Eliteserien 2026 · 16 May 2026

Vålerenga IF 3–2 Sarpsborg 08

Expected and what happened

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

Footybot made Vålerenga IF favourites at 49%.

Vålerenga IF won and made the better chances: 2.0 xG to 1.4.

Best on the pitch by Footybot's score: Oscar Hedvall, 62.8 in 90′.

Well above their usual level: Oscar Hedvall +14.4, Hakon Sjatil +9.7, Andreas Hansen +9.5.

Well below it: Kolbeinn Finnsson −16.6, Aimar Sher −11.8.

Each side's last five results before this match.

8 May 2026	L 0–1	at HamKam Eliteserien
3 May 2026	D 2–2	v KFUM Oslo Eliteserien
26 Apr 2026	L 1–5	at Molde FK Eliteserien
19 Apr 2026	L 0–2	v Lillestrøm SK Eliteserien
12 Apr 2026	D 1–1	at Fredrikstad FK Eliteserien

9 May 2026	W 2–1	v Fredrikstad FK Eliteserien
3 May 2026	L 0–4	at Lillestrøm SK Eliteserien
26 Apr 2026	L 0–1	at KFUM Oslo Eliteserien
19 Apr 2026	L 0–1	v Tromsø IL Eliteserien
15 Apr 2026	D 1–1	v Bodø/Glimt Eliteserien

17 Aug 2025	Vålerenga IF 4–0 Sarpsborg 08 Eliteserien

Player	Min	G	A	xG	Score	vs usual
Mathias Grundetjern Forward	26	1	0	0.10	65.0	–
Oscar Hedvall Goalkeeper	90	0	0	–	62.8	+14.4
Ambina Fidèle Brice Midfielder	10	0	0	–	54.6	–
Petter Strand Midfielder	15	0	1	0.23	48.4	–
Hakon Sjatil Defender	45	0	0	–	48.2	+9.7
Lucas Haren Midfielder	64	0	0	0.08	48.2	+1.1
Aaron Kiil Olsen Defender	90	0	0	–	47.0	+3.8
Filip Thorvaldsen Midfielder	90	1	0	0.22	45.8	+8.1
Ivan Näsberg Defender	90	0	0	–	45.7	−2.8
Odin Thiago Holm Midfielder	26	0	0	–	43.0	–
Elias Sørensen Midfielder	83	1	0	1.00	41.1	+5.9
Vegar Eggen Hedenstad Defender	45	0	0	–	40.7	−0.8
Carl Lange Midfielder	88	0	1	–	37.6	−5.4
Magnus Westergaard Midfielder	64	0	0	0.08	36.9	−4.1
Henrik Bjørdal Midfielder	90	0	0	0.29	35.4	−7.3
Kolbeinn Finnsson Defender	90	0	0	–	30.9	−16.6

Player	Min	G	A	xG	Score	vs usual
Eirik Wichne Defender	8	0	0	–	70.7	–
Bjorn Utvik Defender	90	0	0	0.10	55.0	+6.3
Sander Christiansen Midfielder	90	0	1	0.12	51.5	+8.0
Andreas Hansen Midfielder	83	1	0	0.27	49.1	+9.5
Victor Emanuel Halvorsen Midfielder	90	0	0	0.36	48.5	+4.8
Daniel Karlsbakk Forward	83	1	0	0.40	48.1	+4.1
Bop Guèye Midfielder	15	0	0	–	47.8	–
Sondre Sörli Midfielder	90	0	0	0.03	45.1	+5.5
Claus Niyukuri Defender	80	0	1	–	41.0	+0.8
Anders Hiim Defender	89	0	0	0.03	40.0	+2.9
Aimar Sher Midfielder	90	0	0	0.06	35.5	−11.8
Noa Williams Midfielder	15	0	0	0.05	23.5	–