National cups are something special for many teams and supporters. Today's match will decide whether it's Sogndal or Sarpsborg 08 that keep their silverware dream alive.
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.
Sogndal form and stats
Sogndal was eliminated in the 4th round last season in the NM Cup.The home supporters can't complain about results here at Fosshaugane Campus as Sogndal have scored 8 goals to get 13 points from 6 games. The overall stats in the Obos-Ligaen are 4-1-1 (wins-draws-losses).
Sogndal are anxiously hoping for a goal as it's been 194 minutes since the last one in league fixtures. (Scored by Ingimundarson).
The Sogndal crowd went home unhappy last time out, seeing their beloved players lose 0-1 to Fredrikstad here at Fosshaugane Campus.
Preceding that game was the away draw at Mjøndalen that finished 0-0.There will be little rest for Sogndal after this match as they are travelling to Skeid for a Obos-Ligaen game in only three days.
Sogndal has scored 8 league goals at home this season, in 6 matches. Sogndal have only conceded 5 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Sarpsborg 08 form and stats
They also participated in NM Cup last season. This ended in the 2nd round.3 wins, 2 draws and 1 loss. That’s the product of Sarpsborg 08 playing as the away team in the Eliteserien this season.
Two trips in a row for Sarpsborg 08, whose manager Billborn could celebrate last time after the win against Rosenborg. It was a convincing performance from Sarpsborg 08 when Rosenborg were beaten. The team "killed" the match in the first half leading 3-0 and the second half was comfortable. Maigaard, Wichne and Opseth scored their goals. Maigaard has found the net for this team three fixtures in a row. The flair! Defender Wichne was the best team player with a rating of 8.44. Wichne scored one goal, hit two key passes and won 5 of 7 duels.
A 1-3 loss hosting Viking before that.A new game in only four days for Sarpsborg, the Eliteserien home match versus Sandefjord. Busy days.
Sarpsborg 08 has displayed an ability to score goals in away matches in the league this season, 9 goals from 6 games. They concede less than a goal on average per away game (4 so far).
Head 2 Head
As for the last ten games between these two teams, there's three Sogndal victories, four draws and three Sarpsborg 08 wins. Over/under statistics; four of these games ended with three goals or more, six matches with two goals or less.
Top Goalscorers
  E. Hovden Flataker 3 goals | V. Ingimundarson 3 goals | S. Ørjasæter 3 goals |
Sogndal missing players
Sarpsborg 08 missing players
| Sogndal | Sarpsborg 08 | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 14 | Played | P | 17 | 25 | ||
| 11 | 7 | Won | W | 11 | 16 | ||
| 6 | 3 | Drew | D | 4 | 5 | ||
| 8 | 4 | Lost | L | 2 | 4 | ||
| 43 | 30 | Scored | S | 34 | 49 | ||
| 32 | 17 | Conceded | C | 20 | 29 | ||
| 88% | 86% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 94% | 92% | ||
| 72% | 64% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 88% | 88% | ||
| 56% | 57% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 59% | 64% | ||
| 28% | 36% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 29% | 36% | ||
| 20% | 29% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 24% | 16% | ||
| 56% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 65% | 64% | ||
| 28% | 43% | Clean Sheets | C S | 35% | 32% | ||
| 28% | 21% | Failed to Score | F T | 6% | 12% | ||
| 4.5 | 4.1 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5.7 | 5.6 | ||
| 3.2 | 3 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.9 | 4.8 | ||
| 0.7 | 0.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.5 | 1.3 | ||
| 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 2 | ||
| 7.5 | 5.5 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 14.3 | 12.9 | ||
| 2.7 | 2 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 5.9 | 5.2 | ||
| 64% | 114% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 34% | 38% | ||
| 7.5 | 6.5 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 9.5 | 9.8 | ||
| 2.6 | 2.5 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 4.1 | 3.7 | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Kongsvinger | 13 | 9 | 0 | 4 | 21 | 13 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 27 |
| 2 | Fredrikstad | 13 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 13 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 25 |
| 3 | KFUM | 13 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 22 | 15 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 22 |
| 4 | Kristiansund | 13 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 23 | 19 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 11 | 4 | 22 |
| 5 | Sogndal | 13 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 15 | 14 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 1 | 21 |
| 6 | Start | 13 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 28 | 22 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 12 | 12 | 6 | 20 |
| 7 | Ranheim | 13 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 17 | 20 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 9 | -3 | 20 |
| 8 | Jerv | 13 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 19 | 19 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 0 | 18 |
| 9 | Mjøndalen | 13 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 18 | 18 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 9 | 0 | 18 |
| 10 | Moss | 13 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 14 | 18 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 14 | -4 | 16 |
| 11 | Hødd | 13 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 15 | 15 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 9 | 0 | 14 |
| 12 | Sandnes Ulf | 13 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 18 | 19 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 9 | -1 | 13 |
| 13 | Raufoss | 13 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 9 | -1 | 13 |
| 14 | Bryne | 13 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 18 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 11 | -6 | 13 |
| 15 | Skeid | 13 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 15 | 28 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 13 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 15 | -13 | 10 |
| 16 | Åsane | 13 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 15 | 20 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 8 | -5 | 9 |
| 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 | 12 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 32 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 19 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 6 | 21 | 31 |
| 2 | Tromsø | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 23 |
| 3 | Brann | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 24 | 15 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 15 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 21 |
| 4 | Viking | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 26 | 20 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 19 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 6 | 20 |
| 5 | Molde | 12 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 25 | 16 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 19 |
| 6 | Sarpsborg 08 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 18 |
| 7 | Lillestrøm | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 18 | 16 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 17 |
| 8 | Odd | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 9 | -2 | 16 |
| 9 | Stabæk | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 15 | 19 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 15 | -4 | 15 |
| 10 | Strømsgodset | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 13 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 11 | -1 | 14 |
| 11 | Rosenborg | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 14 | 18 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 9 | -4 | 13 |
| 12 | Haugesund | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 16 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 9 | -6 | 12 |
| 13 | Vålerenga | 10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 14 | 17 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 7 | -3 | 10 |
| 14 | Sandefjord | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 15 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 12 | -3 | 9 |
| 15 | HamKam | 11 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 10 | 27 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 20 | -17 | 7 |
| 16 | Aalesund | 11 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 23 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 12 | -16 | 4 |
- Sarpsborg 08
- Sarpsborg Arbeiderblad - (local newspaper)
- Fossefallet - (supporter site)
