Match Report
6 points and 5 places separated them: Kristiansund 14th with 19, Sarpsborg 08 9th with 25. Kristiansund ranked 6th in the league on five-round form, well above their 14th table position. Against a league average of 1.58 goals per team per game, Kristiansund ran at 1 scored and 1.85 conceded, Sarpsborg 08 at 1.15 and 1.3.
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