Sandefjord vs Start prediction, odds and how to watch

Sandefjord produced a composed second-half turnaround at Sarpsborg 08, winning 2-1 in the Norwegian Eliteserien despite being second best for large portions of the match. The result is a coaching puzzle worth unpacking.

KFUM claimed all three points at Sandefjord on Friday evening thanks to a 45th-minute goal, but the underlying statistics reveal a match considerably more complicated than a narrow away win suggests.

Fredrikstad held off a Sandefjord side that dominated the ball but converted just two of fifteen shots on target, with a first-half header proving the decisive moment in a match where defensive structure ultimately outweighed creative volume.

Sandefjord have won once in their last ten Eliteserien matches. Start have lost seven of their last ten. Something has to give on Sunday, but do not expect it to be pretty.

Bodø / Glimt host Sandefjord on Sunday sitting top of the Eliteserien with one of the most commanding home records in the division. Sandefjord arrive having lost four of their last five away games and conceded nine times in the process.

Viking arrive in Sandefjord as one of the Eliteserien's most formidable forces this season, while the hosts find themselves in a difficult stretch of form that has left their campaign looking increasingly precarious. This Friday evening fixture carries genuine weight for both clubs, for very different reasons.

Sandefjord sit thirteenth in the Eliteserien table and are running out of runway, while Brann carry genuine momentum and a healthy goal tally into a fixture that could prove decisive for both clubs' ambitions.