With their 5 point advantage in the league table, Stabæk fans are hoping to see their team collect maximum points from this game against Sarpsborg 08.
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.
Stabæk's stadium, Nadderud Stadion, has a grass surface. Sarpsborg 08 have artifical turf on their own stadium. This might or might not make a difference, and to help evaluate that we give you the recent performance numbers for Sarpsborg 08 when playing on grass; 5 wins, 4 draws and 8 losses from 17 matches. They have scored 22 goals in these games and conceded 25.
Stabæk form and stats
2 victories, 1 draw and 1 defeat. That’s what Stabæk, who have the most clean sheets (3) at home in Eliteserien, have to build on here at Nadderud Stadion in the Eliteserien.
Stabæk enjoyed a nice away win last time out, playing at Kristiansund's place. The match ended 2-1 with Kornelius Hansen and Emil Bohinen scoring. Preceding that match was the home game against Rosenborg that was lost 0-3.
Manager J. Jönsson felt very clever after Kornelius Hansen scored the winning goal against Kristiansund, having brought on that player as a substitute in the 62nd minute.
This is expected to be a close game, with Stabæk perhaps considered small favourites due to their home advantage. Looking back at earlier matches similar to this one (expected to be close with Stabæk as a small favourite), we find eight games. Stabæk has won five of these, drawn two and lost one.
Stabæk are traveling soon after this match as the Eliteserien match at Aalesund awaits in three days.
Stabæk has scored 4 league goals at home this season, in 4 matches. Stabæk are not conceding a lot of goals here at Nadderud Stadion in the league, averaging less than one per game. The total is 3 from 4 matches.
Sarpsborg 08 form and stats
Sarpsborg 08 are doing rather OK so far in their away games in the Eliteserien, having played 3 games and collected 3 points (1 win, 0 draws and 2 losses).
228 minutes! That's how long the Sarpsborg goalkeeper David Mitov-Nilsson and his defense have shut out their league opponents.
Sarpsborg had fun at their own home (Nadderud Stadion) last time out, beating Start 1-0. Jonathan Lindseth scored. Before that one, a nice away victory 3-0 at Sandefjord.
So, this is expected to be a close game, an even contest. Looking at earlier matches with Sarpsborg playing away and similar expectations, we found four relevant matches. Results were one Sarpsborg 08 wins, three draws and zero defeats.
The visitors are returning home after this fixture, hosting Odd in just three days.
Sarpsborg 08 have scored 4 goals on their travels this season, from 3 away games in the league. As opposed to that, Sarpsborg 08 have seen the ball go into their own net 3 times on the road.
Head 2 Head
Head-2-head stats last ten meetings: one - four - five (Stabæk wins - draws - Sarpsborg 08 wins). As for goals, eight matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), two had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  K. Hansen 3 goals | H. Vetlesen 2 goals |   M. Abdellaoue 2 goals |
Stabæk missing players
Sarpsborg 08 missing players
| Stabæk | Sarpsborg 08 | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 7 | 4 | 1 | Played | P | 1 | 3 | 7 |
| 3 | 2 | 1 | Won | W | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Lost | L | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| 9 | 4 | 2 | Scored | S | 0 | 4 | 7 |
| 10 | 3 | 0 | Conceded | C | 1 | 3 | 8 |
| 86% | 75% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 86% | 75% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 67% | 43% |
| 57% | 25% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 67% | 43% |
| 29% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 14% |
| 14% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 14% |
| 43% | 0% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 33% | 29% |
| 43% | 75% | 100% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 33% | 29% |
| 29% | 50% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 100% | 33% | 43% |
| 5 | 5.8 | 9 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5 | 3.7 | 5.9 |
| 5.9 | 6 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 6 | 5 | 3.7 |
| 1.3 | 0.5 | 1 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1 | 2 | 2.1 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 81 | 43 | 13 | Total Shots | T S | 12 | 29 | 100 |
| 24 | 15 | 4 | Shots on Target | S O | 2 | 6 | 25 |
| 38% | 27% | 50% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 67% | 28% |
- Sarpsborg 08 has the fewest conceded goals in the second half (2)
- Sarpsborg 08 have won significantly less corners away then at home.
- Sarpsborg 08 haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Stabæk has the most clean sheets (3) at 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 | Bodø / Glimt | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 5 | 23 | 21 |
| 2 | Molde | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 19 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 5 | 12 | 19 |
| 3 | Brann | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 13 |
| 4 | Vålerenga | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 12 |
| 5 | Rosenborg | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 11 |
| 6 | Stabæk | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 7 | -1 | 11 |
| 7 | Kristiansund | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 16 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 10 |
| 8 | Odd | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 10 |
| 9 | Strømsgodset | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 9 | -3 | 9 |
| 10 | Mjøndalen | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 8 |
| 11 | Haugesund | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | -7 | 8 |
| 12 | Sarpsborg 08 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 3 | -1 | 6 |
| 13 | Viking | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | -5 | 5 |
| 14 | Sandefjord | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 8 | -9 | 4 |
| 15 | Start | 7 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 15 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | -8 | 3 |
| 16 | Aalesund | 7 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 25 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 10 | -15 | 3 |
- Sarpsborg 08
- Sarpsborg Arbeiderblad - (local newspaper)
- Fossefallet - (supporter site)
- Eliteserien official site
- VG - (newspaper)
- Aftenposten - (newspaper)
- Dagbladet - (newspaper)