Match analysis
NorwayEliteserien
Tipster previews, form, Elo ratings and the best odds for this Eliteserien fixture.
Sebastian Holm Mathisen🔄
Nikolaos Koutsakos🔄Hakon Lorentzen⚽Sander Risan Mörk🔄Evangelos Patoulidis🔄Ousmane Diallo Toure🔄gustav hojbjerg🔄Xander Lambrix🔄Jesper Cornelius🟨Bendik Slotfeldt Berntsen🟨Deni Dashaev🔄Start got the job done on Sunday 25 October, winning 1-0 at home to Sandefjord (Eliteserien). It was goalless at half-time. On the numbers, Sandefjord saw more of the ball (67%), while the shot count was 12 for Start and 18 for Sandefjord.
The goal for Start came from Hakon Lorentzen (72').
6W 0D 4L1.80 pts/game
Bold green marks the stronger number on each row. Both-teams-scored is shown without a side.
| StartHome | Rating | SandefjordAway |
|---|---|---|
| Strength | ||
| 1,388 | Overall | 1,522 |
| 1,468 | Match venue | 1,427 |
| 1,468 | At home | 1,550 |
| 1,324 | Away | 1,427 |
| Attack & defence | ||
| 1,423 | Attack | 1,476 |
| 1,448 | Defence | 1,569 |
| 1,452 | Home attack | 1,462 |
| 1,387 | Away attack | 1,501 |
| 1,514 | Home defence | 1,600 |
| 1,396 | Away defence | 1,468 |
| Match profile | ||
| 1,655 | Goal environment | 1,925 |
| 1,567 | Home goals | 1,592 |
| 1,588 | Away goals | 1,833 |
| 1,477 | Possession | 1,507 |
| Specialist ratings | ||
| 1,490 | Set-piece attack | 1,483 |
| 1,490 | Set-piece defence | 1,483 |
| 1,441 | Close games | 1,495 |
| 1,378 | Winning margin | 1,533 |
Match venue compares Start at home with Sandefjord away. Green marks the higher rating; a new team starts at 1500.
Match profile rows describe the game, not team strength: a higher goal environment means higher-scoring matches.
Start1:1Sandefjord1:1
Value VinnyLostThe pickSandefjord win
The numbers don't lie, and in this one they are pointing firmly at Sandefjord. Five weeks ago, on 20 September, Sandefjord dismantled Start 3–0 at their own ground, and that result tells you a great deal about the current dynamic between these two sides. Start have since lost…
PajimonLostThe pickSandefjord win
Look, I'm sitting here with my braai going and a cold one in hand, and I'm trying to work out this one. Start at home against Sandefjord in the Eliteserien, and honestly, the numbers are telling me something that the market doesn't quite reflect. Start have been in a bit of a…
Yoda Mc Yoda FaceLostThe pickSandefjord win
Ah, young one, you seek wisdom on this fixture? Sit, breathe, and let the numbers speak their truth. Start, the home side, find themselves in a troubled state. Two losses in their last two matches — a 6–1 defeat at Molde on 18 October and a 2–4 home defeat to Ham-Kam on 11…
Mr SimpleLostThe pickSandefjord win
Right, so Start are hosting Sandefjord on 25 October in the Eliteserien, and if I'm being honest, the last time these two met, it wasn't pretty for the home side. Sandefjord put 3 to 0 on Start back in September, and before that in March, another 3-2 at Sandefjord's ground. So…
The head-to-head covers 12 games since April 2018, and Start have won two, Sandefjord have taken five and five were drawn. Every tip we publish on the two sides together sits on our Start vs Sandefjord prediction page.
