Flashy Tromsø come to Sarpsborg 08 after their 1-0-result versus Sandefjord. Get out our full preview!
- Sarpsborg 08 have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Tromsø have the fewest conceded goals (15) in Eliteserien
Everyone involved with the away team has to get their travel gear ready for this match as there's a whopping 1800 kilometers to cover before arriving at the match.
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.
Sarpsborg 08 form and stats
Overall Eliteserien stats at home this season for Sarpsborg 08 are 4-1-4 (wins-draws-losses).
Sarpsborg 08 enjoyed a nice away win last time out, playing at Odd's place. The match ended 3-0 with Maigaard (2) and Meister scoring. Midfielder Maigaard was the best player on the team with a rating of 9.01 (out of ten) in that game. Maigaard scored two goals.
Before that game, the home loss against Strømsgodset with the scoreline 1-2.The hosts are modest favourites in this match, with the bookmakers estimating the chance of a home win at about 50% +- five percent. It's interesting to look at how Sarpsborg 08 have performed under similar circumstances, so here are some numbers: When modest favourites like this (we found 16 games) they have won 5 times, drawn 5 and lost 6.
Some stats: A review of the 15 most recent league matches highlights that 13 of them had at least one goal from each team.
A decent goal production from Sarpsborg in their home games so far, with 17 goals from 9 league matches. Defensively it’s touch-and-go for the home team as 14 goals have been conceded.
Tromsø form and stats
The away team have been very comfortable on their travels so far, racking up 6 wins, 1 draw and only 1 loss in the Eliteserien. The visitors have performed well in their home games as well, building a total win streak of four games home and away. Tromsø hope to make it five in this match.
Tromsø had fun at their own home (Sarpsborg Stadion) last time out, beating Sandefjord 1-0. Romsaas scored. Romsaas came off the bench to score the winning goal in the match against Sandefjord last time out, making the manager Helstrup feel like a tactical genius. Midfield player Jenssen was the top player of the team with a match rating of 8.03/10. Jenssen served one assist, hit two key passes, dribled past the opponent 1 of 1 times and had 41 successful passes (of 49 total).
A home win before that, celebrating 3-1 vs Lillestrøm.We have checked recent matches where Tromsø have had similar odds to win. Win-draw-lose statistics from those 15 games were 4 victories, 8 draws and 3 defeats.
The travelling fans enjoy Tromsø's attacking play in away games, having scored 12 goals in 8 league matches away. They concede less than a goal on average per away game (6 so far).
Head 2 Head
The teams have faced each other previously this season, with the final score Tromsø - Sarpsborg 08 2-1 entered in the official records. Sarpsborg 08-Tromsø H2H statistics last ten meetings regardless of arena: Sarpsborg 08 four wins, Tromsø five wins, one draw. five of these ten matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).
Top Goalscorers
  V. Erlien 8 goals |   K. Fardal Opseth 6 goals |  M. Maigaard 5 goals |
Sarpsborg 08 missing players
Tromsø missing players
| Sarpsborg 08 | Tromsø | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 19 | 9 | 3 | Played | P | 3 | 8 | 18 |
| 8 | 4 | 1 | Won | W | 2 | 6 | 12 |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 8 | 4 | 2 | Lost | L | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 33 | 17 | 3 | Scored | S | 3 | 12 | 27 |
| 33 | 14 | 6 | Conceded | C | 2 | 6 | 15 |
| 89% | 89% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 88% | 89% |
| 89% | 89% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 33% | 62% | 61% |
| 74% | 78% | 67% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 33% | 50% | 50% |
| 37% | 44% | 33% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 12% | 22% |
| 26% | 22% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 12% | 11% |
| 68% | 78% | 67% | BTTS | BTTS | 33% | 50% | 56% |
| 26% | 11% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 67% | 50% | 39% |
| 16% | 22% | 33% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 12% | 17% |
| 6.8 | 7.2 | 3 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4 | 3.1 | 3.7 |
| 5.3 | 5.3 | 4.7 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 6.3 | 4.9 | 4.5 |
| 1.3 | 0.8 | 1.7 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.7 | 1.6 | 1.4 |
| 2 | 1 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 18.3 | 17.8 | 10.3 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 8.3 | 7.6 | 9.8 |
| 6.3 | 5.8 | 3.3 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3 | 3 | 4.1 |
| 28% | 33% | 30% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 33% | 50% | 36% |
| 12.6 | 11.8 | 16.3 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 18.7 | 16 | 12.9 |
| 4.3 | 3.9 | 6 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 4 | 3.1 | 3.2 |
- Sarpsborg 08 have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Tromsø have the fewest conceded goals (15) in Eliteserien
- Tromsø have the fewest conceded goals (6) away in Eliteserien
- Tromsø have the fewest conceded goals in the second half (7) 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 | Bodø / Glimt | 19 | 14 | 2 | 3 | 48 | 22 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 23 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 25 | 12 | 26 | 44 |
| 2 | Viking | 19 | 14 | 2 | 3 | 43 | 25 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 28 | 14 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 11 | 18 | 44 |
| 3 | Tromsø | 18 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 27 | 15 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 6 | 12 | 39 |
| 4 | Molde | 19 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 41 | 21 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 22 | 7 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 19 | 14 | 20 | 34 |
| 5 | Brann | 19 | 10 | 3 | 6 | 35 | 24 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 23 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 12 | 15 | 11 | 33 |
| 6 | Lillestrøm | 19 | 10 | 2 | 7 | 36 | 30 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 24 | 17 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 13 | 6 | 32 |
| 7 | Sarpsborg 08 | 19 | 8 | 3 | 8 | 33 | 33 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 17 | 14 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 16 | 19 | 0 | 27 |
| 8 | Odd | 19 | 7 | 4 | 8 | 21 | 22 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 14 | -1 | 25 |
| 9 | Rosenborg | 19 | 7 | 4 | 8 | 23 | 28 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 14 | 14 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 14 | -5 | 25 |
| 10 | Strømsgodset | 19 | 7 | 2 | 10 | 23 | 25 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 14 | -2 | 23 |
| 11 | HamKam | 19 | 7 | 1 | 11 | 25 | 39 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 13 | 12 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 12 | 27 | -14 | 22 |
| 12 | Haugesund | 19 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 18 | 29 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 13 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 16 | -11 | 19 |
| 13 | Sandefjord | 18 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 27 | 36 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 18 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 25 | -9 | 17 |
| 14 | Vålerenga | 18 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 22 | 30 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 11 | 20 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 10 | -8 | 16 |
| 15 | Stabæk | 18 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 17 | 30 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 23 | -13 | 16 |
| 16 | Aalesund | 19 | 3 | 1 | 15 | 13 | 43 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 16 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 5 | 27 | -30 | 10 |
- Sarpsborg 08
- Sarpsborg Arbeiderblad - (local newspaper)
- Fossefallet - (supporter site)
- Eliteserien official site
- VG - (newspaper)
- Aftenposten - (newspaper)
- Dagbladet - (newspaper)
