In a weekend match in week 30, on Sunday Dec 12th, Sarpsborg 08 will travel to Bergen to battle Brann in a Eliteserien match. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy and cold day, with daytime temperatures of only 3 degrees, so hopefuly the match makes up for the weather. 15th placed Brann is fresh off their 2-2 draw against Bodø / Glimt. Brede Mathias Moe struck first for Bodø / Glimt in the 4th minute, then Ulrik Saltnes added another in the 67th minute on a feed from Erik Botheim . They’re hoping to improve on their recent performance, having lost 3 of their last 10, while in their last match, 8th placed Sarpsborg 08, recorded a 0-1 loss against Tromsø. Mikkelsen struck first for Tromsø in the 33rd minute, and that single goal was all that was necessary as neither team could manage any more scoring In the end, Sarpsborg 08 was frustrated by Tromsø’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Tromsø ended the match with the shutout victory. With 19 points in their last 10 matches Sarpsborg 08 should be reasonably happy with their performance.
In their last match on the 13th of June, Sarpsborg 08 and Brann battled to a 0-0 draw. Sarpsborg 08 had 8 on net, and Brann had 3, but no one could beat the goalie, and the game ended in a 0-0 draw,.
Kristian Opseth has been the most prolific scorer on Sarpsborg 08 in his last five matches with three goals. Brann’s most prolific scorer has been Bard Finne. The Norwegian attacker has netted three goals over the last 5 matches.