Open game expected at Sparebanken Sør Arena: Start vs Fredrikstad preview

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Competition: Norway Obos-Ligaen
Competition: Sun 03.Sep
Match begins: 13:00 (UTC)
Venue: Sparebanken Sør Arena (14448 seats)

This should be quite a game, with Start in 4th and Fredrikstad in 1st. Here's our full preview!

Insights:
  • Start have the most scored goals (40) in Obos-Ligaen
  • Fredrikstad have the fewest conceded goals (13) in Obos-Ligaen

Start and Fredrikstad should both be in good shape for this meeting, as there's been enough days for both of them to train and rest since their last matches.

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Start form and stats

Start have been outstanding at home so far in the Obos-Ligaen with 8 wins, 1 draw and only 1 loss. Start has won so many consecutive home games (six in a row) that they struggle to remember the last time points were lost here at Sparebanken Sør Arena. We remember; it was Sandnes Ulf.

Defensively the home team are doing well, with their goalkeeper Jasper Silva Torkildsen not having conceded a league goal in 209 minutes.

Start travelled for their previous game, a trip to Ranheim that ended 0-0.

Previous to that game, a home match hosting Åsane in a game that was won 1-0.

This is expected to be a close game, with Start perhaps considered small favourites due to their home advantage. Looking back at earlier matches similar to this one (expected to be close with Start as a small favourite), we find 9 games. Start has won 3 of these, drawn 2 and lost 4.

Goal party? Who knows the future, but we do know that 16 of the 20 most recent league matches with this team has seen three or more goals.

With an average of more than two goals per home game in the league (25 in 10 games), Start's attacking play is working.

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Fredrikstad form and stats

5 wins, 4 draws and 1 loss. That’s the product of Fredrikstad playing as the away team in the Obos-Ligaen this season.

Impressive finishing from Aga secured the home win 1-0 against Hødd in their previous game.

Before that one, a nice away victory 2-1 at Kongsvinger.

So, this is expected to be a close game, an even contest. Looking at earlier matches with Fredrikstad playing away and similar expectations, we found 12 relevant matches. Results were 5 Fredrikstad wins, 3 draws and 4 defeats.

Sports betting fact: Both teams have scored in 10 of this club's last 13 league games.

Fredrikstad are scoring more than one goal per away game on average, having accumulated 11 away goals from 10 games (in the league). It's not easy to score on Fredrikstad as they have only conceded 7 goals from these away games. It's worth mentioning that 4 of these goals has been conceded in their last three away matches.

Head 2 Head

Start and Fredrikstad have faced off already this season: Fredrikstad - Start 3-1. Head to head statistics (for the former ten meetings): Start won three games, three matches ended with a tie and Fredrikstad got four wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: six / four.

Top Goalscorers

StartA. Sanyang
A. Sanyang
6 goals
StartL. Mares
L. Mares
5 goals
StartZ. Sawo
Z. Sawo
5 goals

Start missing players

Fredrikstad missing players

Start Fredrikstad
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
21 10 1 Played P 3 10 21
9 8 1 Won W 2 5 12
7 1 0 Drew D 0 4 8
5 1 0 Lost L 1 1 1
40 25 2 Scored S 4 11 30
27 10 0 Conceded C 3 7 13
90% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 90% 86%
86% 90% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 67% 60% 62%
76% 80% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 67% 30% 38%
43% 40% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 0% 14%
14% 20% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 5%
67% 50% 0% BTTS BTTS 67% 60% 57%
33% 50% 100% Clean Sheets C S 33% 40% 43%
10% 0% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 10% 14%
 
4.2 4.9 3 Corners for (avg) C F 5.7 6.6 6.1
4.3 3.3 5 Corners against (avg) C A 6.3 5.5 5
1.7 1.5 0 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1.7 1.2 1.2
2 1 0 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
10 11.6 5 Shots (avg) S ( 10.3 9.8 10.2
4.5 5.3 2 Shots on Target (avg) S O 4.3 3.4 4.1
42% 47% 100% Goal Efficiency G E 31% 32% 34%
 
10.1 8.3 9 Shots against (avg) S A 9 7.4 7.8
3.7 2.4 1 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 3.7 2.7 2.6
Key stats in Obos-Ligaen this season:
  • Fredrikstad have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
  • Fredrikstad have the fewest conceded goals (13) in Obos-Ligaen
  • Fredrikstad have the fewest conceded goals (7) away in Obos-Ligaen
  • Fredrikstad have the fewest conceded goals in the first half (4) in Obos-Ligaen
  • Fredrikstad have the fewest conceded goals in the second half (9) in Obos-Ligaen
  • Fredrikstad have the most clean sheets (9) in Obos-Ligaen
  • Fredrikstad have the most matches under the total-line (13) in Obos-Ligaen
  • Fredrikstad have the most points (19) away in Obos-Ligaen
  • Fredrikstad have the the best goal difference (+17) in Obos-Ligaen
  • Start have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Start have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
  • Start have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Fredrikstad have scored away.
  • Start have scored in all their home matches so far.
  • Start have the fewest matches under the total-line (5) in Obos-Ligaen
  • Start have the most matches over the total-line (16) in Obos-Ligaen
  • Start have the most scored goals (25) at home in Obos-Ligaen
  • Start have the most scored goals (40) in Obos-Ligaen
  • Start have the most scored goals in the second half (29) in Obos-Ligaen
  • Start have the the best goal difference (+15) at home in Obos-Ligaen
  • Start haven’t played a single 0-0 game 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 Fredrikstad 21 12 8 1 30 13 11 7 4 0 19 6 10 5 4 1 11 7 17 44
2 Kongsvinger 21 12 3 6 37 26 11 7 1 3 21 12 10 5 2 3 16 14 11 39
3 KFUM 21 10 5 6 34 27 10 6 2 2 18 10 11 4 3 4 16 17 7 35
4 Start 21 9 7 5 40 27 10 8 1 1 25 10 11 1 6 4 15 17 13 34
5 Sogndal 20 10 4 6 31 26 9 6 2 1 18 9 11 4 2 5 13 17 5 34
6 Ranheim 21 9 3 9 25 37 10 5 1 4 16 22 11 4 2 5 9 15 -12 30
7 Sandnes Ulf 20 8 5 7 33 24 11 4 3 4 18 15 9 4 2 3 15 9 9 29
8 Kristiansund 19 8 5 6 34 29 11 7 2 2 24 11 8 1 3 4 10 18 5 29
9 Raufoss 21 8 4 9 28 27 10 5 3 2 17 9 11 3 1 7 11 18 1 28
10 Bryne 21 8 4 9 28 28 11 6 3 2 17 10 10 2 1 7 11 18 0 28
11 Moss 20 7 5 8 24 28 10 6 1 3 12 7 10 1 4 5 12 21 -4 26
12 Jerv 21 7 5 9 32 40 11 4 3 4 17 19 10 3 2 5 15 21 -8 26
13 Mjøndalen 21 6 4 11 28 35 11 2 4 5 14 15 10 4 0 6 14 20 -7 22
14 Åsane 21 4 8 9 28 33 10 3 4 3 17 16 11 1 4 6 11 17 -5 20
15 Hødd 20 5 5 10 19 26 9 2 4 3 7 7 11 3 1 7 12 19 -7 20
16 Skeid 21 2 5 14 19 44 10 1 2 7 10 22 11 1 3 7 9 22 -25 11

Read more about Obos-Ligaen

The Norwegian 1. divisjon (usually referred to as OBOS-ligaen) is the second highest level of football in Norway. 16 teams play each other home and away. After these 240 fixtures the top two teams in the league table are promoted, while another can promote through playoff. Relegation follows a similar system.