Open game expected at Sarpsborg Stadion: Sarpsborg 08 vs Vålerenga preview

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Competition: Norway Eliteserien
Competition: Thu 28.October
Match begins: 18:00 (UTC)
Venue: Sarpsborg Stadion (8022 seats)

Sarpsborg 08 - Vålerenga in Eliteserien: Data, teams, tables, the latest developments and news. Check out our comprehensive guide!

Insights:
  • Vålerenga have won significantly less corners away then at home.

There’s little time for restitution or working hard at the training pitch these days, with both teams having played their last game less than four days ago.

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Sarpsborg 08 form and stats

Sarpsborg 08 have collected 16 points from their Eliteserien home games so far after 4-4-3.

It's back home for Sarpsborg 08, who return with a good feeling about themselves after beating Kristiansund away with the result 3-1. Jonathan Lindseth (3) found the net in that victory. What a game it was for Jonathan Lindseth when beating Kristiansund, applying the finishing touch to three goals! Jonathan Lindseth, a striker, was the champion performer for the side in that fixture, receiving a rating of 9.42 (out of 10). Lindseth scored three goals and had 30 successful passes (of 37 total).

Prior to that, an away loss at Bodø / Glimt.

The bookmakers consider this a fairly even contest. One could say only the home advantage separates the teams. It could be relevant to look at how Sarpsborg have performed in matches similar to this (as small favourites). Our database has found seven matches with the results: Won zero, drawn five and lost two.

The manager L. Bohinen will start preparations for the next game as soon this is finished, as the hosts are going to Viking in only three days.

Sarpsborg are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 14 goals in 11 games. It's worth mentioning that 8 of these goals has been scored in their last three home matches. Sarpsborg 08 are not conceding a lot of goals here at Sarpsborg Stadion in the league, averaging less than one per game. The total is 10 from 11 matches.

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Vålerenga form and stats

3 wins, 4 draws and 4 losses. That’s the product of Vålerenga playing as the away team in the Eliteserien this season.

Vålerenga go into this game after a win, the home game against Haugesund that ended 2-1. Leonard Žuta, who plays in defense, got the "man of the match" on his team with the rating 7.85. Žuta hit one key pass and won 8 of 11 duels.

A 2-2 draw at Rosenborg's stadium before that.

So, this is expected to be a close game, an even contest. Looking at earlier matches with Vålerenga playing away and similar expectations, we found six relevant matches. Results were two Vålerenga wins, two draws and two defeats.

The visitors are returning home after this fixture, hosting Brann in just three days.

Vålerenga find the net regularly in their away games. 15 goals from 11 away fixtures in the league. Vålerenga struggle to build an impenetrable defensive wall in away matches with a total of 18 goals conceded from these games.

Head 2 Head

The last head-to-head game ended Vålerenga - Sarpsborg 4-1, earlier this season. Head-2-head stats last ten meetings: five - three - two (Sarpsborg wins - draws - Vålerenga wins). As for goals, five matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), five had two or less.

Top Goalscorers

SarpsborgI. Koné
I. Koné
10 goals
Sarpsborg 08J. Lindseth
J. Lindseth
7 goals
VålerengaH. Udahl
H. Udahl
5 goals

Sarpsborg 08 missing players

Vålerenga missing players

Sarpsborg 08 Vålerenga
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
23 11 3 Played P 5 11 23
7 4 2 Won W 2 3 8
5 4 1 Drew D 2 4 10
11 3 0 Lost L 1 4 5
26 14 3 Scored S 7 15 38
36 10 1 Conceded C 5 18 31
91% 82% 67% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 100%
74% 55% 33% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 91% 96%
52% 45% 33% Over 2.5 O 2.5 40% 55% 57%
35% 27% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 36% 35%
17% 9% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 18% 13%
52% 45% 33% BTTS BTTS 40% 64% 78%
30% 45% 67% Clean Sheets C S 40% 18% 13%
26% 27% 33% Failed to Score F T 20% 18% 9%
 
3.7 3.1 2.7 Corners for (avg) C F 5 5 6.4
5 4.7 7 Corners against (avg) C A 2.8 4.3 4.1
1.8 1.7 1 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1.6 1.7 1.2
2 2 0 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
10.5 10.8 10 Shots (avg) S ( 11.2 9.7 12.7
2.5 2.5 2.3 Shots on Target (avg) S O 4.2 3.5 4.3
45% 50% 43% Goal Efficiency G E 33% 38% 38%
Key stats in Eliteserien this season:
  • Vålerenga have won significantly less corners away then at home.
  • Vålerenga haven’t played a single 0-0 game.

  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 23 14 6 3 47 21 12 8 3 1 29 11 11 6 3 2 18 10 26 48
2 Molde 23 14 5 4 57 26 11 9 1 1 36 11 12 5 4 3 21 15 31 47
3 Rosenborg 23 12 5 6 49 30 12 8 2 2 32 14 11 4 3 4 17 16 19 41
4 Viking 23 12 5 6 47 41 12 8 2 2 29 18 11 4 3 4 18 23 6 41
5 Kristiansund 23 12 3 8 30 28 12 9 1 2 22 11 11 3 2 6 8 17 2 39
6 Lillestrøm 23 10 5 8 34 33 11 5 2 4 14 12 12 5 3 4 20 21 1 35
7 Vålerenga 23 8 10 5 38 31 12 5 6 1 23 13 11 3 4 4 15 18 7 34
8 Haugesund 23 9 4 10 40 36 11 8 1 2 26 11 12 1 3 8 14 25 4 31
9 Strømsgodset 23 8 6 9 32 32 12 7 3 2 26 10 11 1 3 7 6 22 0 30
10 Odd 23 7 7 9 34 43 11 4 3 4 22 20 12 3 4 5 12 23 -9 28
11 Sarpsborg 08 23 7 5 11 26 36 11 4 4 3 14 10 12 3 1 8 12 26 -10 26
12 Sandefjord 23 7 5 11 28 41 12 4 4 4 14 14 11 3 1 7 14 27 -13 26
13 Tromsø 23 6 7 10 27 39 11 2 4 5 13 18 12 4 3 5 14 21 -12 25
14 Brann 23 4 8 11 30 44 11 3 4 4 16 18 12 1 4 7 14 26 -14 20
15 Stabæk 23 4 6 13 27 48 12 2 3 7 11 23 11 2 3 6 16 25 -21 18
16 Mjøndalen 23 2 9 12 23 40 11 1 5 5 13 15 12 1 4 7 10 25 -17 15

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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”.