Delightful dogfight as daring Vålerenga duel with determined Sarpsborg 08

Days
Hours
Minutes
Seconds
Competition: Norway Eliteserien
Competition: Sun 16.April
Match begins: 17:15 (UTC)
Venue: Intility Arena (1500 seats)

It's match two of the Eliteserien campaign and all to play for. Don't miss our complete preview of Vålerenga-Sarpsborg 08!

There should be plenty of energy on the pitch in this game, as both sides have had time to recuperate from their last game. Let's hope both teams are ready to give it all.

W W W W W

Vålerenga form and stats

Last season, Vålerenga's league statistics were 13 wins, 5 draws and 12 losses, ending with 6th spot in the Eliteserien. Over these 30 matches they scored {52 goals} and gave away 49. Appearing as the host team in the last season Vålerenga generated 9-2-4 (win-draw-lost) with {31 goals} and 21 conceded.

A strong away win for Vålerenga against Aalesund the last match, as Håkans were on target. Goalkeeper Sjøeng got the top rating on the team in that game; 8.13 out of ten. Sjøeng topped it up with a clean sheet.

Ahead of that match, Vålerenga lost 1-2 at home to Molde.

The home team are moderate favourites in this game. How does Vålerenga handle that role? We have found 9 games in our database similar to this one, based on the home odds. The stats for these games are 6 wins, 2 draws and 1 defeat.

L W D W W

Sarpsborg 08 form and stats

Let's have a look at how Sarpsborg 08 performed last season in the Eliteserien: They landed a 8th position in the league table after playing out 12 victories, 5 draws and 13 defeats. In total they scored 57 and conceded {54 goals} in these matches. The numbers for away games only are: Won 6 - drew 2 and lost 7 with 30/30 goals scored/conceded.

Sarpsborg's previous game was their home loss versus Bodø / Glimt (0-2). Defender Soltvedt was the best team player with a rating of 7.45. Soltvedt hit one key pass and won 6 of 8 duels.

Ahead of that match was the victory versus Rosenborg at their stadium, the result 3-2.

We have checked recent matches where Sarpsborg 08 have had similar odds to win. Win-draw-lose statistics from those 13 games were 4 victories, 3 draws and 6 defeats.

Head 2 Head

Data for the former ten meetings involving these two sides are: four wins for Vålerenga, three draws and three wins for Sarpsborg 08. Over 2,5 goals: five times; under 2,5 goals: five games.

Top Goalscorers

VålerengaD. Håkans
D. Håkans
1 goals

Vålerenga missing players

Sarpsborg 08 missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Vålerenga Sarpsborg 08
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
1 0 0 Played P 0 0 1
1 0 0 Won W 0 0 0
0 0 0 Drew D 0 0 0
0 0 0 Lost L 0 0 1
1 0 0 Scored S 0 0 0
0 0 0 Conceded C 0 0 2
100% 0% 0% Over 0.5 O 0.5 0% 0% 100%
0% 0% 0% Over 1.5 O 1.5 0% 0% 100%
0% 0% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% BTTS BTTS 0% 0% 0%
100% 0% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 0% 100%
 
2 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 1
3 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 0 3
1 0 0 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 0 0 1
0 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 1
 
9 0 0 Shots (avg) S ( 0 0 5
3 0 0 Shots on Target (avg) S O 0 0 2
33% 0% 0% Goal Efficiency G E 0% 0% 0%
 
14 0 0 Shots against (avg) S A 0 0 18
5 0 0 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 0 0 7
Vålerenga Last season Sarpsborg 08
Total Home   Statistics Stat   Away Total
30 15   Played P   15 30
13 9   Won W   6 12
5 2   Drew D   2 5
12 4   Lost L   7 13
52 31   Scored S   30 57
49 21   Conceded C   30 54
100% 100%   Over 0.5 O 0.5   100% 100%
80% 80%   Over 1.5 O 1.5   80% 80%
67% 73%   Over 2.5 O 2.5   73% 67%
47% 53%   Over 3.5 O 3.5   73% 57%
23% 20%   Over 4.5 O 4.5   53% 40%
53% 40%   BTTS BTTS   73% 70%
23% 40%   Clean Sheets C S   13% 13%
23% 20%   Failed to Score F T   13% 17%
 
6.1 7.7   Corners for (avg) C F   5.2 6.1
4.9 4.3   Corners against (avg) C A   6.7 5.7
1.3 1   Yellow cards (avg) Y C   1.8 1.8
2 1   Red cards R C   2 5
 
13.9 17.1   Shots (avg) S (   14.7 15.5
5 6.3   Shots on Target (avg) S O   4.8 5.5
34% 33%   Goal Efficiency G E   42% 34%
 
13 12   Shots against (avg) S A   15.7 14.6
4.5 4.1   Shots on Target against (avg) S O   5.1 4.6

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Brann 1 1 0 0 3 0 1 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 3
2 Bodø / Glimt 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 2 3
3 HamKam 1 1 0 0 2 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 3
4 Vålerenga 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 3
5 Rosenborg 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3
6 Tromsø 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3
7 Odd 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1
8 Stabæk 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
9 Strømsgodset 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
10 Lillestrøm 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
11 Viking 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 -1 0
12 Molde 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 -1 0
13 Aalesund 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 0
14 Sarpsborg 08 1 0 0 1 0 2 1 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 -2 0
15 Sandefjord 1 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 2 -2 0
16 Haugesund 1 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 3 -3 0
Last season 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 30 25 3 2 71 25 15 12 1 2 39 13 15 13 2 0 32 12 46 78
2 Bodø / Glimt 30 18 6 6 86 41 15 8 6 1 47 20 15 10 0 5 39 21 45 60
3 Rosenborg 30 16 8 6 69 44 15 12 2 1 38 15 15 4 6 5 31 29 25 56
4 Lillestrøm 30 16 5 9 49 34 15 9 2 4 24 13 15 7 3 5 25 21 15 53
5 Odd 30 13 6 11 43 45 15 8 1 6 26 22 15 5 5 5 17 23 -2 45
6 Vålerenga 30 13 5 12 52 49 15 9 2 4 31 21 15 4 3 8 21 28 3 44
7 Tromsø 30 10 13 7 46 49 15 8 5 2 29 23 15 2 8 5 17 26 -3 43
8 Sarpsborg 08 30 12 5 13 57 54 15 6 3 6 27 24 15 6 2 7 30 30 3 41
9 Aalesund 30 10 9 11 32 45 15 6 5 4 17 17 15 4 4 7 15 28 -13 39
10 Haugesund 30 10 8 12 42 46 15 6 4 5 24 22 15 4 4 7 18 24 -4 38
11 Viking 30 9 8 13 48 54 15 5 5 5 21 19 15 4 3 8 27 35 -6 35
12 Strømsgodset 30 9 6 15 44 55 15 7 2 6 32 25 15 2 4 9 12 30 -11 33
13 HamKam 30 6 13 11 33 43 15 4 6 5 17 17 15 2 7 6 16 26 -10 31
14 Sandefjord 30 6 6 18 42 68 15 1 6 8 23 35 15 5 0 10 19 33 -26 24
15 Kristiansund 30 5 8 17 37 60 15 4 5 6 27 29 15 1 3 11 10 31 -23 23
16 Jerv 30 5 5 20 30 69 15 4 2 9 15 29 15 1 3 11 15 40 -39 20

Vålerenga:
Sarpsborg 08:
Eliteserien:
Norway:
Table
  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Brann 1 1 0 0 3 0 1 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 3
2 Bodø / Glimt 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 2 3
3 HamKam 1 1 0 0 2 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 3
4 Vålerenga 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 3
5 Rosenborg 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3
6 Tromsø 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3
7 Odd 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1
8 Stabæk 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
9 Strømsgodset 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
10 Lillestrøm 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
11 Viking 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 -1 0
12 Molde 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 -1 0
13 Aalesund 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 0
14 Sarpsborg 08 1 0 0 1 0 2 1 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 -2 0
15 Sandefjord 1 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 2 -2 0
16 Haugesund 1 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 3 -3 0

More from Norway - Eliteserien

Read more about Eliteserien

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”.