Sarpsborg 08 FF – Start

The home side Sarpsborg 08 managed only a point against Start, with the match ending 1‑1 and leaving the visitors still mired in the lower half of the table. The draw kept Sarpsborg 08 on ninth place with 25 points from 20 games, a record of six wins, seven draws and seven defeats and a narrow –1 goal difference (23‑26). Start remain 16th with 16 points, having taken four wins, four draws and twelve losses while conceding 41 goals. The result also preserved the season’s head‑to‑head balance between the clubs – their sole encounter ending in a draw. Both sides now look to improve their positions as the campaign heads into its final stretch.