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Poisson rates Sarpsborg 08 FF at 62% — current form provides partial corroboration, though signals are mixed in this Sarpsborg 08 FF vs Haugesund encounter.

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A Eliteserien encounter, Regular Season - 12 sees Haugesund travel to Sarpsborg Stadion to take on Sarpsborg 08 FF. The game is scheduled for Sunday 6 July 2025, 13:30 UTC.

Form Analysis

Looking at all fixtures this season, Sarpsborg 08 FF stand at 3W 5D 2L from 10 Eliteserien matches — 1.40 PPG. Last five: D L D D W. Offensively they are averaging 1.60 goals per game, with 1.10 conceded. 2 clean sheets from 10 outings provides some defensive foundation. Both teams have scored in 70% of their games — a high BTTS rate that carries real weight in the goals markets. This season is still relatively young for Sarpsborg 08 FF, so this record blends games from this season and last.

Sarpsborg 08 FF's form when playing at home: 2W 3D 5L across 10 games at Sarpsborg Stadion this term (0.90 PPG). At home they are averaging 1.30 goals scored and 1.40 conceded per game. BTTS has landed in 60% of their home matches — a rate that supports the Yes angle in this fixture.

Across all Eliteserien games this season, Haugesund have recorded 0W 2D 8L from 10 outings — 0.20 PPG. Last five: L L L L D. Their scoring rate of 0.40 per game is modest, conceding 2.50 — not a side to back heavily on the Over 2.5 from their form alone. Conceding 2.50 per game is a high rate — their defensive vulnerabilities have been exposed regularly this season. 2 clean sheets from 10 outings suggests some defensive organisation. This season is still relatively young for Haugesund, so this record blends games from this season and last.

Haugesund's form when playing away from home: 1W 2D 7L across 10 road games this term (0.50 PPG). Away from home they average 0.50 goals scored and 2.10 conceded per game.

Sarpsborg 08 FF are in the better shape of the two on current Eliteserien data — 1.20 PPG ahead (1.40 vs 0.20). That form margin is the baseline of a sensible selection even before other signals are layered in.

Head to Head

There is little to separate the sides historically. From 8 previous meetings, Sarpsborg 08 FF have won 3, Haugesund 2, with 3 draws — a balanced ledger that offers no obvious directional steer on its own.

The 8 previous meetings have averaged 2.6 goals per game — a neutral rate that provides no strong lean on the goals market from the H2H alone. The most recent clash, on 18 Aug 2024, ended 2–2 with a draw.

The head-to-head offers no strong directional steer in either the result or goals markets. Form, the predictive model and current market pricing should carry more weight than the historical record for this fixture.

In-Play Profile

Sarpsborg 08 FF in-play tendencies (41 games, 20 at home): they score before half-time in 75% of fixtures in home games; when goalless at HT, a second-half goal follows 90% of the time; two or more arrive in the second half on 60% of those occasions; BTTS occurs in 65% of their matches (home games); Over 2.5 goals lands in 55% of games (home games); Over 3.5 in 39%.

Haugesund in-play tendencies (41 games, 20 at away): they score before half-time in 75% of fixtures in away games; when goalless at HT, a second-half goal follows 69% of the time; BTTS occurs in 55% of their matches (away games); Over 2.5 goals lands in 60% of games (away games); they fail to score in 46% of games.

BTTS rates are mixed from the trading data — Sarpsborg 08 FF 68% versus Haugesund 39%; no strong lean in either direction. The over/under 2.5 picture is inconclusive from the in-play data (Sarpsborg 08 FF 61% | Haugesund 49%).

Poisson Model

The Poisson distribution model projects Sarpsborg 08 FF 2.01 xG and Haugesund 0.92 xG. These expected goals figures are the primary input: they feed a goal-probability matrix across all scoreline combinations to derive the result and market probabilities below. Underlying strength ratings: Sarpsborg 08 FF attack 0.985 / defence 0.954 | Haugesund attack 0.718 / defence 1.371. League average goals — home 1.491 / away 1.344. Haugesund bring a strong defensive rating of 1.371 — this is suppressing Sarpsborg 08 FF's projected output below what their attack strength alone would suggest. Data: 41 Sarpsborg 08 FF games / 42 Haugesund games used (CurrentSeason).

Result probabilities: Sarpsborg 08 FF 62% | Draw 21% | Haugesund 16%. Fair-value odds: Sarpsborg 08 FF 1.61 | Draw 4.76 | Haugesund 6.25. The model has a clear lean to Sarpsborg 08 FF (62%) — a 46pp gap over the next-most-likely outcome reflects a meaningful statistical advantage.

Goals markets: Over 2.5 probability 56% | BTTS probability 52% | Total xG 2.93. Over 2.5 holds a meaningful probability edge at 56% — the 2.93 total xG provides moderate support, though the model is not projecting a high-scoring game. BTTS probability of 52% is moderate — neither team is projected to score with enough certainty to make Yes a clear standalone call.

Summary & Verdict

The Poisson model's primary lean is Sarpsborg 08 FF at 62% — clear model lean. Current-season form corroborates the Poisson lean — partial multi-source support. Draw No Bet is worth pricing alongside the outright: 21% draw probability makes the stalemate a live outcome even at this conviction level.

The Poisson model projects 2.93 xG in total — Over 2.5 at 56% — Poisson-only — limited corroboration confidence.

On the BTTS market, Poisson puts 52% on Yes. Form rates are neutral: Sarpsborg 08 FF 60% | Haugesund 40%.

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