Sparebanken Sør Arena: Start vs Nest-Sotra Obos-Ligaen preview

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Competition: Norway Obos-Ligaen
Date: Wed 18.September
Match begins: 16:00 (UTC)
Venue: Sparebanken Sør Arena (14563 seats)

Start have performed better than Nest-Sotra so far this season, but every game starts at 0-0. Here's all you need to know about the upcoming game:

One slightly interesting match fact is that this game is played on artificial turf and that the visiting Nest-Sotra have a different surface at their stadium (grass). The impact of this is hard to measure exactly, but the visitors stats on artificial turf is 12-8-9 (win-draw-loss) from 29 matches.

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Start form and stats

Start are steadily winning Obos-Ligaen games and points here at Sparebanken Sør Arena. 8 wins, 1 draw and 2 defeats is the summary from 11 games. Start has a nice streak going on as they have played ten consecutive games without losing (regardless of home/away). They are keen to extend their tally, a streak that began after the Notodden defeat 88 days ago. Ever since the Notodden game Start has been unbeatable here at Sparebanken Sør Arena producing four straight wins.

Start's previous game was a Obos-Ligaen match also played at home, ending 1-0 versus Sogndal (placed 6th). The home side are looking to build on that result. A strong away win before that one, visiting Raufoss and winning 2-1.

Goals decide football matches and Start are scoring many of them at home; 23 on target from 11 league matches. Start's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 11 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.

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Nest-Sotra form and stats

The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for Nest-Sotra so far with only 9 Obos-Ligaen points returning home. The records show 2-3-5 (win-draw-lose).

Nest-Sotra play their second straight away game, having lost the previous one 1-2 to Raufoss (placed 5th). Ahead of that game was the 1-1 draw at home against Sandefjord.

Nest-Sotra have scored 11 goals on their travels this season, from 10 away games in the league. Nest-Sotra have conceded 15 goals in these games.

Head 2 Head

The two sides played each other earlier this season: Nest-Sotra - Start 0-1. Last two meetings between the teams: Start won 1, Nest-Sotra won 0 and 1 draw. 0 games with over 2,5 goals, 2 matches with two goals or less.

Top Goalscorers

A. Sigurdarson
11 goals
K. Skaanes
6 goals
M. Bringaker
6 goals

Start missing players

Nest-Sotra missing players

Start Nest-Sotra
Total Home Home vs mid Statistic Away vs top Away Total
21 11 3 Played 4 10 21
14 8 3 Won 0 2 8
3 1 0 Drew 0 3 6
4 2 0 Lost 4 5 7
37 23 7 Scored 3 11 30
21 11 3 Conceded 8 15 24
95% 100% 100% Over 0.5 100% 90% 95%
76% 82% 67% Over 1.5 100% 80% 81%
52% 64% 67% Over 2.5 75% 60% 52%
33% 45% 67% Over 3.5 0% 20% 19%
14% 18% 33% Over 4.5 0% 10% 10%
48% 45% 67% BTTS 75% 70% 62%
38% 36% 33% Clean Sheets 0% 10% 24%
19% 18% 0% Failed To Score 25% 30% 19%
 
5.3 5.2 4.3 Corners For (avg) 4.2 3.6 5
4.7 4.5 6.3 Corners Against (avg) 4 4.1 4
2.4 2.1 2 Yellow Cards (avg) 1.8 1.7 2
3 1 0 Red Cards 0 0 0
Key stats this season:
  • Nest-Sotra have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Nest-Sotra have won significantly less corners away then at home.
  • Start have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Start have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
  • Start have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Nest-Sotra have scored away.
  • Start haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.

Start
All Obos-Ligaen Eliteserien NM Cup Club Friendlies
All Home Away
09-08-19 OB Sandefjord 0 - 0 Start
18-08-19 OB Start 2 - 0 Tromsdalen
22-08-19 OB Skeid 1 - 1 Start
25-08-19 OB Raufoss 1 - 2 Start
31-08-19 OB Start 1 - 0 Sogndal
15-09-19 OB Strømmen 13:00 Start
18-09-19 OB Start 16:00 Nest-Sotra
22-09-19 OB HamKam 16:00 Start
28-09-19 OB Start 13:30 Sandnes Ulf
06-10-19 OB Jerv 16:00 Start
Nest-Sotra
All Obos-Ligaen 2. Division: Group 2 NM Cup Club Friendlies
All Home Away
11-08-19 OB Ullensaker / Kisa 1 - 1 Nest-Sotra
18-08-19 OB Nest-Sotra 3 - 0 Kongsvinger
21-08-19 OB Notodden 2 - 3 Nest-Sotra
25-08-19 OB Nest-Sotra 1 - 1 Sandefjord
01-09-19 OB Raufoss 2 - 1 Nest-Sotra
15-09-19 OB Nest-Sotra 13:00 Tromsdalen
18-09-19 OB Start 16:00 Nest-Sotra
22-09-19 OB Nest-Sotra 13:00 Skeid
29-09-19 OB Sogndal 16:00 Nest-Sotra
06-10-19 OB Strømmen 13:00 Nest-Sotra

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A D P
1 Aalesund 21 18 2 1 49 17 10 10 0 0 31 7 11 8 2 1 18 10 32 56
2 Start 21 14 3 4 37 21 11 8 1 2 23 11 10 6 2 2 14 10 16 45
3 Sandefjord 21 13 6 2 35 21 11 8 2 1 14 8 10 5 4 1 21 13 14 45
4 KFUM 21 10 6 5 47 33 10 8 0 2 27 10 11 2 6 3 20 23 14 36
5 Raufoss 21 11 1 9 37 39 11 6 1 4 23 23 10 5 0 5 14 16 -2 34
6 Sogndal 21 10 3 8 39 31 11 7 1 3 30 18 10 3 2 5 9 13 8 33
7 Kongsvinger 21 10 3 8 25 24 10 7 2 1 17 9 11 3 1 7 8 15 1 33
8 Nest-Sotra 21 8 6 7 30 24 11 6 3 2 19 9 10 2 3 5 11 15 6 30
9 Jerv 21 6 8 7 30 37 10 4 5 1 15 8 11 2 3 6 15 29 -7 26
10 Ullensaker / Kisa 21 7 4 10 37 37 11 6 3 2 23 14 10 1 1 8 14 23 0 25
11 Sandnes Ulf 21 6 5 10 31 34 10 3 1 6 15 18 11 3 4 4 16 16 -3 23
12 HamKam 21 6 5 10 28 34 10 3 3 4 16 16 11 3 2 6 12 18 -6 23
13 Notodden 21 5 3 13 26 38 10 1 2 7 9 18 11 4 1 6 17 20 -12 18
14 Strømmen 21 3 8 10 22 36 10 2 5 3 11 13 11 1 3 7 11 23 -14 17
15 Skeid 21 3 7 11 22 34 11 2 5 4 11 12 10 1 2 7 11 22 -12 16
16 Tromsdalen 21 2 2 17 27 62 11 1 2 8 12 32 10 1 0 9 15 30 -35 8

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