Haugesund vs Sarpsborg Predictions

• Haugesund are unbeaten in their last 10 home meetings with Sarpsborg
• Both teams have scored in each of Sarpsborg’s last six league matches
• Sarpsborg have conceded a league-high 27 goals in the Eliteserien this season

Home comforts key for Haugesund

Two sides struggling at the wrong end of the Eliteserien table will meet on Sunday, but home advantage should stand Haugesund in good stead against Sarpsborg.

Sancheev Manoharan’s hosts have won two of their last three league games at Haugesund Sparebank Arena, while their home record when facing Sarpsborg is also impressive, as they are unbeaten in the last 10 such meetings with Sunday’s visitors (W4, D6).

Sarpsborg sit three points and two places below Haugesund in the standings and have lost five of their last six games, an unfortunate sequence that could well be extended this weekend.

Leaking goals a problem for Sarpsborg

The main reason for Sarpsborg’s struggles has been their leaky defence, as they have conceded a league-high 27 goals in the Eliteserien this season, shipping more than two-per-game on average.

New head coach Christian Michelsen is yet to plug those gaps at the back, but Sarpsborg are at least scoring, with both teams finding the back of the net in each of their last six league games.

Haugesund’s most recent home victory was a 2-1 success over the only side below Sarpsborg in the standings, Sandefjord, and given the visitor’s tendency to both score and concede, that scoreline could bear fruit once again in this one.