Stabæk have played better than Start so far this season, but every match opens at 0-0. Here's all the info you need before kickoff:
- Start have the fewest matches over the total-line (5) in Obos-Ligaen
Start play their home matches on artifical turf, while this game will take place on grass. The latest results for Start when playing on grass are 2 wins, 0 draws and 6 defeats from eight matches. They have created 9 goals and conceded 13 times in these games.
Both participants have had adequate rest since their last competitive action. Let's have faith in that this will be an energetic match!
Stabæk form and stats
Stabæk have collected 13 points from their Obos-Ligaen home games so far after 3-4-2.
The fans are hoping that Stabæk will strike back in this fixture, putting things right after the 2-3 away loss in the match against Stjørdals-Blink (placed 15th).
Preceding that match was a defeat to Brann (1-2).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 Stabæk have performed under similar circumstances, so here are some numbers: When modest favourites like this (we found 8 games) they have won 4 times, drawn 4 and lost 0.
Observe: 8 of the most recent 10 league games from this football club have had goals from both sides.
The Stabæk fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 11 in 9 matches. From these home matches, Stabæk have conceded only 8 goals. It's worth mentioning that 4 of these goals has been conceded in their last three home matches.
Start form and stats
The visitors are W4-D3-L3 on the road this term. That's in the Obos-Ligaen.
Start has to pack their bags again for the second away game in a row. Last time they traveled to Kongsvinger for a 2-2 draw.
Before that, Start secured a home win against Bryne with the score 6-0.Start are the outsiders in this one, but not by much. Their performance in similar games (being the away team and moderate outsiders) is 2 wins, 2 draws and 4 defeats. From a total of 8 matches.
Take note: 10 of the latest 12 league fixtures featuring this team have ended with only one (or no) team scoring (Both Teams to Score NO in sports betting words).
Start has displayed an ability to score goals in away matches in the league this season, 16 goals from 10 games. They concede less than a goal on average per away game (9 so far).
Head 2 Head
Start - Stabæk 0-0 was the product when these two squads previously did battle, also in this season. Head-2-head stats last ten meetings: five - three - two (Stabæk wins - draws - Start wins). As for goals, six matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), four had two or less.
Top Goalscorers
  J. Brunes 12 goals |  G. Orban 9 goals | H. Geelmuyden 6 goals |
Stabæk missing players
Start missing players
| Stabæk | Start | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 20 | 9 | 2 | Played | P | 3 | 10 | 20 |
| 9 | 3 | 1 | Won | W | 1 | 4 | 8 |
| 7 | 4 | 1 | Drew | D | 1 | 3 | 6 |
| 4 | 2 | 0 | Lost | L | 1 | 3 | 6 |
| 37 | 11 | 1 | Scored | S | 3 | 16 | 35 |
| 22 | 8 | 0 | Conceded | C | 3 | 9 | 20 |
| 80% | 78% | 50% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 90% | 90% |
| 65% | 56% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 33% | 60% | 65% |
| 50% | 33% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 33% | 50% | 50% |
| 45% | 22% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 33% | 30% | 35% |
| 30% | 11% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 10% | 20% |
| 50% | 44% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 33% | 30% | 40% |
| 45% | 44% | 100% | Clean Sheets | C S | 33% | 40% | 35% |
| 25% | 33% | 50% | Failed to Score | F T | 33% | 40% | 35% |
| 5.2 | 5.9 | 5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 6 | 5.7 | 5.8 |
| 3.9 | 3 | 4 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.3 | 5.5 | 4.8 |
| 1 | 1.3 | 2.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2 | 1.2 | 1.4 |
| 2 | 2 | 2 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12.8 | 12.7 | 12 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 8 | 12.3 | 13.3 |
| 5.2 | 4.4 | 3.5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.3 | 5.1 | 5.4 |
| 36% | 28% | 14% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 30% | 31% | 32% |
| 9.7 | 10.2 | 11.5 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 10.7 | 10.7 | 10.3 |
| 4.4 | 4.1 | 4 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 4.7 | 3.8 | 3.4 |
- Start have the fewest matches over the total-line (5) in Obos-Ligaen
- Start have the most matches under the total-line (8) in Obos-Ligaen
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Brann | 20 | 17 | 3 | 0 | 58 | 11 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 25 | 4 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 7 | 47 | 54 |
| 2 | Ranheim | 20 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 37 | 28 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 22 | 16 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 15 | 12 | 9 | 38 |
| 3 | Sandnes Ulf | 20 | 11 | 3 | 6 | 39 | 29 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 24 | 16 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 15 | 13 | 10 | 36 |
| 4 | KFUM | 20 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 38 | 32 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 17 | 17 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 21 | 15 | 6 | 35 |
| 5 | Stabæk | 20 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 37 | 22 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 11 | 8 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 26 | 14 | 15 | 34 |
| 6 | Sogndal | 20 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 38 | 35 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 20 | 13 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 18 | 22 | 3 | 32 |
| 7 | Raufoss | 20 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 29 | 32 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 11 | 15 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 18 | 17 | -3 | 31 |
| 8 | Start | 20 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 35 | 20 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 19 | 11 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 16 | 9 | 15 | 30 |
| 9 | Kongsvinger | 20 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 28 | 27 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 22 | 13 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 14 | 1 | 27 |
| 10 | Mjøndalen | 20 | 8 | 3 | 9 | 23 | 32 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 14 | 16 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 16 | -9 | 27 |
| 11 | Fredrikstad | 20 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 28 | 32 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 14 | 16 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 14 | 16 | -4 | 22 |
| 12 | Åsane | 20 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 27 | 44 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 16 | 24 | 10 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 11 | 20 | -17 | 22 |
| 13 | Bryne | 20 | 5 | 4 | 11 | 21 | 35 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 11 | 21 | -14 | 19 |
| 14 | Skeid | 20 | 4 | 2 | 14 | 23 | 38 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 19 | 19 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 19 | -15 | 14 |
| 15 | Stjørdals-Blink | 20 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 21 | 42 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 9 | 20 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 22 | -21 | 13 |
| 16 | Grorud | 20 | 0 | 6 | 14 | 21 | 44 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 20 | 11 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 13 | 24 | -23 | 6 |
