Vålerenga 3-2 Sarpsborg 08: result and report

Eliteserien · Saturday 16 May 2026

Result

Vålerenga 3-2 Sarpsborg 08

Eliteserien · Saturday 16 May 2026, 18:00 UTC · Intility Arena, Oslo · half-time 2-2

Vålerenga · Sarpsborg 08 · Eliteserien predictions

Vålerenga 3-2 Sarpsborg 08: match report

Vålerenga defeated Sarpsborg 08 3-2 in the Eliteserien on Saturday 16 May 2026 at Intility Arena. The half-time score was 2-2.

Filip Thorvaldsen opened the scoring in the 6th minute. Vålerenga's goals came from Filip Thorvaldsen (6'), Elias Sørensen (20') and M. Grundetjern (90'). Sarpsborg 08 scored through Daniel Karlsbakk (11') and Andreas Hansen (28').

Discipline: Vålerenga received 1 yellow card; Sarpsborg 08 received no yellow cards.

Going into the game Vålerenga were 12th on 8 points from 8 and Sarpsborg 08 10th on 8 points from 8. In the current table Vålerenga are 8th on 32 points and Sarpsborg 08 are 9th on 31 points.

Vålerenga lined up in a 4-4-2 and Sarpsborg 08 in a 4-4-1-1. The highest match rating in our data went to Filip Thorvaldsen of Vålerenga (7.8), ahead of Oscar Hedvall (7.7).

Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 2 Vålerenga wins, 2 draws and 2 for Sarpsborg 08.

Data as of 5 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 6'Goal · Filip ThorvaldsenVålerenga · 1-0
  • 11'Goal · Daniel KarlsbakkSarpsborg 08 · 1-1
  • 20'Missed penalty · Elias SørensenVålerenga
  • 20'Goal · Elias SørensenVålerenga · 2-1
  • 28'Goal · Andreas HansenSarpsborg 08 · 2-2
  • 30'Yellow card · Aaron Kiil OlsenVålerenga
  • 90'Goal · M. GrundetjernVålerenga · 3-2

Form and table

#TeamPWDLGFGAGDPtsForm
8Vålerenga2595114346-332DLWWW
9Sarpsborg 082587103239-731LWLWL

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Head-to-head

6 meetings: Vålerenga 2, draws 2, Sarpsborg 08 2.

Team news

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Vålerenga line-up (4-4-2)

Oscar Hedvall, Vegar Eggen Hedenstad, Aaron Kiil Olsen, Ivan Näsberg, Kolbeinn Finnsson, Henrik Bjørdal, Carl Lange, Magnus Westergaard, Elias Sørensen, Filip Thorvaldsen, Lucas Haren

Sarpsborg 08 line-up (4-4-1-1)

Mamour Ndiaye, Claus Niyukuri, Bjørn Inge Utvik, Menno Koch, Anders Hiim, Sondre Sörli, Sander Christiansen, Aimar Sher, Andreas Hansen, Victor Emanuel Halvorsen, Daniel Karlsbakk

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