Sarpsborg 08
The short answerSarpsborg 08 are 391st in the world on The Beaumont Index, rated 1299, with a plausible range of 238th to 647th. That makes them 1.10 goals per 90 minutes worse than an average club from Europe's top five leagues, and 7th of 16 in the Eliteserien.
What this club is made of
First XI
How good the usual starting eleven is
Squad depth
How much quality there is beyond the first eleven
Star spread
How evenly quality is shared. Low means the team leans on one or two stars
Club smarts
Transfer record: signings that work out, resale gains and buying young
Squad age curve
How many minutes go to players in their peak years
Manager
Results under the current head coach against what the squad suggested
Percentiles from 0 to 100: 90 means better than 90% of clubs in the league, or in the world. Higher means more of that quality. The profile describes the club. It is not part of the score. Missing bars mean there is not enough data yet. How the profile works.
This season they are taking 1.22 points a game from 23 matches, while their performances have been worth 1.40. That is 4.2 points fewer than the football deserved, which our model calls unlucky. Their opponents this season have averaged a rating of 1273, about the league average.
For context, the next club above them in the Eliteserien is Tromsø, rated 1347, and the next one below is Lillestrøm, rated 1283. The gap to the strongest side in the division, Bodø / Glimt, is 369 rating points.
On rating, they play like a tier-3 side, 1 tier above the level of their own league.
The Eliteserien itself is 22nd in our world league ranking, where its average club is 1.23 goals per 90 worse than the top-five average.
How sure are we? Confidence in this rating is high: the range of 238th to 647th is where the club's true world rank sits four times in five. Results to 25 Oct 2026.
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