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Sarpsborg 08 v Sandefjord Fotball : Eliteserien match betting preview, prediction and odds

Sun 16th Aug, 16:00 BST, Sarpsborg Stadion, Sarpsborg

Sandefjord Fotball are on the road on Sunday afternoon, as manager Andreas Tegström takes his side to visit Sarpsborg 08 and Even Sel at the Sarpsborg Stadion in the Eliteserien. All of the important statistics for the tie, including head to heads (H2Hs), predictions and odds across 17 markets are covered in this betting preview. It's all brought together specifically to help you make a smart bet.


Best Tip: Under 3.5 goals

We don't think there's a clear favourite to claim victory here, but what is clear is that the odds are pointing towards it'll have no more than 3 goals. Our statistical analysis is inline with them too. Sarpsborg and Sandefjord have served up plenty of under 3.5 goal games lately, and key performance stats point towards more of the same. We have confidence in predicting under 3.5 goals on Sunday afternoon, and the bookies have it priced at 1.53.

In-Play
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 52% chance of victory, and the bookies have them at a best price of 1.80.

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

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Predictions Add Bet365 Coral
Sarpsborg
52%
4/5-
Draw
25%
29/10-
Sandefjord
23%
14/5-
Sarpsborg 1-0
12%
10/1-
Draw 1-1
12%
7/1-
Sarpsborg 2-0
10%
10/1-
Sarpsborg 2-1
9%
15/2-
Draw 0-0
8%
18/1-
Sandefjord 1-0
8%
16/1-
Sandefjord 2-1
6%
12/1-
Sarpsborg 3-0
5%
16/1-
Sarpsborg 3-1
5%
12/1-
Draw 2-2
5%
11/1-
Sandefjord 2-0
4%
22/1-
Sarpsborg 3-2
2%
18/1-
Sarpsborg 4-0
2%
28/1-
Sarpsborg 4-1
2%
22/1-
Sandefjord 3-1
2%
25/1-
Over 2.5 Goals
47%
1/2-
Under 2.5 Goals
53%
6/4-
Home 1st Goal
53%
8/13-
Away 1st Goal
42%
5/4-
No 1st Goal
5%
18/1-
BTTS - Yes
50%
1/2-
BTTS - No
50%
6/4-
BTTS - Home Win
22%
21/10-
BTTS - Draw
17%
7/2-
BTTS - Away Win
11%
5/1-
Home/draw
77%
1/4-
Away/draw
48%
19/20-
Home/away
75%
1/4-
Over 1.5 Goals
73%
1/7-
Under 1.5 Goals
27%
9/2-
Over 3.5 Goals
26%
6/5-
Under 3.5 Goals
74%
8/13-
Over 4.5 Goals
12%
11/4-
Under 4.5 Goals
88%
1/4-
Over 5.5 Goals
5%
6/1-
Under 5.5 Goals
95%
1/10-
Over 0.5 Goals
92%
1/50-
Under 0.5 Goals
8%
18/1-
Home DNB
69%
2/5-
Away DNB
41%
7/4-
Sarpsborg win to nil
30%
11/4-
Sandefjord win to nil
13%
8/1-
Sarpsborg / Sarpsborg
30%
7/4-
Sarpsborg / Sandefjord
3%
25/1-
Sarpsborg / Draw
6%
12/1-
Draw / Sarpsborg
15%
9/2-
Draw / Sandefjord
9%
8/1-
Draw / Draw
12%
6/1-
Sandefjord / Sarpsborg
4%
18/1-
Sandefjord / Sandefjord
14%
5/1-
Sandefjord / Draw
6%
14/1-
Win / draw / win Eliteserien table

Sarpsborg have played 16 matches so far this season and lay in 8th place in the Eliteserien league table.

Performance against teams below them in the league

They have played 7 games against teams below in the table, having won 3, drawn 2 and lost 2 matches. They have kept 3 clean sheets and have failed to score in 2 fixtures. Sarpsborg have outscored their opponents by 19 goals to 13 goals.

Home League Performance

Sarpsborg have played 7 games at home winning 4, drawing 2 and losing 1 game. They have scored 8 goals, kept 2 clean sheets and conceded 5 goals at home.

Sandefjord are in 13th position in the Eliteserien on 15 points having played 16 matches so far this season.

Away League Performance

6 of those games have been losing matches. They have conceded 13 goals and kept 1 clean sheet. They have scored 7 goals in total and failed to score in 2 fixtures.

Performance against teams above them in the league

14 games have come against teams above them in the table. They have lost 9 games, drawn 3 and won 2. Sandefjord have conceded 22 goals, scored 10, failed to score in 6 fixtures and have kept 2 clean sheets.

Won
Draw
Lost
Sarpsborg
Sandefjord
Results by League Table
TEAM PLD W D L GD PTS HOME AWAY HOME AWAY
1
Bodø1713223141 
d
 
1-1F
Dec 13
l
 
0-3A
Sep 13
2
Viking1713132340 
w
 
1-0F
l
 
2-1A
Sep 4
l
 
2-1A
3
Tromsø1610421534 
l
 
0-1A
Aug 30
Nov 29
l
 
3-1A
4
Lillestrøm17827226 
Nov 22
l
 
4-0A
Oct 18
l
 
3-1A
5
Molde16736524 
w
 
2-1F
d
 
3-3A
Nov 8
l
 
2-1A
6
Rosenborg17737324 
Oct 18
l
 
2-1F
d
 
0-00-0
Oct 11
7
Brann16718622 
Dec 6
w
 
1-2A
Aug 30
w
 
0-1F
8
Sarpsborg16646-222 
-
-
l
 
0-2A
Aug 16
9
HamKam16646-322 
w
 
1-0F
Nov 8
d
 
2-2F
Dec 6
10
Vålerenga17638-621 
Sep 7
l
 
3-2A
Dec 13
l
 
1-0A
11
Fredrikstad16628-1020 
w
 
2-1A
Sep 13
d
 
1-1F
l
 
1-0A
12
KFUM17548-819 
Sep 18
l
 
1-0A
l
 
0-1A
w
 
1-2F
13
Sandefjord16439-915 
Aug 16
w
 
0-2F
-
-
14
Kristians.16439-1115 
Nov 1
d
 
0-00-0
w
 
2-0F
Nov 22
15
Aalesund17296-1415 
Oct 25
Oct 11
w
 
1-0F
Nov 1
16
IK Start172411-2210 
d
 
1-1A
Nov 29
Sep 20
Oct 25
Win / draw / win form
4
Sarpsborg have won 4 consecutive home league games
5
Sandefjord have lost 5 consecutive away league games
8
Sandefjord have not won in 8 consecutive league games
3
Sandefjord have failed to score in 3 consecutive league games
Sarpsborg 8TH
20 league games
Home
4
Overall
Goals: Scored
29
Conceded
27
Games: Scored
16 / 20
Conceded
16 / 20
Clean sheets
4 / 20
Failed to score
4 / 20
Won
9
Draw
5
Lost
6
Goals: Scored
23
Conceded
27
Games: Scored
14 / 20
Conceded
14 / 20
Clean sheets
6 / 20
Failed to score
6 / 20
Won
8
D
4
Lost
8
Sandefjord 13TH
20 league games
Away
5
Overall
8
Goals: Scored
28
Conceded
37
Games: Scored
16 / 20
Conceded
19 / 20
Clean sheets
1 / 20
Failed to score
4 / 20
Won
5
D
2
Lost
13
Goals: Scored
23
Conceded
27
Games: Scored
14 / 20
Conceded
14 / 20
Clean sheets
6 / 20
Failed to score
6 / 20
Won
7
D
3
Lost
10
Win / draw / win head to head (H2H)
5
Sarpsborg have beaten Sandefjord in 5 consecutive home league meetings
9
Sarpsborg have not lost to Sandefjord in 9 consecutive home league meetings
League games at Sarpsborg since 2015
Sarpsborg
Sandefjord
Goals: Scored
27
8
Games: Scored
8 / 9
6 / 9
Clean sheets
3 / 9
1 / 9
S08
7
D
2
League games at Sandefjord since 2015
Sandefjord
Sarpsborg
Goals: Scored
17
11
Games: Scored
7 / 10
7 / 10
Clean sheets
3 / 10
3 / 10
S08
3
D
1
SAN
6
Goal Statistics

Sarpsborg 08's fans will be hoping for goals on Sunday afternoon, not least because Sandefjord Fotball have conceded in each of their last 8 Eliteserien games. A PG of 1.6 for E. Sel's side suggests that run should continue.

Sarpsborg 8th Sandefjord 13th
Kickoff prediction
Kickoff prediction
1.6
goals
1.0
goals
Scoring probability
Scoring probability
0
20%
1
32%
2
26%
3
14%
4+
There is a 80% probability that Sarpsborg will score 1 or more goals
0
38%
1
37%
2
18%
3
4+
There is a 75% probability of Sandefjord scoring 1 goal or less
 
20 home / away league games
20 home / away league games
-13
Sarpsborg have scored 13% fewer goals at home than predicted
+7
Sandefjord’s goalscoring when away has been inline with predictions
1.5
average goals scored
1.4
average goals scored
1.4
conceded
1.9
conceded
 
Attack defence ratings
Eliteserien - 2026/2026 season
Sarpsborg
PG (predicted goals)
Sandefjord
1.6
1
Attack rating
20%
better
S08
SAN
view stats
Games scored12
10
Failed to score4
6
Scored first6
6
Goals scored19
13
Avg. goals scored1.2
0.8
Avg. shots per game9
10
Avg. shots per goal8
12
Conversion rate for13
8
Avg. XG for1.7
1.4
KickOff rating
+20%
Defence rating
S08
SAN
1%
better
view stats
Games conceded12
12
Clean sheets4
4
Conceded first9
9
Goals conceded21
22
Avg. goals conceded1.3
1.4
Avg. shots/game conceded9
10
Avg. shots/goal conceded7
8
Conversion rate against14%
13%
Avg. XG against1.7
1.8
KickOff rating
+1%

Sarpsborg v Sandefjord Eliteserien lLine ups will show here when available.

Sarpsborg Eliteserien squad statistics 2026
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
16542
A. HiimD KarlsbakkC NiyukuriA. Hiim
Line-upAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
L Øy GLK6
-
C Niyukuri DEF1514
1
-
E Wichne DEF14
1
-
M Lode DEF4
-
A. Hiim DEF161
2
-
S Christiansen MID1411
2
-
A Sher MID141
1
-
S Sörli MID1633
1
-
A Nibe MID163
-
O Skarsem MID4
1
-
D Karlsbakk FWD165
2
-
Subs
J Larsen GLK16
1
-
P Reinhardsen DEF
-
M. Eidal DEF
-
Mads Barret-Olsen MID
-
C Mmaee MID2
-
M. Opoku MID41
-
N. Williams MID161
-
B. Guèye MID11
-
V. Halvorsen MID1631
-
Sandefjord Eliteserien squad statistics 2026
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
16323
E HadayaE PatoulidisV EgeliB. Berntsen
Line-upAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
E Hadaya GLK16
1
-
F Pedersen DEF16
2
-
H. Krogelien DEF3
-
X Lambrix DEF161
2
-
V Egeli DEF162
2
-
E. Sundbö Pettersen MID1411
2
-
S Mörk MID161
1
-
E Patoulidis MID163
1
-
J Dunsby MID11
1
-
T Borkeeiet MID
-
O. Forsmo Kapskarmo FWD
-
Subs
A. Grønneberg GLK
-
M. Hellan DEF2
-
G. Højbjerg DEF2
-
M Sauer MID2
-
J. Swift MID
-
F. Apetorgbor FWD51
2
-
B. Berntsen FWD1411
3
-
S Mathisen FWD152
1
-
D Skaarud FWD2
-