Football tips: Sandnes Ulf vs Start - predictions and betting guide

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Competition: Norway Obos-Ligaen
Competition: Sat 15.May
Match begins: 18:00 (UTC)
Venue: Øster Hus Arena

This match has been long awaited by fans of both sides, as it's the first Obos-Ligaen game of the season. Both Sandnes Ulf and Start are looking for a positive start to their campaigns.

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Sandnes Ulf form and stats

Last season, Sandnes Ulf's league statistics were 11 wins, 8 draws and 11 losses, resulting in a 7th position in the Obos-Ligaen. Over these 30 matches they scored 46 goals and conceded 55. Playing at home last season Sandnes Ulf managed 10-3-2 (win-draw-lost) with 31 goals and 20 conceded.

With the first game of the season soon underway, it's time to look at the results from the Sandnes friendly games in pre-season: Sandnes Ulf played four friendlies, won 1, drew 2 and lost 1. If you are really into statistics you might appreciate knowing that Sandnes Ulf scored 7 goals and conceded 7 in these four games.

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Start form and stats

The last season was not a pleasant experience for Start as they could not accumulate enough points to survive. After only 6 victories from 30 games, relegation was a fact. Start's manager J. Hardarson are hoping to lead the team right back to Eliteserien at the first attempt.

The visitors are returning home after this fixture, hosting Jerv in just four days.

Just as the home team, Start have been through a few friendly games in the intense training period that just finished. The results from these training matches are 0 Start wins, 3 draws and 1 loss.

Head 2 Head

Numbers for the last ten meetings between these two teams are: two wins for Sandnes Ulf, two draws and six wins for Start. Over 2,5 goals: seven times; under 2,5 goals: three games.

Sandnes Ulf missing players

Start missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Sandnes Ulf Start
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
0 0 0 Played P 0 0 0
0 0 0 Won W 0 0 0
0 0 0 Drew D 0 0 0
0 0 0 Lost L 0 0 0
0 0 0 Scored S 0 0 0
0 0 0 Conceded C 0 0 0
0% 0% 0% Over 0.5 O 0.5 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Over 1.5 O 1.5 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% BTTS BTTS 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 0% 0%
 
0 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 0
0 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 0 0
0 0 0 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 0 0 0
0 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
0 0 0 Shots (avg) S ( 0 0 0
0 0 0 Shots on Target (avg) S O 0 0 0
0% 0% 0% Goal Efficiency G E 0% 0% 0%
Sandnes Ulf Last season Start
Total Home   Statistics Stat   Away Total
30 15   Played P   15 30
11 10   Won W   1 6
8 3   Drew D   3 9
11 2   Lost L   11 15
46 31   Scored S   11 33
55 20   Conceded C   36 56
97% 100%   Over 0.5 O 0.5   100% 93%
90% 93%   Over 1.5 O 1.5   73% 73%
67% 80%   Over 2.5 O 2.5   53% 53%
40% 40%   Over 3.5 O 3.5   47% 40%
20% 13%   Over 4.5 O 4.5   33% 30%
70% 87%   BTTS BTTS   47% 53%
10% 7%   Clean Sheets C S   0% 13%
23% 7%   Failed to Score F T   53% 40%
 
0 0   Corners for (avg) C F   0 0
0 0   Corners against (avg) C A   0 0
1.5 1.5   Yellow cards (avg) Y C   1.5 1.7
1 1   Red cards R C   1 1
 
9.1 9.9   Shots (avg) S (   11.5 12.7
4 5.1   Shots on Target (avg) S O   3.3 3.8
38% 41%   Goal Efficiency G E   22% 29%

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Aalesund 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2 Åsane 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 Bryne 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 Fredrikstad 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
5 Grorud 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
6 HamKam 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
7 Jerv 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
8 KFUM 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
9 Ranheim 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
10 Raufoss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
11 Sandnes Ulf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
12 Sogndal 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
13 Start 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
14 Stjørdals-Blink 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
15 Strømmen 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
16 Ullensaker / Kisa 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Last season Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Tromsø 30 19 6 5 60 29 15 12 2 1 33 13 15 7 4 4 27 16 31 63
2 Lillestrøm 30 16 9 5 49 26 15 9 4 2 27 12 15 7 5 3 22 14 23 57
3 Sogndal 30 15 6 9 57 36 15 11 2 2 37 14 15 4 4 7 20 22 21 51
4 Ranheim 30 13 8 9 61 41 15 8 4 3 39 19 15 5 4 6 22 22 20 47
5 Åsane 30 12 9 9 60 48 15 6 4 5 29 26 15 6 5 4 31 22 12 45
6 Raufoss 30 11 10 9 53 44 15 6 7 2 24 17 15 5 3 7 29 27 9 42
7 Sandnes Ulf 30 11 8 11 46 55 15 10 3 2 31 20 15 1 5 9 15 35 -9 41
8 KFUM 30 10 9 11 44 44 15 7 5 3 27 13 15 3 4 8 17 31 0 39
9 HamKam 30 10 9 11 49 52 15 4 5 6 26 27 15 6 4 5 23 25 -3 39
10 Strømmen 30 10 8 12 47 51 15 7 5 3 29 23 15 3 3 9 18 28 -4 35
11 Jerv 30 9 8 13 41 57 15 7 4 4 24 25 15 2 4 9 17 32 -16 35
12 Ullensaker / Kisa 30 10 5 15 45 63 15 8 3 4 27 24 15 2 2 11 18 39 -18 35
13 Grorud 30 9 7 14 45 56 15 7 2 6 26 26 15 2 5 8 19 30 -11 34
14 Stjørdals-Blink 30 8 9 13 52 59 15 5 4 6 32 31 15 3 5 7 20 28 -7 33
15 Kongsvinger 30 6 10 14 35 53 15 4 5 6 19 23 15 2 5 8 16 30 -18 28
16 Øygarden 30 6 9 15 37 67 15 4 6 5 17 21 15 2 3 10 20 46 -30 27
Last season 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 30 26 3 1 103 32 15 15 0 0 59 11 15 11 3 1 44 21 71 81
2 Molde 30 20 2 8 77 36 15 12 1 2 42 13 15 8 1 6 35 23 41 62
3 Vålerenga 30 15 10 5 51 33 15 10 5 0 33 13 15 5 5 5 18 20 18 55
4 Rosenborg 30 15 7 8 50 35 15 10 3 2 34 16 15 5 4 6 16 19 15 52
5 Kristiansund 30 12 12 6 57 45 15 7 4 4 34 26 15 5 8 2 23 19 12 48
6 Viking 30 12 8 10 54 52 15 7 4 4 34 22 15 5 4 6 20 30 2 44
7 Odd 30 13 4 13 52 51 15 8 2 5 28 22 15 5 2 8 24 29 1 43
8 Stabæk 30 9 12 9 41 45 15 5 6 4 19 17 15 4 6 5 22 28 -4 39
9 Haugesund 30 11 6 13 39 51 15 6 3 6 22 26 15 5 3 7 17 25 -12 39
10 Brann 30 9 9 12 40 49 15 4 5 6 21 20 15 5 4 6 19 29 -9 36
11 Sandefjord 30 9 8 13 31 43 15 3 7 5 13 20 15 6 1 8 18 23 -12 35
12 Sarpsborg 08 30 8 8 14 33 43 15 6 3 6 20 14 15 2 5 8 13 29 -10 32
13 Strømsgodset 30 7 10 13 41 57 15 3 6 6 19 29 15 4 4 7 22 28 -16 31
14 Mjøndalen 30 8 3 19 26 45 15 6 0 9 16 18 15 2 3 10 10 27 -19 27
15 Start 30 6 9 15 33 56 15 5 6 4 22 20 15 1 3 11 11 36 -23 27
16 Aalesund 30 2 5 23 30 85 15 1 3 11 16 39 15 1 2 12 14 46 -55 11

Table
  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Aalesund 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2 Åsane 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 Bryne 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 Fredrikstad 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
5 Grorud 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
6 HamKam 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
7 Jerv 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
8 KFUM 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
9 Ranheim 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
10 Raufoss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
11 Sandnes Ulf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
12 Sogndal 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
13 Start 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
14 Stjørdals-Blink 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
15 Strømmen 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
16 Ullensaker / Kisa 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

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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.