Soccer match preview: Home crowd has high hopes when Start welcomes Sogndal

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Competition: Norway Obos-Ligaen
Date: Sat 31.August
Match begins: 13:30 (UTC)
Venue: Sparebanken Sør Arena (14563 seats)

Both teams are enjoying a good season so far and games like this could be decisive. Here's the preview for Start - Sogndal!

There should be plenty of energy on the pitch in this game, as both sides have had time to recuperate from their last game. Let's hope both teams are ready to give it all.

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Start form and stats

22 points is a decent return from 10 Obos-Ligaen games here at Sparebanken Sør Arena for Start. The data says 7 wins, 1 draw and 2 losses. Nine out of nine points from the last three home games for Start, and the home supporters are ready to scream their lungs out to keep the winning streak alive.

Start are returning here after visiting Raufoss in a Obos-Ligaen game and winning with a 2-1 scoreline. Before that, Start played out a draw 1-1 when visiting Skeid.

The hosts are favourites to win this game, with an estimated chance of about 55-60% of that outcome. Earlier Start matches with similar probabilities have ended with 7 wins, 1 draw and 0 defeats (from eight games).

With an average of more than two goals per home game in the league (22 in 10 games), Start's attacking play is working. 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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Sogndal form and stats

As the visiting team in Obos-Ligaen matches, Sogndal have produced an overall stat of 3-2-4 so far. It could be a hat trick of victories away for Sogndal, as they have won on their previous two travels.

The supporters enjoyed Sogndal's previous game versus Kongsvinger, a Obos-Ligaen 2-1 win played at home. Ahead of that match was the victory versus Tromsdalen at their stadium, the result 1-0.

As mentioned above, the odds for this match puts the home team as favourites. Perhaps this eases the pressure on the away team, who are capable of producing an upset here on a good day. Looking at earlier matches with similar odds and Sogndal playing away, we found two games. Results were 0 away wins, 0 draws and 2 home wins.

Sogndal find the net in their away games, although not all the time. 9 goals from 9 away fixtures in the league. Sogndal have conceded 12 goals in these away matches.

Head 2 Head

Start and Sogndal have met before this season: Sogndal - Start 0-1. Last ten meetings between the teams: Start won 4, Sogndal won 2 and 4 draws. 4 games with over 2,5 goals, 6 matches with two goals or less.

Top Goalscorers

A. Sigurdarson
11 goals / 3 assists
M. Bringaker
6 goals / 2 assists

Start missing players

Sogndal missing players

Start Sogndal
Total Home Home vs top Statistic Away vs top Away Total
20 10 2 Played 2 9 20
13 7 0 Won 1 3 10
3 1 1 Drew 0 2 3
4 2 1 Lost 1 4 7
36 22 2 Scored 4 9 39
21 11 3 Conceded 3 12 30
95% 100% 100% Over 0.5 100% 89% 95%
80% 90% 50% Over 1.5 100% 67% 80%
55% 70% 50% Over 2.5 100% 56% 70%
35% 50% 50% Over 3.5 50% 22% 45%
15% 20% 0% Over 4.5 0% 0% 30%
50% 50% 50% BTTS 50% 33% 60%
35% 30% 0% Clean Sheets 50% 33% 20%
20% 20% 50% Failed To Score 0% 44% 25%
 
5.3 5 4 Corners For (avg) 2 3.7 5.1
4.4 4 3 Corners Against (avg) 6 5.2 4.6
2.4 2.2 3 Yellow Cards (avg) 2.5 1.4 1.5
3 1 0 Red Cards 0 0 0
Key stats this season:
  • Sogndal 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 at home as Sogndal 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
04-08-19 OB Start 3 - 1 Kongsvinger
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 13:30 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
Sogndal
All Obos-Ligaen Eliteserien NM Cup Club Friendlies
All Home Away
04-08-19 OB Sogndal 3 - 0 Ullensaker / Kisa
11-08-19 OB Notodden 1 - 3 Sogndal
17-08-19 OB Sogndal 2 - 3 Aalesund
21-08-19 OB Tromsdalen 0 - 1 Sogndal
25-08-19 OB Sogndal 2 - 1 Kongsvinger
31-08-19 OB Start 13:30 Sogndal
15-09-19 OB Sogndal 16:00 Sandefjord
18-09-19 OB Skeid 13:00 Sogndal
22-09-19 OB Strømmen 13:00 Sogndal
29-09-19 OB Sogndal 16:00 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 20 17 2 1 45 17 9 9 0 0 27 7 11 8 2 1 18 10 28 53
2 Start 20 13 3 4 36 21 10 7 1 2 22 11 10 6 2 2 14 10 15 42
3 Sandefjord 20 12 6 2 32 20 10 7 2 1 11 7 10 5 4 1 21 13 12 42
4 KFUM 20 10 5 5 46 32 10 8 0 2 27 10 10 2 5 3 19 22 14 35
5 Sogndal 20 10 3 7 39 30 11 7 1 3 30 18 9 3 2 4 9 12 9 33
6 Raufoss 20 10 1 9 35 38 10 5 1 4 21 22 10 5 0 5 14 16 -3 31
7 Nest-Sotra 20 8 6 6 29 22 11 6 3 2 19 9 9 2 3 4 10 13 7 30
8 Kongsvinger 20 9 3 8 23 24 10 7 2 1 17 9 10 2 1 7 6 15 -1 30
9 Jerv 20 6 8 6 30 33 10 4 5 1 15 8 10 2 3 5 15 25 -3 26
10 Ullensaker / Kisa 20 7 3 10 35 35 10 6 2 2 21 12 10 1 1 8 14 23 0 24
11 Sandnes Ulf 20 6 5 9 30 31 10 3 1 6 15 18 10 3 4 3 15 13 -1 23
12 HamKam 20 5 5 10 23 32 10 3 3 4 16 16 10 2 2 6 7 16 -9 20
13 Notodden 20 5 2 13 25 37 9 1 1 7 8 17 11 4 1 6 17 20 -12 17
14 Skeid 20 3 7 10 22 32 10 2 5 3 11 10 10 1 2 7 11 22 -10 16
15 Strømmen 20 3 7 10 20 34 10 2 5 3 11 13 10 1 2 7 9 21 -14 16
16 Tromsdalen 20 2 2 16 25 57 10 1 2 7 10 27 10 1 0 9 15 30 -32 8

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