The hosting team, Kristiansund, should be front runners in this fixture, but Start have displayed both smartness and determination. Read more about the match!
- Kristiansund have the most points (19) at home in Obos-Ligaen
- Start have the most scored goals (32) in Obos-Ligaen
It's quite the trip for Start when visiting Kristiansund as the cities are 800 kilometers apart.
Kristiansund form and stats
19 points is a decent return from 8 Obos-Ligaen games here at Kristiansund Stadion for Kristiansund. The data says 6 wins, 1 draw and 1 loss. Hopes of three in a row are alive for Kristiansund after consecutive victories at their own ground.
The fans are hoping that Kristiansund will strike back in this fixture, putting things right after the 2-3 away loss in the game against Raufoss (placed 12th). The first loss after going undefeated through three league games. The home side have an in-form goalscorer in Stokke, having scored in four consecutive matches.
Before that game, the 4-0 home victory against Hødd.The betting market estimate that the home team has about 55-60% chance of winning this match. There could be betting value if you think differently, so to help you here are the stats from Kristiansund's earlier matches at home being 55%-60% favourite: Played 7 games, won 7 matches, drawn 0 and lost 0.
An interesting fact: 10 of the latest 12 league matches from this football club have seen goals scored by both teams.
There will be little rest for Kristiansund after this match as they are travelling to Sogndal for a Obos-Ligaen game in only four days.
Kristiansund can score goals in their home matches. After 8 league matches they have found the net 20 times. It's worth mentioning that 10 of these goals has been scored in their last three home matches.
Start form and stats
Start have only collected 7 points from their away games in the Obos-Ligaen, after 1-4-3 (8 played). Three consecutive losses in away matches means Start are growing more and more desperate for a good performance on the road.
Start are travelling after their nice 3-0 home win in the game against Mjøndalen (placed 10th).
It was a defeat before that one as the away game against Kongsvinger wasn't a success with a 1-2 loss.Betting related statistic: Both teams have scored goal(s) in 12 of this club's latest 13 league matches.
The visitors are returning home after this fixture, hosting Skeid in just four days.
The travelling fans enjoy Start's attacking play in away games, having scored 13 goals in 8 league matches away. As for defending, Start rarely keep clean sheets as they have conceded 14 goals from these away matches. It's worth mentioning that 7 of these goals has been conceded in their last three away matches.
Head 2 Head
The participants have faced each other before in this season, with the result Start - Kristiansund 4-0 registered in the official records. Kristiansund-Start H2H statistics last five meetings regardless of arena: Kristiansund two wins, Start two wins, one draw. three of these five matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).
Top Goalscorers
  B. Stokke 10 goals |   A. Sanyang 6 goals |
Kristiansund missing players
Start missing players
| Kristiansund | Start | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 15 | 8 | 2 | Played | P | 4 | 8 | 15 |
| 7 | 6 | 2 | Won | W | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| 4 | 1 | 0 | Drew | D | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| 4 | 1 | 0 | Lost | L | 3 | 3 | 4 |
| 29 | 20 | 7 | Scored | S | 5 | 13 | 32 |
| 22 | 8 | 3 | Conceded | C | 9 | 14 | 24 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 88% | 93% |
| 93% | 88% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 88% | 93% |
| 67% | 75% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 100% | 88% | 93% |
| 60% | 62% | 100% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 50% | 62% | 60% |
| 20% | 25% | 100% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 12% | 20% |
| 67% | 62% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 88% | 80% |
| 13% | 25% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 12% | 20% |
| 20% | 12% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 12% | 7% |
| 6.1 | 7.4 | 8 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4 | 3.4 | 4.4 |
| 4.9 | 3.4 | 3.5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.8 | 5.2 | 4.3 |
| 1.4 | 1.4 | 0.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.2 | 1.6 | 1.6 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 12.3 | 13 | 15 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 8.2 | 8.1 | 10 |
| 4.5 | 5.1 | 5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.2 | 3.4 | 4.7 |
| 43% | 49% | 70% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 38% | 48% | 45% |
| 9.5 | 7.5 | 9 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 9.5 | 11.8 | 10.1 |
| 3.5 | 2.2 | 3 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 5.2 | 5.6 | 4.3 |
- Kristiansund have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Kristiansund have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
- Kristiansund have the most points (19) at home in Obos-Ligaen
- Kristiansund have the most scored goals (20) at home in Obos-Ligaen
- Kristiansund have the the best goal difference (+12) at home in Obos-Ligaen
- Kristiansund have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded at home.
- Kristiansund have won significantly more corners at home than away.
- Kristiansund haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Start have the fewest matches under the total-line (1) in Obos-Ligaen
- Start have the most matches over the total-line (14) in Obos-Ligaen
- Start have the most scored goals (13) away in Obos-Ligaen
- Start have the most scored goals (32) in Obos-Ligaen
- Start have the most scored goals in the second half (23) in Obos-Ligaen
- Start have won significantly less corners away then at home.
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Kongsvinger | 15 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 24 | 15 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 31 |
| 2 | Fredrikstad | 15 | 7 | 8 | 0 | 18 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 12 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 11 | 29 |
| 3 | Sogndal | 15 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 24 | 17 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 11 | 7 | 27 |
| 4 | Kristiansund | 15 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 29 | 22 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 20 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 14 | 7 | 25 |
| 5 | KFUM | 15 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 26 | 19 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 12 | 7 | 25 |
| 6 | Start | 15 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 32 | 24 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 19 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 13 | 14 | 8 | 23 |
| 7 | Moss | 15 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 18 | 20 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 15 | -2 | 22 |
| 8 | Jerv | 15 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 24 | 27 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 14 | -3 | 21 |
| 9 | Ranheim | 15 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 17 | 29 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 16 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 13 | -12 | 20 |
| 10 | Mjøndalen | 15 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 19 | 23 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 12 | -4 | 18 |
| 11 | Sandnes Ulf | 15 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 26 | 22 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 9 | 4 | 17 |
| 12 | Raufoss | 15 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 15 | 18 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 13 | -3 | 16 |
| 13 | Bryne | 15 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 17 | 21 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 13 | -4 | 16 |
| 14 | Hødd | 15 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 15 | 20 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 13 | -5 | 14 |
| 15 | Åsane | 15 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 18 | 23 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 11 | -5 | 11 |
| 16 | Skeid | 15 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 17 | 32 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 17 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 15 | -15 | 11 |
- Kristiansund BK
- Tidens Krav - (local newspaper)
- Uglan supporterklubb - (supporter site)
- FVN.no - (local newspaper)
