What a fixture, with Tromsø in 5th and Sarpsborg 08 placed 3rd. Read the preview!
- Tromsø haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
- Sarpsborg 08 have the fewest conceded goals (6) 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.
It's no vacation for neither Tromsø nor Sarpsborg 08 as both were in action only a few days ago. Expect some tired legs on the pitch and/or possibly some changes to the lineups.
Tromsø form and stats
When playing at home in the Eliteserien, Tromsø have managed 1 win, 1 draw and suffered 2 defeats from 4 games. We have seen two home losses in a row now for Tromsø, who are hoping that the phrase “third time lucky” applies to them.
The Tromsø coach Helstrup and his players return home after a 1-1 draw away versus Tromsdalen in the NM Cup.
In the game before, an away victory in the Eliteserien match versus Haugesund with a 2-1 scoreline.There will be little rest for Tromsø after this match as they are travelling to Alta for a NM Cup game in only two days.
Tromsø have conceded 5 in these home matches.
Sarpsborg 08 form and stats
Playing away, Sarpsborg 08, who have the fewest conceded goals (6) in Eliteserien, have won 2 games, drawn 2 and suffered 0 defeats in the Eliteserien this season.
Two travels in a row for Sarpsborg 08, whose manager Billborn could celebrate last time after the NM Cup win against Frigg.
A home win before that, celebrating 3-1 vs Aalesund.A new game in only two days for Sarpsborg 08, the NM Cup home match versus Odd. Busy days.
Scoring goals is the main ingredient in creating success in football, and not only at home. So far Sarpsborg have scored 5 goals in 4 league games away. It's not easy to score on Sarpsborg 08 as they have only conceded 2 goals from these away games.
Head 2 Head
Tromsø-Sarpsborg 08 H2H statistics last ten meetings regardless of arena: Tromsø four wins, Sarpsborg 08 four wins, two draws. four of these ten matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).
Top Goalscorers
  V. Erlien 4 goals |   B. Utvik 3 goals |  J. Soltvedt 2 goals |
Tromsø missing players
Sarpsborg 08 missing players
| Tromsø | Sarpsborg 08 | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 8 | 4 | 2 | Played | P | 0 | 4 | 8 |
| 4 | 1 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 2 | 1 | 1 | Drew | D | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 2 | 2 | 1 | Lost | L | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 9 | 4 | 3 | Scored | S | 0 | 5 | 10 |
| 7 | 5 | 4 | Conceded | C | 0 | 2 | 6 |
| 88% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 0% | 75% | 75% |
| 50% | 50% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 75% | 75% |
| 38% | 25% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 25% | 38% |
| 12% | 25% | 50% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 12% |
| 12% | 25% | 50% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 50% | 50% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 50% | 50% |
| 38% | 25% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 50% | 38% |
| 25% | 25% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 25% | 38% |
| 3 | 3 | 3.5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 6 | 6 |
| 5 | 5 | 4.5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 6 | 6.2 |
| 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 1.5 | 1.2 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 7.1 | 8 | 10 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 0 | 19.2 | 16 |
| 2.8 | 3.5 | 5.5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 0 | 7.8 | 5.8 |
| 41% | 29% | 27% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 16% | 22% |
| 14.9 | 13.8 | 12.5 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 0 | 13 | 14.2 |
| 3.6 | 4.8 | 6 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 0 | 3.5 | 4 |
- Sarpsborg 08 have not yet lost a game away.
- Sarpsborg 08 have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded away.
- Sarpsborg 08 have the fewest conceded goals (6) in Eliteserien
- Sarpsborg 08 have the fewest conceded goals in the second half (3) in Eliteserien
- Tromsø haven’t played a single 0-0 game 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 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 26 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 18 | 25 |
| 2 | Brann | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 18 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 17 |
| 3 | Sarpsborg 08 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 15 |
| 4 | Viking | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 17 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 14 |
| 5 | Tromsø | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 14 |
| 6 | Stabæk | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 10 | -1 | 14 |
| 7 | Molde | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 20 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 13 |
| 8 | Lillestrøm | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 13 |
| 9 | Vålerenga | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 13 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 10 |
| 10 | Odd | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | -1 | 10 |
| 11 | Rosenborg | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 7 | -5 | 9 |
| 12 | Strømsgodset | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 11 | -3 | 8 |
| 13 | HamKam | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 19 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 13 | -9 | 7 |
| 14 | Sandefjord | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 9 | -5 | 6 |
| 15 | Haugesund | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 7 | -7 | 6 |
| 16 | Aalesund | 9 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 17 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 12 | -13 | 4 |
- Sarpsborg 08
- Sarpsborg Arbeiderblad - (local newspaper)
- Fossefallet - (supporter site)
- Eliteserien official site
- VG - (newspaper)
- Aftenposten - (newspaper)
- Dagbladet - (newspaper)
