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Sandefjord vs. Sarpsborg 08 Match Preview Article
Welcome to the Turboscores match preview of the upcoming match between Sandefjord and Sarpsborg 08, taking place on Saturday, 26 July 2025, at Jotun Arena in Sandefjord.
Sandefjord, Recent Form
The last league instalment for Sandefjord produced a stunning 6-0 home win over Kristiansund. They achieved 70% possession in that match and had 16 strikes at goal, with 6 hitting the target, up against Kristiansund's tally of 8 efforts at goal, 1 of which were on target.
While they have been strong in attack with 14 goals scored in their last 6 games, their defence has let them down slightly, by conceeding 6 at the other end which has led to points being dropped. They've kept 6 clean sheets so far this season.
They've had a good run of home form recently, with 7 straight wins in a row and are on an unbeaten run of 7 games.
Stefán Sigurðarson will be feeling confident about adding his name to the scoresheet once more at Jotun Arena, having notched up 5 goals for Sandefjord in their last 6 league matches at home.
Sarpsborg 08, Recent Form
It's fair to say Sarpsborg 08 will have been relatively pleased with a point from their last encounter with Rosenborg, a match that ended in a 2-2 draw. They came away from that fixture with a 52% share of the possession and clocked up 16 attempts on goal with 7 on target, in comparison to Rosenborg, who managed 11 attempts on goal, 3 of which were on target.
While they have been reasonably effective at circumventing their opponents defence, scoring 9 in their last 6 games, it's largely been tit for tat with their own defence proving to be equally ineffectual, conceding 6, and leading to valuable points being dropped. They have scored in 5 of their last 6 games but failed to keep a clean sheet in 5 of those games.
They have not lost away from home for an impressive 10 games in a row.
Goalscorer Daniel Karlsbakk will be planning to get himself on the scoresheet once more, having notched up 6 goals in his last 6 league matches for Sarpsborg 08.
Sandefjord vs. Sarpsborg 08 Head to head
Last time these two teams met in the league it ended in disappointment for Sandefjord, losing 2-1 to Sarpsborg 08.
Sarpsborg will be feeling confident about extending their scoring record against Sandefjord, having notched up at least 1 goal in the previous 7 meetings between the two. We have seen plenty of goals from Guttane when they play at home against Sarpsborg. In their last 3 league matches they have scored a total of 10 goals, which is an average of 3.33 goals per game.
Sarpsborg have lost the last 2 times they've have visited Sandefjord in the league and have failed to win any of their last 4 encounters at Jotun Arena.