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 7 · Sandefjord 11
Referee Stats
6 matches · 2.00 yellow cards avg
Yellow cards avg 2.00
Reds avg 0.00
Penalties avg 0.17
Over 4.5 cards 17%
Home wins 50%
Draws 0%
Away wins 50%
How the match was won
  • Sandefjord outshot their opponent (12-17).
  • Sandefjord controlled possession (58%).

Team Overview

Valerenga (Home stats)

Games / Record

7
W-D-L: 4-1-2

Goals For / Against

15 / 9
Avg: 2.14 / 1.29

Points

13
Avg: 1.86

Clean Sheets

1

Failed to Score

2
Sandefjord (Away stats)

Games / Record

7
W-D-L: 2-0-5

Goals For / Against

7 / 12
Avg: 1.00 / 1.71

Points

6
Avg: 0.86

Clean Sheets

1

Failed to Score

1

Match Context & Trends

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

Quick comparison bars

1.86
PPG
0.86
2.14
GF
1.00
1.29
GA
1.71
57%
O2.5
71%
57%
BTTS
71%
57%
Score 1st
29%

League-position context

Valerenga rank7th
Sandefjord rank11th
Valerenga points20
Sandefjord points15
Valerenga: #7 · 20 pts · GD -2
14 pts off the top 2. 2 pts above the play-off edge. 7 pts clear of the relegation zone.
Sandefjord: #11 · 15 pts · GD -7
19 pts off the top 2. 4 pts off the play-off line. 2 pts clear of the relegation zone.
5-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

Valerenga last 5 home

W W W D L
Points10/15
Weighted index84
Goals14-8
Record3-1-1
Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.
Strong wins profile across the latest venue-specific run.

Sandefjord last 5 away

L L L L W
Points3/15
Weighted index7
Goals5-10
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 2.557%
BTTS57%
BTTS + O2.557%
1H Over 0.586%
Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 71% · Over 3.5 57% · 1H BTTS 29%

Sandefjord trend breakdown

Over 2.571%
BTTS71%
BTTS + O2.571%
1H Over 0.5100%
Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 71% · Over 3.5 29% · 1H BTTS 14%

Scoring reliability

Valerenga score at home71%
Valerenga clean sheet at home14%
Sandefjord score away86%
Sandefjord clean sheet away14%

First-goal patterns

Valerenga score first57%
Valerenga win after scoring first75%
Sandefjord score first29%
Sandefjord win after scoring first100%
Comeback rate after conceding first: Valerenga 50% · Sandefjord 0%
Avg first goal minute: Valerenga 7.0' · Sandefjord 10.5'

Vs league average

Valerenga score at home2.14 vs 1.78
Valerenga concede at home1.29 vs 1.20
Sandefjord score away1.00 vs 1.20
Sandefjord concede away1.71 vs 1.78
Valerenga score 20% above league average, while Sandefjord score 17% below league average.
Defensive side: Valerenga are 7% above league average at home, and Sandefjord are 4% 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: 56% 2H scored: 44% Danger: 0-15 Vulnerable: 31-45
Goals scored by 15-minute interval
0-15 3
16-30 2
61-75 2
46-60 1
76-90+ 1
31-45 0
Goals conceded by 15-minute interval
31-45 3
76-90+ 3
0-15 2
46-60 2
16-30 1
61-75 0

Sandefjord goal timing (away)

1H scored: 43% 2H scored: 57% Danger: 46-60 Vulnerable: 0-15
Goals scored by 15-minute interval
46-60 3
16-30 2
0-15 1
76-90+ 1
31-45 0
61-75 0
Goals conceded by 15-minute interval
0-15 3
16-30 3
46-60 3
76-90+ 3
31-45 0
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