It's still early in the Eliteserien season, but we are learning more and more about the teams. Here is the Sandefjord - Sarpsborg 08 preview!
It's no vacation for neither Sandefjord nor Sarpsborg 08 as both were in action only a few days ago. Expect some tired legs on the pitch and/or possibly some changes to the lineups.
This pitch has grass, which is not Sarpsborg 08's usual surface at their own ground. When playing on grass Sarpsborg 08 have performed like this: Played 16 matches resulting in 4 wins, 4 draws and 8 defeats with the goal stats 19-25 (scored/conceded).
Sandefjord form and stats
Two Eliteserien home games so far for Sandefjord, who are yet to win here at Komplett Arena. Only 1 point so far. Sandefjord has three losses from their three previous games and the tension is increasing in the dressing room for both the manager M. Cifuentes Corvillo and the players.
R. Herraiz was the last player to score a league goal for Sandefjord and it's becoming a more and more distant memory as Sandefjord haven't scored in 305 minutes.
Sandefjord lost their last game at Viking (placed 12th) after a 0-2 scoreline. Ahead of that match, Sandefjord lost 0-1 at home to Haugesund.
Early season league goal statistics from Sandefjord's 2 home games: 2 goals, 3 conceded.
Sarpsborg 08 form and stats
It's not happening yet for Sarpsborg 08 on their Eliteserien travels, with zero points from their first 2 away games. Maybe today will be different? It's looking increasingly bleak for Sarpsborg who now has to deal with a five game losing streak. Vålerenga was the last time a defeat was avoided. The travelling fans think it's time that their travel expenses are covered with some points now, as Sarpsborg have lost on their last two travels.
Sarpsborg might have something to prove in this game as they lost at home in their previous match. Brann proved too strong as Sarpsborg 08 slumped to a 0-1 defeat in front of their own fans at Sarpsborg Stadion. Prior to that match, the Sarpsborg manager M. Stahre faced defeat when travelling to Bodø / Glimt and losing 1-2.
Sarpsborg 08 have the goal stats of 1-3 (for/against) from 2 business trips in the league at this early stage of the season.
Head 2 Head
Last ten meetings between the teams: Sandefjord won three, Sarpsborg 08 won five and two draws. five games with over 2,5 goals, five matches with two goals or less.Top Goalscorers
  M. Abdellaoue 2 goals |   L. Grorud 1 goals |  J. de Araújo 1 goals |
Sandefjord missing players
Sarpsborg 08 missing players
| Sandefjord | Sarpsborg 08 | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 5 | 2 | 1 | Played | P | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | 1 | 1 | Drew | D | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| 4 | 2 | 2 | Scored | S | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 8 | 3 | 2 | Conceded | C | 0 | 3 | 8 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 0% | 100% | 100% |
| 80% | 50% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 50% | 40% |
| 40% | 50% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 50% | 40% |
| 20% | 50% | 100% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 20% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 20% |
| 40% | 50% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 50% | 40% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 60% | 50% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 50% | 60% |
| 3.8 | 3.5 | 3 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 4.5 | 6.6 |
| 5 | 5 | 5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 6 | 3.6 |
| 2.4 | 2 | 3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 1.5 | 1.8 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 45 | 17 | 11 | Total Shots | T S | 0 | 22 | 79 |
| 10 | 3 | 2 | Shots on Target | S O | 0 | 3 | 18 |
| 40% | 67% | 100% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 33% | 17% |
- Sandefjord have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their matches.
- Sandefjord have yet to win a game at home.
- Sandefjord haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Sarpsborg 08 has the fewest conceded goals in the second half (2)
- Sarpsborg 08 has the fewest matches over the total-line (1)
- Sarpsborg 08 has the fewest scored goals (3)
- Sarpsborg 08 has the fewest scored goals in the first half (0)
- Sarpsborg 08 have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
- Sarpsborg 08 have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their matches.
- Sarpsborg 08 have lost all their matches so far.
- Sarpsborg 08 have won significantly less corners away then at home.
- Sarpsborg 08 haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Sarpsborg 08 is in the worst form (0-0-5)
| Sandefjord | Last season | Sarpsborg 08 | |||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 30 | 15 | Played | P | 15 | 30 | ||
| 19 | 12 | Won | W | 1 | 5 | ||
| 8 | 2 | Drew | D | 6 | 15 | ||
| 3 | 1 | Lost | L | 8 | 10 | ||
| 53 | 22 | Scored | S | 12 | 30 | ||
| 30 | 8 | Conceded | C | 24 | 40 | ||
| 97% | 93% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 87% | 90% | ||
| 73% | 53% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 80% | 77% | ||
| 43% | 33% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 47% | 37% | ||
| 33% | 13% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 13% | 20% | ||
| 20% | 7% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 7% | 7% | ||
| 47% | 27% | BTTS | BTTS | 53% | 60% | ||
| 47% | 67% | Clean Sheets | C S | 20% | 23% | ||
| 10% | 13% | Failed to Score | F T | 40% | 27% | ||
| 5.3 | 5.7 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.3 | 4.6 | ||
| 4 | 4.1 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 6.1 | 5.1 | ||
| 1.4 | 1.1 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.6 | 1.7 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 2 | ||
| 390 | 195 | Total Shots | T S | 168 | 387 | ||
| 140 | 57 | Shots on Target | S O | 60 | 130 | ||
| 38% | 39% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 20% | 23% | ||
| 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 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 4 | 13 | 15 |
| 2 | Molde | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 5 | 8 | 13 |
| 3 | Brann | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 10 |
| 4 | Kristiansund | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 9 |
| 5 | Mjøndalen | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 8 |
| 6 | Stabæk | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 8 |
| 7 | Strømsgodset | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 8 |
| 8 | Vålerenga | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | -1 | 8 |
| 9 | Haugesund | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 6 | -4 | 7 |
| 10 | Odd | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 6 |
| 11 | Rosenborg | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | -1 | 5 |
| 12 | Viking | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | -4 | 4 |
| 13 | Sandefjord | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | -4 | 4 |
| 14 | Start | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -7 | 2 |
| 15 | Aalesund | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 17 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 8 | -10 | 2 |
| 16 | Sarpsborg 08 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | -5 | 0 |
- Sarpsborg 08
- Sarpsborg Arbeiderblad - (local newspaper)
- Fossefallet - (supporter site)
- Eliteserien official site
- VG - (newspaper)
- Aftenposten - (newspaper)
- Dagbladet - (newspaper)