Delightful dogfight as daring Odd duels with determined Sarpsborg 08

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Competition: Norway Eliteserien
Competition: Sat 31.October
Match begins: 17:00 (UTC)
Venue: Skagerak Arena (13500 seats)

Odd have performed better than Sarpsborg 08 so far this season, but every game starts at 0-0. Here's all you need to know about the upcoming game:

Both teams have had enough rest since their last competitive action. Let's hope for an energetic game!

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Odd form and stats

Odd have performed here at Skagerak Arena this season with 7 wins from 10 Eliteserien matches. Some points have been lost, as they have drawn 1 game and lost 2. Ever since the Haugesund game Odd has been unbeatable here at Skagerak Arena producing six straight wins.

A strong away win for Odd against Aalesund the last match, as Kevin Egell-Johnsen, Mushaga Bakenga and Odin Luras Bjortuft were on target. Prior to that, an away loss at Rosenborg.

The home team are moderate favourites in this game. How does Odd handle that role? We have found six games in our database similar to this one, based on the home odds. The stats for these games are four wins, zero draws and two defeats.

Another home game is coming up fairly shortly for the hosts, as Viking are coming to town in four days.

Odd can score goals in their home matches. After 10 league matches they have found the net 21 times. Odd's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 12 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.

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Sarpsborg 08 form and stats

The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for Sarpsborg 08, who have the most clean sheets (9) in Eliteserien, so far with only 8 points returning home. The records show 2-2-6 (win-draw-lose).

The manager M. Stahre was unhappy after their last game, a Eliteserien match played at their home ground Sarpsborg Stadion. Sarpsborg 08 suffered a 1-2 loss to Rosenborg (placed 3rd). It was a defeat before that one as the away game against Haugesund wasn't a success with a 0-2 loss.

We have checked recent matches where Sarpsborg 08 have had similar odds to win. Win-draw-lose statistics from those six games were zero victories, one draw and five defeats.

Many goals are not expected from the visiting Sarpsborg as they have only managed to score 8 times from 10 away games in the league. In the opposite end, Sarpsborg have conceded 18 goals in their away games. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 2 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 away matches.

Head 2 Head

Odd and Sarpsborg 08 have met before this season: Sarpsborg 08 - Odd 2-0. H2H stats regardless of arena (last ten matches): Odd three wins, two draws and Sarpsborg 08 five victories. As for goals, six matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), four games had two or less.

Top Goalscorers

OddM. Bakenga Joar Namugunga
M. Bakenga Joar Namugunga
7 goals
Sarpsborg 08M. Abdellaoue
M. Abdellaoue
6 goals
OddE. Ruud
E. Ruud
5 goals

Odd missing players

Sarpsborg 08 missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Odd Sarpsborg 08
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
21 10 3 Played P 2 10 22
12 7 2 Won W 0 2 8
2 1 1 Drew D 0 2 3
7 2 0 Lost L 2 6 11
40 21 4 Scored S 2 8 26
32 12 1 Conceded C 7 18 29
95% 90% 67% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 90% 91%
81% 80% 67% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 70% 68%
62% 70% 33% Over 2.5 O 2.5 100% 50% 50%
38% 40% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 50% 20% 23%
33% 30% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 50% 20% 14%
48% 60% 33% BTTS BTTS 100% 40% 32%
33% 30% 67% Clean Sheets C S 0% 30% 41%
24% 20% 33% Failed to Score F T 0% 40% 36%
 
0 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 0
0 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 0 0
1 0.7 0 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1.5 2.2 1.9
1 1 0 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
244 117 32 Total Shots T S 21 103 293
88 45 11 Shots on Target S O 3 25 77
45% 47% 36% Goal Efficiency G E 67% 32% 34%
Key stats in Eliteserien this season:
  • Odd have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Odd have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Sarpsborg 08 have scored away.
  • Sarpsborg 08 has the fewest dropped points from leading position (0) in Eliteserien
  • Sarpsborg 08 has the most clean sheets (9) in Eliteserien
  • Sarpsborg 08 have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored 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 22 19 2 1 73 25 11 11 0 0 39 8 11 8 2 1 34 17 48 59
2 Molde 22 14 1 7 54 27 11 9 0 2 30 9 11 5 1 5 24 18 27 43
3 Rosenborg 22 12 6 4 42 22 11 7 3 1 27 12 11 5 3 3 15 10 20 42
4 Vålerenga 22 11 6 5 37 28 11 7 4 0 25 12 11 4 2 5 12 16 9 39
5 Odd 21 12 2 7 40 32 10 7 1 2 21 12 11 5 1 5 19 20 8 38
6 Kristiansund 22 9 9 4 42 30 10 4 4 2 24 16 12 5 5 2 18 14 12 36
7 Viking 21 8 5 8 38 39 11 4 3 4 23 19 10 4 2 4 15 20 -1 29
8 Stabæk 22 7 8 7 30 33 11 5 3 3 15 10 11 2 5 4 15 23 -3 29
9 Haugesund 22 8 4 10 27 36 11 5 2 4 18 18 11 3 2 6 9 18 -9 28
10 Sarpsborg 08 22 8 3 11 26 29 12 6 1 5 18 11 10 2 2 6 8 18 -3 27
11 Sandefjord 22 8 2 12 22 34 10 3 2 5 7 14 12 5 0 7 15 20 -12 26
12 Strømsgodset 22 5 9 8 30 40 11 3 5 3 16 19 11 2 4 5 14 21 -10 24
13 Brann 22 6 6 10 26 36 11 2 4 5 14 15 11 4 2 5 12 21 -10 24
14 Start 22 4 7 11 25 41 12 4 4 4 17 16 10 0 3 7 8 25 -16 19
15 Mjøndalen 22 5 2 15 17 38 10 3 0 7 8 14 12 2 2 8 9 24 -21 17
16 Aalesund 22 1 4 17 25 64 12 1 2 9 14 33 10 0 2 8 11 31 -39 7

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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 Bodø / Glimt 22 19 2 1 73 25 11 11 0 0 39 8 11 8 2 1 34 17 48 59
2 Molde 22 14 1 7 54 27 11 9 0 2 30 9 11 5 1 5 24 18 27 43
3 Rosenborg 22 12 6 4 42 22 11 7 3 1 27 12 11 5 3 3 15 10 20 42
4 Vålerenga 22 11 6 5 37 28 11 7 4 0 25 12 11 4 2 5 12 16 9 39
5 Odd 21 12 2 7 40 32 10 7 1 2 21 12 11 5 1 5 19 20 8 38
6 Kristiansund 22 9 9 4 42 30 10 4 4 2 24 16 12 5 5 2 18 14 12 36
7 Viking 21 8 5 8 38 39 11 4 3 4 23 19 10 4 2 4 15 20 -1 29
8 Stabæk 22 7 8 7 30 33 11 5 3 3 15 10 11 2 5 4 15 23 -3 29
9 Haugesund 22 8 4 10 27 36 11 5 2 4 18 18 11 3 2 6 9 18 -9 28
10 Sarpsborg 08 22 8 3 11 26 29 12 6 1 5 18 11 10 2 2 6 8 18 -3 27
11 Sandefjord 22 8 2 12 22 34 10 3 2 5 7 14 12 5 0 7 15 20 -12 26
12 Strømsgodset 22 5 9 8 30 40 11 3 5 3 16 19 11 2 4 5 14 21 -10 24
13 Brann 22 6 6 10 26 36 11 2 4 5 14 15 11 4 2 5 12 21 -10 24
14 Start 22 4 7 11 25 41 12 4 4 4 17 16 10 0 3 7 8 25 -16 19
15 Mjøndalen 22 5 2 15 17 38 10 3 0 7 8 14 12 2 2 8 9 24 -21 17
16 Aalesund 22 1 4 17 25 64 12 1 2 9 14 33 10 0 2 8 11 31 -39 7

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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”.