Matchday

Eliteserien 2026 · 6 Apr 2026

Sarpsborg 08 1–1 IK Start

Expected and what happened

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

Expected xG
2.1 – 1.3
Actual xG
1.7 – 0.7
Goals
1 – 1

Footybot made Sarpsborg 08 favourites at 55%.

Sarpsborg 08 deserved more from the draw, creating 1.7 xG to 0.7.

Best on the pitch by Footybot's score: Jacob Pryts, 55.8 in 90′.

Well above their usual level: Erlend Dahl Reitan +9.8.

Well below it: Sondre Sörli −15.2, Bjorn Utvik −8.8.

Going in

Each side's last five results before this match.

Sarpsborg 08

22 Mar 2026W 2–0at Sandefjord Fotball Eliteserien
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

IK Start

21 Mar 2026D 1–1v Aalesunds FK Eliteserien
15 Mar 2026L 0–2at KFUM Oslo Eliteserien

Head to head

No earlier meeting in Footybot's data.

Sarpsborg 08

PlayerMinGAxGScorevs usual
Noa Williams Midfielder800–68.5–
Aimar Sher Midfielder90000.0649.4+4.8
Claus Niyukuri Defender70100.1348.4+6.8
Sigurd Rosted Defender9000–48.4–
Andreas Hansen Midfielder89000.1145.3+4.0
Bjorn Utvik Defender9000–42.6−8.8
Daniel Karlsbakk Forward90000.6141.4−5.6
Michael Opoku Midfielder82010.1640.2−6.4
Victor Emanuel Halvorsen Midfielder8200–38.6−5.9
Anders Hiim Defender9000–35.0+4.1
Sondre Sörli Midfielder90000.6228.5−15.2
Eirik Wichne Defender2000–26.7–
Bop Guèye Midfielder800–20.8–

IK Start

PlayerMinGAxGScorevs usual
Ousmane Diallo Toure Defender2800–59.1–
Jacob Pryts Goalkeeper9000–55.8–
Mikael Ugland Midfielder7600–55.3–
Tom Strannegård Defender89000.2253.1–
John Olav Norheim Defender9000–49.3–
Erlend Dahl Reitan Defender9000–48.3+9.8
Eirik Schulze Midfielder62010.0445.3–
Jesper Cornelius Forward90100.3144.2–
Hakon Lorentzen Forward62000.1640.2–
Erlend Segberg Midfielder9000–40.2–
Kristoffer Tønnessen Defender9000–36.4–