Norway - First DivisionSandnes IdrettsparkData current as of 05 August 2026

Sandnes Ulf vs Hødd: match statistics

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Sandnes Ulf vs Hødd: form, goals and key statistics

Key match information

Sandnes Ulf play Hødd in First Division (Norway). The match date is 9 August 2026. Venue: Sandnes Idrettspark.

Current form

Sandnes Ulf: 2-1-2, 1.40 points/match. Hødd: 3-1-1, 2.00 points/match.

Goal statistics

Sandnes Ulf scores 1.44 and concedes 1.75 goals per match. Hødd scores 1.50 and concedes 1.63. League average: 3.77 goals.

BTTS / Over / Under

BTTS: Sandnes Ulf 50%, Hødd 63%. Over 2.5: Sandnes Ulf 44%, Hødd 63%. League level: BTTS 61%, Over 2.5 73%.

xG, shots and style

Sandnes Ulf has higher xG: 1.39 vs 1.25. Sandnes Ulf: 11.8 shots per match, Hødd: 9.9.

Match halves

Sandnes Ulf: half-time lead 19%, second-half goals 1.13. Hødd: half-time lead 50%, second-half goals 0.56.

Goals by minute

Sandnes Ulf: 76-90+ (9 goals). Hødd: 0-15 (5 goals). This is historical distribution, not a predicted goal minute.

League context

First Division: 3.77 goals per match, BTTS 61%, Over 2.5 73%.

Head-to-head

Before this fixture, 1 previous H2H matches were available: 0-0-1. Average goals 3.00, BTTS 100%.

Before the match

1X2 odds

(1.81)
(3.88)
(3.80)

Pre-match profilewhat do the season numbers say?

This is a team profile based on season data and form. Match-flow statistics are shown only after the fixture is played.

1.44Goals scored / match1.5
Sandnes UlfHødd
1.75Goals conceded / match1.63
Sandnes UlfHødd
41%Average possession49%
Sandnes UlfHødd
4.13Shots on target / match4.19
Sandnes UlfHødd

Team statswho is more efficient?

Attack and defence comparison for both teams in the current season.

11.75Shots per match9.94
Sandnes UlfHødd
4.13Shots on target4.19
Sandnes UlfHødd
12.2%Shot conversion15.1%
Sandnes UlfHødd
41%Possession49%
Sandnes UlfHødd
1.39xG for1.25
Sandnes UlfHødd
1.35xG against1.83
Sandnes UlfHødd

Shooting quality

Sandnes Ulf: Counter-attackingHødd: Efficient finishing
Sandnes UlfHødd
Accuracy (shots on target)35%42%
Chance quality (xG per shot)0.120.13
Finishing (goals per shot on target)0.350.36

xG per shot around 0.08 usually means long-range attempts; 0.15+ usually means box chances. The style label comes from possession, shot volume and conversion.

* xG (expected goals) says how many goals a team should score from its chances. If actual goals are above xG, finishing is above average; if below xG, chances are being missed.

Team formwho is in better shape?

Last five matches and season record, overall and split by home and away matches.

Hødd is 43% better for: last-5 form.

1.4 pts / match - Sandnes Ulf · 2 pts / match - Hødd

Sandnes Ulf
WWDLL
Season result split
38% W13% R50% P
Season (W-D-L)
6-2-8
1.25 pts / match · goal difference -5
Last 5 (W-D-L)
2-1-2
1.40 pts / match
Record at home (W-D-L)
4-1-3
Last 5 at home
4-0-1
WWWWL
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 1.8Goals conceded: 2.0xG: 1.37Opponent xG: 1.26BTTS: 60%Over 2.5: 60%
Hødd
DWWLW
Season result split
44% W19% R38% P
Season (W-D-L)
7-3-6
1.50 pts / match · goal difference -2
Last 5 (W-D-L)
3-1-1
2.00 pts / match
Record away (W-D-L)
2-2-4
Last 5 away
1-1-3
LLDWL
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 2.0Goals conceded: 2.2xG: 1.10Opponent xG: 2.13BTTS: 60%Over 2.5: 80%

Goalshow do both teams score and concede?

How many goals both teams score and concede, plus how often they keep a clean sheet or fail to score.

Hødd is 7% better for: goals conceded per match.

1.75 goals / match - Sandnes Ulf · 1.63 goals / match - Hødd

Sandnes Ulf scoring profile: very strong

Sandnes Ulf scores in 75% of matches (12 of 16 matches), while Hødd keeps a clean sheet in 13% (2 of 16 matches).

Hødd scoring profile: strong

Hødd scores in 69% of matches (11 of 16 matches), while Sandnes Ulf keeps a clean sheet in 25% (4 of 16 matches).

23Goals scored (season)24
Sandnes UlfHødd
28Goals conceded (season)26
Sandnes UlfHødd
3.19Average goals in match3.13
Sandnes UlfHødd
9Goals scored (last 5)10
Sandnes UlfHødd
10Goals conceded (last 5)11
Sandnes UlfHødd

How often they score at least...

75%1 goal69%
Sandnes UlfHødd
38%2 goals50%
Sandnes UlfHødd
19%3 goals19%
Sandnes UlfHødd
13%4 goals13%
Sandnes UlfHødd

How often they concede at least...

75%1 goal88%
Sandnes UlfHødd
50%2 goals38%
Sandnes UlfHødd
19%3 goals19%
Sandnes UlfHødd
13%4 goals6%
Sandnes UlfHødd

* Statistics include both teams' home and away matches in the current season.

Both teams scored (BTTS)how often do both teams score?

How often both teams' matches have goals on both sides, compared with the league average.

61%
League average

Goal patterns

6%BTTS at half-time25%
Sandnes UlfHødd
0%BTTS in both halves6%
Sandnes UlfHødd
19%Scored in both halves31%
Sandnes UlfHødd

BTTS and goal count

38%Min. 3 goals and BTTS56%
Sandnes UlfHødd
6%Min. 3 goals without BTTS6%
Sandnes UlfHødd
60%BTTS - last 560%
Sandnes UlfHødd

Goal count (Over/Under)how often do these matches cross the goal lines?

How often matches involving these teams clear goal thresholds, in the full match and in each half.

1st half

63%Min. 1 goal before half-time75%
Sandnes UlfHødd
25%Min. 2 goals before half-time44%
Sandnes UlfHødd
13%Min. 3 goals before half-time25%
Sandnes UlfHødd

2nd half

94%Min. 1 goal after half-time75%
Sandnes UlfHødd
75%Min. 2 goals after half-time56%
Sandnes UlfHødd
31%Min. 3 goals after half-time19%
Sandnes UlfHødd

Match halveswhen do the teams score more often?

How teams split performance between first and second half: goals, points, clean sheets and half-time state.

Hødd is 81% better for: first-half form (half-time points).

1 pts / match - Sandnes Ulf · 1.81 pts / match - Hødd

Sandnes Ulf - half-time state
19% leading44% draw38% trailing
Hødd - half-time state
50% leading31% draw19% trailing

Before half-time (1st half)

1Points per match (1st half)1.81
Sandnes UlfHødd
0.31Goals scored (1st half)0.94
Sandnes UlfHødd
0.69Goals conceded (1st half)0.63
Sandnes UlfHødd
1Average goals (1st half)1.56
Sandnes UlfHødd
56%Clean sheet before half-time56%
Sandnes UlfHødd
75%No goal before half-time44%
Sandnes UlfHødd

After half-time (2nd half)

1.25Points per match (2nd half)1
Sandnes UlfHødd
1.13Goals scored (2nd half)0.56
Sandnes UlfHødd
1.06Goals conceded (2nd half)1
Sandnes UlfHødd
2.19Average goals (2nd half)1.56
Sandnes UlfHødd
31%Clean sheet after half-time38%
Sandnes UlfHødd
31%No goal after half-time56%
Sandnes UlfHødd

Sandnes Ulf - second-half results

31% W31% R38% P
16
Half-time points
5
Half-time goals
-6
Goal difference (1st half)
20
Second-half points
+1
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.00
PPG before half-time
Lead holding200%

Leads at half-time in 19% of matches and wins 38%. Also wins matches without a half-time lead.

Defence after half-time+0.4

Concedes 0.4 more goals per match after half-time - defensive level drops in the second half.

Hødd - second-half results

19% W44% R38% P
29
Half-time points
15
Half-time goals
+5
Goal difference (1st half)
16
Second-half points
-7
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.81
PPG before half-time
Lead holding88%

Leads at half-time in 50% of matches and wins 44%. Usually protects the lead until full-time.

Defence after half-time+0.4

Concedes 0.4 more goals per match after half-time - defensive level drops in the second half.

Sandnes Ulf - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match1.201.40
Goals scored / match0.21.6
Goals conceded / match0.61.4
Average goals in match0.83.0
1 goal40%100%
2 goals20%100%
3 goals20%60%
Clean sheet80%20%
No goal80%20%
Goal difference-2+1
Half-time: 20% leading - 60% draw - 20% trailing
2nd half: 40% won - 20% draw - 40% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 0% - Half-time goals total: 1
Hødd - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match2.001.20
Goals scored / match1.40.6
Goals conceded / match1.40.8
Average goals in match2.81.4
1 goal80%60%
2 goals80%60%
3 goals80%20%
Clean sheet20%60%
No goal40%60%
Goal difference0-1
Half-time: 60% leading - 20% draw - 20% trailing
2nd half: 20% won - 60% draw - 20% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 60% - Half-time goals total: 7

* Colours in tables show event frequency: green is common, yellow is moderate, red is rare. It is frequency, not a team rating.

Goals by minutewhen do goals arrive?

Match phases in which both teams most often score and concede.

Sandnes Ulf
ScoredConceded
3
7
0-15
0
3
16-30
2
1
31-45
6
7
46-60
3
2
61-75
9
8
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 76-90 (9 goli). Concedes most in 76-90 (8). Late-goal balance (76-90): +1 - wins late phases.

Hødd
ScoredConceded
5
0
0-15
5
5
16-30
5
5
31-45
4
8
46-60
3
5
61-75
2
3
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 0-15 (5 goli). Concedes most in 46-60 (8). Late-goal balance (76-90): -1 - late phases are a weakness.

* Buckets 31-45 and 76-90 include added-time goals.

Additional team indicatorswhat do xG, efficiency and form show?

A comparison of chance quality, results and trends based on completed matches from the current season.

Match profile

3.16
Estimated goals
attack vs opponent defence
1.5 : 1.6
Estimated goal split
home : away
84%
Pace vs league
100% = league average
57%
Both teams scored (BTTS)
average from both teams' seasons
-5%
Derby effect
H2H goals vs typical matches
52%
BTTS estimate
from both teams' scoring frequency
8%
0:0 risk
about 1 in 13 matches
2-3
Most common goal range
attack vs defence on both sides

Sandnes Ulf

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
+0.04
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
-0.35
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
+0.7 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
+0.05
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
-0.40
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
67%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
107%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
+0.15
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+0.8
Late goals
39% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 13% come in the first quarter-hour.
39%

Hødd

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
-0.58
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
+0.45
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
+1.9 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
+0.25
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
+0.20
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
92%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
76%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
+0.50
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
-0.4
Late goals
8% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 21% come in the first quarter-hour.
8%

* The estimated goal total and split, BTTS estimate, 0:0 risk and goal range are calculated from public season averages and frequencies for both teams. This is a statistical match profile, not a private model prediction or betting pick. The remaining indicators describe completed matches from the season.

League contextis this a high-scoring league?

How both teams compare with league-wide averages (First Division).

Teams vs league

Sandnes UlfLigaHødd
Average goals in match 3.193.77 3.13
Both teams scored 50%61% 63%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5) 44%73% 63%
Clean sheets 25%21% 13%
Goal before half-time 63%75% 75%
Goal after half-time 94%88% 75%

^ green = above league average, ˇ red = below league average. This shows direction of the gap, not a team rating.

3.77
Average goals per match
61%
Both teams scored
73%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5)
21%
Clean sheets
2.14
Home goals / match
1.63
Away goals / match
+31%
Home attack advantage
+24%
Home defence advantage
+24%
Total home advantage
Goals in 1st half (whole league)
75%
1 goal
48%
2 goals
27%
3 goals
7%
4 goals
Goals in 2nd half (whole league)
88%
1 goal
63%
2 goals
38%
3 goals
18%
4 goals

Head-to-head

Previous meeting: Sandnes Ulf 0 - 0 - 1 Hødd. Average goals 3.00, both teams scored in 100% matches.

FAQ

When do Sandnes Ulf and Hødd play?

Sandnes Ulf face Hødd on 9 August 2026 in First Division at Sandnes Idrettspark. The exact kick-off time in your timezone is shown at the top of the match page.

What do the goal statistics show before Sandnes Ulf vs Hødd?

Sandnes Ulf score 1.44 goals per game on average and Hødd 1.50. The First Division average is 3.77 goals, with Over 2.5 landing in 73% of games. Both teams score in 50% of Sandnes Ulf's matches and 63% of Hødd's.

What form are Sandnes Ulf and Hødd in?

Over the last 5 games Sandnes Ulf have a 2-1-2 record (1.40 points per game) and Hødd 3-1-1 (2.00 points per game).

Where can I find a betting tip and analysis for Sandnes Ulf vs Hødd?

Here you can check the pre-match numbers for Sandnes Ulf vs Hødd: form, H2H, goals and Over/Under. The pick itself, value and reasoning are published in the NoFluffPicks app.