Norway - EliteserienSparebanken Sør ArenaData current as of 21 October 2026

Start vs Sandefjord: match statistics

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Start vs Sandefjord: form, goals and key statistics

Key match information

Start play Sandefjord in Eliteserien (Norway). The match date is 25 October 2026. Venue: Sparebanken Sør Arena.

Current form

Start: 1-0-4, 0.60 points/match. Sandefjord: 1-2-2, 1.00 points/match.

Goal statistics

Start scores 1.09 and concedes 2.35 goals per match. Sandefjord scores 0.96 and concedes 1.30. League average: 3.21 goals.

BTTS / Over / Under

BTTS: Start 61%, Sandefjord 48%. Over 2.5: Start 61%, Sandefjord 43%. League level: BTTS 60%, Over 2.5 62%.

xG, shots and style

Sandefjord has higher xG: 1.52 vs 1.51. Start: 14.3 shots per match, Sandefjord: 14.4.

Match halves

Start: half-time lead 26%, second-half goals 0.48. Sandefjord: half-time lead 17%, second-half goals 0.70.

Goals by minute

Start: 31-45+ (8 goals). Sandefjord: 61-75 (7 goals). This is historical distribution, not a predicted goal minute.

League context

Eliteserien: 3.21 goals per match, BTTS 60%, Over 2.5 62%.

Head-to-head

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

Before the match

1X2 odds

(2.04)
(3.63)
(3.40)

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.

1.09Goals scored / match0.96
StartSandefjord
2.35Goals conceded / match1.3
StartSandefjord
43%Average possession50%
StartSandefjord
3.83Shots on target / match4.35
StartSandefjord

Team stats— who is more efficient?

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

14.26Shots per match14.43
StartSandefjord
3.83Shots on target4.35
StartSandefjord
7.6%Shot conversion6.6%
StartSandefjord
43%Possession50%
StartSandefjord
1.51xG for1.52
StartSandefjord
1.75xG against1.72
StartSandefjord

Shooting quality

Start: AttackingSandefjord: Attacking
StartSandefjord
Accuracy (shots on target)27%30%
Chance quality (xG per shot)0.110.11
Finishing (goals per shot on target)0.280.22

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.

Sandefjord is 67% better for: last-5 form.

0.6 pts / match - Start · 1 pts / match - Sandefjord

Start
LWLLL
Season result split
17% W17% D65% L
Season (W-D-L)
4-4-15
0.70 pts / match · goal difference -29
Last 5 (W-D-L)
1-0-4
0.60 pts / match
Record at home (W-D-L)
3-3-5
Last 5 at home
2-0-3
LLWWL
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 1.0Goals conceded: 3.0xG: 1.76Opponent xG: 2.22BTTS: 40%Over 2.5: 60%
Sandefjord
DLWDL
Season result split
26% W26% D48% L
Season (W-D-L)
6-6-11
1.04 pts / match · goal difference -8
Last 5 (W-D-L)
1-2-2
1.00 pts / match
Record away (W-D-L)
3-1-7
Last 5 away
1-1-3
LLWLD
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 1.4Goals conceded: 1.4xG: 1.51Opponent xG: 1.96BTTS: 60%Over 2.5: 40%

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.

Start is 14% better for: goals scored per match.

1.09 goals / match - Start · 0.96 goals / match - Sandefjord

Sandefjord is 81% better for: goals conceded per match.

2.35 goals / match - Start · 1.3 goals / match - Sandefjord

Start scoring profile: strong

Start scores in 70% of matches (16 of 23 matches), while Sandefjord keeps a clean sheet in 26% (6 of 23 matches).

Sandefjord scoring profile: very strong

Sandefjord scores in 65% of matches (15 of 23 matches), while Start keeps a clean sheet in 9% (2 of 23 matches).

25Goals scored (season)22
StartSandefjord
54Goals conceded (season)30
StartSandefjord
3.43Average goals in match2.26
StartSandefjord
5Goals scored (last 5)7
StartSandefjord
15Goals conceded (last 5)7
StartSandefjord

How often they score at least...

70%1 goal65%
StartSandefjord
26%2 goals26%
StartSandefjord
9%3 goals4%
StartSandefjord
4%4 goals0%
StartSandefjord

How often they concede at least...

91%1 goal74%
StartSandefjord
61%2 goals39%
StartSandefjord
39%3 goals17%
StartSandefjord
22%4 goals0%
StartSandefjord

* 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.

60%
League average

Goal patterns

26%BTTS at half-time9%
StartSandefjord
4%BTTS in both halves0%
StartSandefjord
17%Scored in both halves13%
StartSandefjord

BTTS and goal count

43%Min. 3 goals and BTTS35%
StartSandefjord
17%Min. 3 goals without BTTS9%
StartSandefjord
40%BTTS - last 560%
StartSandefjord

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

83%Min. 1 goal before half-time74%
StartSandefjord
52%Min. 2 goals before half-time22%
StartSandefjord
17%Min. 3 goals before half-time4%
StartSandefjord

2nd half

78%Min. 1 goal after half-time61%
StartSandefjord
57%Min. 2 goals after half-time43%
StartSandefjord
30%Min. 3 goals after half-time17%
StartSandefjord

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.

Start is 31% better for: first-half form (half-time points).

1.09 pts / match - Start · 0.83 pts / match - Sandefjord

Start - half-time state
26% leading30% draw43% trailing
Sandefjord - half-time state
17% leading30% draw52% trailing

Before half-time (1st half)

1.09Points per match (1st half)0.83
StartSandefjord
0.61Goals scored (1st half)0.26
StartSandefjord
0.96Goals conceded (1st half)0.74
StartSandefjord
1.57Average goals (1st half)1
StartSandefjord
35%Clean sheet before half-time39%
StartSandefjord
57%No goal before half-time78%
StartSandefjord

After half-time (2nd half)

0.91Points per match (2nd half)1.3
StartSandefjord
0.48Goals scored (2nd half)0.7
StartSandefjord
1.39Goals conceded (2nd half)0.57
StartSandefjord
1.87Average goals (2nd half)1.26
StartSandefjord
43%Clean sheet after half-time61%
StartSandefjord
57%No goal after half-time43%
StartSandefjord

Start - second-half results

22% W26% D52% L
25
Half-time points
14
Half-time goals
-8
Goal difference (1st half)
21
Second-half points
-21
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.09
PPG before half-time
Lead holding65%

Leads at half-time in 26% of matches and wins 17%. Sometimes loses the lead after half-time.

Defence after half-time+0.4

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

Sandefjord - second-half results

22% W65% D13% L
19
Half-time points
6
Half-time goals
-11
Goal difference (1st half)
30
Second-half points
+3
Goal difference (2nd half)
0.83
PPG before half-time
Lead holding153%

Leads at half-time in 17% of matches and wins 26%. Also wins matches without a half-time lead.

Defence after half-time-0.2

Defence stays stable across the full match.

Start - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match1.000.80
Goals scored / match0.40.6
Goals conceded / match1.02.0
Average goals in match1.42.6
1 goal80%80%
2 goals60%60%
3 goals0%60%
Clean sheet40%40%
No goal60%40%
Goal difference-3-7
Half-time: 20% leading - 40% draw - 40% trailing
2nd half: 20% won - 20% draw - 60% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 20% - Half-time goals total: 2
Sandefjord - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match0.401.80
Goals scored / match0.01.4
Goals conceded / match0.80.6
Average goals in match0.82.0
1 goal60%80%
2 goals20%60%
3 goals0%40%
Clean sheet40%60%
No goal100%20%
Goal difference-4+4
Half-time: 0% leading - 40% draw - 60% trailing
2nd half: 40% won - 60% draw - 0% 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.

Start
ScoredConceded
4
3
0-15
2
11
16-30
8
8
31-45
4
6
46-60
1
12
61-75
6
14
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 31-45 (8 goals). Concedes most in 76-90 (14). Late-goal balance (76-90): -8 - late phases are a weakness.

Sandefjord
ScoredConceded
2
7
0-15
3
5
16-30
1
5
31-45
5
4
46-60
7
1
61-75
4
8
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 61-75 (7 goals). Concedes most in 76-90 (8). Late-goal balance (76-90): -4 - 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

2.85
Estimated goals
attack vs opponent defence
1.2 : 1.7
Estimated goal split
home : away
89%
Pace vs league
100% = league average
55%
Both teams scored (BTTS)
average from both teams' seasons
+5%
Derby effect
H2H goals vs typical matches
45%
BTTS estimate
from both teams' scoring frequency
11%
0:0 risk
about 1 in 9 matches
2-3
Most common goal range
attack vs defence on both sides

Start

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
-0.24
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
-1.02
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
+3.8 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-0.42
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
-0.60
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
60%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
170%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
-0.10
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
-0.1
Late goals
24% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 16% come in the first quarter-hour.
24%

Sandefjord

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
-0.20
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
-0.14
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.
-0.56
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
+0.42
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
70%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
71%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
-0.04
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+0.4
Late goals
18% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 9% come in the first quarter-hour.
18%

* 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 (Eliteserien).

Teams vs league

StartLigaSandefjord
Average goals in match▲ 3.433.21▼ 2.26
Both teams scored• 61%60%▼ 48%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5)• 61%62%▼ 43%
Clean sheets▼ 9%22%▲ 26%
Goal before half-time▼ 83%85%▼ 74%
Goal after half-time• 78%79%▼ 61%

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

3.21
Average goals per match
60%
Both teams scored
62%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5)
22%
Clean sheets
1.83
Home goals / match
1.38
Away goals / match
+33%
Home attack advantage
+25%
Home defence advantage
+19%
Total home advantage
Goals in 1st half (whole league)
85%
1 goal
47%
2 goals
15%
3 goals
4%
4 goals
Goals in 2nd half (whole league)
79%
1 goal
52%
2 goals
21%
3 goals
11%
4 goals

Head-to-head

Previous meeting: Start 0 - 0 - 1 Sandefjord. Average goals 3.00, both teams scored in 0% matches.

FAQ

When do Start and Sandefjord play?

Start face Sandefjord on 25 October 2026 in Eliteserien at Sparebanken Sør Arena. The exact kick-off time in your timezone is shown at the top of the match page.

What do the goal statistics show before Start vs Sandefjord?

Start score 1.09 goals per game on average and Sandefjord 0.96. The Eliteserien average is 3.21 goals, with Over 2.5 landing in 62% of games. Both teams score in 61% of Start's matches and 48% of Sandefjord's.

What form are Start and Sandefjord in?

Over the last 5 games Start have a 1-0-4 record (0.60 points per game) and Sandefjord 1-2-2 (1.00 points per game).

Where can I find a betting tip and analysis for Start vs Sandefjord?

The statistical background for Start vs Sandefjord — form, head-to-head, goals, BTTS and Over/Under — is on this page. The tip with full reasoning and a value assessment is in the NoFluffPicks app.