On Oct 18th, Haugesund will play host to Sarpsborg 08 in a clash of these two closely matched Eliteserien teams. Haugesund sits at 13th place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 1-5 loss against Start. Haugesund is looking for direction having earned 11 points in their last 10 matches, while sarpsborg 08 is fresh off their 4-0 shutout win against Stabæk. Sarpsborg 08 should be reasonably happy with their recent performance, earning 17 points in their last 10 matches.
Haugesund and Sarpsborg 08 last played eachother at the Sarpsborg Stadion on Wednesday Jul 29th. Sarpsborg 08 and Haugesund battled to a 0-0 draw. Sarpsborg 08 had 15 on net, and Haugesund had 4, but no one could beat the goalie, and the game ended in a 0-0 draw,.
Tobias Heintz has been the most prolific scorer on Sarpsborg 08 in the last five matches with 2 goals. For Haugesund, their top scorers are Kristoffer Velde and Ibrahima Wadji, each having 2 goals in their last 5 matches.