Sarpsborg 08 are averaging 17.2 tackles per game in 2026, with matches involving them seeing 33.5 total tackles on average. That puts them 8th of 16 for team tackles per match in their primary competition. Below you'll find player tackle-rate forecasts, the matchup read for the upcoming fixture against Vålerenga, and a full match-by-match log.
Sander Christiansen leads with 25 tackles across 10 qualifying appearances (2.5/g, 90% hit rate). The tackle-rate table on this page lists every Sarpsborg 08 player with their tackles per qualifying appearance (≥20 minutes), six-game form mask and current Bet365 1+ tackles price for the next fixture.
Sarpsborg 08 are averaging 17.2 tackles per game over 10 games and concede 16.3 for a match-total of 33.5. That ranks 8th of 16 for team tackles in their primary competition. They average 24.57 tackles per take-on attempted against them (opposition averages 0.88 take-ons/g).
Tackle matchup blends the defender's tackles per game (50%), the opposition attacker's take-on rate (30%), and the defender's underlying tackle propensity (20%). For the upcoming fixture against Vålerenga, the page's matchup read uses each opposition forward's last-season dribble rate to weight Sarpsborg 08's defenders.
All numbers come from match-level Sportmonks data ingested into Statz — 10 Sarpsborg 08 fixtures in the active window for 2026. Player odds come from Bet365 player markets when priced. Pre-match lineups are predicted lineups until team news lands, then confirmed.
A player must have featured for at least 20 minutes in a fixture for that match to count toward their tackle rate and form. Cameo appearances are excluded so the rates aren't diluted by 5-minute substitutions.
We count attempted tackles per Sportmonks' definition. That matches what Bet365 settles 1+ tackles markets on, so the page's hit-rate and the bookmaker's pricing are aligned.
| Player | Position | Apps | Tackles | Per game | 1+ hit rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eirik Wichne | defender | 4 | 8 | 2 | 100% |
| Menno Koch | defender | 3 | 7 | 2.33 | 100% |
| Peter Reinhardsen | defender | 1 | 1 | 1 | 100% |
| Sander Christiansen | midfielder | 10 | 25 | 2.5 | 90% |
| Anders Hiim | defender | 10 | 22 | 2.2 | 90% |
| Andreas Hansen | midfielder | 10 | 17 | 1.7 | 90% |
| Bjørn Inge Utvik | defender | 9 | 10 | 1.11 | 89% |
| Claus Niyukuri | defender | 10 | 22 | 2.2 | 80% |
| Marius Lode | defender | 5 | 4 | 0.8 | 80% |
| Olaus Skarsem | midfielder | 5 | 8 | 1.6 | 80% |
| Daniel Karlsbakk | attacker | 10 | 8 | 0.8 | 70% |
| Aimar Sher | midfielder | 8 | 11 | 1.38 | 63% |
| Sondre Sörli | attacker | 10 | 15 | 1.5 | 60% |
| Victor Emanuel Halvorsen | midfielder | 10 | 8 | 0.8 | 60% |
| Noa Williams | attacker | 6 | 2 | 0.33 | 33% |
| Magnar Odegaard | defender | 3 | 2 | 0.67 | 33% |
| L. Øy | goalkeeper | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Mamour Ndiaye | goalkeeper | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| M. Opoku | attacker | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Date | Opponent | Venue | Score | Team tackles | Opposition tackles | Match total | Top player |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 Aug 2026 | Tromsø | Away | 0-0 | 15 | 16 | 31 | Claus Niyukuri (5) |
| 16 Aug 2026 | Sandefjord | Home | 1-2 | 17 | 23 | 40 | Sander Christiansen (3) |
| 8 Aug 2026 | Viking | Away | 2-1 | 9 | 11 | 20 | Anders Hiim (2) |
| 2 Aug 2026 | Molde | Away | 3-3 | 14 | 26 | 40 | Eirik Wichne (4) |
| 26 Jul 2026 | HamKam | Home | 1-0 | 18 | 6 | 24 | Aimar Sher (4) |
| 18 Jul 2026 | Kristiansund | Away | 0-0 | 17 | 15 | 32 | Sander Christiansen (3) |
| 12 Jul 2026 | Viking | Home | 1-0 | 17 | 14 | 31 | Claus Niyukuri (4) |
| 29 May 2026 | Brann | Away | 1-2 | 29 | 18 | 47 | Sondre Sörli (6) |
| 25 May 2026 | Molde | Home | 2-1 | 19 | 20 | 39 | Sander Christiansen (5) |
| 16 May 2026 | Vålerenga | Away | 3-2 | 17 | 14 | 31 | Sander Christiansen (3) |