heartbreak before that as Odd lost 2-3 at Rosenborg's place.Odd has scored 10 league goals at home this season, in 8 matches. It's worth mentioning that 6 of these goals has been scored in their last three home matches. Odd have only conceded 5 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above. It's worth mentioning that 3 of these goals has been conceded in their last three home matches.
Sarpsborg 08 form and stats
The story so far for the visiting team on their Eliteserien travels is 3 wins, 2 draws and 4 defeats. Three might be a magic number, but there's been little wizardry in Sarpsborg's last three away games as they have all been lost.
Sarpsborg 08 have much to rectify after their unexpected defeat (1-2) to Strømsgodset in their previous outing, played in front of their own supporters. Midfielder Torp was the best performer of that match, with a rating of 8.03. Torp hit four key passes, dribled past the opponent 2 of 2 times and had 41 successful passes (of 50 total).
A 1-5 defeat away at Sandefjord before that.Sports betting statistic: Both sides have scored in 13 of this club's latest 14 league matches.
Sarpsborg have a decent goal production going in their away games, although not fantastic. In 9 league away games 13 goals have been scored. The Sarpsborg 08 manager Billborn has some worries about the defense as 19 goals have been conceded in these travels. It's worth mentioning that 15 of these goals has been conceded in their last three away matches.
Head 2 Head
Sarpsborg 08 - Odd 0-0 was the outcome when these sides previously played each other, some time ago this season. Head-2-head stats last ten meetings: two - four - four (Odd wins - draws - Sarpsborg 08 wins). As for goals, three matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), seven had two or less.
Top Goalscorers
  K. Fardal Opseth 6 goals |  V. Torp Overgaard 5 goals |  B. Utvik 4 goals |
Odd missing players
Sarpsborg 08 missing players
| Odd | Sarpsborg 08 | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 18 | 8 | 3 | Played | P | 3 | 9 | 18 |
| 7 | 4 | 0 | Won | W | 2 | 3 | 7 |
| 4 | 2 | 2 | Drew | D | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 7 | 2 | 1 | Lost | L | 1 | 4 | 8 |
| 21 | 10 | 1 | Scored | S | 7 | 13 | 30 |
| 19 | 5 | 2 | Conceded | C | 6 | 19 | 33 |
| 83% | 88% | 67% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 89% | 89% |
| 61% | 62% | 33% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 89% | 89% |
| 39% | 25% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 100% | 67% | 72% |
| 22% | 12% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 33% | 33% | 39% |
| 17% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 33% | 33% | 28% |
| 33% | 25% | 33% | BTTS | BTTS | 67% | 67% | 72% |
| 50% | 50% | 33% | Clean Sheets | C S | 33% | 33% | 22% |
| 33% | 38% | 67% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 11% | 17% |
| 3.8 | 5.2 | 6.3 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 8.3 | 6.4 | 6.8 |
| 6.6 | 7.2 | 6.3 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.3 | 5.6 | 5.4 |
| 1.9 | 1.9 | 2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.3 | 1.8 | 1.3 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 10.3 | 12.1 | 13.3 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 22.3 | 18.2 | 18 |
| 3.2 | 3 | 1.3 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 9 | 6.8 | 6.3 |
| 36% | 42% | 25% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 26% | 21% | 27% |
| 13.3 | 12.2 | 11 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 16 | 13.8 | 12.8 |
| 4.2 | 2.5 | 2.7 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 5.3 | 4.8 | 4.3 |
- Odd have the fewest conceded goals (5) at home in Eliteserien
- Odd have the fewest conceded goals in the first half (3) in Eliteserien
- Odd have the most clean sheets (9) in Eliteserien
- Odd have won significantly more corners at home than away.
- Sarpsborg 08 have the most dropped points from leading position (14) in Eliteserien
| 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 | 18 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 45 | 21 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 23 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 22 | 11 | 24 | 41 |
| 2 | Viking | 17 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 39 | 24 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 27 | 14 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 10 | 15 | 38 |
| 3 | Tromsø | 17 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 26 | 15 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 6 | 11 | 36 |
| 4 | Molde | 18 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 41 | 21 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 22 | 7 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 19 | 14 | 20 | 33 |
| 5 | Brann | 18 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 30 | 23 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 18 | 8 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 12 | 15 | 7 | 30 |
| 6 | Lillestrøm | 17 | 9 | 2 | 6 | 33 | 26 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 23 | 14 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 12 | 7 | 29 |
| 7 | Odd | 18 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 21 | 19 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 5 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 14 | 2 | 25 |
| 8 | Rosenborg | 18 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 23 | 25 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 14 | 14 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 11 | -2 | 25 |
| 9 | Sarpsborg 08 | 18 | 7 | 3 | 8 | 30 | 33 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 17 | 14 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 19 | -3 | 24 |
| 10 | Strømsgodset | 18 | 7 | 2 | 9 | 22 | 23 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 14 | -1 | 23 |
| 11 | Haugesund | 17 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 16 | 25 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 15 | -9 | 18 |
| 12 | Sandefjord | 17 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 27 | 35 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 18 | 11 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 24 | -8 | 17 |
| 13 | Stabæk | 17 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 17 | 29 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 22 | -12 | 16 |
| 14 | HamKam | 17 | 5 | 1 | 11 | 20 | 39 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 12 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 10 | 27 | -19 | 16 |
| 15 | Vålerenga | 16 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 21 | 29 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 10 | 19 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 10 | -8 | 14 |
| 16 | Aalesund | 17 | 3 | 1 | 13 | 12 | 36 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 14 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 22 | -24 | 10 |
- Sarpsborg 08
- Sarpsborg Arbeiderblad - (local newspaper)
- Fossefallet - (supporter site)
- Eliteserien official site
- VG - (newspaper)
- Aftenposten - (newspaper)
- Dagbladet - (newspaper)
