FK Haugesund

vs

Sogndal IL

Preview

FK Haugesund

• FK Haugesund have won 4 and lost 1 of their last 5 games and are currently on a three-game winning streak.
• FK Haugesund are top of the 1. Division 2026 with 43 points from 20 games and have been in red-hot form across their most recent games.
• Haugesund average 3.22 goals scored and 1.22 conceded per game at home in the 1. Division 2026, compared to 1.40 goals scored and 2.90 goals conceded on the road by Sogndal.

Sogndal IL

• Sogndal IL have won 2, drawn 1 and lost 2 of their last 5 matches.
• Sogndal IL currently sit 12th in the 1. Division 2026 table with 22 points from 20 matches and they come into this Saturday's trip to Haugesund Sparebank Arena as underdogs.
• Luis Pimenta's Sogndal are more of a possession-first side, built around central control and short combinations and that could play into the home team's hands on Saturday.

Players to watch

• Eide's side have won 2 of their last 2 to nil (3-0 vs Egersund IK and 2-0 vs Bryne FK) and they look like a well-oiled machine with Sory Diarra their danger man after he scored five times in their last five games in which they have netted 16.
• Onni Helen has been in excellent form for the visitors in recent weeks, with five of their 14 goals coming from his feet in the last five matches.

Odds & market

• The home win odds of 1.35 look far too low for a game of this kind, with the draw available at 5.55 and Sogndal at 6.56.
• The market also seems to favour goals here, but the BTTS-NO selection at 2.77 suits both the control that Haugesund are likely to hold and Sogndal's away fragility more than an all-out shootout.

Short verdict

• The most likely scenario is that Haugesund win and they are the value bet here.
• Haugesund have kept clean sheets in their last two home games and could well do so again.