Sarpsborg 08 FF vs Rosenborg Prediction & Betting Tips

Recent form tells two different stories

Rosenborg have won five of their last six matches, including a 5-3 home win over Tromso and a comfortable 4-0 victory against Ham-Kam. Across their last 20 matches, taking in league games and a couple of friendlies, they've won 11, drawn three and lost six, scoring 41 goals and conceding 30.

Sarpsborg 08 FF: 20 completed matches; Rosenborg: 20 completed matches.

Sarpsborg 08 FF

20 matches

Win

25% 5 / 20

Draw

30% 6 / 20

Loss

45% 9 / 20

Scored

22

Conceded

31

Difference

-9

Rosenborg

20 matches

Win

55% 11 / 20

Draw

15% 3 / 20

Loss

30% 6 / 20

Scored

41

Conceded

30

Difference

+11

Sarpsborg's spell has been rockier. Their last six league outings have brought just one win, with three draws and two losses, including a 1-3 home defeat to KFUM Oslo in their most recent game. Over their last 20 matches overall they've won only five, drawn six and lost nine, scoring 22 and conceding 31.

Rosenborg go into this with clearly more momentum than their hosts.

Comparative Team Statistics: Sarpsborg 08 FF vs Rosenborg

Head-to-head has been tighter than the form suggests

The last four meetings between these two have been close. Rosenborg won 2-1 in April, Sarpsborg won 3-2 away back in October, and the two before that both finished 2-2. It's not the one-sided picture the current form gap might imply.

On individual output, Rosenborg carry the bigger threat. Amin Chiakha has scored 13 goals in 21 appearances this season, and Ola Selnæs has set up eight. Sarpsborg's main source of goals, Karlsbakk, has seven in 21, some way behind.

Individually, Rosenborg have more of a goal threat than Sarpsborg.

League table shows a clear gap

Rosenborg sit fifth with 33 points from 21 matches, made up of 10 wins, three draws and eight losses. Sarpsborg are down in ninth with 25 points from the same number of games, six wins, seven draws and eight losses. Eight points already separate the two sides this season.

What kind of game this could be

Rosenborg's attack has been firing in recent weeks, and they've scored heavily both home and away, including a 5-3 and a 4-0 in their last few outings. Sarpsborg, by contrast, have been leaking goals in their recent run.

That said, several of Sarpsborg's home league games this season have finished level, so a scrappier, lower-scoring outcome isn't out of the question even with Rosenborg's form advantage.

Key player statistics: Sarpsborg 08 FF vs Rosenborg

Sarpsborg 08 FF:

Best scorers:

D. Karlsbakk - 7

Best assist providers:

S. Sørli - 4

C. Niyukuri - 4

Penalty cards:

Mamour Ndiaye x 1 x 4

B. Utvik x 5

Rosenborg:

Best scorers:

Amin Chiakha - 13

Best assist providers:

O. Selnæs - 8

E. Ceïde - 5

M. Bomholt - 5