Our prediction for this Norway Eliteserien match:
Romssa Arena will host Sunday’s football game between Tromso and Sarpsborg, the two top-table sides. Tromso defeated Haugesund on the road in their last league match to climb to 5th place in the standings, but they face a difficult task against Sarpsborg. With no fresh injury worries to report, head coach Gaute Helstrup is unlikely to make changes to the team that defeated Jostein Grindhaug’s troops.
The visitors, meanwhile, are eyeing their fourth consecutive league win. Defender Magnar Odegaard is sidelined with a knee injury, while there are no suspended players in the away team. Sarpsborg and Tromso seem to be evenly matched at the moment and, taking everything into account, the share of spoils is on the horizon. Despite failing to impress in a 3-1 win over Aalesund, Ramon Lundqvist will continue to lead the line for the visiting side.
Highlighted Team (Sarpsborg 08):
Sarpsborg 08 are a Norwegian side which won the domestic cup six times. In the 2018/2019 season Sarpsborg booked their place in the Europa League group stages, with the team facing the likes of Besiktas, Genk and Malmo in Group I. It has to be noted that they made it to the group stages of the competition by beating the likes of IBV, St. Gallen, Rijeka and Maccabi Tel Aviv in the qualifiers.
The club was founded in January, 2008 and they play their home games at Sarpsborg Stadion, which can hold 6,833 spectators. Sarpsborg 08 have yet to win the national championship, but they finished the 2017 season in third place in the standings, 10 points behind champions Rosenborg.
The Norwegian side play their home games in blue shirts with white stripes, whilst they wear green shirts with black stripes on the travels. Sarpsborg 98 played in Norwegian third tier at the start of the 21st century, but they quickly secured promotion to the elite division.