Norway - EliteserienData current as of 17 July 2026

Rosenborg vs Sarpsborg 08: match statistics

Rosenborg crest
Rosenborg
2 : 1half-time 1:1
Sarpsborg 08 crest
Sarpsborg 08

Rosenborg vs Sarpsborg 08: form, goals and key statistics

Key match information

Rosenborg play Sarpsborg 08 in Eliteserien (Norway). The match date is 12 April 2026 at 14:30. Final score: 2:1.

Current form

Rosenborg: 2-1-2, 1.40 points/match. Sarpsborg 08: 4-0-1, 2.40 points/match.

Goal statistics

Rosenborg scores 1.00 and concedes 1.50 goals per match. Sarpsborg 08 scores 1.17 and concedes 1.33. League average: 2.94 goals.

BTTS / Over / Under

BTTS: Rosenborg 33%, Sarpsborg 08 58%. Over 2.5: Rosenborg 42%, Sarpsborg 08 50%. League level: BTTS 55%, Over 2.5 56%.

xG, shots and style

Sarpsborg 08 has higher xG: 1.43 vs 1.34. Rosenborg: 11.9 shots per match, Sarpsborg 08: 12.2.

Match halves

Rosenborg: half-time lead 17%, second-half goals 0.33. Sarpsborg 08: half-time lead 33%, second-half goals 0.17.

Goals by minute

Rosenborg: 0-15 (3 goals). Sarpsborg 08: 31-45+ (6 goals). This is historical distribution, not a predicted goal minute.

League context

Eliteserien: 2.94 goals per match, BTTS 55%, Over 2.5 56%.

Head-to-head

2 H2H matches: 0-1-1. Average goals 4.50, BTTS 100%.

Match description

Sarpsborg 08 is the favorite: they sit 6th (Rosenborg 16th) and have a 100% win rate away, averaging 2.0 goals scored and 0.0 conceded per away match. Rosenborg have not scored at home yet (0.0 goals average, 100% of home matches without a goal) and concede 2.0 goals per game, with an average of 1.0 shots on target per match versus 6.0 shots on target for the visitors. Despite higher possession (61% vs 36%), the hosts are inefficient — their shot conversion is 0% versus 25% for Sarpsborg, and xG is 1.37 for Rosenborg and 1.26 for Sarpsborg, indicating the visitors convert chances more effectively. In the last 5 matches Rosenborg have 1 win and 4 losses, conceding 10 goals, while Sarpsborg have 2 wins, 1 draw and 2 losses, scoring 6 goals and averaging 1.4 points per match over this period. Given Rosenborg’s 0 home goals, 100% of home matches without a goal and Sarpsborg’s 100% clean sheets away, I predict an away win.

Half-by-half

1 : 1
1st half
1 : 0
2nd half

Match statistics

57Possession (%)43
RosenborgSarpsborg 08
14Shots14
RosenborgSarpsborg 08
6Shots on target5
RosenborgSarpsborg 08
1.69xG1.61
RosenborgSarpsborg 08
7Corners4
RosenborgSarpsborg 08
52Dangerous attacks53
RosenborgSarpsborg 08
10Fouls8
RosenborgSarpsborg 08
3Cards1
RosenborgSarpsborg 08

Pre-match profilewhat do the season numbers say?

This is a team profile based on season data and form. Match-flow statistics are shown only after the fixture is played.

RosenborgSarpsborg 08
1Goals scored / match1.17
RosenborgSarpsborg 08
1.5Goals conceded / match1.33
RosenborgSarpsborg 08
52%Average possession44%
RosenborgSarpsborg 08
3.58Shots on target / match4.5
RosenborgSarpsborg 08

Team statswho is more efficient?

Attack and defence comparison for both teams in the current season.

11.92Shots per match12.17
RosenborgSarpsborg 08
3.58Shots on target4.5
RosenborgSarpsborg 08
8.4%Shot conversion9.6%
RosenborgSarpsborg 08
52%Possession44%
RosenborgSarpsborg 08
1.34xG for1.43
RosenborgSarpsborg 08
1.57xG against1.56
RosenborgSarpsborg 08

Shooting quality

Rosenborg: BalancedSarpsborg 08: Balanced
RosenborgSarpsborg 08
Accuracy (shots on target)30%37%
Chance quality (xG per shot)0.110.12
Finishing (goals per shot on target)0.280.26

xG per shot around 0.08 usually means long-range attempts; 0.15+ usually means box chances. The style label comes from possession, shot volume and conversion.

* xG (expected goals) says how many goals a team should score from its chances. If actual goals are above xG, finishing is above average; if below xG, chances are being missed.

Team formwho is in better shape?

Last five matches and season record, overall and split by home and away matches.

Sarpsborg 08 is 71% better for: last-5 form.

1.4 pts / match - Rosenborg · 2.4 pts / match - Sarpsborg 08

Rosenborg
WLLDW
Season result split
25% W25% R50% P
Season (W-D-L)
3-3-6
1.00 pts / match · goal difference -6
Last 5 (W-D-L)
2-1-2
1.40 pts / match
Record at home (W-D-L)
3-2-2
Last 5 at home
2-2-1
DWLDW
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 1.8Goals conceded: 1.4xG: 1.55Opponent xG: 1.50BTTS: 40%Over 2.5: 60%
Sarpsborg 08
WLWWW
Season result split
42% W17% R42% P
Season (W-D-L)
5-2-5
1.42 pts / match · goal difference -2
Last 5 (W-D-L)
4-0-1
2.40 pts / match
Record away (W-D-L)
2-0-4
Last 5 away
1-0-4
LLLLW
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 1.8Goals conceded: 1.2xG: 1.50Opponent xG: 1.55BTTS: 80%Over 2.5: 80%

Goalshow do both teams score and concede?

How many goals both teams score and concede, plus how often they keep a clean sheet or fail to score.

Sarpsborg 08 is 17% better for: goals scored per match.

1 goals / match - Rosenborg · 1.17 goals / match - Sarpsborg 08

Sarpsborg 08 is 13% better for: goals conceded per match.

1.5 goals / match - Rosenborg · 1.33 goals / match - Sarpsborg 08

Rosenborg scoring profile: strong

Rosenborg scores in 50% of matches (6 of 12 matches), while Sarpsborg 08 keeps a clean sheet in 17% (2 of 12 matches).

Sarpsborg 08 scoring profile: very strong

Sarpsborg 08 scores in 75% of matches (9 of 12 matches), while Rosenborg keeps a clean sheet in 25% (3 of 12 matches).

12Goals scored (season)14
RosenborgSarpsborg 08
18Goals conceded (season)16
RosenborgSarpsborg 08
2.5Average goals in match2.5
RosenborgSarpsborg 08
9Goals scored (last 5)9
RosenborgSarpsborg 08
7Goals conceded (last 5)6
RosenborgSarpsborg 08

How often they score at least...

50%1 goal75%
RosenborgSarpsborg 08
42%2 goals42%
RosenborgSarpsborg 08
8%3 goals0%
RosenborgSarpsborg 08
0%4 goals0%
RosenborgSarpsborg 08

How often they concede at least...

75%1 goal83%
RosenborgSarpsborg 08
58%2 goals25%
RosenborgSarpsborg 08
17%3 goals17%
RosenborgSarpsborg 08
0%4 goals8%
RosenborgSarpsborg 08

* Statistics include both teams' home and away matches in the current season.

Both teams scored (BTTS)how often do both teams score?

How often both teams' matches have goals on both sides, compared with the league average.

55%
League average

Goal patterns

33%BTTS at half-time50%
RosenborgSarpsborg 08
17%BTTS in both halves0%
RosenborgSarpsborg 08
33%Scored in both halves17%
RosenborgSarpsborg 08

BTTS and goal count

25%Min. 3 goals and BTTS42%
RosenborgSarpsborg 08
17%Min. 3 goals without BTTS8%
RosenborgSarpsborg 08
40%BTTS - last 580%
RosenborgSarpsborg 08

Goal count (Over/Under)how often do these matches cross the goal lines?

How often matches involving these teams clear goal thresholds, in the full match and in each half.

1st half

83%Min. 1 goal before half-time92%
RosenborgSarpsborg 08
67%Min. 2 goals before half-time67%
RosenborgSarpsborg 08
0%Min. 3 goals before half-time17%
RosenborgSarpsborg 08

2nd half

67%Min. 1 goal after half-time58%
RosenborgSarpsborg 08
25%Min. 2 goals after half-time8%
RosenborgSarpsborg 08
8%Min. 3 goals after half-time0%
RosenborgSarpsborg 08

Match halveswhen do the teams score more often?

How teams split performance between first and second half: goals, points, clean sheets and half-time state.

Sarpsborg 08 is 50% better for: first-half form (half-time points).

1 pts / match - Rosenborg · 1.5 pts / match - Sarpsborg 08

Rosenborg - half-time state
17% leading50% draw33% trailing
Sarpsborg 08 - half-time state
33% leading50% draw17% trailing

Before half-time (1st half)

1Points per match (1st half)1.5
RosenborgSarpsborg 08
0.67Goals scored (1st half)1
RosenborgSarpsborg 08
0.83Goals conceded (1st half)0.83
RosenborgSarpsborg 08
1.5Average goals (1st half)1.83
RosenborgSarpsborg 08
33%Clean sheet before half-time33%
RosenborgSarpsborg 08
50%No goal before half-time25%
RosenborgSarpsborg 08

After half-time (2nd half)

0.92Points per match (2nd half)0.92
RosenborgSarpsborg 08
0.33Goals scored (2nd half)0.17
RosenborgSarpsborg 08
0.67Goals conceded (2nd half)0.5
RosenborgSarpsborg 08
1Average goals (2nd half)0.67
RosenborgSarpsborg 08
50%Clean sheet after half-time58%
RosenborgSarpsborg 08
67%No goal after half-time83%
RosenborgSarpsborg 08

Rosenborg - second-half results

17% W42% R42% P
12
Half-time points
8
Half-time goals
-2
Goal difference (1st half)
11
Second-half points
-4
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.00
PPG before half-time
Lead holding147%

Leads at half-time in 17% of matches and wins 25%. Also wins matches without a half-time lead.

Defence after half-time-0.2

Defence stays stable across the full match.

Sarpsborg 08 - second-half results

17% W42% R42% P
18
Half-time points
12
Half-time goals
+2
Goal difference (1st half)
11
Second-half points
-4
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.50
PPG before half-time
Lead holding127%

Leads at half-time in 33% of matches and wins 42%. Also wins matches without a half-time lead.

Defence after half-time-0.3

Defence stays stable across the full match.

Rosenborg - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match1.601.20
Goals scored / match1.20.6
Goals conceded / match0.80.6
Average goals in match2.01.2
1 goal100%60%
2 goals100%40%
3 goals0%20%
Clean sheet40%60%
No goal20%40%
Goal difference+20
Half-time: 40% leading - 40% draw - 20% trailing
2nd half: 20% won - 60% draw - 20% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 40% - Half-time goals total: 6
Sarpsborg 08 - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match1.801.60
Goals scored / match1.40.4
Goals conceded / match1.00.2
Average goals in match2.40.6
1 goal100%60%
2 goals80%0%
3 goals40%0%
Clean sheet20%80%
No goal0%60%
Goal difference+2+1
Half-time: 40% leading - 60% draw - 0% trailing
2nd half: 40% won - 40% draw - 20% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 80% - Half-time goals total: 7

* Colours in tables show event frequency: green is common, yellow is moderate, red is rare. It is frequency, not a team rating.

Goals by minutewhen do goals arrive?

Match phases in which both teams most often score and concede.

Rosenborg
ScoredConceded
3
4
0-15
2
4
16-30
3
2
31-45
2
4
46-60
1
3
61-75
1
1
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 0-15 (3 goli). Concedes most in 0-15 (4). Late-goal balance (76-90): 0.

Sarpsborg 08
ScoredConceded
3
3
0-15
3
3
16-30
6
4
31-45
1
2
46-60
0
1
61-75
1
3
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 31-45 (6 goli). Concedes most in 31-45 (4). Late-goal balance (76-90): -2 - late phases are a weakness.

* Buckets 31-45 and 76-90 include added-time goals.

Additional team indicatorswhat do xG, efficiency and form show?

A comparison of chance quality, results and trends based on completed matches from the current season.

Match profile

2.50
Estimated goals
attack vs opponent defence
1.2 : 1.3
Estimated goal split
home : away
85%
Pace vs league
100% = league average
46%
Both teams scored (BTTS)
average from both teams' seasons
+80%
Derby effect
H2H goals vs typical matches
38%
BTTS estimate
from both teams' scoring frequency
13%
0:0 risk
about 1 in 8 matches
2-3
Most common goal range
attack vs defence on both sides

Rosenborg

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
-0.23
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
-0.27
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
+0.9 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-0.34
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
+0.07
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
56%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
133%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
+0.40
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
-0.3
Late goals
8% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 25% come in the first quarter-hour.
8%

Sarpsborg 08

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
-0.13
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
-0.03
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
+1.4 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-0.26
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
+0.23
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
104%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
74%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
+0.98
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
-0.8
Late goals
7% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 21% come in the first quarter-hour.
7%

* The estimated goal total and split, BTTS estimate, 0:0 risk and goal range are calculated from public season averages and frequencies for both teams. This is a statistical match profile, not a private model prediction or betting pick. The remaining indicators describe completed matches from the season.

League contextis this a high-scoring league?

How both teams compare with league-wide averages (Eliteserien).

Teams vs league

RosenborgLigaSarpsborg 08
Average goals in match 2.502.94 2.50
Both teams scored 33%55% 58%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5) 42%56% 50%
Clean sheets 25%24% 17%
Goal before half-time 83%81% 92%
Goal after half-time 67%78% 58%

^ green = above league average, ˇ red = below league average. This shows direction of the gap, not a team rating.

2.94
Average goals per match
55%
Both teams scored
56%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5)
24%
Clean sheets
1.80
Home goals / match
1.13
Away goals / match
+59%
Home attack advantage
+37%
Home defence advantage
+28%
Total home advantage
Goals in 1st half (whole league)
81%
1 goal
46%
2 goals
14%
3 goals
4%
4 goals
Goals in 2nd half (whole league)
78%
1 goal
48%
2 goals
15%
3 goals
4%
4 goals

Head-to-head

Recent meetings (2): Rosenborg 0 - 1 - 1 Sarpsborg 08. Average goals 4.50, both teams scored in 100% matches.

Rosenborg BK
2 : 3
Sarpsborg 08 FF
Sarpsborg 08 FF
2 : 2
Rosenborg BK

FAQ

What was the result of Rosenborg vs Sarpsborg 08?

The Eliteserien match finished Rosenborg 2:1 Sarpsborg 08. Full match statistics, the half-by-half breakdown and head-to-head are on this page.

What is the head-to-head record between Rosenborg and Sarpsborg 08?

In the last 2 head-to-head matches Rosenborg won 0, Sarpsborg 08 won 1 and 1 ended level. These games averaged 4.50 goals, with both teams scoring in 100% of them.

What do the goal statistics show before Rosenborg vs Sarpsborg 08?

Rosenborg score 1.00 goals per game on average and Sarpsborg 08 1.17. The Eliteserien average is 2.94 goals, with Over 2.5 landing in 56% of games. Both teams score in 33% of Rosenborg's matches and 58% of Sarpsborg 08's.

What form are Rosenborg and Sarpsborg 08 in?

Over the last 5 games Rosenborg have a 2-1-2 record (1.40 points per game) and Sarpsborg 08 4-0-1 (2.40 points per game).

Where can I find a betting tip and analysis for Rosenborg vs Sarpsborg 08?

Here you can check the pre-match numbers for Rosenborg vs Sarpsborg 08: form, H2H, goals and Over/Under. The pick itself, value and reasoning are published in the NoFluffPicks app.