Perhaps a welcome break from league football as Sarpsborg 08 & Odd face off to decide who makes it to next stage of the NM Cup. All the pre-match information is available here!
It’s busy days for these teams as both were in action only a few days ago. There’s no rest for the wicked, or in this case; no rest for Sarpsborg and Odd.
Sarpsborg 08 form and stats
Sarpsborg 08 have reached this NM Cup stage through battling and winning against Funnefoss / Vormsund and Frigg. Sarpsborg was eliminated in the 2nd round last season in the NM Cup.2 victories, 1 draw and 1 defeat. That’s what Sarpsborg 08 have to build on here at Sarpsborg Stadion in the Eliteserien.
Sarpsborg 08 faced defeat in their previous match, away at Tromsø (1-2). Heartbreak for Sarpsborg 08 in their last match as Tromsø's Traore scored the winning goal deep into overtime. Midfielder Baah was the best player on the team with a rating of 7.42 (out of ten) in that game. Baah hit one key pass and dribled past the opponent 3 of 3 times.
Before that game, a nice away victory at Frigg (after extra-time). A NM Cup match.
Another home game is coming up fairly shortly for the hosts, as Viking are coming to town in four days.
The Sarpsborg fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 5 in 4 matches.
Odd form and stats
The traveling awayteam has defeated Uraedd and Notodden in order to reach 3rd round of NM Cup. They also participated in NM Cup last season. This ended in the 3rd round.The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for Odd so far with only 5 points returning home. The records show 1-2-3 (win-draw-lose).
Odd play their second straight away game, having lost the previous one 1-4 to Sandefjord. It is a bit troubling for Odd that their goalie Wahlstedt made six saves in the Sandefjord match, but still couldn't save them from a defeat. Midfielder Wallem was the best performer of that match, with a rating of 7.05. Wallem served one assist, hit one key pass and dribled past the opponent 2 of 3 times.
Before that, the NM Cup victory away at Notodden.
A new game in only four days for Odd, the Eliteserien home match versus Molde. Busy days.
The attacking power of Odd when travelling is not overwhelming with 4 goals scored from 6 league matches away. As for defending, Odd rarely keep clean sheets as they have conceded 9 goals from these away matches.
Head 2 Head
Stats for the prior ten meetings featuring these two sides are: four wins for Sarpsborg, four draws and two wins for Odd. Over 2,5 goals: three times; under 2,5 goals: seven games.
Top Goalscorers
  B. Utvik 3 goals |  J. Soltvedt 2 goals |  K. Fardal Opseth 2 goals |
Sarpsborg 08 missing players
Odd missing players
| Sarpsborg 08 | Odd | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 8 | Played | P | 15 | 25 | ||
| 14 | 4 | Won | W | 5 | 10 | ||
| 8 | 3 | Drew | D | 5 | 7 | ||
| 3 | 1 | Lost | L | 5 | 8 | ||
| 48 | 14 | Scored | S | 28 | 46 | ||
| 31 | 8 | Conceded | C | 24 | 34 | ||
| 92% | 88% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 87% | 88% | ||
| 88% | 88% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 80% | 76% | ||
| 60% | 62% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 53% | 52% | ||
| 36% | 38% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 53% | 40% | ||
| 20% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 40% | 32% | ||
| 68% | 62% | BTTS | BTTS | 60% | 56% | ||
| 28% | 25% | Clean Sheets | C S | 27% | 32% | ||
| 12% | 25% | Failed to Score | F T | 27% | 24% | ||
| 5.9 | 6.4 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3 | 3.9 | ||
| 4.7 | 4.1 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 3.3 | 3.9 | ||
| 1.3 | 0.9 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.5 | 1.6 | ||
| 1 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | ||
| 13.3 | 11.5 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 7.2 | 10 | ||
| 5.3 | 4.1 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2.5 | 3.1 | ||
| 36% | 42% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 69% | 50% | ||
| 9.6 | 9.4 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 8.2 | 8.9 | ||
| 3.7 | 2.9 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 3.7 | 3.3 | ||
| 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 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 29 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 4 | 20 | 28 |
| 2 | Brann | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 21 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 11 | 20 |
| 3 | Tromsø | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 17 |
| 4 | Molde | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 24 | 15 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 16 |
| 5 | Lillestrøm | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 16 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 16 |
| 6 | Sarpsborg 08 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 15 |
| 7 | Viking | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 20 | 18 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 14 |
| 8 | Stabæk | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 15 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 13 | -3 | 14 |
| 9 | Rosenborg | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 7 | -1 | 12 |
| 10 | Vålerenga | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 14 | 16 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 7 | -2 | 10 |
| 11 | Odd | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 9 | -4 | 10 |
| 12 | Sandefjord | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 9 | -2 | 9 |
| 13 | Haugesund | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 8 | -6 | 9 |
| 14 | Strømsgodset | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 11 | -4 | 8 |
| 15 | HamKam | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 10 | 23 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 17 | -13 | 7 |
| 16 | Aalesund | 10 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 20 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 12 | -15 | 4 |
- Sarpsborg 08
- Sarpsborg Arbeiderblad - (local newspaper)
- Fossefallet - (supporter site)
