Vålerenga are averaging 21 tackles per game in 2026, with matches involving them seeing 34.6 total tackles on average. That puts them 11th 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 Sarpsborg 08, and a full match-by-match log.
Kolbeinn Finnsson leads with 28 tackles across 9 qualifying appearances (3.11/g, 89% hit rate). The tackle-rate table on this page lists every Vålerenga player with their tackles per qualifying appearance (≥20 minutes), six-game form mask and current Bet365 1+ tackles price for the next fixture.
Vålerenga are averaging 21 tackles per game over 10 games and concede 13.6 for a match-total of 34.6. That ranks 11th of 16 for team tackles in their primary competition. They average 16.15 tackles per take-on attempted against them (opposition averages 1.63 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 Sarpsborg 08, the page's matchup read uses each opposition forward's last-season dribble rate to weight Vålerenga's defenders.
All numbers come from match-level Sportmonks data ingested into Statz — 10 Vålerenga 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Filip Thorvaldsen | attacker | 6 | 9 | 1.5 | 100% |
| Fidel Brice Ambina | midfielder | 5 | 19 | 3.8 | 100% |
| Odin Holm | midfielder | 2 | 2 | 1 | 100% |
| Kolbeinn Finnsson | defender | 9 | 28 | 3.11 | 89% |
| Sebastian Jarl | defender | 6 | 10 | 1.67 | 83% |
| Carl Lange | midfielder | 10 | 22 | 2.2 | 80% |
| M. Grundetjern | attacker | 10 | 12 | 1.2 | 80% |
| Aaron Kiil Olsen | defender | 9 | 11 | 1.22 | 78% |
| Lucas Haren | attacker | 9 | 17 | 1.89 | 78% |
| Ivan Näsberg | defender | 8 | 9 | 1.13 | 75% |
| Mohamed Ofkir | attacker | 4 | 7 | 1.75 | 75% |
| Hakon Sjatil | defender | 7 | 13 | 1.86 | 71% |
| Henrik Bjørdal | midfielder | 7 | 13 | 1.86 | 71% |
| Magnus Westergaard | midfielder | 8 | 11 | 1.38 | 63% |
| Petter Strand | midfielder | 8 | 15 | 1.88 | 50% |
| Gabriel Rajkovic | attacker | 4 | 2 | 0.5 | 50% |
| Vegar Eggen Hedenstad | defender | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 50% |
| Elias Sørensen | attacker | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 50% |
| Oscar Hedvall | goalkeeper | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Kevin Tshiembe | defender | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Date | Opponent | Venue | Score | Team tackles | Opposition tackles | Match total | Top player |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 Aug 2026 | Molde | Home | 3-4 | 21 | 9 | 30 | Aaron Kiil Olsen (4) |
| 16 Aug 2026 | Aalesund | Away | 5-5 | 25 | 23 | 48 | Carl Lange (4) |
| 8 Aug 2026 | Bodø / Glimt | Home | 1-2 | 29 | 15 | 44 | Petter Strand (4) |
| 31 Jul 2026 | HamKam | Home | 0-3 | 23 | 5 | 28 | Petter Strand (8) |
| 26 Jul 2026 | Brann | Away | 2-3 | 20 | 15 | 35 | Henrik Bjørdal (4) |
| 16 Jul 2026 | Aalesund | Home | 6-1 | 25 | 13 | 38 | Kolbeinn Finnsson (7) |
| 11 Jul 2026 | Tromsø | Away | 4-0 | 16 | 18 | 34 | Fidel Brice Ambina (5) |
| 29 May 2026 | Kristiansund | Home | 3-1 | 28 | 8 | 36 | Kolbeinn Finnsson (8) |
| 25 May 2026 | Start | Away | 2-0 | 9 | 13 | 22 | Kolbeinn Finnsson (2) |
| 16 May 2026 | Sarpsborg 08 | Home | 3-2 | 14 | 17 | 31 | Henrik Bjørdal (4) |