Valerenga vs Sandefjord

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🕒 Sun, 15 Mar 2026 16:00 Europe/London 📍 Intility Arena 🧑‍⚖️ R. Saggi 🔁 Regular Season - 1 🏁 match finished
Season
2026-2027 Season
Stage
Regular Season - 1
Regular Season Table
Valerenga 11 · Sandefjord 13
Referee Stats
12 matches · 3.50 yellow cards avg
Yellow cards avg 3.50
Reds avg 0.08
Penalties avg 0.08
Over 4.5 cards 33%
Home wins 50%
Draws 8%
Away wins 42%
How the match was won
  • Sandefjord outshot their opponent (12-17).
  • Sandefjord controlled possession (58%).

Team Overview

Valerenga (Home stats)

Games / Record

10
W-D-L: 4-1-5

Goals For / Against

19 / 18
Avg: 1.90 / 1.80

Points

13
Avg: 1.30

Clean Sheets

1

Failed to Score

3
Sandefjord (Away stats)

Games / Record

10
W-D-L: 3-0-7

Goals For / Against

11 / 17
Avg: 1.10 / 1.70

Points

9
Avg: 0.90

Clean Sheets

1

Failed to Score

2

Match Context & Trends

Venue-only form, goal timing, first-goal trends and league context around this Eliteserien fixture.

Quick comparison bars

1.30
PPG
0.90
1.90
GF
1.10
1.80
GA
1.70
70%
O2.5
70%
60%
BTTS
70%
50%
Score 1st
30%

League-position context

Valerenga rank11th
Sandefjord rank13th
Valerenga points22
Sandefjord points20
Valerenga: #11 · 22 pts · GD -9
25 pts off the top 2. 4 pts off the play-off line. 2 pts clear of the relegation zone.
Sandefjord: #13 · 20 pts · GD -9
27 pts off the top 2. 6 pts off the play-off line. 2 pts from safety.
2-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

Valerenga last 5 home

L L L W W
Points6/15
Weighted index20
Goals13-11
Record2-0-3
Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.
Recent venue-specific form has been unstable.

Sandefjord last 5 away

L W L L L
Points3/15
Weighted index27
Goals6-9
Record1-0-4
Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.
Recent venue-specific form has been unstable.

Valerenga trend breakdown

Over 2.570%
BTTS60%
BTTS + O2.560%
1H Over 0.590%
Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 80% · Over 3.5 50% · 1H BTTS 30%

Sandefjord trend breakdown

Over 2.570%
BTTS70%
BTTS + O2.570%
1H Over 0.5100%
Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 70% · Over 3.5 30% · 1H BTTS 20%

Scoring reliability

Valerenga score at home70%
Valerenga clean sheet at home10%
Sandefjord score away80%
Sandefjord clean sheet away10%

First-goal patterns

Valerenga score first50%
Valerenga win after scoring first80%
Sandefjord score first30%
Sandefjord win after scoring first100%
Comeback rate after conceding first: Valerenga 25% · Sandefjord 0%
Avg first goal minute: Valerenga 13.4' · Sandefjord 16.7'

Vs league average

Valerenga score at home1.90 vs 1.84
Valerenga concede at home1.80 vs 1.31
Sandefjord score away1.10 vs 1.31
Sandefjord concede away1.70 vs 1.84
Valerenga score 3% above league average, while Sandefjord score 16% below league average.
Defensive side: Valerenga are 38% above league average at home, and Sandefjord are 8% below league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5
Avg goals3.00
BTTS80%
Over 2.580%
At this venue setup: 3.40 goals on average across the last 5.

Valerenga goal timing (home)

1H scored: 53% 2H scored: 47% Danger: 16-30 Vulnerable: 31-45
Goals scored by 15-minute interval
16-30 4
76-90+ 4
0-15 3
31-45 3
46-60 3
61-75 2
Goals conceded by 15-minute interval
31-45 5
76-90+ 4
0-15 3
16-30 3
46-60 2
61-75 1

Sandefjord goal timing (away)

1H scored: 33% 2H scored: 67% Danger: 46-60 Vulnerable: 0-15
Goals scored by 15-minute interval
46-60 5
16-30 3
76-90+ 2
0-15 1
61-75 1
31-45 0
Goals conceded by 15-minute interval
0-15 5
46-60 5
76-90+ 4
16-30 3
31-45 3
61-75 0

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal
5
4
Total Shots
12
17
Shots off Goal
3
6
Blocked Shots
4
7
Shots Inside Box
10
9
Shots Outside Box
2
8
Ball Possession
42%
58%
Corner Kicks
7
7
Fouls
11
7
Offsides
0
2
Yellow Cards
0
1
Red Cards
Goalkeeper Saves
4
4
Total Passes
376
515
Passes Accurate
286
436
Passes %
76%
85%

Events

Yellow Cards
Home
0
Away
1
Red Cards
Home
0
Away
0
Substitutions
Home
5
Away
4
5'
5' Goal · 1-0
C. Lange
Normal Goal
60'
60' VAR
F. Pedersen
Penalty confirmed
62'
62' X. Lambrix
64'
64' H. Sjåtil
1st substitution · For: V. Hedenstad
64'
64' F. Thorvaldsen
2nd substitution · For: P. Strand
71'
71' M. Grundetjern
3rd substitution · For: O. Saeter
74'
74' J. Vester
1st substitution · For: R. Dzabic
74'
74' J. Dunsby
2nd substitution · For: J. Hanstad
85'
85' E. Pettersen
3rd substitution · For: F. Loftesnes-Bjune
85'
85' N. Möller
4th substitution · For: S. Mathisen
86'
86' C. Lange
4th substitution · For: E. Hagen
86'
86' H. Bjørdal
5th substitution · For: G. Rajkovic

Valerenga vs Sandefjord 1-0: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

Valerenga beat Sandefjord 1-0 on Sunday, 15 March 2026 in Eliteserien. The match was refereed by R. Saggi. It was played at Intility Arena.

First half: Valerenga took an early lead at 5' when C. Lange scored, making the score 1-0.

Second half: No goals were scored in the second half. VAR intervened at 60' for Sandefjord (Penalty confirmed). X. Lambrix received a yellow card for Sandefjord at 62'. Valerenga made their 1st substitution at 64', with H. Sjåtil replacing V. Hedenstad. Valerenga made their 2nd substitution at 64', with F. Thorvaldsen replacing P. Strand. Valerenga made their 3rd substitution at 71', with M. Grundetjern replacing O. Saeter. Sandefjord made their 1st substitution at 74', with J. Vester replacing R. Dzabic. Sandefjord made their 2nd substitution at 74', with J. Dunsby replacing J. Hanstad. Sandefjord made their 3rd substitution at 85', with E. Pettersen replacing F. Loftesnes-Bjune. Sandefjord made their 4th substitution at 85', with N. Möller replacing S. Mathisen. Valerenga made their 4th substitution at 86', with C. Lange replacing E. Hagen. Valerenga made their 5th substitution at 86', with H. Bjørdal replacing G. Rajkovic.

Valerenga used 5 substitutions while Sandefjord used 4 substitutions. Sandefjord got 1 yellow card.

How the match was won

  • Sandefjord outshot their opponent (12-17).
  • Sandefjord controlled possession (58%).

Head-to-Head Overview

All Meetings (Any Venue)
Total Games15
Home Wins9
Draws1
Away Wins5
Over 2.5 Goals12 (80.0%)
BTTS9 (60.0%)
Home vs Away as Scheduled
Total Games8
Home Wins5
Draws1
Away Wins2
Over 2.5 Goals7 (87.5%)
BTTS6 (75.0%)

Valerenga vs Sandefjord Head-to-Head History by Season