Matchday

Eliteserien 2025 · 3 Aug 2025

Vålerenga IF 2–1 Sandefjord Fotball

Expected and what happened

Before the match, from team ratings for Jul 2025; the outlined result is what happened.

Expected xG
2.0 – 1.1
Actual xG
2.2 – 1.8
Goals
2 – 1

Footybot made Vålerenga IF favourites at 58%.

Vålerenga IF won a close one on the chances: 2.2 xG to 1.8.

Best on the pitch by Footybot's score: Oscar Hedvall, 69.6 in 90′.

Well above their usual level: Henrik Bjørdal +8.2.

Well below it: Stian Kristiansen −14.2, Stefán Ingi Sigurðarson −14.1, Zinedin Smajlović −13.0.

Going in

Each side's last five results before this match.

Vålerenga IF

26 Jul 2025L 2–7at Bodø/Glimt Eliteserien
20 Jul 2025W 3–0v Haugesund Eliteserien
13 Jul 2025L 0–1at Bryne FK Eliteserien
5 Jul 2025D 1–1v Fredrikstad FK Eliteserien

Sandefjord Fotball

26 Jul 2025W 3–2v Sarpsborg 08 Eliteserien
20 Jul 2025W 6–0v Kristiansund BK Eliteserien
12 Jul 2025L 0–2at Bodø/Glimt Eliteserien
6 Jul 2025W 2–0v Rosenborg BK Eliteserien

Head to head

No earlier meeting in Footybot's data.

Vålerenga IF

PlayerMinGAxGScorevs usual
Oscar Hedvall Goalkeeper9000–69.6–
Elias Sørensen Midfielder31100.3756.1–
Mathias Grundetjern Forward84100.5653.7–
Elias Kristoffersen Hagen Midfielder9000–52.8–
Henrik Bjørdal Midfielder90000.1450.3+8.2
Aaron Kiil Olsen Defender90000.0150.2+2.2
Sebastian Jarl Defender90000.1442.6–
Mohamed Ofkir Forward59000.6041.9–
Vegar Eggen Hedenstad Defender8400–36.8–
Ambina Fidèle Brice Midfielder90000.0535.2−8.5
Vinicius Nogueira Defender9000–34.9−5.2
Petter Strand Midfielder90000.2834.7−9.9
Hakon Sjatil Defender1200–24.5–

Sandefjord Fotball

PlayerMinGAxGScorevs usual
Sebastian Holm Mathisen Forward1000–58.3–
Loris Mettler Midfielder90100.9553.5+5.3
Zinedin Smajlović Defender90000.1749.8−13.0
Carljohan Eriksson Goalkeeper9000–46.0–
Filip Ottosson Midfielder9000–44.8−6.0
Evangelos Patoulidis Midfielder64000.0244.7−4.4
Vetle Walle Egeli Defender26000.1644.0–
Stian Kristiansen Defender9000–40.3−14.2
Fredrik Carson Pedersen Defender90000.1739.0−4.2
Stefán Ingi Sigurðarson Forward80000.3338.0−14.1
Sander Risan Mörk Midfielder8000–34.8−9.5