Sarpsborg 08 are averaging 16.8 tackles per game in 2026, with matches involving them seeing 32.8 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 HamKam, and a full match-by-match log.
Sander Christiansen leads with 22 tackles across 10 qualifying appearances (2.2/g, 70% 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 16.8 tackles per game over 10 games and concede 16 for a match-total of 32.8. That ranks 11th of 16 for team tackles in their primary competition. They average 21 tackles per take-on attempted against them (opposition averages 1 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 HamKam, 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 | 6 | 14 | 2.33 | 100% |
| Menno Koch | defender | 5 | 11 | 2.2 | 100% |
| Victor Emanuel Halvorsen | midfielder | 9 | 12 | 1.33 | 89% |
| Anders Hiim | defender | 10 | 21 | 2.1 | 80% |
| Andreas Hansen | midfielder | 10 | 14 | 1.4 | 80% |
| Aimar Sher | midfielder | 8 | 12 | 1.5 | 75% |
| Claus Niyukuri | defender | 8 | 17 | 2.13 | 75% |
| Bjørn Inge Utvik | defender | 10 | 9 | 0.9 | 70% |
| Sander Christiansen | midfielder | 10 | 22 | 2.2 | 70% |
| Sondre Sörli | attacker | 10 | 16 | 1.6 | 60% |
| Daniel Karlsbakk | attacker | 10 | 7 | 0.7 | 60% |
| Jo Inge Berget | midfielder | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 50% |
| Noa Williams | attacker | 8 | 3 | 0.38 | 38% |
| Magnar Odegaard | defender | 3 | 2 | 0.67 | 33% |
| Sigurd Rosted | defender | 3 | 1 | 0.33 | 33% |
| Mamour Ndiaye | goalkeeper | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| L. Øy | goalkeeper | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Date | Opponent | Venue | Score | Team tackles | Opposition tackles | Match total | Top player |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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) |
| 9 May 2026 | Fredrikstad | Home | 2-1 | 12 | 17 | 29 | Menno Koch (3) |
| 3 May 2026 | Lillestrøm | Away | 4-0 | 23 | 21 | 44 | Eirik Wichne (6) |
| 26 Apr 2026 | KFUM | Away | 1-0 | 6 | 12 | 18 | Eirik Wichne (2) |
| 19 Apr 2026 | Tromsø | Home | 0-1 | 15 | 18 | 33 | Claus Niyukuri (3) |
| 15 Apr 2026 | Bodø / Glimt | Home | 1-1 | 13 | 11 | 24 | Aimar Sher (4) |