Eliteserien match prediction and preview for Odd vs Start clash

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Competition: Norway Eliteserien
Competition: Sun 22.November
Match begins: 17:00 (UTC)
Venue: Skagerak Arena (13500 seats)

The league table in Eliteserien tells a story about these teams so far, with Odd leading Start by 20 points. Match preview to follow:

There should be plenty of energy on the pitch in this game, as both sides have had time to recuperate from their last game. Let's hope both teams are ready to give it all.

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Odd form and stats

Odd have performed here at Skagerak Arena this season with 8 wins from 12 Eliteserien matches. Some points have been lost, as they have drawn 2 games and lost 2.

Odd lost their last game at Vålerenga (placed 4th) after a 0-2 scoreline. Ahead of that match, Odd won a home game hosting Viking (3-0).

Odd can score goals in their home matches. After 12 league matches they have found the net 25 times. 13 goals have been conceded. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 1 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 home matches.

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Start form and stats

The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for Start, who have the fewest points (3) away in Eliteserien, so far with only 3 points returning home. The records show 0-3-8 (win-draw-lose). Travelling has not been lucrative for the away team as they have returned home without a win in eleven away games in a row.

Start had fun at their own home (Skagerak Arena) last time out, beating Sarpsborg 08 3-2. Kevin Kabran and Erlend Segberg (2) scored. Prior to that match, the Start manager J. Hardarson faced defeat when travelling to Rosenborg and losing 0-1.

The visitors have scored 8 goals from 11 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. For Start, more than two goals on average per game end up in their own net.

Head 2 Head

The most recent history between these sides is the Start - Odd 0-5 played earlier this season. Numbers for the last ten meetings between these two teams are: eight wins for Odd, one draw and one win for Start. Over 2,5 goals: nine times; under 2,5 goals: one game.

Top Goalscorers

OddM. Bakenga Joar Namugunga
M. Bakenga Joar Namugunga
9 goals
StartE. Schulze
E. Schulze
7 goals
OddE. Ruud
E. Ruud
6 goals

Odd missing players

Start missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Odd Start
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
24 12 4 Played P 3 11 24
13 8 3 Won W 0 0 5
3 2 0 Drew D 0 3 7
8 2 1 Lost L 3 8 12
44 25 11 Scored S 0 8 28
35 13 5 Conceded C 12 26 44
96% 92% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 92%
83% 83% 75% Over 1.5 O 1.5 67% 73% 71%
58% 67% 75% Over 2.5 O 2.5 67% 45% 54%
33% 33% 50% Over 3.5 O 3.5 67% 45% 42%
29% 25% 50% Over 4.5 O 4.5 67% 36% 33%
46% 58% 75% BTTS BTTS 0% 45% 50%
33% 33% 25% Clean Sheets C S 0% 0% 17%
25% 17% 0% Failed to Score F T 100% 55% 42%
 
0 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 0
0 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 0 0
1 0.7 1.2 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1.3 1.7 1.8
1 1 0 Red cards R C 1 1 1
 
282 146 58 Total Shots T S 25 123 306
97 54 24 Shots on Target S O 7 37 95
45% 46% 46% Goal Efficiency G E 0% 22% 29%
Key stats in Eliteserien this season:
  • Odd have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Odd have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Start have scored away.
  • Start has the fewest clean sheets (0) away in Eliteserien
  • Start has the fewest points (3) away in Eliteserien
  • Start has the fewest scored goals (8) away in Eliteserien
  • Start have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
  • Start have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their away matches.
  • Start have yet to win a game away.
  • Start haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Bodø / Glimt 24 21 2 1 83 27 12 12 0 0 46 8 12 9 2 1 37 19 56 65
2 Molde 24 15 2 7 59 30 12 9 1 2 32 11 12 6 1 5 27 19 29 47
3 Rosenborg 24 13 6 5 43 25 12 8 3 1 28 12 12 5 3 4 15 13 18 45
4 Vålerenga 24 13 6 5 41 28 12 8 4 0 27 12 12 5 2 5 14 16 13 45
5 Odd 24 13 3 8 44 35 12 8 2 2 25 13 12 5 1 6 19 22 9 42
6 Kristiansund 24 9 10 5 46 35 11 4 4 3 26 19 13 5 6 2 20 16 11 37
7 Viking 24 9 6 9 42 43 12 5 3 4 26 19 12 4 3 5 16 24 -1 33
8 Stabæk 24 7 10 7 31 34 12 5 4 3 16 11 12 2 6 4 15 23 -3 31
9 Haugesund 24 9 4 11 29 38 12 5 2 5 18 19 12 4 2 6 11 19 -9 31
10 Sarpsborg 08 24 8 4 12 29 33 12 6 1 5 18 11 12 2 3 7 11 22 -4 28
11 Sandefjord 24 8 4 12 25 37 12 3 4 5 10 17 12 5 0 7 15 20 -12 28
12 Brann 24 6 7 11 30 41 12 2 4 6 15 17 12 4 3 5 15 24 -11 25
13 Strømsgodset 24 5 9 10 30 45 12 3 5 4 16 21 12 2 4 6 14 24 -15 24
14 Start 24 5 7 12 28 44 13 5 4 4 20 18 11 0 3 8 8 26 -16 22
15 Mjøndalen 24 6 2 16 21 41 12 4 0 8 12 17 12 2 2 8 9 24 -20 20
16 Aalesund 24 2 4 18 26 71 12 1 2 9 14 33 12 1 2 9 12 38 -45 10

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  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Bodø / Glimt 24 21 2 1 83 27 12 12 0 0 46 8 12 9 2 1 37 19 56 65
2 Molde 24 15 2 7 59 30 12 9 1 2 32 11 12 6 1 5 27 19 29 47
3 Rosenborg 24 13 6 5 43 25 12 8 3 1 28 12 12 5 3 4 15 13 18 45
4 Vålerenga 24 13 6 5 41 28 12 8 4 0 27 12 12 5 2 5 14 16 13 45
5 Odd 24 13 3 8 44 35 12 8 2 2 25 13 12 5 1 6 19 22 9 42
6 Kristiansund 24 9 10 5 46 35 11 4 4 3 26 19 13 5 6 2 20 16 11 37
7 Viking 24 9 6 9 42 43 12 5 3 4 26 19 12 4 3 5 16 24 -1 33
8 Stabæk 24 7 10 7 31 34 12 5 4 3 16 11 12 2 6 4 15 23 -3 31
9 Haugesund 24 9 4 11 29 38 12 5 2 5 18 19 12 4 2 6 11 19 -9 31
10 Sarpsborg 08 24 8 4 12 29 33 12 6 1 5 18 11 12 2 3 7 11 22 -4 28
11 Sandefjord 24 8 4 12 25 37 12 3 4 5 10 17 12 5 0 7 15 20 -12 28
12 Brann 24 6 7 11 30 41 12 2 4 6 15 17 12 4 3 5 15 24 -11 25
13 Strømsgodset 24 5 9 10 30 45 12 3 5 4 16 21 12 2 4 6 14 24 -15 24
14 Start 24 5 7 12 28 44 13 5 4 4 20 18 11 0 3 8 8 26 -16 22
15 Mjøndalen 24 6 2 16 21 41 12 4 0 8 12 17 12 2 2 8 9 24 -20 20
16 Aalesund 24 2 4 18 26 71 12 1 2 9 14 33 12 1 2 9 12 38 -45 10

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Eliteserien is at the top of the Norwegian football league system. Seasons run from March to November with the 16 teams playing each other home and away for a total of 240 fixtures. When all these are played, the top team in the league table is the the “League Winner” while the winner of the cup in Norway is the “Norwegian Champion”.