Match Report
2 points and 2 places separated them: Vålerenga 11th with 21, Sarpsborg 08 9th with 23. Scoring rates set the scale: Vålerenga 1.72 scored and 2.11 conceded per game, Sarpsborg 08 1.11 and 1.28, with the league averaging 1.55.
Vålerenga had not won in 7 games.
30 previous meetings sit in the GioScore records — Vålerenga 12, draws 9, Sarpsborg 08 9, at 3.03 goals per meeting.
The match was played at Intility Arena in Oslo (capacity 3,000). On the scoreboard, it was 2-2 at the break; 1 second-half goal set the final 3-2.
Goal scorers
Vålerenga: Elias Sørensen (20'), Filip Thorvaldsen (6'), M. Grundetjern (90') · Sarpsborg 08: Andreas Hansen (28'), Daniel Karlsbakk (11')
Key stats
Possession: Vålerenga 54% · Sarpsborg 08 46% · Total shots: 15-19 · On target: 7-10 · Corners: 7-0