Sarpsborg 08 vs Rosenborg Prediction: Both sides out for a back-to-back win

Sarpsborg 08 and Rosenborg will hope to get a back-to-back win when they both clash at the Sarpsborg Stadion on Friday. Jo Inge Berget was the talk of the town in the last round after coming from injury to get a brace to ensure Sarpsborg 08’s victory. Can he do magic once more? Below are previews, injury reports, possible starting 11, expert betting tips, and odds.

Sarpsborg 08

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After losing four games in a row, Sarpsborg 08 recorded a 2-1 win over Haugesund in their last game. Things began easily for Sarpsborg 08 in the match as Haugesund were reduced to 10 men from the first half when Sondre Liseth saw a straight red. Despite the one-man deficit, Mathias Sauer scored the first goal of the game for Haugesund in the 68th minute before Jo Inge Berget equalized in the 79th minute just 5 minutes into the game and went on to score the winner in the 90+6th minute. Jo Inge Berget had missed the last seven games due to injury. With the win, Sarpsborg 08 have won just two of their last nine games and have lost their previous four home games. They sit 15th on the table with 13 points in 13 games, scoring 17 and conceding 28–the most in the league.

Injury Report

• Magnar Odegaard is out due to an injury.
• Simon Tibbling is ruled out due to an injury.
• Niklas Sandberg is questionable for this clash due to an ankle injury.

Rosenborg

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Rosenborg bounced back to winning ways with a 2-1 win over Odd in their last game. Sverre Nypan scored the first goal for Rosenborg in the 26th minute before Markus Henriksen made it 2-0 in the 38th minute. Odd could only get a consolation goal in the 81st minute through Mikael Ingebrigtsen. The win is their second in their last ten games. However, they are winless in their previous five away games. They sit 8th on the table with 17 points in 13 games, scoring 19 and conceding 23.

Injury Report

• Jonathan Augustinsson will likely miss this clash again due to a thigh injury.

Possible Starting 11

Sarpsborg 08 — Marko Ilic, Sander Christiansen, Arnau Casas, Franklin Uchenna, Anders Hiim, Jeppe Andersen, Stefan Johansen, Eirik Wichne, Aimar Sher, Sondre Oerjasaeter, Jo Inge Berget.

Rosenborg — Sander Tangvik, Leo Cornic, Mikkel Konradsen Ceide, Tomas Nemcik, Erlend Dahl Reitan, Edvard Tagseth, Marius Broholm, Santeri Vaeaenaenen, Sverre Halseth Nypan, Jesper Reitan-Sunde, Ole Christian Saeter.

Expert Betting Tips

Despite the fact that both sides have not performed well in their recent games, they still have all it takes to score goals against each other. The last three meetings between Sarpsborg 08 and Rosenborg produced more than two goals. Additionally, the previous nine games involving Sarpsborg 08 have seen the BTTS result, and the last seven games involving Rosenborg have seen such results.

• Over 2.5 for 1.60 odds
• Second Half: BTTS for 2.50 odds
• Second Half: Over 1.5 for 1.73 odds