Sarpsborg 08 vs Valerenga

6 September 2026 · Eliteserien · 2026 · Referee Marius Grotta

Full time 2 – 2

Half-time: 1–0

  • Claus Niyukuri 28’
  • Sondre Sörli 80’
  • Petter Strand 83’
  • Gabriel Rajković 90+2’

Match summary

Sarpsborg 08 and Valerenga drew 2-2. Sarpsborg 08 led 1-0 at half-time.

In the first half, Claus Niyukuri put Sarpsborg 08 ahead in the 28th minute. In the second half, Sondre Sörli made it 2-0 with a direct free kick in the 80th minute, Petter Strand pulled one back to make it 2-1 in the 83rd minute, and Gabriel Rajković equalised from a corner in stoppage time.

Sarpsborg 08 had the better of the chances, with 2.04 expected goals (xG) from 19 shots to Valerenga's 1.29 from 12.

Match stats

40% Possession 60%
19 Shots 12
8 Shots on target 5
7 Corners 8
83 Attacks 105
52 Dangerous attacks 55
417 Passes 614
81.5% Pass accuracy 86.6%
18 Tackles 12
9 Fouls 14
1 Yellow cards 1
0 Red cards 0
0 Offsides 2

Key events

Sarpsborg 08 Valerenga
Kick-off
3’
Lucas HarenShot on target
3’
Corner
3’
Corner
8’
Ghayas ZahidShot on target
Corner
16’
17’
Lucas HarenShot on target
17’
Corner
Claus NiyukuriLeft foot shot1-0 (Sarpsborg 08)
28’
Daniel KarlsbakkShot on target
33’
Corner
33’
Daniel KarlsbakkShot on target
37’
Corner
37’
Half-time1-0
Second half underway
Corner
54’
Corner
60’
Corner
61’
Bjorn UtvikShot on target
62’
Sondre SörliMichael Opoku
63’
64’
Petter StrandGhayas Zahid
Corner
68’
Peter ReinhardsenClaus Niyukuri
69’
Claus NiyukuriShot on target
69’
70’
Gabriel RajkovićOdin Thiago Holm
70’
Ole Christian SaeterDennis Gjengaar
Andreas HansenVictor Emanuel Halvorsen
70’
74’
Corner
76’
Corner
Olaus SkarsemShot on target
78’
Sondre SörliFree Kick2-0 (Sarpsborg 08)
80’
80’
Magnus WestergaardFoul
Daniel KarlsbakkShot on target
82’
83’
Petter StrandLeft foot shot2-1 (Valerenga)
85’
Corner
88’
Kevin TshiembeCarl Lange
Eirik WichneOlaus Skarsem
89’
90+1’
Corner
90+2’
Gabriel RajkovićLeft foot shot2-2 (Valerenga)
90+2’
Corner
Peter ReinhardsenFoul
90+4’
Full-time2-2

How the chances added up

Running total of expected goals (xG) for each side through the match. xG rates each chance by how often similar shots are scored. A goal is marked where it was scored.

0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 2.04 1.29 28’ Claus Niyukuri (Sarpsborg 08), 1-0 28’ 80’ Sondre Sörli (Sarpsborg 08), 2-0 80’ 83’ Petter Strand (Valerenga), 2-1 83’ 90+2’ Gabriel Rajković (Valerenga), 2-2 90+2’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 2.04 1.29 28’ Claus Niyukuri (Sarpsborg 08), 1-0 Niyukuri 28’ 80’ Sondre Sörli (Sarpsborg 08), 2-0 Sörli 80’ 83’ Petter Strand (Valerenga), 2-1 Strand 83’ 90+2’ Gabriel Rajković (Valerenga), 2-2 Rajković 90+2’
Sarpsborg 08 2.04 xGValerenga 1.29 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Valerenga attacking Sarpsborg 08 attacking 
90+2’ Gabriel Rajković (Valerenga), from a corner, 0.39 xG, goal 28’ Claus Niyukuri (Sarpsborg 08), open play, 0.35 xG, goal 33’ Daniel Karlsbakk (Sarpsborg 08), open play, 0.30 xG, saved 69’ Bjorn Utvik (Sarpsborg 08), from a corner, 0.24 xG, off target 83’ Petter Strand (Valerenga), open play, 0.19 xG, goal 78’ Olaus Skarsem (Sarpsborg 08), open play, 0.18 xG, saved 54’ Michael Opoku (Sarpsborg 08), open play, 0.14 xG, blocked 88’ Ole Christian Saeter (Valerenga), open play, 0.14 xG, off target 5’ Daniel Karlsbakk (Sarpsborg 08), open play, 0.13 xG, off target 17’ Lucas Haren (Valerenga), open play, 0.13 xG, saved 8’ Ghayas Zahid (Valerenga), open play, 0.12 xG, saved 82’ Daniel Karlsbakk (Sarpsborg 08), open play, 0.11 xG, saved 3’ Lucas Haren (Valerenga), open play, 0.11 xG, saved 61’ Sander Christiansen (Sarpsborg 08), from a corner, 0.10 xG, off target 14’ Michael Opoku (Sarpsborg 08), open play, 0.08 xG, off target 17’ Daniel Karlsbakk (Sarpsborg 08), from a corner, 0.08 xG, off target 17’ Michael Opoku (Sarpsborg 08), from a corner, 0.07 xG, off target 80’ Sondre Sörli (Sarpsborg 08), direct free kick, 0.06 xG, goal 34’ Bjorn Utvik (Sarpsborg 08), from a corner, 0.06 xG, off target 53’ Odin Thiago Holm (Valerenga), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 37’ Daniel Karlsbakk (Sarpsborg 08), from a corner, 0.05 xG, saved 18’ Lucas Haren (Valerenga), from a corner, 0.05 xG, off target 87’ Ole Christian Saeter (Valerenga), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 85’ Hakon Sjatil (Valerenga), from a corner, 0.03 xG, off target 51’ Lucas Haren (Valerenga), direct free kick, 0.03 xG, off target 60’ Sander Christiansen (Sarpsborg 08), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 58’ Michael Opoku (Sarpsborg 08), set piece, 0.02 xG, blocked 42’ Michael Opoku (Sarpsborg 08), set piece, 0.02 xG, off target 62’ Bjorn Utvik (Sarpsborg 08), set piece, 0.02 xG, saved 65’ Carl Lange (Valerenga), set piece, 0.01 xG, blocked 69’ Claus Niyukuri (Sarpsborg 08), from a corner, 0.01 xG, saved 90+2’ Gabriel Rajković (Valerenga), from a corner, 0.39 xG, goal 28’ Claus Niyukuri (Sarpsborg 08), open play, 0.35 xG, goal 33’ Daniel Karlsbakk (Sarpsborg 08), open play, 0.30 xG, saved 69’ Bjorn Utvik (Sarpsborg 08), from a corner, 0.24 xG, off target 83’ Petter Strand (Valerenga), open play, 0.19 xG, goal 78’ Olaus Skarsem (Sarpsborg 08), open play, 0.18 xG, saved 54’ Michael Opoku (Sarpsborg 08), open play, 0.14 xG, blocked 88’ Ole Christian Saeter (Valerenga), open play, 0.14 xG, off target 5’ Daniel Karlsbakk (Sarpsborg 08), open play, 0.13 xG, off target 17’ Lucas Haren (Valerenga), open play, 0.13 xG, saved 8’ Ghayas Zahid (Valerenga), open play, 0.12 xG, saved 82’ Daniel Karlsbakk (Sarpsborg 08), open play, 0.11 xG, saved 3’ Lucas Haren (Valerenga), open play, 0.11 xG, saved 61’ Sander Christiansen (Sarpsborg 08), from a corner, 0.10 xG, off target 14’ Michael Opoku (Sarpsborg 08), open play, 0.08 xG, off target 17’ Daniel Karlsbakk (Sarpsborg 08), from a corner, 0.08 xG, off target 17’ Michael Opoku (Sarpsborg 08), from a corner, 0.07 xG, off target 80’ Sondre Sörli (Sarpsborg 08), direct free kick, 0.06 xG, goal 34’ Bjorn Utvik (Sarpsborg 08), from a corner, 0.06 xG, off target 53’ Odin Thiago Holm (Valerenga), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 37’ Daniel Karlsbakk (Sarpsborg 08), from a corner, 0.05 xG, saved 18’ Lucas Haren (Valerenga), from a corner, 0.05 xG, off target 87’ Ole Christian Saeter (Valerenga), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 85’ Hakon Sjatil (Valerenga), from a corner, 0.03 xG, off target 51’ Lucas Haren (Valerenga), direct free kick, 0.03 xG, off target 60’ Sander Christiansen (Sarpsborg 08), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 58’ Michael Opoku (Sarpsborg 08), set piece, 0.02 xG, blocked 42’ Michael Opoku (Sarpsborg 08), set piece, 0.02 xG, off target 62’ Bjorn Utvik (Sarpsborg 08), set piece, 0.02 xG, saved 65’ Carl Lange (Valerenga), set piece, 0.01 xG, blocked 69’ Claus Niyukuri (Sarpsborg 08), from a corner, 0.01 xG, saved
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Lineups

Sarpsborg 08 4-4-2 Starting XI
Øy
Hiim
Utvik
Lode
Niyukuri 69’
Halvorsen 70’
Christiansen
Sher
Skarsem 89’
Opoku 63’
Karlsbakk
Valerenga 4-4-2 Starting XI
Hedvall
Finnsson
Olsen
Jarl
Sjatil
Holm 70’
Westergaard
Lange 88’
Gjengaar 70’
Zahid 64’
Haren

Player stats

Goalkeeper1 player
Leander Øy
90′ 4 2 18 – – – – –
Defenders6 players
Claus Niyukuri Taken off
69′ 1 – – 5 – 32 – 1 – –
Bjorn Utvik
90′ 1 1 2 8 6 55 – – – –
Marius Lode
90′ 1 – – 3 2 53 – – – –
Anders Hiim
90′ 1 2 – 2 – 50 – – – –
Peter Reinhardsen Came on as a substitute
21′ – 2 – 3 2 4 1 – –
Eirik Wichne Came on as a substitute
1′ – – – – – – – – – –
Midfielders7 players
Victor Emanuel Halvorsen Taken off
70′ – 1 16 4 0.12 1 – 2 1 – –
Sander Christiansen
90′ – – 39 1 0.06 3 3 7 1 3 –
Aimar Sher
90′ – – 58 3 0.13 3 1 6 1 3 –
Olaus Skarsem Taken off
89′ – – 41 1 0.16 3 – 6 – 2 –
Michael Opoku Taken off
63′ – – 16 2 0.20 2 – 6 2 1 –
Sondre Sörli Came on as a substitute
27′ 1 – 13 2 0.06 1 – 1 1 – –
Andreas Hansen Came on as a substitute
20′ – – 4 – 0.00 1 – 1 – – –
Forwards1 player
Daniel Karlsbakk
90′ – – 5 3 0.67 0.01 1 1 1 18 –
Came on Taken off Sent off Red is the most in that position for the team

Every player who took the pitch, starters first and then substitutes. A dash means none. xG and xA are expected goals and assists.

Form going into the game

Sarpsborg 08 WDLLD
Valerenga WLLDL

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Previous and next meeting

 Previous meeting: Valerenga 3-2 Sarpsborg 08, 16 May 26 All Sarpsborg 08 vs Valerenga meetings

Shots, expected goals, timeline, lineups, team and player statistics from Bzzoiro Sports Data (sports.bzzoiro.com). Results and odds from football-data.co.uk.