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

Sun 17th Aug, 16:00 BST, Vålerenga Stadion, Oslo

Christian Michelsen will be hoping for a precious away win in the Eliteserien on Sunday afternoon, as he takes his Sarpsborg 08 side to the Vålerenga Stadion to visit Vålerenga and Geir Bakke. Analysing both teams' last 20 Eliteserien matches, as well as baseline data within the competition and the betting market, to generate our match predictions. All the stats, including head-to-heads, are shown below, alongside odds from the UK's biggest bookmakers.


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

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Predictions Add Bet365 Coral
Vålerenga
34%
--
Draw
24%
--
Sarpsborg
42%
--
Draw 1-1
11%
--
Sarpsborg 2-1
9%
--
Sarpsborg 1-0
8%
--
Vålerenga 2-1
8%
--
Vålerenga 1-0
7%
--
Sarpsborg 2-0
6%
--
Draw 2-2
6%
--
Draw 0-0
5%
--
Vålerenga 2-0
5%
--
Sarpsborg 3-1
5%
--
Vålerenga 3-1
4%
--
Sarpsborg 3-0
3%
--
Sarpsborg 3-2
3%
--
Vålerenga 3-2
3%
--
Vålerenga 3-0
2%
--
Over 2.5 Goals
58%
--
Under 2.5 Goals
42%
--
Home 1st Goal
47%
--
Away 1st Goal
50%
--
No 1st Goal
3%
--
BTTS - Yes
60%
--
BTTS - No
40%
--
BTTS - Home Win
18%
--
BTTS - Draw
19%
--
BTTS - Away Win
23%
--
Home/draw
58%
--
Away/draw
66%
--
Home/away
76%
--
Over 1.5 Goals
80%
--
Under 1.5 Goals
20%
--
Over 3.5 Goals
36%
--
Under 3.5 Goals
64%
--
Over 4.5 Goals
19%
--
Under 4.5 Goals
81%
--
Over 5.5 Goals
9%
--
Under 5.5 Goals
91%
--
Over 0.5 Goals
95%
--
Under 0.5 Goals
5%
--
Home DNB
50%
--
Away DNB
59%
--
Vålerenga win to nil
15%
--
Sarpsborg win to nil
20%
--
Win / draw / win Eliteserien table

Vålerenga have played 17 matches so far this season and are in 10th position in the league.

Performance against teams above them in the league

11 of those games have come against teams above them in the table. They have lost 6 games, drawn 2 and won 3. Vålerenga have conceded 23 goals, scored 14, failed to score in 2 matches and kept 1 clean sheet.

Home league performance

Vålerenga have played 8 games at home, winning 3, drawing 2 and losing 3 fixtures. They have scored 14 goals, conceded 13 goals, kept 1 clean sheet and failed to score 1 time in home league games.

Sarpsborg lay in 9th place on 22 points in the Eliteserien league table having played 16 matches.

Performance against teams below them in the league

They have played 7 games against teams below them in the table, winning 3, drawing 3 and losing 1 game. They have scored 13 goals and kept 3 clean sheets against lower placed opposition. Sarpsborg have conceded 6 goals and have failed to score in 1 match.

Away league performance

Sarpsborg have played 8 away games, winning 3, drawing 4 and losing 1 game. They have scored an average of 1.5 goals per away game and conceded an average 1 goals per away game.

Won
Draw
Lost
Vålerenga
Sarpsborg
Results by League Table
TEAM PLD W D L GD PTS HOME AWAY HOME AWAY
1
Viking1812332039 
w
 
3-1F
Nov 30
Sep 28
d
 
0-00-0
2
Bodø1712232738 
Nov 2
l
 
7-2A
Oct 19
w
 
1-2A
3
Brann171034633 
l
 
2-4A
Sep 14
l
 
1-4A
d
 
2-2A
4
Tromsø161024632 
Oct 5
l
 
2-1A
l
 
0-1A
Nov 2
5
Rosenborg18864330 
l
 
0-2A
Nov 9
d
 
2-2A
Oct 5
6
Sandefjord169071027 
w
 
2-1F
l
 
2-1A
Sep 14
l
 
3-2A
7
Fredrikstad18756326 
d
 
1-1A
l
 
2-0A
Nov 9
d
 
1-1A
8
KFUM16736924 
Sep 21
w
 
0-1F
Oct 26
w
 
1-3F
9
Sarpsborg16574522 
Aug 17
d
 
1-1F
-
-
10
Vålerenga17638-421 
-
-
d
 
1-1A
Aug 17
11
Molde16628120 
l
 
2-3A
Sep 28
Nov 30
w
 
0-2F
12
Kristians.17548-1319 
Nov 22
w
 
0-2F
Aug 24
d
 
0-00-0
13
Bryne16538-818 
Aug 31
l
 
1-0A
d
 
1-1A
Nov 22
14
HamKam16457-1017 
d
 
1-1F
Oct 19
w
 
4-0F
Aug 31
15
Strømsgodset173014-169 
Oct 26
w
 
0-2F
l
 
2-3A
Sep 21
16
Haugesund170215-392 
w
 
3-0F
Aug 24
w
 
3-1A
Aug 10
Win / draw / win form
Vålerenga 10TH
20 league games
Home
Overall
Goals: Scored
27
Conceded
36
Games: Scored
16 / 20
Conceded
18 / 20
Clean sheets
2 / 20
Failed to score
4 / 20
W
4
Draw
6
Lost
10
Goals: Scored
27
Conceded
29
Games: Scored
16 / 20
Conceded
14 / 20
Clean sheets
6 / 20
Failed to score
4 / 20
Won
7
Draw
5
Lost
8
Sarpsborg 9TH
20 league games
Away
Overall
Goals: Scored
32
Conceded
32
Games: Scored
17 / 20
Conceded
16 / 20
Clean sheets
4 / 20
Failed to score
3 / 20
Won
8
Draw
7
Lost
5
Goals: Scored
33
Conceded
26
Games: Scored
17 / 20
Conceded
16 / 20
Clean sheets
4 / 20
Failed to score
3 / 20
Won
7
Draw
9
L
4
Win / draw / win head to head (H2H)
League games at Vålerenga since 2015
Vålerenga
Sarpsborg
Goals: Scored
16
11
Games: Scored
7 / 9
7 / 9
Clean sheets
2 / 9
2 / 9
VIF
3
D
4
S08
2
League games at Sarpsborg since 2015
Sarpsborg
Vålerenga
Goals: Scored
13
9
Games: Scored
7 / 10
7 / 10
Clean sheets
3 / 10
3 / 10
VIF
3
D
2
S08
5
Goal Statistics
Vålerenga 10th Sarpsborg 9th
Kickoff prediction
Kickoff prediction
1.4
goals
1.6
goals
Scoring probability
Scoring probability
0
24%
1
34%
2
24%
3
11%
4+
There is a 58% probability that Vålerenga will score no more than 1 goal
0
20%
1
32%
2
26%
3
14%
4+
8%
There is a 80% probability that Sarpsborg will score 1 or more goals
 
20 home / away league games
20 home / away league games
-24
Vålerenga have scored 24% fewer goals at home than predicted
+17
Sarpsborg have scored 17% more goals when away than predicted
1.4
average goals scored
1.6
average goals scored
1.8
conceded
1.6
conceded
 
Attack defence ratings
Eliteserien - 2025/2025 season
Vålerenga
PG (predicted goals)
Sarpsborg
1.4
1.6
Attack rating
7%
better
VIF
S08
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Games scored14
13
Failed to score3
3
Scored first8
3
Goals scored24
26
Avg. goals scored1.4
1.6
Avg. shots per game10
11
Avg. shots per goal7
7
Conversion rate for14
15
Avg. XG for1.5
2.2
KickOff rating
+7%
Defence rating
VIF
S08
8%
better
view stats
Games conceded13
12
Clean sheets4
4
Conceded first9
11
Goals conceded28
21
Avg. goals conceded1.6
1.3
Avg. shots/game conceded10
10
Avg. shots/goal conceded6
8
Conversion rate against16%
13%
Avg. XG against1.7
1.5
KickOff rating
+8%

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

Vålerenga Eliteserien squad statistics 2025
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
16643
A BriceE SørensenA BriceA Brice
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
E Hagen MID17
-
M Brajanac FWD171
2
-
H. Sjåtil DEF16
1
-
A Brice MID1634
3
-
V Oliveira DEF1511
3
-
A Olsen DEF151
1
-
C. Lange MID1511
3
-
P Strand MID1521
1
-
E Sørensen FWD1562
3
-
M Rijks FWD1412
1
-
S Jarl DEF13
-
H Björdal MID1323
1
-
K Tshiembe DEF12
2
-
F Thorvaldsen FWD1021
1
-
V Hedenstad DEF91
1
-
J Storevik GLK7
-
N Pallas DEF4
-
O Hedvall GLK1
-
Sarpsborg Eliteserien squad statistics 2025
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
161333
M. NdiayeD KarlsbakkN SandbergM Koch
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
M. Ndiaye GLK16
1
-
M Koch DEF161
3
-
H Tangen MID1621
1
-
E Wichne DEF151
1
-
F Uchenna DEF151
2
-
S Christiansen MID15
2
-
V. Halvorsen MID151
-
D Karlsbakk FWD15132
2
-
S. Ørjasæter FWD1422
1
-
A. Sanyang FWD141
1
-
P Reinhardsen DEF13
1
-
M Jeahze DEF111
1
-
S Gudjohnsen FWD112
-
J Berget FWD1021
2
-
A Sher MID91
-
N Sandberg FWD83
2
-
M Ödegaard DEF7
-
M. Håheim-Elveseter MID7
1
-
F Carstensen FWD72
-
N. Skuseth DEF4
-
H Bruseth MID4
1
-
A. Hiim DEF2
-
D. Job FWD2
-