Odd vs Sarpsborg 08 betting tip 2024 - Picks and Predictions for the Eliteserien match on August 11th, 2024

Odd and Sarpsborg 08 will meet each other in a football match counting for Eliteserien on August 11th, 2024, Sunday at 15:00h (UTC), in Norway, check the Odd vs Sarpsborg 08 betting tip 2024 to win with your bets.

Stadium and City where Odd vs Sarpsborg 08 will occur

The game will be played in the small Skagerak Arena stadium, in the city of Skien, with a capacity for 13500 spectators, who hope to help the team to surprise in this match.

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Introduction to the Odd vs Sarpsborg 08 betting tip 2024

The Eliteserien has had fewer goals than the previous season. Last season the tournament had an average of 3.12 goals scored per match, while now the competition has an average of 2.86 goals per match played.

Odd last match

In the last match played, Odd met Strømsgodset, in a match valid for the Eliteserien. The match ended in a win by 2-0. The coach K. Dokken's on that occasion lined the team up with a 5-3-2 formation.

A win for the home team had odds of 2.90, which makes it clear that a close match was expected.

An eye-popping performance did not accompany the victory for Odd. Despite this, the good appearances of Ole Erik Midtskogen deserve mentioning. The athlete left the field as the main responsible for the positive result of the team.

Sarpsborg 08 last match

On the other hand, the visiting team arrives at this match after a victory in the last round. In a dispute valid for Eliteserien, Sarpsborg 08, who used a 4-2-3-1 formation, faced the Sandefjord team with a final score of 2-1.

The positive result confirmed that the team's favoritism before the start of the match was certain, making the odds 1.85.

Odd vs Sarpsborg 08 h2h

The last time Odd went up against Sarpsborg 08, it was in Eliteserien. Odd, ranked 11th place, started with a 4-3-3 tactic, while Sarpsborg 08, then in 12th place, was charged with a 4-2-3-1 formation.

The previous meeting between these two teams was in the 2024 season of the Eliteserien. The meeting took place on 07-04-2024 and ended with a 0-1 win for Odd.

The last time these two teams faced off, neither team had a decisive advantage.

The Sarpsborg 08 team has accomplished more consistent results in the past five games, than Odd its counterpart.

Odd

Eliteserien leaderboard now

With 17 points won, Odd is in 15th place on the leaderboard, which leaves the team in the Relegation zone. The team's campaign so far is 4 wins against 8 losses, plus 5 draws.

In the 18th round, the team has the same score as opposed to Haugesund who places just above in 14th place.

Odd analysis

The goal difference is not positive for Odd: at the end of the round 17 it registers 18 goals scored against 30 taken by its goalkeeper.

With an average ball possession of 42% per game in the current league, Odd cannot call itself a team that holds the game in its hands, rather it prefers the counterattacking strategy. But if they want to try to win the game against Sarpsborg 08 they must try to impose their game to create difficulties for their opponents.

Best goalscorer from Odd

Mikael Ingebrigtsen has proved to be a tremendous individual asset for the team's offense this season. With 4 goals scored in the competition, the Attacker has been instrumental in leading Odd to obtain favorable outcomes on several occasions.

Sarpsborg 08

Eliteserien leaderboard now

Sarpsborg 08 arrives in this game with 21 points, and in 9th place in the Eliteserien, having won 6 games in total and lost 8 times, making a total of 3 draws.

The team has no disadvantage against Rosenborg who occupies position 8 in the 18th round and has the same amount of points.

Sarpsborg 08 analysis

Sarpsborg 08, with 26 goals scored and 33 conceded, has a negative goal difference after 17 rounds.

The average number of shots towards goal for Sarpsborg 08 is not among the best, with only 4.47 a match. This is a good indicator that the team does not have a very good scoring average, and does not engage the opposing goalkeepers too much.

Sarpsborg 08 is a more offensive team than Odd, having 1545 attacks vs. 1334 from Odd, having scored 26 times, in comparison, Odd converted into goal 18 times.

Best goalscorer from Sarpsborg 08

At the individual level, in this competition's offensive sector, it is worth mentioning Henrik Wendel Meister. The Attacker has already scored 8 goals in the competition, being extremely important for Sarpsborg 08, who have benefited from his performances several times to achieve essential triumphs.

For punters some entries may be interesting for this game, namely:

Goals Top Betting Tips

It can also be interesting to bet on who will score in this match. The featured player of Odd is Mikael Ingebrigtsen, who has already scored 4 goals in the competition. On the other hand, the leading scorer of Sarpsborg 08 is Henrik Wendel Meister, he has scored in 8 opportunities.

Most goals are scored between 75-90 as some study shows, which makes this a good time to bet for those following the live game.

Taking into consideration that Sarpsborg 08 scores an average of 1.88 goals per match when playing away, we should consider the under 2.5 betting market, especially because this team usually does not concede goals when playing out of their stadium.

Currently, at Bet365, the odds for the Total Goals Under 2.5 market are quoted at 2.6.

Corners Top Betting Tips

To obtain good betting results, remembering that there is an average of 4.26 corners per game when the corners numbers of both teams are combined.

Cards Top Betting Tips

Highly disciplined, the teams have an average of only 3.71 yellow cards per match, when added together. In other words, the 'Under 4.5 cards' option looks like a great alternative for bettors.

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