Valerenga – Sandefjord

Valerenga held on at home to edge Sandefjord 1‑0, stretching their lead to 22 points and keeping them in 11th place with six wins, four draws and ten losses from 20 matches. The narrow victory also improved their goal difference to –9 (33 scored, 42 conceded), a slight edge over Sandefjord’s –9 as well (18 scored, 27 against) who sit two spots below on 20 points. The win marked Valerenga’s first success in the head‑to‑head this season, after the two sides split their earlier encounter. Both clubs remain locked in the lower half of the table, with only two points separating them and a handful of games left to climb out of the relegation zone.