This match features two teams living in the basement of the Eliteserien, Sarpsborg 08 holding 12th place and Mjøndalen lying 13th. A good chance for both teams to improve their position.
- Sarpsborg 08 have the fewest scored goals (10) in Eliteserien
- Mjøndalen have the most dropped points from leading position (11) in Eliteserien
It’s busy days for these teams as both were in action only a few days ago. There’s no rest for the wicked, or in this case; no rest for Sarpsborg 08 and Mjøndalen.
Sarpsborg 08 form and stats
Sarpsborg 08's results here at Sarpsborg Stadion in the Eliteserien have been very modest with 1 victory, 3 draws and 2 defeats.
A draw after 90 minutes last time out for Sarpsborg, who played 2-2 against Bodø / Glimt. That match was also played at this venue (Sarpsborg Stadion). Midfielder Anton Saletros was the best player on the team with a rating of 7.41 (out of ten) in that game. Saletros scored one goal. The hometeam coach L. Bohinen made a successful contribution in the game against Bodø / Glimt, bringing on Ibrahima Kone who scored the equalizer in the 2-2 draw.
Heartbreak before that as Sarpsborg 08 lost 0-2 at Sandefjord's place.The home team are moderate favourites in this game. How does Sarpsborg handle that role? We have found ten games in our database similar to this one, based on the home odds. The stats for these games are three wins, three draws and four defeats.
There will be little rest for Sarpsborg after this match as they are travelling to Kvik Halden for a NM Cup game in only four days.
Sarpsborg aren't scoring a lot here at Sarpsborg Stadion in the league, with only 4 goals from 6 games. Sarpsborg have only conceded 5 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Mjøndalen form and stats
Mjøndalen have only collected 5 points from their away games in the Eliteserien, after 1-2-3 (6 played).
It's another away game for the visitors, as they travelled to Brann (placed 15th) in their previous outing. The Eliteserien match ended in a draw 1-1. Defender Markus Nakkim was the best team player with a rating of 7.45. Nakkim won 8 of 9 duels.
That result followed a home victory 3-0 versus Haugesund.Mjøndalen are the outsiders in this one, but not by much. Their performance in similar games (being the away team and moderate outsiders) is zero wins, five draws and three defeats. From a total of eight matches.
The visitors will be packing their bags again in only four days as another away game awaits: The NM Cup trip to Assiden IF.
Scoring goals is the main ingredient in creating success in football, and not only at home. So far Mjøndalen have scored 7 goals in 6 league games away. As opposed to that, Mjøndalen have seen the ball go into their own net 8 times on the road.
Head 2 Head
H2H stats regardless of arena (last ten matches): Sarpsborg 08 four wins, five draws and Mjøndalen one victory. As for goals, two matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), eight games had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  I. Koné 3 goals |   M. Rønning Ovenstad 3 goals |  J. Lindseth 2 goals |
Sarpsborg 08 missing players
Mjøndalen missing players
| Sarpsborg 08 | Mjøndalen | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 12 | 6 | 1 | Played | P | 2 | 6 | 11 |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | Won | W | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 4 | 3 | 1 | Drew | D | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| 5 | 2 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| 10 | 4 | 0 | Scored | S | 4 | 7 | 13 |
| 16 | 5 | 0 | Conceded | C | 1 | 8 | 12 |
| 83% | 67% | 0% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 91% |
| 58% | 33% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 100% | 91% |
| 33% | 33% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 50% | 45% |
| 25% | 17% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 17% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 42% | 33% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 67% | 64% |
| 42% | 50% | 100% | Clean Sheets | C S | 50% | 17% | 27% |
| 33% | 50% | 100% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 17% | 18% |
| 3.3 | 3.8 | 3 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 1.5 | 2.2 | 3 |
| 4.7 | 3.7 | 3 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5.5 | 5 | 4.5 |
| 1.8 | 2 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.5 | 1.8 | 1.5 |
| 2 | 2 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8.8 | 10.5 | 8 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 7 | 7.2 | 8.7 |
| 2 | 1.8 | 3 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3 | 2.8 | 3.4 |
| 42% | 36% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 67% | 41% | 35% |
- All of Mjøndalen's away-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
- Mjøndalen have conceded at least twice as many corners as they have won away.
- Mjøndalen have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Mjøndalen have the most dropped points from leading position (11) in Eliteserien
- Mjøndalen have won significantly less corners away then at home.
- Mjøndalen haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
- Sarpsborg 08 have the fewest scored goals (10) 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 | Molde | 14 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 34 | 13 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 22 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 8 | 21 | 30 |
| 2 | Bodø / Glimt | 14 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 29 | 15 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 22 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 14 | 25 |
| 3 | Kristiansund | 13 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 23 |
| 4 | Rosenborg | 14 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 26 | 19 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 11 | 7 | 22 |
| 5 | Vålerenga | 14 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 25 | 20 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 13 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 11 | 5 | 21 |
| 6 | Odd | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 18 | 18 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 13 | 0 | 19 |
| 7 | Haugesund | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 18 |
| 8 | Lillestrøm | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 14 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 1 | 18 |
| 9 | Viking | 13 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 24 | 27 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 19 | -3 | 18 |
| 10 | Strømsgodset | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 17 | 21 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 16 | -4 | 16 |
| 11 | Sandefjord | 11 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 14 | 18 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 10 | -4 | 15 |
| 12 | Sarpsborg 08 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 16 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 11 | -6 | 13 |
| 13 | Mjøndalen | 11 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 13 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 1 | 11 |
| 14 | Tromsø | 13 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 24 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 11 | -12 | 10 |
| 15 | Brann | 14 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 27 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 16 | -14 | 7 |
| 16 | Stabæk | 11 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 12 | 24 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 15 | -12 | 6 |
- Sarpsborg 08
- Sarpsborg Arbeiderblad - (local newspaper)
- Fossefallet - (supporter site)
- Mjøndalen
- Drammens Tidene - (local newspaper)
- Supporterklubben 3050 - (supporter site)
- Eliteserien official site
- VG - (newspaper)
- Aftenposten - (newspaper)
- Dagbladet - (newspaper)