Vålerenga vs Sarpsborg 08 – Eliteserien

Eliteserien·Norway·📍 Intility Arena, Oslo·🕒 Sat, 16 May 2026, 16:00

Vålerenga

⚽Filip Thorvaldsen 6'⚽Elias Sørensen 20'⚽M. Grundetjern 90'

FULL TIME

3:2

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Match story

Vålerenga won 3–2. Vålerenga created the better chances (xG 2.77–2.22).

◎xGHome

2.772.22

55%45%

⚠FoulsHome

Overview Statistics Lineups Events Player Stats Facts H2H Form

Vålerengahome · away

Sarpsborg 08

Match momentum (pressure)

Sarpsborg 08

⚽Daniel Karlsbakk 11'⚽Andreas Hansen 28'

13

11

54%46%

🎯ShotsAway

1418

44%56%

◐PossessionHome

55%45%

55%45%

⛳CornersHome

70

100%0%

🟨CardsHome

10

100%0%

Table

Referee

Tracking

● Vålerenga● Sarpsborg 08

Expected goals

2.77xG2.22

2.36xGOT2.49

1.69xPoints1.13

1.98npxG2.22

2.22xGA2.77

1.16Set-play xG0.49

1.61Open-play xG1.73

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Match events

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6'⚽Thorvaldsen

11'⚽Karlsbakk

20'✗ penSørensen

20'⚽Sørensen

28'⚽Hansen

30'🟨Olsen

90'⚽Grundetjern

Match summary

2.77

xG

2.22

14

Shots

18

7

On target

9

55

Possession

45

7

Corners

0

13

Fouls

11

1

Yellow cards

0

80

Pass accuracy

77

Match facts

148 insights available

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Sarpsborg 08 have 8 wins (36.36%) in their Eliteserien matches against Vålerenga (away only: 2, 25.0%).

Scoring

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Sarpsborg 08 have lost 3 out of their 3 most recent away Eliteserien matches.

Form

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Frederik Carstensen has the highest average xGOT for Sarpsborg 08 in their Eliteserien matches against Vålerenga, with an average xGOT of 0.69.

Players

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Sarpsborg 08 currently have 0 corners after 90 minutes of play. That is very low based on 500 previous away matches from other teams in the league.

H2H

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Sarpsborg 08's coach Even Sel has 1 loss (100.0%) in his Eliteserien matches against Johannes Moesgaard (away only: 1, 100.0%).

coaches

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Vålerenga have 7 wins (31.82%) in their Eliteserien matches against Sarpsborg 08 (home only: 4, 57.14%).

Scoring

Lineups & ratings

Vålerenga4-4-2· avg 6.96avg 6.93 ·4-4-1-1Sarpsborg 08

Top player ratings

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1Hedvall' 908.1

2Christiansen' 90A 1Sh 2xG 0.157.6

3Thorvaldsen' 90G 1Sh 2xG 0.297.5

4Karlsbakk' 83G 1Sh 2xG 0.497.5

5Sörli' 90Sh 2xG 0.057.2

6Hansen' 83G 1Sh 3xG 0.427.2

7Bjørdal' 90Sh 4xG 0.417.2

Per-player xG

Comparison at a glance

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2.77

xG

2.22

2.36

xGOT

2.49

14

shots total

18

7

shots on target

9

55

ball possession

45