16 August 2026, 15:00 UTC

Sarpsborg 08 FF vs Sandefjord Eliteserien prediction & result

Sarpsborg Stadion, Sarpsborg
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Final score: Sarpsborg 08 FF 1-2 Sandefjord.

Before kick-off the model made it 66% Sarpsborg 08 FF, 19% draw, 15% Sandefjord — fair odds of 1.52, 5.26 and 6.67. Fair odds are simply 100 ÷ the probability; they are the model's own number, not a bookmaker's price.

Most likely scoreline: 2-1.

The model got this one wrong.

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Has the model earned this number?

It puts Sarpsborg 08 FF at 66% here. Across 2485 settled matches, 276 forecasts have landed in the 65–100% band; those outcomes actually happened 60.1% of the time, against an average forecast of 74.5%. In this range the model is over-confident, so read the figure above as optimistic rather than literal.

Every settled prediction on this site is scored against an uninformed baseline, band by band, and published whether or not it flatters the model — see the full record.

How the model saw it, minute by minute

Sarpsborg 08 FF0%Draw7%Sandefjord93%

Rebuilt after the match from the model's pre-match expected goals, frozen in the log before kick-off, plus the score and cards as they stood at each minute — never anything later. A ball marks each of the 3 goals. The same replay scores the in-play model on the track record.

Match analysis

Match timeline

12'
T. Borkeeiet
29'
O. Kapskarmo
D. Karlsbakkassist: S. Sorli
37'
46'
🔁H. Krogelienout: G. Hojbjerg
50'
E. Pettersen
54'
🔁E. Patoulidisout: F. Apetorgbor
57'
F. Apetorgborassist: O. Kapskarmo
🔁A. Nibeout: M. Opoku
65'
🔁C. Niyukuriout: V. E. Halvorsen
65'
🔁E. Wichneout: P. Reinhardsen
65'
🔁S. Sorliout: Camil Mmaee
75'
78'
🔁O. Kapskarmoout: S. Mathisen
A. Sher
81'
🔁A. Sherout: N. Williams
86'
90'
90'
🔁E. Pettersenout: J. Swift

Match stats — Sarpsborg 08 FF vs Sandefjord

55%Possession45%
18Shots17
6On target7
4Corners6
2.34xG1.78

Goals against chances

Sarpsborg 08 FF1 from 2.34 xGless than the chances were worth
Sandefjord2 from 1.78 xGabout what the chances were worth

Expected goals totals what the openings were worth, so the gap between it and the score is the finishing — and the luck. Under half a goal either way is called level: xG is an estimate and a smaller gap than that is inside its own error.

Line-ups

Sarpsborg 08 FF
  • 87Leander ØyG
  • 32Eirik WichneD
  • 12Claus NiyukuriD
  • 2Marius LodeD
  • 21Anders HiimD
  • 10Sondre SörliM
  • 8Sander ChristiansenM
  • 6Aimar SherM
  • 77Olaus SkarsemM
  • 11Daniel KarlsbakkF
  • 33Andreas HansenF
Substitutes
  • 20Peter ReinhardsenD
  • 22Victor Emanuel HalvorsenM
  • 15Michael OpokuM
  • 7Camil MmaeeM
  • 17Noa WilliamsM
  • 1Jacob PrytsG
  • 50Magnus Mevik EidalD
  • 56Mads OlsenM
  • 18Bop GuèyeM
Coach: Even Sel
Sandefjord
  • 30Elias HadayaG
  • 4Fredrik Carson PedersenD
  • 16Hakon KrogelienD
  • 8Tobias BorkeeietD
  • 44Xander LambrixD
  • 3Vetle Walle EgeliD
  • 7Evangelos PatoulidisM
  • 14Edvard PettersenM
  • 6Sander Risan MörkM
  • 27Jakob Maslo DunsbyM
  • 9Oscar KapskarmoF
Substitutes
  • 5Gustav HøjbjergD
  • 17Foster ApetorgborF
  • 24Sebastian Holm MathisenF
  • 21Jakob SwiftM
  • 1Alf GrønnebergG
  • 2Martin HellanD
  • 18Mathias SauerM
  • 19Bendik BerntsenF
  • 32Daniel SkaarudF
Coach: Andreas Tegstrom

Form going into Sarpsborg 08 FF vs Sandefjord

Sarpsborg 08 FF

  • L1-2away to Viking8 August 2026

Sandefjord

  • L0-1KFUM Oslo7 August 2026

Up to 5 matches before kick-off, most recent first. The model works from each side's rolling expected-goals ratings rather than from these results directly, so read them as context — how the ratings are built.

Eliteserien table

#TeamPWDLGFGAGDPts
9Sarpsborg 08 FF206772326-325
13Sandefjord2055101827-920

Where the two sides stand today, not on the day of this match. Full table

Head-to-head: Sarpsborg 08 FF vs Sandefjord

  • 16 August 2026Sarpsborg 08 FF 1–2 SandefjordEliteserien
  • 22 March 2026Sandefjord 0–2 Sarpsborg 08 FFEliteserien
  • 14 September 2025Sarpsborg 08 FF 2–1 SandefjordEliteserien
  • 26 July 2025Sandefjord 3–2 Sarpsborg 08 FFEliteserien
  • 7 May 2025Sarpsborg 08 FF 3–1 SandefjordNM Cupen
  • 4 August 2024Sarpsborg 08 FF 2–1 SandefjordEliteserien

Leading scorers: Sarpsborg 08 FF and Sandefjord

Sarpsborg 08 FF

  • D. Karlsbakk6 goals

Sandefjord

No player in Eliteserien's leading scorers — 18 league goals as a side.

Top 3 by league goals this season. Player availability is not part of the model — injuries and suspensions are a planned improvement.

Statistical estimate, not betting advice This prediction is generated from a statistical model for entertainment and informational purposes only. It does not guarantee any outcome and should not be used as the basis for placing a bet.