Norway - First DivisionData current as of 21 October 2026

Sandnes Ulf vs Lyn: match statistics

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Sandnes Ulf vs Lyn: form, goals and key statistics

Key match information

Sandnes Ulf play Lyn in First Division (Norway). The match date is 25 October 2026.

Current form

Sandnes Ulf: 0-2-3, 0.40 points/match. Lyn: 1-0-4, 0.60 points/match.

Goal statistics

Sandnes Ulf scores 1.37 and concedes 2.00 goals per match. Lyn scores 1.52 and concedes 2.11. League average: 3.82 goals.

BTTS / Over / Under

BTTS: Sandnes Ulf 56%, Lyn 52%. Over 2.5: Sandnes Ulf 52%, Lyn 67%. League level: BTTS 64%, Over 2.5 71%.

xG, shots and style

Lyn has higher xG: 1.37 vs 1.36. Sandnes Ulf: 11.1 shots per match, Lyn: 10.3.

Match halves

Sandnes Ulf: half-time lead 26%, second-half goals 0.93. Lyn: half-time lead 26%, second-half goals 0.59.

Goals by minute

Sandnes Ulf: 76-90+ (13 goals). Lyn: 0-15 (9 goals). This is historical distribution, not a predicted goal minute.

League context

First Division: 3.82 goals per match, BTTS 64%, Over 2.5 71%.

Head-to-head

Before this fixture, 1 previous H2H matches were available: 1-0-0. Average goals 2.00, BTTS 0%.

Before the match

1X2 odds

(2.15)
(3.60)
(2.70)

Pre-match profile— what 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.

1.37Goals scored / match1.52
Sandnes UlfLyn
2Goals conceded / match2.11
Sandnes UlfLyn
42%Average possession52%
Sandnes UlfLyn
4.11Shots on target / match4.11
Sandnes UlfLyn

Team stats— who is more efficient?

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

11.11Shots per match10.3
Sandnes UlfLyn
4.11Shots on target4.11
Sandnes UlfLyn
12.3%Shot conversion14.7%
Sandnes UlfLyn
42%Possession52%
Sandnes UlfLyn
1.36xG for1.37
Sandnes UlfLyn
1.53xG against1.73
Sandnes UlfLyn

Shooting quality

Sandnes Ulf: Counter-attackingLyn: Efficient finishing
Sandnes UlfLyn
Accuracy (shots on target)37%40%
Chance quality (xG per shot)0.120.13
Finishing (goals per shot on target)0.330.37

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 form— who is in better shape?

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

Lyn is 50% better for: last-5 form.

0.4 pts / match - Sandnes Ulf · 0.6 pts / match - Lyn

Sandnes Ulf
LDDLL
No win in the last 5 matches
Season result split
26% W19% D56% L
Season (W-D-L)
7-5-15
0.96 pts / match · goal difference -17
Last 5 (W-D-L)
0-2-3
0.40 pts / match
Record at home (W-D-L)
4-3-6
Last 5 at home
0-2-3
LLDLD
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 1.2Goals conceded: 2.8xG: 1.03Opponent xG: 1.87BTTS: 80%Over 2.5: 80%
Lyn
LLLLW
Season result split
33% W15% D52% L
Season (W-D-L)
9-4-14
1.15 pts / match · goal difference -16
Last 5 (W-D-L)
1-0-4
0.60 pts / match
Record away (W-D-L)
4-3-6
Last 5 away
2-1-2
WDWLL
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 0.6Goals conceded: 2.6xG: 0.89Opponent xG: 1.75BTTS: 40%Over 2.5: 60%

Goals— how 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.

Lyn is 11% better for: goals scored per match.

1.37 goals / match - Sandnes Ulf · 1.52 goals / match - Lyn

Sandnes Ulf is 5% better for: goals conceded per match.

2 goals / match - Sandnes Ulf · 2.11 goals / match - Lyn

Sandnes Ulf scoring profile: very strong

Sandnes Ulf scores in 74% of matches (20 of 27 matches), while Lyn keeps a clean sheet in 22% (6 of 27 matches).

Lyn scoring profile: very strong

Lyn scores in 70% of matches (19 of 27 matches), while Sandnes Ulf keeps a clean sheet in 19% (5 of 27 matches).

37Goals scored (season)41
Sandnes UlfLyn
54Goals conceded (season)57
Sandnes UlfLyn
3.37Average goals in match3.63
Sandnes UlfLyn
6Goals scored (last 5)3
Sandnes UlfLyn
14Goals conceded (last 5)13
Sandnes UlfLyn

How often they score at least...

74%1 goal70%
Sandnes UlfLyn
33%2 goals37%
Sandnes UlfLyn
22%3 goals22%
Sandnes UlfLyn
7%4 goals11%
Sandnes UlfLyn

How often they concede at least...

81%1 goal78%
Sandnes UlfLyn
56%2 goals59%
Sandnes UlfLyn
30%3 goals44%
Sandnes UlfLyn
22%4 goals26%
Sandnes UlfLyn

* 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.

Goal patterns

11%BTTS at half-time19%
Sandnes UlfLyn
4%BTTS in both halves15%
Sandnes UlfLyn
22%Scored in both halves22%
Sandnes UlfLyn

BTTS and goal count

41%Min. 3 goals and BTTS44%
Sandnes UlfLyn
11%Min. 3 goals without BTTS22%
Sandnes UlfLyn
80%BTTS - last 540%
Sandnes UlfLyn

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

74%Min. 1 goal before half-time70%
Sandnes UlfLyn
26%Min. 2 goals before half-time48%
Sandnes UlfLyn
15%Min. 3 goals before half-time37%
Sandnes UlfLyn

2nd half

96%Min. 1 goal after half-time85%
Sandnes UlfLyn
67%Min. 2 goals after half-time63%
Sandnes UlfLyn
26%Min. 3 goals after half-time33%
Sandnes UlfLyn

Match halves— when do the teams score more often?

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

Sandnes Ulf - half-time state
26% leading33% draw41% trailing
Lyn - half-time state
26% leading37% draw37% trailing

Before half-time (1st half)

1.11Points per match (1st half)1.15
Sandnes UlfLyn
0.44Goals scored (1st half)0.93
Sandnes UlfLyn
0.78Goals conceded (1st half)0.78
Sandnes UlfLyn
1.22Average goals (1st half)1.7
Sandnes UlfLyn
52%Clean sheet before half-time52%
Sandnes UlfLyn
63%No goal before half-time59%
Sandnes UlfLyn

After half-time (2nd half)

1Points per match (2nd half)0.7
Sandnes UlfLyn
0.93Goals scored (2nd half)0.59
Sandnes UlfLyn
1.22Goals conceded (2nd half)1.33
Sandnes UlfLyn
2.15Average goals (2nd half)1.93
Sandnes UlfLyn
26%Clean sheet after half-time30%
Sandnes UlfLyn
41%No goal after half-time48%
Sandnes UlfLyn

Sandnes Ulf - second-half results

26% W22% D52% L
30
Half-time points
12
Half-time goals
-9
Goal difference (1st half)
27
Second-half points
-8
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.11
PPG before half-time
Lead holding100%

Leads at half-time in 26% of matches and wins 26%. 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.

Lyn - second-half results

15% W26% D59% L
31
Half-time points
25
Half-time goals
+4
Goal difference (1st half)
19
Second-half points
-20
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.15
PPG before half-time
Lead holding127%

Leads at half-time in 26% of matches and wins 33%. Also wins matches without a half-time lead.

Defence after half-time+0.6

Concedes 0.6 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 match0.800.80
Goals scored / match0.60.6
Goals conceded / match1.21.6
Average goals in match1.82.2
1 goal100%100%
2 goals40%80%
3 goals20%20%
Clean sheet20%20%
No goal60%40%
Goal difference-3-5
Half-time: 20% leading - 20% draw - 60% trailing
2nd half: 20% won - 20% draw - 60% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 20% - Half-time goals total: 3
Lyn - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match0.200.80
Goals scored / match0.00.6
Goals conceded / match1.21.4
Average goals in match1.22.0
1 goal80%80%
2 goals20%60%
3 goals20%40%
Clean sheet20%40%
No goal100%40%
Goal difference-6-4
Half-time: 0% leading - 20% draw - 80% trailing
2nd half: 20% won - 20% draw - 60% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 0% - Half-time goals total: 0

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

Goals by minute— when do goals arrive?

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

Sandnes Ulf
ScoredConceded
4
10
0-15
1
3
16-30
7
8
31-45
7
12
46-60
5
10
61-75
13
11
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 76-90 (13 goals). Concedes most in 46-60 (12). Late-goal balance (76-90): +2 - wins late phases.

Lyn
ScoredConceded
9
5
0-15
8
9
16-30
8
7
31-45
5
10
46-60
5
8
61-75
6
18
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 0-15 (9 goals). Concedes most in 76-90 (18). Late-goal balance (76-90): -12 - late phases are a weakness.

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

Additional team indicators— what do xG, efficiency and form show?

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

Match profile

3.50
Estimated goals
attack vs opponent defence
1.7 : 1.8
Estimated goal split
home : away
92%
Pace vs league
100% = league average
54%
Both teams scored (BTTS)
average from both teams' seasons
-43%
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.
-0.17
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
-0.46
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
+0.1 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
+0.01
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
-0.47
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
63%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
121%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
-0.56
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+0.5
Late goals
35% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 11% come in the first quarter-hour.
35%

Lyn

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
-0.36
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
-0.23
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
+3.4 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
+0.15
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
-0.38
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.
97%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
-0.55
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
-0.3
Late goals
15% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 22% come in the first quarter-hour.
15%

* 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 context— is this a high-scoring league?

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

Teams vs league

Sandnes UlfLigaLyn
Average goals in match▼ 3.373.82▼ 3.63
Both teams scored▼ 56%64%▼ 52%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5)▼ 52%71%▼ 67%
Clean sheets• 19%19%▲ 22%
Goal before half-time▼ 74%78%▼ 70%
Goal after half-time▲ 96%90%▼ 85%

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

3.82
Average goals per match
64%
Both teams scored
71%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5)
19%
Clean sheets
2.17
Home goals / match
1.65
Away goals / match
+32%
Home attack advantage
+24%
Home defence advantage
+18%
Total home advantage
Goals in 1st half (whole league)
78%
1 goal
48%
2 goals
29%
3 goals
10%
4 goals
Goals in 2nd half (whole league)
90%
1 goal
64%
2 goals
34%
3 goals
16%
4 goals

Head-to-head

Previous meeting: Sandnes Ulf 1 - 0 - 0 Lyn. Average goals 2.00, both teams scored in 0% matches.

FAQ

When do Sandnes Ulf and Lyn play?

Sandnes Ulf face Lyn on 25 October 2026 in First Division. 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 Lyn?

Sandnes Ulf score 1.37 goals per game on average and Lyn 1.52. The First Division average is 3.82 goals, with Over 2.5 landing in 71% of games. Both teams score in 56% of Sandnes Ulf's matches and 52% of Lyn's.

What form are Sandnes Ulf and Lyn in?

Over the last 5 games Sandnes Ulf have a 0-2-3 record (0.40 points per game) and Lyn 1-0-4 (0.60 points per game).

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

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