Eliteserien match prediction and preview for Sarpsborg 08 vs Haugesund clash

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Competition: Norway Eliteserien
Date: Sun 24.November
Match begins: 17:00 (UTC)
Venue: Sarpsborg Stadion (8022 seats)

Season ticket holders at Sarpsborg Stadion haven't seen too many victories this season, with Sarpsborg 08 languishing in the 13th position so far. The guesting Haugesund will be hopeful to defend their higher league position in this one.

Both teams should be fairly well rested for this game, as they have had some quiet days to prepare. Hopefully this will translate into lots of action on the pitch.

This pitch has artificial turf, which is not Haugesund's usual surface at their own ground. When playing on artificial turf Haugesund have performed like this: Played 29 matches resulting in 14 wins, 6 draws and 9 defeats with the goal stats 51-39 (scored/conceded).

Relegation threatens Sarpsborg 08 who should definitely be looking for some points here. For Haugesund most of the excitement is over as they will neither be promoted or relegated this season.

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Sarpsborg 08 form and stats

When playing at home in the Eliteserien, Sarpsborg 08, who have the fewest scored goals (29) in Eliteserien, have managed 4 wins, 8 draws and suffered 2 defeats from 14 games.

The fans are hoping that Sarpsborg 08 will strike back in this match, putting things right after the 0-4 away loss in the Eliteserien game against Kristiansund (placed 6th). Previous to that game, a home match hosting Tromsø in a game that was won 3-2.

Sarpsborg 08 were outplayed and humiliated in their previous game, as mentioned in the paragraph above. They will need to reinstall their confidence before this one.

Sarpsborg 08 has scored 17 league goals at home this season, in 14 matches. 15 goals have been conceded.

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Haugesund form and stats

As the visiting team in Eliteserien matches, Haugesund have produced an overall stat of 4-6-4 so far.

The supporters enjoyed Haugesund's previous game versus Viking (placed 5th), a Eliteserien 1-0 win played at home. Before that, Haugesund travelled to Bodø / Glimt and returned home with a draw after the game finished 2-2.

Haugesund has displayed an ability to score goals in away matches in the league this season, 21 goals from 14 games. 19 goals have been conceded by Haugesund in these games.

Head 2 Head

The teams have played each other before this season, with the result Haugesund - Sarpsborg 08 1-1 entered in the official records. As for the last ten games between these two teams, there's {3 Sarpsborg 08 victories}, 5 draws and 2 Haugesund wins. 3 of these games ended with three goals or more, 7 matches with two goals or less.

Top Goalscorers

Sarpsborg 08K. Zachariassen
K. Zachariassen
5 goals
HaugesundN. Sandberg
N. Sandberg
5 goals
HaugesundM. Samuelsen
M. Samuelsen
5 goals

Sarpsborg 08 missing players

Haugesund missing players

Sarpsborg 08 Haugesund
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
28 14 4 Played P 5 14 28
5 4 1 Won W 2 4 8
13 8 2 Drew D 1 6 12
10 2 1 Lost L 2 4 8
29 17 2 Scored S 10 21 39
39 15 2 Conceded C 7 19 35
93% 93% 75% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 86% 86%
79% 71% 25% Over 1.5 O 1.5 80% 79% 75%
39% 29% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 60% 57% 50%
21% 29% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 60% 50% 36%
7% 7% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 40% 14% 14%
61% 64% 25% BTTS BTTS 60% 64% 61%
21% 29% 50% Clean Sheets C S 20% 29% 29%
25% 14% 50% Failed to Score F T 20% 21% 25%
 
4.7 4.9 6 Corners For (avg) C F 5.2 4.9 5.5
5.2 4.1 3.5 Corners Against (avg) C A 4.2 5.6 5.1
1.8 1.9 1.2 Yellow Cards (avg) Y C 0.4 1.3 1.4
2 1 0 Red Cards R C 0 0 1
Key stats this season:
  • Haugesund 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 28 19 5 4 64 27 14 12 2 0 37 8 14 7 3 4 27 19 37 62
2 Bodø / Glimt 28 14 9 5 59 40 14 9 4 1 36 12 14 5 5 4 23 28 19 51
3 Odd 28 14 7 7 42 35 14 11 3 0 29 13 14 3 4 7 13 22 7 49
4 Rosenborg 28 13 9 6 48 37 14 10 3 1 31 14 14 3 6 5 17 23 11 48
5 Viking 28 12 7 9 48 39 14 9 3 2 30 13 14 3 4 7 18 26 9 43
6 Kristiansund 28 11 8 9 40 36 14 8 4 2 30 14 14 3 4 7 10 22 4 41
7 Brann 28 10 10 8 31 26 14 5 6 3 13 11 14 5 4 5 18 15 5 40
8 Haugesund 28 8 12 8 39 35 14 4 6 4 18 16 14 4 6 4 21 19 4 36
9 Stabæk 28 9 9 10 33 33 14 4 7 3 16 12 14 5 2 7 17 21 0 36
10 Vålerenga 28 8 10 10 37 39 14 6 4 4 21 16 14 2 6 6 16 23 -2 34
11 Lillestrøm 28 7 8 13 31 45 14 5 4 5 16 19 14 2 4 8 15 26 -14 29
12 Tromsø 28 8 5 15 37 55 14 5 4 5 22 17 14 3 1 10 15 38 -18 29
13 Sarpsborg 08 28 5 13 10 29 39 14 4 8 2 17 15 14 1 5 8 12 24 -10 28
14 Mjøndalen 28 5 12 11 35 48 14 4 6 4 21 22 14 1 6 7 14 26 -13 27
15 Strømsgodset 28 6 8 14 33 53 14 5 3 6 23 28 14 1 5 8 10 25 -20 26
16 Ranheim 28 6 6 16 32 51 14 3 2 9 19 29 14 3 4 7 13 22 -19 24

Table
  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 28 19 5 4 64 27 14 12 2 0 37 8 14 7 3 4 27 19 37 62
2 Bodø / Glimt 28 14 9 5 59 40 14 9 4 1 36 12 14 5 5 4 23 28 19 51
3 Odd 28 14 7 7 42 35 14 11 3 0 29 13 14 3 4 7 13 22 7 49
4 Rosenborg 28 13 9 6 48 37 14 10 3 1 31 14 14 3 6 5 17 23 11 48
5 Viking 28 12 7 9 48 39 14 9 3 2 30 13 14 3 4 7 18 26 9 43
6 Kristiansund 28 11 8 9 40 36 14 8 4 2 30 14 14 3 4 7 10 22 4 41
7 Brann 28 10 10 8 31 26 14 5 6 3 13 11 14 5 4 5 18 15 5 40
8 Haugesund 28 8 12 8 39 35 14 4 6 4 18 16 14 4 6 4 21 19 4 36
9 Stabæk 28 9 9 10 33 33 14 4 7 3 16 12 14 5 2 7 17 21 0 36
10 Vålerenga 28 8 10 10 37 39 14 6 4 4 21 16 14 2 6 6 16 23 -2 34
11 Lillestrøm 28 7 8 13 31 45 14 5 4 5 16 19 14 2 4 8 15 26 -14 29
12 Tromsø 28 8 5 15 37 55 14 5 4 5 22 17 14 3 1 10 15 38 -18 29
13 Sarpsborg 08 28 5 13 10 29 39 14 4 8 2 17 15 14 1 5 8 12 24 -10 28
14 Mjøndalen 28 5 12 11 35 48 14 4 6 4 21 22 14 1 6 7 14 26 -13 27
15 Strømsgodset 28 6 8 14 33 53 14 5 3 6 23 28 14 1 5 8 10 25 -20 26
16 Ranheim 28 6 6 16 32 51 14 3 2 9 19 29 14 3 4 7 13 22 -19 24

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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”.