Start are welcoming Mjøndalen for another important game after their 2-3 result against 16th-placed Aalesund.
There’s little time for restitution or working hard at the training pitch these days, with both teams having played their last game less than four days ago.
Start form and stats
Start's struggle is real here at Sparebanken Sør Arena with only 4 points collected from 6 Eliteserien games. The win-draw-lost numbers are ugly: 0-4-2. The home team are struggling everywhere these days as they haven't won a league-game, regardless of being the home or the away team, in eleven attempts. Three draws from their last three home games means a steady supply of points here at Sparebanken Sør Arena, but a victory now would be sweet for Start.
Start are hoping to put things right at home after a defeat in their previous match, the score 2-3 away versus Aalesund. In the match before that, Start hosted Stabæk and drew the game 0-0.
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 seven games. Start has won three of these, drawn one and lost three.
Start are traveling soon after this match as the Eliteserien match at Molde awaits in three days.
The goals haven't exactly been flowing for Start here at Sparebanken Sør Arena in the league, with less than one goal per game on average (5 from 6 games). Start have conceded 11 from these games.
Mjøndalen form and stats
Mjøndalen have only collected 5 points from their away games in the Eliteserien, after 1-2-3 (6 played). It's looking increasingly bleak for Mjøndalen who now has to deal with a six game losing streak. Aalesund was the last time a defeat was avoided. Three consecutive losses in away matches means Mjøndalen are growing more and more desperate for a good performance on the road.
Mjøndalen have been frustrated by their lack of goals lately, as they haven't scored in the league since they found the net 186 minutes ago. V. Dragsnes was the goal scorer.
Mjøndalen might have something to prove in this game as they lost at home in their previous match. Odd proved too strong as Mjøndalen slumped to a 0-2 defeat in front of their own fans at Consto Arena. Prior to that match, the Mjøndalen manager V. Hansen faced defeat when travelling to Sandefjord and losing 0-1.
As mentioned above, this is an open game with no clear favourite. We have found six similar matches played by Mjøndalen in our archives, and the results are: one win for Mjøndalen, two draws and three defeats.
Mjøndalen have scored 6 goals on their travels this season, from 6 away games in the league. As opposed to that, Mjøndalen have seen the ball go into their own net 7 times on the road.
Head 2 Head
Head-2-head stats last eight meetings: four - two - two (Start wins - draws - Mjøndalen wins). As for goals, six matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), two had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  M. Bringaker 4 goals |   S. Ibrahim 4 goals |  E. Schulze 2 goals |
Start missing players
Mjøndalen missing players
| Start | Mjøndalen | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 11 | 6 | 1 | Played | P | 3 | 6 | 11 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Won | W | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 6 | 4 | 1 | Drew | D | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| 5 | 2 | 0 | Lost | L | 1 | 3 | 7 |
| 10 | 5 | 1 | Scored | S | 4 | 6 | 10 |
| 19 | 11 | 1 | Conceded | C | 3 | 7 | 15 |
| 82% | 67% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 83% | 91% |
| 64% | 67% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 67% | 67% | 64% |
| 45% | 50% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 33% | 50% | 45% |
| 45% | 50% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 33% | 17% | 18% |
| 27% | 33% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 9% |
| 55% | 50% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 67% | 67% | 55% |
| 18% | 33% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 17% | 18% |
| 45% | 50% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 33% | 33% | 36% |
| 5.1 | 6 | 1 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3.3 | 4.8 | 4.8 |
| 6.1 | 6 | 6 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5.7 | 6.3 | 5.3 |
| 2.3 | 2.2 | 2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2 | 2.3 | 1.5 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 144 | 85 | 8 | Total Shots | T S | 26 | 50 | 113 |
| 36 | 22 | 2 | Shots on Target | S O | 8 | 17 | 34 |
| 28% | 23% | 50% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 50% | 35% | 29% |
- Mjøndalen has the fewest points from losing position (0)
- Mjøndalen have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Mjøndalen is in the worst form (0-0-6)
- Start has the fewest scored goals in the second half (4)
- Start has the most dropped points from leading position (14)
- Start have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored at home.
- Start have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Start have yet to win a game.
| 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 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 7 | 27 | 30 |
| 2 | Molde | 11 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 33 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 8 | 22 | 28 |
| 3 | Odd | 11 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 18 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 19 |
| 4 | Vålerenga | 11 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 14 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 0 | 19 |
| 5 | Stabæk | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 13 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 16 |
| 6 | Kristiansund | 11 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 21 | 15 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 15 |
| 7 | Rosenborg | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 15 |
| 8 | Brann | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 15 | 17 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 12 | -2 | 15 |
| 9 | Strømsgodset | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 20 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 11 | -6 | 15 |
| 10 | Haugesund | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 16 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | -9 | 12 |
| 11 | Sarpsborg 08 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 7 | -2 | 11 |
| 12 | Viking | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 13 | 18 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 11 | -5 | 11 |
| 13 | Sandefjord | 11 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 9 | 19 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 13 | -10 | 10 |
| 14 | Mjøndalen | 11 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 15 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 7 | -5 | 8 |
| 15 | Start | 11 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 10 | 19 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 8 | -9 | 6 |
| 16 | Aalesund | 11 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 16 | 34 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 20 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 14 | -18 | 6 |
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