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Eliteserien · 2026

Sarpsborg 08 2–2 Vålerenga IF · Eliteserien

2–2Full-time analysis

This page describes the completed match context. The result is not presented as a prior forecast.

Match at a glance

Sarpsborg 08 and Vålerenga IF drew 2–2.

Shots
1912
Shots on target
85
Expected goals
2.041.29
Possession
40%60%

Full time

What the match recorded

Sarpsborg 08 and Vålerenga IF drew 2–2. Recorded in this match (Sarpsborg 08 – Vålerenga IF): shots 19–12, shots on target 8–5, expected goals 2.04–1.29, possession 40%–60%. This is what was recorded. It is not a claim that the result was foreseeable.

Pre-match record

What the data showed before kick-off. Kept for reference; it did not know the result.

Sarpsborg 08's recent record differs from the season

moderate

Sarpsborg 08's last-five shots average is above their season average.

16.6 shots/match ▲ShotsLast 5 · Season12.8 shots/match
Evidence and caveat

Comparison: An unweighted last-five average is compared with the unweighted season average.

Window: last_5 versus season

MetricLast 5SeasonBaseline
Shots16.6 shots/match12.8 shots/match13.6 shots/match

Caveat: Five matches are sensitive to opponent mix and isolated match states.

This match

Match statistics

  • Shots19 shots12 shotsSarpsborg 08 19 shots, Vålerenga IF 12 shots
  • Shots on target8 shots5 shotsSarpsborg 08 8 shots, Vålerenga IF 5 shots
  • Expected goals2.04 xG1.29 xGSarpsborg 08 2.04 xG, Vålerenga IF 1.29 xG
  • Possession40%60%Sarpsborg 08 40%, Vålerenga IF 60%
  • Corners7 corners8 cornersSarpsborg 08 7 corners, Vålerenga IF 8 corners
  • Fouls9 fouls14 foulsSarpsborg 08 9 fouls, Vålerenga IF 14 fouls
  • Yellow cards1 card1 cardSarpsborg 08 1 card, Vålerenga IF 1 card
  • Passes417 passes614 passesSarpsborg 08 417 passes, Vålerenga IF 614 passes
  • Pass accuracy81.5%86.6%Sarpsborg 08 81.5%, Vålerenga IF 86.6%
  • Shots inside box16 shots9 shotsSarpsborg 08 16 shots, Vålerenga IF 9 shots
  • Blocked shots3 blocks2 blocksSarpsborg 08 3 blocks, Vålerenga IF 2 blocks
  • Goalkeeper saves4 saves6 savesSarpsborg 08 4 saves, Vålerenga IF 6 saves
  • Offsides0 offsides2 offsidesSarpsborg 08 0 offsides, Vålerenga IF 2 offsides

As it happened

Key moments

  1. 28′Claus NiyukuriGoal · Sarpsborg 08
  2. Half-time
  3. 80′Magnus WestergaardYellow card · Vålerenga IF
  4. 80′Sondre SörliGoal · Sarpsborg 08
  5. 83′Petter StrandGoal · Vålerenga IF
  6. 90′Gabriel RajkovicGoal · Vålerenga IF
  7. Full time
Player changes · 8grouped by team and minute
  • 64′Vålerenga IF · 1 player changePetter Strand
  • 65′Sarpsborg 08 · 1 player changeSondre Sörli
  • 70′Sarpsborg 08 · 1 player changePeter Reinhardsen
  • 70′Vålerenga IF · 1 player changeGabriel Rajkovic
  • 70′Sarpsborg 08 · 1 player changeAndreas Hansen
  • 70′Vålerenga IF · 1 player changeOle Christian Saeter
  • 88′Vålerenga IF · 1 player changeKevin Tshiembe
  • 89′Sarpsborg 08 · 1 player changeEirik Wichne

Who started

Lineups

Show both lineups

Confirmed lineups as published before kick-off.

Sarpsborg 08
  1. Leander ØyG
  2. Marius LodeD
  3. Bjorn UtvikD
  4. Claus NiyukuriD
  5. Anders HiimD
  6. Aimar SherM
  7. Sander ChristiansenM
  8. Victor Emanuel HalvorsenM
  9. Olaus SkarsemM
  10. Daniel KarlsbakkF
  11. Michael OpokuF
Vålerenga IF
  1. Oscar HedvallG
  2. Kolbeinn FinnssonD
  3. Hakon SjatilD
  4. Aaron Kiil OlsenD
  5. Sebastian JarlD
  6. Carl LangeM
  7. Ghayas ZahidM
  8. Odin Thiago HolmM
  9. Lucas HarenM
  10. Dennis GjengaarF
  11. Magnus WestergaardF

History

Head-to-head

Recent meetings between these teams.

Last 5 meetings

2Sarpsborg 08
1Draws
2Vålerenga IF
Vålerenga IF — Sarpsborg 08 · Eliteserien3–2
Vålerenga IF — Sarpsborg 08 · Eliteserien4–0
Sarpsborg 08 — Vålerenga IF · Eliteserien1–1
Sarpsborg 08 — Vålerenga IF · Eliteserien3–2
Vålerenga IF — Sarpsborg 08 · Eliteserien0–2

Head-to-Head & Recent Meetings

Metric comparison

Team comparison

Season averages, with the sample size beside each metric.

Where the edge is

Season: Sarpsborg 08 favored in 7 of 13 directional metrics · Vålerenga IF in 5 · 1 too close

led this metric higher value (descriptive) too close

Window

Season

Sarpsborg 0819 matchesVålerenga IF19 matches
1.16 goals/matchGoals scored19/19▲ 1.74 goals/match
1.32 goals/match ▲Goals allowed19/192.11 goals/match
1.46 xG/matchExpected goals19/19▲ 1.54 xG/match
12.8 shots/matchShots19/19▲ 16.2 shots/match
4.21 shots/matchShots on target19/19▲ 5.68 shots/match
44.8%Possession19/19● 49.6%
5 corners/matchCorners19/19● 6.74 corners/match
10.4 fouls/matchFouls19/1912.2 fouls/match

Evidence quality

How much supports this analysis

Grade A · Strong evidenceStrong evidence — ready
Season samples19 / 19home / away teams
Recent samples5 / 5last-five windows
FreshnessLess than one dayfrom nearest prior match
  • Recent samples and important metric coverage meet the strong evidence threshold.

Known unknowns

  • Lineups, injuries, suspensions and tactical changes are not available in the retained dataset.
  • Some metrics are unavailable or below their observation minimum: cards.
Analysis cutoff: Sun, 6 Sept 2026, 19:00 UTC · analysis-v4

Team rankings in Eliteserien

Goals per match rankingxG per match rankingShots per match ranking
TeamsSarpsborg 08Vålerenga IF
CompetitionEliteserien
Head-to-headSarpsborg 08 — Vålerenga IF
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