Match Report
7 points and 5 places separated them: Kristiansund 14th with 16, Sarpsborg 08 9th with 23. Against a league average of 1.55 goals per team per game, Kristiansund ran at 0.94 scored and 1.61 conceded, Sarpsborg 08 at 1.11 and 1.28.
Momentum sat with Sarpsborg 08, winners of their last three. Recent form was uneven: 3/15 points for Kristiansund, 12/15 for Sarpsborg 08.
GioScore's database holds 17 meetings between the two: 8 for Kristiansund, 4 for Sarpsborg 08 and 5 drawn, at 2.88 goals per meeting. The host's record in this fixture is thin — 24% of meetings won. Goals have dried up lately: 1.6 per game across the last five meetings, against 2.88 across the full history.
The venue was Kristiansund Stadion, with room for 4,126 spectators. It was 0-0 at the break — the second half brought no more goals and it finished 0-0.
Key stats
Possession: Kristiansund 44% · Sarpsborg 08 56% · Total shots: 11-9 · On target: 1-2 · Corners: 4-7