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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
1.091
Expected goals
1.361.15
Shots
14.514.2
Possession
43.2%50.2%

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What the record shows

The story here is recent context rather than season averages: IK Start's last-five goals scored average is above their season average. Limitation: Lineup availability and tactical choices are not in the retained data.

IK Start's recent record differs from the season

moderate

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

1.6 goals/match ▲Goals forLast 5 · Season1.09 goals/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/match1.09 goals/match1.55 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 4 of 13 directional metrics · Sandefjord Fotball in 4 · 5 too close

recorded edge higher value (descriptive) too close

Window

Season

IK Start22 matchesSandefjord Fotball22 matches
1.09 goals/match ▲Goals scored22/221 goal/match
2.18 goals/matchGoals allowed22/22▲ 1.27 goals/match
1.36 xG/match ▲Expected goals22/211.15 xG/match
14.5 shots/matchShots22/2114.2 shots/match
3.86 shots/matchShots on target22/214.05 shots/match
43.2%Possession22/21● 50.2%
4.27 corners/matchCorners22/21● 5.48 corners/match
3.2 cards/matchCards5/43.25 cards/match
11.9 fouls/matchFouls22/2112.8 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 A · Strong evidenceStrong evidence — ready
Season samples22 / 22home / away teams
Recent samples5 / 5last-five windows
Freshness15 daysfrom nearest prior match
  • Recent samples and important metric coverage meet the strong evidence threshold.

Known unknowns

  • Lineups, injuries, suspensions and tactical changes are not available in the retained dataset.
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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