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Sarpsborg 08 v IK Start : Eliteserien match betting preview, prediction and odds

Mon 6th Apr, 16:00 BST, Sarpsborg Stadion, Sarpsborg

Sarpsborg 08 and their boss Martin Foyston will be looking to get one over on and his IK Start side on Monday afternoon, as the pair meet at the Sarpsborg Stadion in the Eliteserien. You'll find stats supporting our top of over 2.5 goals below, but there are 16 other betting markets we cover too. Each has been designed to deliver as full a picture as possible, with Eliteserien performances and head-to-heads included, so that you're able to make the smartest bet choices. Finally, be sure to get the best odds and bet smart.


Best Tip: Over 2.5 goals

As loyal fans of IK Start ready themselves for this clash, they may well be excited for what's in store. After analysing the relevant statistics and past head-to-head (H2H) records, it looks as though over 2.5 goals will be a bet worth taking, as both sides know they have goals in them and either could get the win. The prediction and odds are aligned: over 2.5 goals is the bet to go for.

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Win / Draw / Win
Over / Under 1.5 Goals
Over / Under 2.5 Goals
Over / Under 3.5 Goals
Win To Nil
Both Teams To Score
Correct Score
Both Teams To Score & Result
Double Chance
Half Time / Full Time
Over / Under 0.5 Goals
Over / Under 4.5 Goals
Over / Under 5.5 Goals
Draw No Bet
Team To Score First
If you’re looking for a winner in this match, we think Sarpsborg are the most likely. Our predictive algorithm gives them a 56% chance of victory, and the bookies have them at a best price of 1.67.

Checkout the hundreds of tips picked but our top win/draw/win tipsters

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Predictions Add Bet365 Coral
Sarpsborg
56%
8/11
6%
4/6
Draw
21%
31/10
3%
27/10
IK Start
23%
16/5
11%
3/1
Sarpsborg 2-1
10%
15/213/2
Draw 1-1
10%
7/1
7%
6/1
Sarpsborg 2-0
8%
9/1
9%
15/2
Sarpsborg 1-0
8%
17/215/2
Sarpsborg 3-1
7%
11/110/1
Draw 2-2
6%
12/1
8%
10/1
IK Start 2-1
6%
14/111/1
Sarpsborg 3-0
5%
14/1
12%
11/1
IK Start 1-0
5%
16/1
13%
12/1
Sarpsborg 3-2
4%
20/114/1
Draw 0-0
4%
16/112/1
Sarpsborg 4-1
3%
22/1
12%
16/1
IK Start 2-0
3%
25/1
10%
18/1
Sarpsborg 4-0
3%
25/1
15%
18/1
IK Start 3-2
2%
33/1
12%
22/1
Over 2.5 Goals
63%
4/78/15
Under 2.5 Goals
37%
27/205/4
Home 1st Goal
54%
4/7
6%
8/15
Away 1st Goal
44%
7/5
8%
13/8
No 1st Goal
2%
16/112/1
BTTS - Yes
61%
4/7
3%
4/7
BTTS - No
39%
5/4
5%
5/4
BTTS - Home Win
30%
21/10
5%
2/1
BTTS - Draw
17%
15/4
6%
7/2
BTTS - Away Win
13%
6/1
8%
11/2
Home/draw
77%
2/9
2%
1/5
Away/draw
44%
21/20
6%
11/10
Home/away
79%
2/9
2%
1/4
Over 1.5 Goals
83%
1/62/13
Under 1.5 Goals
17%
4/117/5
Over 3.5 Goals
41%
11/813/10
Under 3.5 Goals
59%
8/151/2
Over 4.5 Goals
23%
10/329/10
Under 4.5 Goals
77%
1/51/5
Over 5.5 Goals
11%
8/16/1
Under 5.5 Goals
89%
1/141/16
Over 0.5 Goals
96%
1/401/100
Under 0.5 Goals
4%
16/111/1
Home DNB
71%
3/10
8%
3/10
Away DNB
38%
12/5
24%
11/5
Sarpsborg win to nil
26%
12/5
13%
-
IK Start win to nil
9%
8/1
13%
-
Sarpsborg / Sarpsborg
31%
13/8
8%
6/4
Sarpsborg / IK Start
3%
28/1
12%
25/1
Sarpsborg / Draw
6%
12/111/1
Draw / Sarpsborg
16%
4/1
9%
19/5
Draw / IK Start
8%
17/2
12%
17/2
Draw / Draw
13%
11/25/1
IK Start / Sarpsborg
4%
18/1
10%
16/1
IK Start / IK Start
12%
6/1
8%
11/2
IK Start / Draw
6%
14/111/1
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Win / draw / win Eliteserien table
Won
Draw
Lost
Sarpsborg
IK Start
Results by League Table
TEAM PLD W D L GD PTS HOME AWAY HOME AWAY
1
Tromsø220056 
Apr 19
Aug 30
May 3
Nov 29
2
Vålerenga220036 
Sep 6
May 16
May 25
Nov 8
3
Viking210123 
Jul 12
Aug 9
Aug 2
May 16
4
Lillestrøm110023 
Nov 8
May 3
Oct 25
Apr 11
5
Sarpsborg110023 
-
-
Nov 22
Apr 6
6
Kristians.110013 
Oct 25
Jul 18
Dec 6
Jul 26
7
HamKam110013 
Jul 26
Nov 1
Oct 11
Apr 26
8
KFUM210103 
Sep 20
Apr 26
Aug 30
l
 
2-0A
9
Molde2101-13 
May 25
Aug 2
Apr 19
Oct 18
10
Fredrikstad2101-23 
May 9
Sep 13
Aug 9
May 29
11
Aalesund2011-21 
Jul 5
Oct 11
d
 
1-1A
Sep 6
12
IK Start2011-21 
Apr 6
Nov 22
-
-
13
Bodø000000 
-
Dec 6
May 10
Apr 30
14
Brann2002-20 
Nov 29
May 29
Sep 13
Jul 12
15
Sandefjord2002-30 
Aug 16
w
 
0-2F
Jul 5
Sep 20
16
Rosenborg2002-40 
Oct 18
Apr 12
Jul 18
Nov 1
Win / draw / win form
3
Sarpsborg have won 3 consecutive league games
3
Sarpsborg have kept a clean sheet for 3 consecutive league games
Sarpsborg 5TH
20 league games
Home
Overall
3
Goals: Scored
29
Conceded
34
Games: Scored
15 / 20
Conceded
18 / 20
Clean sheets
2 / 20
Failed to score
5 / 20
Won
6
Draw
5
Lost
9
HOME FORM Win / Draw / Win
Sarpsborg1 - 0Molde
Sarpsborg0 - 2Fredrikstad
Sarpsborg2 - 1KFUM
Sarpsborg2 - 5Bodø
Sarpsborg3 - 3Viking
Sarpsborg2 - 1Sandefjord
Sarpsborg0 - 1Kristians.
Sarpsborg1 - 4Brann
Sarpsborg2 - 2Rosenborg
Sarpsborg3 - 1Haugesund
Sarpsborg1 - 1Bryne
Sarpsborg0 - 1Tromsø
Sarpsborg4 - 0HamKam
Sarpsborg2 - 3Strømsgodset
Sarpsborg1 - 1Vålerenga
Sarpsborg2 - 1Tromsø
Sarpsborg2 - 2Molde
Sarpsborg1 - 2Viking
Sarpsborg0 - 1Fredrikstad
Sarpsborg0 - 2Kristians.
Goals: Scored
32
Conceded
39
Games: Scored
15 / 20
Conceded
16 / 20
Clean sheets
4 / 20
Failed to score
5 / 20
Won
8
D
3
Lost
9
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
ASarpsborg2 - 0Sandefjord
HSarpsborg1 - 0Molde
ASarpsborg3 - 0Bryne
HSarpsborg0 - 2Fredrikstad
ASarpsborg0 - 4Tromsø
HSarpsborg2 - 1KFUM
HSarpsborg2 - 5Bodø
ASarpsborg3 - 2Rosenborg
HSarpsborg3 - 3Viking
ASarpsborg1 - 2Strømsgodset
HSarpsborg2 - 1Sandefjord
ASarpsborg3 - 1HamKam
HSarpsborg0 - 1Kristians.
ASarpsborg0 - 4Vålerenga
ASarpsborg2 - 3Haugesund
HSarpsborg1 - 4Brann
ASarpsborg2 - 3Sandefjord
HSarpsborg2 - 2Rosenborg
ASarpsborg0 - 0Kristians.
HSarpsborg3 - 1Haugesund
IK Start 12TH
20 league games
Away
Overall
Goals: Scored
18
Conceded
50
Games: Scored
11 / 20
Conceded
20 / 20
Clean sheets
0 / 20
Failed to score
9 / 20
W
2
D
3
Lost
15
AWAY FORM Win / Draw / Win
KFUM2 - 0IK Start
Vålerenga4 - 0IK Start
Mjondalen1 - 0IK Start
Viking4 - 1IK Start
Odd1 - 2IK Start
Rosenborg1 - 0IK Start
Strømsgodset1 - 1IK Start
Stabæk2 - 0IK Start
Bodø6 - 0IK Start
Kristians.3 - 2IK Start
Molde5 - 0IK Start
Aalesund3 - 2IK Start
Brann1 - 1IK Start
Sarpsborg1 - 0IK Start
Haugesund1 - 0IK Start
Sandefjord2 - 2IK Start
Lillestrøm4 - 3IK Start
Haugesund3 - 1IK Start
Sandefjord4 - 1IK Start
Tromsø1 - 2IK Start
Goals: Scored
21
Conceded
40
Games: Scored
12 / 20
Conceded
19 / 20
Clean sheets
1 / 20
Failed to score
8 / 20
Won
5
D
4
Lost
11
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
HIK Start1 - 1Aalesund
AIK Start0 - 2KFUM
AIK Start0 - 4Vålerenga
HIK Start1 - 1Brann
AIK Start0 - 1Mjondalen
HIK Start1 - 1Bodø
AIK Start1 - 4Viking
AIK Start2 - 1Odd
HIK Start3 - 2Sarpsborg
AIK Start0 - 1Rosenborg
HIK Start0 - 1Sandefjord
AIK Start1 - 1Strømsgodset
HIK Start5 - 1Haugesund
AIK Start0 - 2Stabæk
HIK Start1 - 2Kristians.
HIK Start1 - 0Aalesund
AIK Start0 - 6Bodø
HIK Start2 - 1Vålerenga
AIK Start2 - 3Kristians.
AIK Start0 - 5Molde
Win / draw / win head to head (H2H)
4
Sarpsborg have beaten IK Start in 4 consecutive home league meetings
3
Sarpsborg have kept a clean sheet in 3 consecutive home league meetings with IK Start
League games at Sarpsborg since 2015
Sarpsborg
IK Start
Goals: Scored
9
1
Games: Scored
4 / 4
1 / 4
Clean sheets
3 / 4
0 / 4
S08
4
FIXTURE HISTORY AT Sarpsborg
Sarpsborg1 - 0
Sarpsborg4 - 0
Sarpsborg1 - 0
Sarpsborg3 - 1
League games at IK Start since 2015
IK Start
Sarpsborg
Goals: Scored
6
8
Games: Scored
4 / 4
3 / 4
Clean sheets
1 / 4
0 / 4
S08
2
STA
2
FIXTURE HISTORY AT IK Start
IK Start3 - 2
IK Start1 - 0
1 - 4Sarpsborg
1 - 2Sarpsborg
Goal Statistics

A PG of 2.0 is decent for Sarpsborg 08 in their clash with IK Start, as is their run of scoring 1 goal or more in 18 consecutive Eliteserien matches.

Sarpsborg 5th IK Start 12th
Kickoff prediction
Kickoff prediction
2.0
goals
1.2
goals
Scoring probability
Scoring probability
0
13%
1
27%
2
27%
3
18%
4+
15%
There is a 60% probability that Sarpsborg will score 2 or more goals in this match
0
30%
1
36%
2
22%
3
9%
4+
There is a 66% probability that IK Start will score no more than 1 goal
 
20 home / away league games
20 home / away league games
-14
Sarpsborg have scored 14% fewer goals at home than predicted
-18
IK Start have scored 18% fewer goals when away than predicted
1.5
average goals scored
0.9
average goals scored
1.7
conceded
2.5
conceded
 
Attack defence ratings
Eliteserien - 2026/2026 season
Sarpsborg
PG (predicted goals)
IK Start
2
1.2
Attack rating
57%
better
S08
STA
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Games scored1
1
Failed to score0
1
Scored first1
0
Goals scored2
1
Avg. goals scored2
0.5
Avg. shots per game7
7
Avg. shots per goal4
14
Conversion rate for29
7
Avg. XG for1.9
1.6
KickOff rating
+57%
Defence rating
57%
better
S08
STA
view stats
Games conceded0
2
Clean sheets1
0
Conceded first0
2
Goals conceded0
3
Avg. goals conceded0
1.5
Avg. shots/game conceded10
10
Avg. shots/goal conceded0
6
Conversion rate against0%
16%
Avg. XG against1.4
1.5
KickOff rating
+57%

Sarpsborg v IK Start Eliteserien lLine ups will show here when available.

Sarpsborg Eliteserien squad statistics 2026
Overall
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
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IK Start Eliteserien squad statistics 2026
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