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Eliteserien 2026 · 15 Mar 2026

Vålerenga IF 1–0 Sandefjord Fotball

Expected and what happened

Before the match, from team ratings for Feb 2026; the outlined result is what happened.

Expected xG
1.9 – 1.1
Actual xG
1.5 – 2.1
Goals
1 – 0

Footybot made Vålerenga IF favourites at 55%.

Vålerenga IF won although Sandefjord Fotball made the better chances (2.1 xG to 1.5): a result the chances didn't back.

Best on the pitch by Footybot's score: Evangelos Patoulidis, 76.6 in 90′.

Well above their usual level: Evangelos Patoulidis +31.8, Oscar Hedvall +15.3, Carl Lange +9.3.

Well below it: Elias Sørensen −14.6, Aaron Kiil Olsen −12.2.

Going in

Each side's last five results before this match.

Vålerenga IF

30 Nov 2025L 1–5at Viking FK Eliteserien
22 Nov 2025D 3–3v Kristiansund BK Eliteserien
9 Nov 2025L 0–1at Rosenborg BK Eliteserien
1 Nov 2025W 3–1v Bodø/Glimt Eliteserien
26 Oct 2025W 2–1v Strømsgodset Eliteserien

Sandefjord Fotball

30 Nov 2025W 2–0v KFUM Oslo Eliteserien
22 Nov 2025W 6–2at Strømsgodset Eliteserien
9 Nov 2025W 1–0v Tromsø IL Eliteserien
2 Nov 2025L 1–3at HamKam Eliteserien
29 Oct 2025D 1–1at Rosenborg BK Eliteserien

Head to head

3 Aug 2025Vålerenga IF 2–1 Sandefjord Fotball Eliteserien

Vålerenga IF

PlayerMinGAxGScorevs usual
Oscar Hedvall Goalkeeper9000–65.7+15.3
Ole Christian Saeter Forward19000.3556.8–
Carl Lange Midfielder86100.0950.0+9.3
Kolbeinn Finnsson Defender9000–44.7–
Ivan Näsberg Defender90000.0942.4−6.1
Mathias Grundetjern Forward71000.1940.9−2.6
Magnus Westergaard Midfielder9000–39.3–
Henrik Bjørdal Midfielder86000.1439.1+0.3
Petter Strand Midfielder26000.1035.7–
Hakon Sjatil Defender6400–35.6−5.5
Aaron Kiil Olsen Defender9000–34.6−12.2
Filip Thorvaldsen Midfielder64000.3432.6−7.9
Gabriel Rajkovic Forward10000.1830.9–
Vegar Eggen Hedenstad Defender2600–28.4–
Elias Sørensen Midfielder9000–23.5−14.6
Elias Kristoffersen Hagen Midfielder1000–15.2–

Sandefjord Fotball

PlayerMinGAxGScorevs usual
Evangelos Patoulidis Midfielder90000.0276.6+31.8
Zinedin Smajlović Defender90000.0355.8+8.8
Elias Hadaya Goalkeeper9000–55.4+0.9
Vetle Walle Egeli Defender90000.0349.0+8.3
Fredrik Carson Pedersen Defender90000.0748.2+7.4
Sander Risan Mörk Midfielder90000.0846.7+4.9
Xander Lambrix Defender9000–45.7–
Nikolaj Möller Forward85001.3443.6+2.2
Filip Loftesnes Bjune Defender1100–42.4–
Jakob Vester Midfielder74000.3142.4–
Jakob Maslo Dunsby Midfielder74000.0641.8−3.1
Sebastian Holm Mathisen Forward11000.0338.0–
Edvard Pettersen Midfielder85000.1336.0−7.0