Obos-Ligaen statistics and pre-match guide: Start small thought to subdue Hødd

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Competition: Norway Obos-Ligaen
Competition: Sun 07.May
Match begins: 13:00 (UTC)
Venue: Sparebanken Sør Arena (14448 seats)

Start host Hødd for another appealing Obos-Ligaen fixture here at Sparebanken Sør Arena.

Insights:
  • Start have the most scored goals in the second half (8) in Obos-Ligaen
  • Hødd have the the best goal difference (+3) away in Obos-Ligaen

It's time to recharge all electronic entertainment devices for Hødd, who are travelling more than 800 kilometers to play this game.

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 Start and Hødd.

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Start form and stats

OK but not perfect. That could be the conclusion for Start's two home games in the Obos-Ligaen so far this season, having collected 3 points here at Sparebanken Sør Arena.

Start drew their last game, 2-2 away at KFUM (placed 16th).

Ahead of that match, Start lost 1-3 at home to Raufoss.

The home team are moderate favourites in this game. How does Start handle that role? We have found 6 games in our database similar to this one, based on the home odds. The stats for these games are 1 win, 3 draws and 2 defeats.

Early season league goal statistics from Start's 2 home games: {5 goals}, 3 conceded.

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Hødd form and stats

Hødd are still undefeated on their travels in the Obos-Ligaen. They have only played two games though, winning one and drawing the other.

Did you know that the longest clean sheet streak is 1816 minutes? This record is held by Mazaropi when he played in Vasco da Gama. Hødd goalkeeper Ole Monrad Alme is eager to challenge this, with his 257 minutes of keeping balls out from the net.

Hødd's last game was the home draw against Ranheim (0-0).

Before that one, a nice away victory 3-0 at Kongsvinger.

We have checked recent matches where Hødd have had similar odds to win. Win-draw-lose statistics from those 7 games were 2 victories, 1 draw and 4 defeats.

It's early days yet, but Hødd has scored 4 and conceded 1 goals from their travels in the league so far (2 games).

Head 2 Head

Start have avoided defeat in the last 4 fixtures (2-2-0) against Hødd.

Top Goalscorers

StartT. Strannegard
T. Strannegard
3 goals
StartH. Skogvold
H. Skogvold
3 goals
StartA. Sanyang
A. Sanyang
2 goals

Start missing players

Hødd missing players

Start Hødd
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
5 2 2 Played P 0 2 5
1 1 1 Won W 0 1 2
3 0 0 Drew D 0 1 3
1 1 1 Lost L 0 0 0
9 5 5 Scored S 0 4 6
7 3 3 Conceded C 0 1 2
80% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 0% 100% 80%
80% 100% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 0% 100% 60%
80% 100% 100% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 50% 20%
80% 100% 100% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 0%
60% 50% 50% BTTS BTTS 0% 50% 40%
40% 50% 50% Clean Sheets C S 0% 50% 60%
20% 0% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 0% 20%
 
4.6 6 6 Corners for (avg) C F 0 2.5 3
4.2 4 4 Corners against (avg) C A 0 5 6.8
1.4 1 1 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 0 2 1.4
0 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
7.8 8.5 8.5 Shots (avg) S ( 0 9 7.4
3.8 4 4 Shots on Target (avg) S O 0 3 1.8
47% 62% 62% Goal Efficiency G E 0% 67% 67%
 
12.4 10 10 Shots against (avg) S A 0 10 10.8
4.8 3.5 3.5 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 0 3 3
Key stats in Obos-Ligaen this season:
  • All of Hødd's away-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
  • All of Start's home-matches have had more than 3,5 goals.
  • Hødd have conceded at least twice as many corners as they have won.
  • Hødd have not yet lost a game.
  • Hødd have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
  • Hødd have scored in all their away matches so far.
  • Hødd have the the best goal difference (+3) away in Obos-Ligaen
  • Start have the most scored goals in the second half (8) in Obos-Ligaen
  • Start have won significantly more corners at home than away.
Start Last season Hødd
Total Home   Statistics Stat   Away Total
31 16   Played P   13 26
16 9   Won W   8 18
6 3   Drew D   3 6
9 4   Lost L   2 2
63 36   Scored S   26 54
39 17   Conceded C   9 15
94% 94%   Over 0.5 O 0.5   100% 96%
74% 75%   Over 1.5 O 1.5   77% 77%
65% 62%   Over 2.5 O 2.5   38% 46%
45% 50%   Over 3.5 O 3.5   15% 15%
32% 38%   Over 4.5 O 4.5   15% 12%
52% 56%   BTTS BTTS   46% 46%
26% 25%   Clean Sheets C S   38% 46%
29% 25%   Failed to Score F T   15% 12%
 
5.4 5.6   Corners for (avg) C F   5.3 5.5
5 4.4   Corners against (avg) C A   4.4 4
1.5 1.8   Yellow cards (avg) Y C   1.1 1.1
0 0   Red cards R C   0 0
 
13 14.6   Shots (avg) S (   9.8 9.5
5.6 6.1   Shots on Target (avg) S O   4 4.1
36% 37%   Goal Efficiency G E   50% 52%
 
10.3 9.9   Shots against (avg) S A   8.3 6.3
3.6 3.2   Shots on Target against (avg) S O   2.8 2.3

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Ranheim 5 3 1 1 5 6 2 1 0 1 2 5 3 2 1 0 3 1 -1 10
2 Hødd 5 2 3 0 6 2 3 1 2 0 2 1 2 1 1 0 4 1 4 9
3 Fredrikstad 5 2 3 0 3 1 2 0 2 0 1 1 3 2 1 0 2 0 2 9
4 Kristiansund 5 3 0 2 7 7 3 2 0 1 4 2 2 1 0 1 3 5 0 9
5 Raufoss 5 2 2 1 7 2 2 1 1 0 4 0 3 1 1 1 3 2 5 8
6 Sogndal 5 2 2 1 7 6 2 1 1 0 3 2 3 1 1 1 4 4 1 8
7 Start 5 1 3 1 9 7 2 1 0 1 5 3 3 0 3 0 4 4 2 6
8 Bryne 5 1 3 1 7 7 3 1 2 0 4 3 2 0 1 1 3 4 0 6
9 Moss 5 1 3 1 6 6 3 1 1 1 3 3 2 0 2 0 3 3 0 6
10 Jerv 5 2 0 3 9 10 3 1 0 2 6 7 2 1 0 1 3 3 -1 6
11 Kongsvinger 5 2 0 3 5 8 2 1 0 1 2 3 3 1 0 2 3 5 -3 6
12 Sandnes Ulf 5 1 2 2 5 4 3 1 1 1 5 3 2 0 1 1 0 1 1 5
13 Skeid 5 1 2 2 10 10 2 0 2 0 3 3 3 1 0 2 7 7 0 5
14 Åsane 5 0 4 1 3 4 2 0 1 1 2 3 3 0 3 0 1 1 -1 4
15 Mjøndalen 5 1 1 3 4 8 3 0 1 2 1 4 2 1 0 1 3 4 -4 4
16 KFUM 5 0 3 2 4 9 3 0 2 1 3 4 2 0 1 1 1 5 -5 3

Read more about Obos-Ligaen

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.