Match Report
On paper the standings were lopsided — Sarpsborg 08 8th with 41 points, Aalesund 16th with 18, 23 apart. Recent form told a different story for Sarpsborg 08: only 14th in the league over the last five rounds despite sitting 8th. Scoring rates set the scale: Aalesund 0.77 scored and 2.43 conceded per game, Sarpsborg 08 1.83 and 1.73, with the league averaging 1.56.
GioScore's database holds 17 meetings between the two: 4 for Aalesund, 10 for Sarpsborg 08 and 3 drawn, at 2.88 goals per meeting.
Color Line Stadion in Alesund staged the fixture, a ground that holds 10,778. On the scoreboard, it was 2-2 at the break; 1 second-half goal set the final 3-2.