The guesting Rosenborg side are probably odds-on at Sarpsborg 08, as the away side enjoy a 11 point lead from their 18 league fixtures this season.
- Sarpsborg 08 have the fewest scored goals (19) in Eliteserien
- Rosenborg is in the best form (5-0-1)
We should expect both teams to be fresh and ready for this match, as there is some time since both teams last played. Let's have a look at how the teams are doing!
Rosenborg play their home fixtures on grass, while this fixture takes place on artifical turf. The latest data for Rosenborg when featuring on artifical turf are 8 wins, 12 draws and 7 defeats from 27 matches. They have created 40 goals and conceded 41 times in these games.
Sarpsborg 08 form and stats
When playing at home in the Eliteserien, Sarpsborg 08 have managed 3 wins, 4 draws and suffered 2 defeats from 9 games. Hopes of three in a row are alive for Sarpsborg after consecutive victories at their own ground.
The fans are hoping that Sarpsborg 08 will strike back in this match, putting things right after the 1-2 away loss in the Eliteserien game against Haugesund (placed 7th). Nicolai Naess, defender, was given a rating of 7.4/10 in that game, top of the team. Naess hit two key passes and won 7 of 10 duels.
Ahead of that match, Sarpsborg won a home game hosting Sandefjord (5-0).The manager L. Bohinen will start preparations for the next game as soon this is finished, as the hosts are going to Øygarden in only three days.
Sarpsborg are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 11 goals in 9 games. It's worth mentioning that 7 of these goals has been scored in their last three home matches. Sarpsborg are not conceding a lot of goals here at Sarpsborg Stadion in the league, averaging less than one per game. The total is 6 from 9 matches.
Rosenborg form and stats
3-3-3 is the win-draw-loss statistic for Rosenborg in their Eliteserien matches away.
Stefano Vecchia, Emil Konradsen Ceide and Noah Jean Holm scored in Rosenborg's previous match, the home game against Tromsø that ended 3-2. Noah Jean Holm, attacking player, was the top performer on the team in that game, scoring a match rating of 7.45. Holm scored one goal and dribled passed the opponent 1 of 2 times. World class coaching! That was the thoughts of manager Å. Fridtjof Hareide when Stefano Vecchia scored the winning goal after coming on as a substitute in the 57th minute. The end of the last match, against Tromsø, was very satisfying as Stefano Vecchia scored the winning goal deep into overtime.
Prior to that match, the Rosenborg manager Å. Fridtjof Hareide faced defeat when travelling to Viking and losing 1-2.Rosenborg have another match that requires travelling in just three sleeps, a NM Cup match vs Viking. A gruelling schedule for the visiting team!
The travelling fans enjoy Rosenborg's attacking play in away games, having scored 14 goals in 9 league matches away. Rosenborg's defence is not exactly unbeatable as they have conceded 14 goals from these trips.
Head 2 Head
The two combatants have battled earlier this season: Rosenborg - Sarpsborg 0-1. H2H stats regardless of arena (last ten matches): Sarpsborg two wins, three draws and Rosenborg five victories. As for goals, five matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), five games had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  I. Koné 9 goals |   S. Vecchia Holmquist 4 goals |  D. Islamovic 3 goals |
Sarpsborg 08 missing players
Rosenborg missing players
| Sarpsborg 08 | Rosenborg | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 18 | 9 | 3 | Played | P | 3 | 9 | 18 |
| 5 | 3 | 1 | Won | W | 2 | 3 | 9 |
| 5 | 4 | 1 | Drew | D | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 8 | 2 | 1 | Lost | L | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| 19 | 11 | 3 | Scored | S | 7 | 14 | 37 |
| 24 | 6 | 3 | Conceded | C | 4 | 14 | 24 |
| 89% | 78% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 94% |
| 67% | 44% | 33% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 100% | 83% |
| 39% | 33% | 33% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 100% | 78% | 72% |
| 28% | 22% | 33% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 67% | 33% | 50% |
| 17% | 11% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 33% |
| 44% | 33% | 33% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 89% | 67% |
| 39% | 56% | 33% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 22% |
| 28% | 33% | 33% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 11% | 17% |
| 3.6 | 3 | 2.7 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4 | 4.7 | 5.7 |
| 5.1 | 5 | 3.7 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5 | 6.1 | 5.1 |
| 1.8 | 1.7 | 3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0.3 | 2 | 1.6 |
| 2 | 2 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10.1 | 10.8 | 10 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 10.3 | 11.2 | 13.2 |
| 2.4 | 2.3 | 1.3 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 5 | 4 | 4.6 |
| 43% | 52% | 75% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 47% | 39% | 45% |
- All of Rosenborg's away-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
- Rosenborg have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their away matches.
- Rosenborg have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Rosenborg have won significantly less corners away then at home.
- Rosenborg haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
- Rosenborg is in the best form (5-0-1)
- Sarpsborg 08 have the fewest scored goals (19) in Eliteserien
- Sarpsborg 08 have won significantly less corners at home than 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 | Molde | 18 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 45 | 22 | 9 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 31 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 13 | 23 | 36 |
| 2 | Bodø / Glimt | 18 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 37 | 18 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 26 | 10 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 8 | 19 | 35 |
| 3 | Kristiansund | 18 | 10 | 2 | 6 | 24 | 20 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 6 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 14 | 4 | 32 |
| 4 | Rosenborg | 18 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 37 | 24 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 23 | 10 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 31 |
| 5 | Lillestrøm | 18 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 28 | 22 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 15 | 12 | 6 | 31 |
| 6 | Viking | 18 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 36 | 34 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 21 | 13 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 15 | 21 | 2 | 31 |
| 7 | Haugesund | 18 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 29 | 26 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 18 | 8 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 18 | 3 | 28 |
| 8 | Vålerenga | 18 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 30 | 26 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 17 | 11 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 15 | 4 | 26 |
| 9 | Strømsgodset | 18 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 26 | 27 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 20 | 8 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 19 | -1 | 25 |
| 10 | Sandefjord | 18 | 7 | 3 | 8 | 25 | 31 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 11 | 20 | -6 | 24 |
| 11 | Odd | 18 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 25 | 33 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 11 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 22 | -8 | 23 |
| 12 | Sarpsborg 08 | 18 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 19 | 24 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 11 | 6 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 18 | -5 | 20 |
| 13 | Tromsø | 18 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 21 | 34 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 17 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 17 | -13 | 15 |
| 14 | Mjøndalen | 18 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 20 | 27 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 13 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 14 | -7 | 13 |
| 15 | Brann | 18 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 21 | 37 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 16 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 9 | 21 | -16 | 13 |
| 16 | Stabæk | 18 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 23 | 41 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 17 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 12 | 24 | -18 | 13 |
- Sarpsborg 08
- Sarpsborg Arbeiderblad - (local newspaper)
- Fossefallet - (supporter site)
- Eliteserien official site
- VG - (newspaper)
- Aftenposten - (newspaper)
- Dagbladet - (newspaper)