Sarpsborg 08 2-1 Fredrikstad result, stats and report

Sarpsborg 08 bossed the ball and the chances but had to settle for a point after Fredrikstad refused to buckle, with the game decided inside the first half hour.

Fredrikstad controlled the majority of this Eliteserien clash but could not hold their lead, as Bodø / Glimt showed exactly why they are the team to beat with a cool second-half equaliser from Bryan Fiabema.

Fredrikstad put in a clinical second-half display at Lillestrøm to run out 4-1 winners in the Norwegian Eliteserien, with Benjamin Faraas scoring twice to kill the game off. Lillestrøm had more of the ball, more shots, and still lost by three. That tells you everything.

Aalesund host Sarpsborg 08 on Sunday with a defence that has shipped 26 goals in ten matches. Sarpsborg have not won in five but they have not lost much either.

Fredrikstad arrive at this fixture on the back of four wins from their last five in the Eliteserien, with a defence that has kept things tight. Tromsø bring goals and inconsistency in equal measure.

Vålerenga have conceded sixteen goals in their last five Eliteserien matches and are yet to keep a clean sheet in that run. Fredrikstad arrive in Oslo having won four of their last five.

Sarpsborg 08 welcome KFUM to Sarpsborg on Friday evening in a Norwegian Eliteserien fixture that pits two sides in inconsistent form against each other. One win in five for the hosts tells its own story.

Fredrikstad host local rivals Sarpsborg 08 in a mid-table Eliteserien derby on Sunday, with the home side's impressive home record clashing against an away form that has yielded just one win in five on the road.