Match Report
Level on 25 points, Sarpsborg 08 (9th) and KFUM (10th) met as equals in the table. Recent form told a different story for Sarpsborg 08: only 14th in the league over the last five rounds despite sitting 9th. Per game in the league, Sarpsborg 08 were scoring 1.14 and conceding 1.38, KFUM 1.19 and 1.67, against a competition average of 1.58 goals per team per game.
Level finishes had become the habit for Sarpsborg 08: three in a row.
GioScore's database holds 6 meetings between the two: 3 for Sarpsborg 08, 2 for KFUM and 1 drawn, at 2.5 goals per meeting. Home advantage has meant little here: 33% of the meetings went to the host. 67% of these meetings featured a goal for each side.
Sarpsborg Stadion, capacity 8,022, hosted the game. With 67 matches recorded and 1.2 yellow cards per game, J. Haugen was the man in the middle. Half-time and full-time told different stories: KFUM led 2-1 at the break, before 1 more goal closed it at 1-3.
Goal scorers
Sarpsborg 08: Daniel Karlsbakk (45') · KFUM: Bjørn Martin Kristensen (24'), Håkon Helland Hoseth (45'), Julian Gonstad (73')
Key stats
Possession: Sarpsborg 08 57% · KFUM 43% · Total shots: 22-10 · On target: 8-4 · Corners: 11-1