Kristiansund vs. Sarpsborg 08 - prediction, team news, lineups

Winless successful this fixture since 2022, Sarpsborg 08 question to Nordmore Stadion connected Saturday to play Kristiansund, aiming to inflict much misery connected the struggling hosts.

Amund Skiri’s squad are second-bottom successful the Eliteserien table heading into the 14th gameweek, though the Owls are lone 1 constituent from information and could permission the dreaded relegation portion if they notch lone their 4th league win.

Match preview

The temper was already gloomy for Kristiansund heading into the hiatus aft a 3-1 nonaccomplishment distant astatine Valerenga near them successful relegation trouble.

Having had a mixed instrumentality to non-competitive enactment with 1 triumph and 1 decision successful their tune-up games earlier the league’s resumption, the Owls were past handed a 3-0 beatdown by Rosenborg successful a relegation six-pointer past clip out.

Indeed, Uglan were beneficiaries of Adrian Saether’s 73rd-minute punishment prevention to contradict Dino Islamovic, preventing Skiri’s squad from suffering a heavier loss.

The latest reverse against a relegation rival leaves Kristiansund second-bottom successful the league and primed for relegation to the First Division if results bash not improve, though they are lone 1 constituent down 14th-placed KFUM occupying the playoff spot, with Rosenborg and Aalesund conscionable supra by virtuousness of a superior extremity difference.

Given the closeness of those teams successful the relegation conversation, Kristiansund whitethorn good permission their existent presumption by securing a affirmative effect against this weekend’s seventh-placed side.

While the signifier array whitethorn suggest thing different, Even Sel takes his Europe-chasing broadside to Nordmore Stadion, perchance alert of his team’s caller grounds successful this fixture since securing distant wins successful October 2021 and April 2022.

Since those 3-1 and 3-2 wins, Sarpsborg person suffered 3 defeats and played retired 2 draws against the broadside they sojourn this weekend, notably failing to people successful the past 3 meetings.

Unless those statistic play connected their minds connected Saturday, the travelling enactment volition backmost their broadside to extremity their 270-minute drought successful this fixture, arsenic the Borg outfit person recovered the backmost of the nett successful 5 consecutive Eliteserien fixtures either broadside of the hiatus, having not scored successful 3 of the campaign’s opening 7 rounds.

Securing a 1-0 triumph implicit title-chasing Viking past clip retired indispensable person pleased Sel, arsenic they extended their winning tally to 3 and kept their archetypal cleanable expanse since the 2nd gameweek’s 2-0 occurrence implicit Sandefjord.

Now, the nine from Ostfold region volition effort to assertion consecutive shutouts successful the league for the archetypal clip this season, with occurrence besides earning them back-to-back distant top-flight triumphs having had some roadworthy victories sandwiching 4 losses.

Kristiansund Norwegian Eliteserien form:

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Team News

Frederik Flex went disconnected with a suspected wounded astatine halftime against Rosenborg, suggesting that the left-back whitethorn miss this weekend’s fixture.

If ruled out, Flex would articulation David Tufekcic (thigh), Tobias Svendsen and Max Williamsen connected the sidelines.

No subordinate has scored much goals for Kristiansund than Leander Alvheim’s five, 3 of which came successful consecutive appearances earlier the hiatus, and the youngster volition purpose to beryllium backmost among the goals against Sarpsborg.

The visitors from Ostfold region seemingly came done Sunday’s 1-0 triumph implicit Viking unscathed, but they are apt to beryllium without Sigurd Rosted (ankle) and Frederik Carstensen owed to wounded connected Saturday.

While Sel’s men person had 8 antithetic goalscorers this term, Daniel Karlsbakk leads the mode with 4 goals, with Victor Emanuel Halvorsen contributing 3 from midfield and Sondre Sorli netting two.

Right-back Claus Niyukuri, though, leads the mode with 3 assists, and the full-back volition purpose to adhd to his tally caller disconnected his match-winning 1 against Viking.

Kristiansund imaginable starting lineup:

Saether; Munksgaard, Juliusson, Ulvestad, Flex; Odegard, Igor; Ronning, Isaksen, Kilen; Alvheim

Sarpsborg 08 imaginable starting lineup:

Oy; Niyukuri, Utvik, Odegaard, Hiim; Sorli, Halvorsen, Christiansen, Hansen; Karlsbakk, Williams

We say: Kristiansund 1-2 Sarpsborg 08

Kristiansund’s combat against relegation could sharpen their edge, but Sarpsborg’s three-match winning tally gives them the cleaner look connected paper.

As such, the distant broadside are tipped to extremity their four-year hold for occurrence successful this fixture, earning them consecutive victories for the archetypal clip this season.

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