Delightful dogfight as daring Start duel with determined KFUM

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Competition: Norway Obos-Ligaen
Competition: Mon 03.October
Match begins: 16:00 (UTC)
Venue: Sparebanken Sør Arena (14448 seats)

Sit down for a show! The main characters are Start and KFUM, victory is the main plot and 1 1/2 hours the length.

Insights:
  • Start have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
  • KFUM have the most matches over the total-line (21) in Obos-Ligaen

Start and KFUM should both be in good shape for this meeting, as there's been enough days for both of them to train and rest since their last matches.

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Start form and stats

Start have collected 21 points from their Obos-Ligaen home games so far after 6-3-3. The team is doing great wherever they are playing as Start has won four games in a row. The Stabæk match was the last time out without a victory.

Start are returning here after visiting Raufoss and winning with a 2-1 scoreline. Holtan and Sanyang scored the goal(s).

Before that game, the 3-1 home victory against Stjørdals-Blink.

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 2 wins, 3 draws and 1 defeat.

Goals are coming in this team's league fixtures, with 7 in a row containing three goals or more (over 2.5).

Start can score goals in their home matches. After 12 league matches they have found the net 27 times. It's worth mentioning that 14 of these goals has been scored in their last three home matches.

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KFUM form and stats

7 wins, 2 draws and 3 losses. That’s the product of KFUM playing as the away team in the Obos-Ligaen this season.

KFUM played 3-3 against Bryne in their previous match. An insane match with masses of goals last time out for KFUM, as mentioned above. 6 goals in total, will this fixture be as gleeful?

It was a defeat before that one as the away game against Kongsvinger wasn't a success with a 1-3 loss.

We have checked recent matches where KFUM have had similar odds to win. Win-draw-lose statistics from those 6 games were 1 victory, 3 draws and 2 defeats.

Betting related statistic: Both sides have scored at least once in 10 of this club's last 11 league games.

With an average of more than two away goals per league game away, KFUM are regular goalscorers on their travels. KFUM have conceded 19 goals in these games.

Head 2 Head

As it happens, KFUM have scored at least one goal in every league match they've performed in since NOT scoring against today's hosts; the KFUM - Start 0-1 game twelve game weeks ago. Head-to-head statistics (for the former six meetings): Start won four games, one match ended with a tie and KFUM managed one win. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: two / four.

Top Goalscorers

StartE. Schulze
E. Schulze
8 goals
KFUMT. Sørås
T. Sørås
6 goals

Start missing players

KFUM missing players

Start KFUM
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
25 12 3 Played P 2 12 25
12 6 0 Won W 0 7 13
6 3 1 Drew D 2 2 6
7 3 2 Lost L 0 3 6
50 27 1 Scored S 4 27 52
30 12 4 Conceded C 4 19 40
92% 92% 67% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 100%
72% 75% 67% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 100% 92%
60% 58% 33% Over 2.5 O 2.5 100% 100% 88%
44% 50% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 100% 58% 52%
28% 33% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 17% 24%
44% 50% 33% BTTS BTTS 100% 92% 80%
32% 33% 33% Clean Sheets C S 0% 8% 16%
32% 25% 67% Failed to Score F T 0% 0% 4%
 
5.5 5.7 6.7 Corners for (avg) C F 3.5 4.8 5.7
5 4.4 4.7 Corners against (avg) C A 9 4.8 4.8
1.4 1.8 1 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1 0.8 1.1
0 0 0 Red cards R C 0 1 3
 
13.2 15 13.7 Shots (avg) S ( 10.5 12.8 12.6
5.6 6.2 3.3 Shots on Target (avg) S O 5.5 5.5 5.8
36% 36% 10% Goal Efficiency G E 36% 41% 36%
 
10.5 10.2 10.3 Shots against (avg) S A 14 9.5 8.8
3.8 3.2 2.7 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 7.5 4.1 4.2
Key stats in Obos-Ligaen this season:
  • All of KFUM's away-matches have had more than 2,5 goals.
  • KFUM have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • KFUM have scored in all their away matches so far.
  • KFUM have the fewest matches under the total-line (1) in Obos-Ligaen
  • KFUM have the most matches over the total-line (21) in Obos-Ligaen
  • KFUM haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
  • Start have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.

  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 25 22 3 0 79 11 12 9 3 0 37 4 13 13 0 0 42 7 68 69
2 Stabæk 25 13 8 4 51 24 12 5 5 2 20 10 13 8 3 2 31 14 27 47
3 KFUM 25 13 6 6 52 40 13 6 4 3 25 21 12 7 2 3 27 19 12 45
4 Start 25 12 6 7 50 30 12 6 3 3 27 12 13 6 3 4 23 18 20 42
5 Sandnes Ulf 25 12 4 9 45 42 13 5 3 5 27 24 12 7 1 4 18 18 3 40
6 Ranheim 25 11 7 7 42 41 12 6 4 2 26 20 13 5 3 5 16 21 1 40
7 Kongsvinger 25 11 6 8 38 31 12 6 4 2 25 15 13 5 2 6 13 16 7 39
8 Sogndal 25 10 6 9 45 48 13 7 1 5 22 18 12 3 5 4 23 30 -3 36
9 Mjøndalen 25 11 3 11 31 40 13 7 2 4 19 17 12 4 1 7 12 23 -9 36
10 Raufoss 25 9 7 9 32 43 13 5 4 4 14 19 12 4 3 5 18 24 -11 34
11 Åsane 25 7 8 10 38 54 13 5 2 6 20 29 12 2 6 4 18 25 -16 29
12 Fredrikstad 25 6 8 11 39 43 12 4 4 4 20 20 13 2 4 7 19 23 -4 26
13 Bryne 25 6 8 11 35 44 12 4 4 4 18 17 13 2 4 7 17 27 -9 26
14 Skeid 25 5 4 16 29 48 13 4 2 7 23 27 12 1 2 9 6 21 -19 19
15 Stjørdals-Blink 25 3 5 17 26 55 13 2 0 11 13 30 12 1 5 6 13 25 -29 14
16 Grorud 25 1 7 17 24 62 12 1 3 8 11 26 13 0 4 9 13 36 -38 10

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.