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Eliteserien 2026 · 22 Mar 2026

Sandefjord Fotball 0–2 Sarpsborg 08

Expected and what happened

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

Expected xG
2.0 – 1.4
Actual xG
0.9 – 1.8
Goals
0 – 2

Footybot made Sandefjord Fotball favourites at 51%.

Sarpsborg 08 won and made the better chances: 1.8 xG to 0.9.

Best on the pitch by Footybot's score: Daniel Karlsbakk, 52.7 in 80′.

Well above their usual level: Anders Hiim +12.8.

Well below it: Vetle Walle Egeli −15.3, Bjorn Utvik −12.8, Evangelos Patoulidis −10.9.

Going in

Each side's last five results before this match.

Sandefjord Fotball

15 Mar 2026L 0–1at Vålerenga IF Eliteserien
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

Sarpsborg 08

30 Nov 2025W 1–0v Molde FK Eliteserien
23 Nov 2025W 3–0at Bryne FK Eliteserien
8 Nov 2025L 0–2v Fredrikstad FK Eliteserien
2 Nov 2025L 0–4at Tromsø IL Eliteserien
25 Oct 2025W 2–1v KFUM Oslo Eliteserien

Head to head

14 Sep 2025Sarpsborg 08 2–1 Sandefjord Fotball Eliteserien
26 Jul 2025Sandefjord Fotball 3–2 Sarpsborg 08 Eliteserien

Sandefjord Fotball

PlayerMinGAxGScorevs usual
Jakob Vester Midfielder78000.4349.0–
Elias Hadaya Goalkeeper9000–47.7−6.9
Xander Lambrix Defender9000–47.0–
Zinedin Smajlović Defender9000–43.4−4.2
Sebastian Holm Mathisen Forward1200–42.8–
Filip Loftesnes Bjune Defender1200–41.3–
Nikolaj Möller Forward78000.0440.2−1.4
Sander Risan Mörk Midfielder90000.0638.9−3.6
Jakob Maslo Dunsby Midfielder87000.0437.6−7.3
Evangelos Patoulidis Midfielder60000.0236.1−10.9
Fredrik Carson Pedersen Defender7800–35.6−5.4
Edvard Pettersen Midfielder90000.1733.4−8.9
Vetle Walle Egeli Defender90000.0826.3−15.3
Foster Apetorgbor Forward8000.0923.9–

Sarpsborg 08

PlayerMinGAxGScorevs usual
Daniel Karlsbakk Forward80101.1052.7+5.6
Victor Emanuel Halvorsen Midfielder9001–49.4+5.2
Andreas Hansen Midfielder90000.0745.5+4.9
Aimar Sher Midfielder87000.1443.2−1.4
Anders Hiim Defender9000–40.0+12.8
Sondre Sörli Midfielder90100.5239.7−5.1
Bjorn Utvik Defender9000–38.6−12.8
Sigurd Rosted Defender9000–38.0–
Claus Niyukuri Defender8700–37.8−7.0
Noa Williams Midfielder6800–33.9–
Michael Opoku Midfielder2200–30.1–