ValerengaAttacking momentumSarpsborg 08
Preview
- It's week 9 of the 2026 Eliteserien on 2026-05-16 at 19:00 GMT, when Valerenga and Sarpsborg 08 go head-to-head.
- Expect 2-3 yellow cards and 0 red cards, and 19 fouls this match from Referee M. Lien based on their last 5 games.
- There is no recorded managerial head-to-head between Geir Bakke and Even Sel.
- Valerenga currently rank 11th (with 8 pts), versus Sarpsborg 08 at 9th on 8 pts.
- Valerenga have 2 players sidelined: M. Ofkir (Knee Injury), O. Saeter (Injury) while Sarpsborg 08 face 6 absences: Camil Mmaee (Groin Injury), F. Carstensen (Injury), M. Opoku (Ankle Injury), P. Reinhardsen (Ankle Injury), S. Rosted (Ankle Injury), J. Berget (Injury).
- Projected to use a four-defender base in 4-4-2, Valerenga should be met by Sarpsborg 08's expected 4-2-3-1.
- Both teams are coming from different results: Valerenga fell 0-1 against HamKam, while Sarpsborg 08 prevailed 2-1 over Fredrikstad.
- Struggling form all round: Valerenga are 0-2-3 and Sarpsborg 08 are 1-1-3 in their recent 5 matches.
- Dominance for Valerenga: across 30 clashes, they've won 13 games and only lost 9 games to Sarpsborg 08, with 8 stalemates.
- We predict Valerenga to prevail 2-1 given their strong home form (1-1-2) and 0.75 goals/game.
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Odds
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Summary
Match Info
Team Kits
Valerenga
Sarpsborg 08
Events
| 6' | 1 - 0 | ||
| 11' | 1 - 1 | ||
| 20' | Penalty missed | ||
| 20' | 2 - 1 | ||
| 28' | 2 - 2 | ||
| 30' | A. Olsen | ||
HT 2 - 2 | |||
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| 90' | 3 - 2 | ||
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Valerenga is going head to head with Sarpsborg 08 on 16/5/2026 18:00 GMT for the Norway Eliteserien. You can view the match information, lineups, odds, live score, result, goalscorers, cards, substitutions, standings, recent form, player ratings, injuries, tv channels, our users most predicted scores and Valerenga v Sarpsborg 08 H2H statistics!