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Eliteserien · 2026

IK Start vs Sandefjord Fotball · Eliteserien

vsPre-match analysis

Season

Season averages, with the sample size beside each metric.

Goals scored
1.051
Expected goals
1.331.15
Shots
1414.2
Possession
42.6%50.2%

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What the record shows

The story here is recent context rather than season averages: sandefjord's last-five goals scored average is above their season average. Limitation: At least one team lacks a recent completed match near this fixture cutoff.

Sandefjord's recent record differs from the season

moderate

Sandefjord's last-five goals scored average is above their season average.

1.6 goals/match ▲Goals forLast 5 · Season1 goal/match
Evidence and caveat

Comparison: An unweighted last-five average is compared with the unweighted season average.

Window: last_5 versus season

MetricLast 5SeasonBaseline
Goals for1.6 goals/match1 goal/match1.48 goals/match

Caveat: Five matches are sensitive to opponent mix and isolated match states.

Metric comparison

Team comparison

Season averages, with the sample size beside each metric.

Where the edge is

Season: IK Start favored in 3 of 13 directional metrics · Sandefjord Fotball in 5 · 5 too close

recorded edge higher value (descriptive) too close

Window

Season

IK Start21 matchesSandefjord Fotball21 matches
1.05 goals/matchGoals scored21/211 goal/match
2.1 goals/matchGoals allowed21/21▲ 1.29 goals/match
1.33 xG/match ▲Expected goals21/211.15 xG/match
14 shots/matchShots21/2114.2 shots/match
3.81 shots/matchShots on target21/21▲ 4.05 shots/match
42.6%Possession21/21● 50.2%
4.24 corners/matchCorners21/21● 5.48 corners/match
3.2 cards/matchCards5/43.25 cards/match
12 fouls/matchFouls21/2112.8 fouls/match

History

Head-to-head

Recent meetings between these teams.

Last 5 meetings

0IK Start
0Draws
1Sandefjord Fotball
Sandefjord Fotball — IK Start · Eliteserien3–0

Evidence quality

How much supports this analysis

Grade B · Useful evidenceUseful evidence — limited
Season samples21 / 21home / away teams
Recent samples5 / 5last-five windows
Freshness35 daysstale at cutoff
  • At least one team lacks a recent completed match near this fixture cutoff.

Known unknowns

  • Lineups, injuries, suspensions and tactical changes are not available in the retained dataset.
  • The nearest completed-match evidence is stale relative to this fixture cutoff.
Analysis cutoff: Sun, 25 Oct 2026, 16:00 UTC · analysis-v4

Team rankings in Eliteserien

Goals per match rankingxG per match rankingShots per match ranking
TeamsIK StartSandefjord Fotball
CompetitionEliteserien
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