- Team form: Sarpsborg 08 have won four of their last five games, winning the last three consecutively.
- Opposition form: Kristiansund BK have won one of their last five, losing four and being defeated 3-0 by Rosenborg in Eliteserien 2026 today.
Sarpsborg set to stay hot and happen upon an upset
Sarpsborg 08 go into Saturday's game at Nordmore Stadion as the slight favourites at 2.13, but Kristiansund BK look overpriced at 3.0, the draw coming in at 3.72. There are plenty of reasons to believe that this can be a good game, however, and the market for goals looks more appealing than the win markets with Over 2.5 goals at 1.59 and Both Teams To Score: Yes at 1.49 being the selections.
Kristiansund have only won one of their last five and lost four, including a 3-0 defeat to Rosenborg in the early game of the Eliteserien 2026 today. They have been relying heavily on their star striker Leander Alvheim to score the goals of late and he has responded with three goals in the last 5 games.
But they've only scored four in that period, so the team aren't quite pulling their weight around him.
Sarpsborg 08, on the other hand, are in great shape, winning four of their last five and three in a row, including a 2-1 win at home to Molde, a 2-1 scalp at Brann and a 1-0 victory over Viking earlier today.
Sarpsborg have failed to win either of their last two away games at Kristiansund, so this could be trickier than the bookies expect. Kristiansund have won three of the last five meetings, with Sarpsborg taking one and a draw the other.
Sarpsborg 08 sit 7th in the table with 17 points from 12 games while Kristiansund are 15th on 11 points from 12 in the Norwegian top tier.
- Their danger men are Victor Halvorsen, who has scored three goals in the same period of five games, and Claus Niyukuri, who has supplied three assists in that spell.
Tactics:
Amund Skiri has his men set up in a compact, pragmatic shape, looking to nick transitions and get their striker on the ball. Even Sel has Sarpsborg playing at a higher tempo and pressing more, with a quicker game involving more vertical combinations and overloads, so this should be control versus counter.
Prediction:
Sarpsborg will edge this lively game and look good enough to continue their fine form. But Kristiansund are a compact side and can make this an upset pick, so I'm going with Sarpsborg in the double chance market.
