Obos-Ligaen match information and numbers: Raufoss against Start

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Competition: Norway Obos-Ligaen
Competition: Wed 29.September
Match begins: 16:00 (UTC)
Venue: NAMMO stadion (2500 seats)

Having a 5 point lead in the league table, Raufoss regulars crave to see their beloved team collect maximum points from this match versus Start.

Insights:
  • Raufoss have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Start have the most dropped points from leading position (18) in Obos-Ligaen

It’s busy days for these teams as both were in action only a few days ago. There’s no rest for the wicked, or in this case; no rest for Raufoss and Start.

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Raufoss form and stats

6 victories, 0 draws and 4 defeats. That’s what Raufoss have to build on here at NAMMO stadion in the Obos-Ligaen. Raufoss has recorded two wins in a row here at NAMMO stadion, increasing their hopes of victory in this match.

It's back home for Raufoss, who return with a good feeling about themselves after beating Ullensaker / Kisa away with the result 2-0. S. Westerlund and Markus Johnsgård found the net in that victory.

In the preceding match a 2-1 victory visiting HamKam.

The hosts are modest favourites in this match, with the bookmakers estimating the chance of a home win at about 50% +- five percent. It's interesting to look at how Raufoss have performed under similar circumstances, so here are some numbers: When modest favourites like this (we found 13 games) they have won six times, drawn two and lost five.

The manager C. Johnsen will start preparations for the next game as soon this is finished, as the hosts are going to Fredrikstad in only three days.

With an average of more than two goals per home game in the league (22 in 10 games), Raufoss's attacking play is working. Raufoss's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 14 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.

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Start form and stats

The visitors are W4-D2-L4 on the road this term. That's in the Obos-Ligaen.

Start might have something to prove in this game as they lost at home in their previous match. Fredrikstad proved too strong as Start slumped to a 2-6 defeat in front of their own fans at Sparebanken Sør Arena. As you can see from the result above, the defeat against Fredrikstad was particularly ugly (2-6). The humiliation is still top of mind.

A home win before that, celebrating 4-2 vs Mjøndalen.

Start are the outsiders in this one, but not by much. Their performance in similar games (being the away team and moderate outsiders) is one win, one draw and three defeats. From a total of five matches.

A new game in only three days for Start, the Obos-Ligaen home match versus Åsane. Busy days.

Start are not goal shy away from home in the league, finding the net 19 times in 10 away games so far. Start struggle to build an impenetrable defensive wall in away matches with a total of 17 goals conceded from these games.

Head 2 Head

This isn't the first time these teams meet this campaign, as the fixture list show this recent game: Start - Raufoss 1-1. Head-2-head stats last three meetings: zero - one - two (Raufoss wins - draws - Start wins). As for goals, two matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), one had two or less.

Top Goalscorers

RaufossM. Ndiaye
M. Ndiaye
8 goals
StartE. Marković
E. Marković
8 goals
RaufossA. Helmersen
A. Helmersen
6 goals

Raufoss missing players

Start missing players

Raufoss Start
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
20 10 3 Played P 4 10 20
8 6 1 Won W 2 4 6
3 0 0 Drew D 1 2 4
9 4 2 Lost L 1 4 10
36 22 6 Scored S 5 19 37
32 14 7 Conceded C 4 17 43
100% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 100%
85% 80% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 100% 100%
60% 70% 67% Over 2.5 O 2.5 25% 70% 70%
35% 40% 67% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 50% 60%
35% 40% 67% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 30% 45%
70% 60% 67% BTTS BTTS 50% 80% 85%
20% 20% 0% Clean Sheets C S 25% 10% 10%
10% 20% 33% Failed to Score F T 25% 10% 5%
 
7.1 6.2 6 Corners for (avg) C F 6 5.5 5.1
5.3 4.6 3 Corners against (avg) C A 9 7.2 7
1.4 1.1 0.7 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1.5 1.6 1.6
1 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
10.3 10.9 11.3 Shots (avg) S ( 11.2 10.8 12
5 4.6 6 Shots on Target (avg) S O 4.5 5 5
36% 48% 33% Goal Efficiency G E 28% 38% 37%
Key stats in Obos-Ligaen this season:
  • All of Start's matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
  • Raufoss have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Raufoss haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
  • Start have the most dropped points from leading position (18) in Obos-Ligaen
  • Start have the most matches over the total-line (13) in Obos-Ligaen
  • Start haven’t played a single 0-0 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 HamKam 20 14 3 3 45 16 10 7 1 2 24 11 10 7 2 1 21 5 29 45
2 Aalesund 20 12 5 3 44 26 10 7 3 0 27 12 10 5 2 3 17 14 18 41
3 Jerv 20 12 4 4 36 32 10 6 3 1 17 12 10 6 1 3 19 20 4 40
4 Fredrikstad 20 11 5 4 45 27 10 7 2 1 24 10 10 4 3 3 21 17 18 38
5 Sogndal 20 9 5 6 30 22 11 5 4 2 17 12 9 4 1 4 13 10 8 32
6 KFUM 20 8 6 6 31 29 10 6 2 2 18 11 10 2 4 4 13 18 2 30
7 Raufoss 20 8 3 9 36 32 10 6 0 4 22 14 10 2 3 5 14 18 4 27
8 Ranheim 20 7 6 7 36 36 11 5 3 3 22 19 9 2 3 4 14 17 0 27
9 Åsane 20 7 3 10 25 38 10 4 1 5 15 22 10 3 2 5 10 16 -13 24
10 Sandnes Ulf 20 6 5 9 26 33 10 4 2 4 17 18 10 2 3 5 9 15 -7 23
11 Bryne 20 6 4 10 29 34 10 4 3 3 18 14 10 2 1 7 11 20 -5 22
12 Start 20 6 4 10 37 43 10 2 2 6 18 26 10 4 2 4 19 17 -6 22
13 Ullensaker / Kisa 20 6 4 10 24 34 10 3 2 5 11 13 10 3 2 5 13 21 -10 22
14 Stjørdals-Blink 20 6 2 12 20 37 9 4 2 3 10 8 11 2 0 9 10 29 -17 20
15 Strømmen 20 2 10 8 17 25 10 2 5 3 8 10 10 0 5 5 9 15 -8 16
16 Grorud 20 4 3 13 26 43 9 2 1 6 10 17 11 2 2 7 16 26 -17 15

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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.