Eliteserien · 2026

Sandefjord Fotball 3–0 IK Start · Eliteserien

3–0Full-time analysis

This page describes the completed match context. The result is not presented as a prior forecast.

Match at a glance

Sandefjord Fotball won 3–0.

Shots
197
Shots on target
60
Expected goals
2.240.23
Possession
58%42%

Full time

What the match recorded

Sandefjord Fotball beat IK Start 3–0. Recorded in this match (Sandefjord Fotball – IK Start): shots 19–7, shots on target 6–0, expected goals 2.24–0.23, possession 58%–42%. This is what was recorded. It is not a claim that the result was foreseeable.

Pre-match record

What the data showed before kick-off. Kept for reference; it did not know the result.

Sandefjord Fotball's recent record differs from the season

moderate

Sandefjord Fotball'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/match1.49 goals/match

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

This match

Match statistics

  • Shots19 shots7 shotsSandefjord Fotball 19 shots, IK Start 7 shots
  • Shots on target6 shots0 shotsSandefjord Fotball 6 shots, IK Start 0 shots
  • Expected goals2.24 xG0.23 xGSandefjord Fotball 2.24 xG, IK Start 0.23 xG
  • Possession58%42%Sandefjord Fotball 58%, IK Start 42%
  • Corners5 corners4 cornersSandefjord Fotball 5 corners, IK Start 4 corners
  • Fouls10 fouls11 foulsSandefjord Fotball 10 fouls, IK Start 11 fouls
  • Yellow cards2 cards3 cardsSandefjord Fotball 2 cards, IK Start 3 cards
  • Passes618 passes447 passesSandefjord Fotball 618 passes, IK Start 447 passes
  • Pass accuracy85.9%81%Sandefjord Fotball 85.9%, IK Start 81%
  • Shots inside box11 shots2 shotsSandefjord Fotball 11 shots, IK Start 2 shots
  • Blocked shots6 blocks1 blockSandefjord Fotball 6 blocks, IK Start 1 block
  • Goalkeeper saves0 saves3 savesSandefjord Fotball 0 saves, IK Start 3 saves
  • Offsides0 offsides2 offsidesSandefjord Fotball 0 offsides, IK Start 2 offsides

As it happened

Key moments

  1. 44′Ervin GigovićYellow card · Sandefjord Fotball
  2. 45′Ousmane Diallo ToureYellow card · IK Start
  3. Half-time
  4. 55′Evangelos PatoulidisYellow card · Sandefjord Fotball
  5. 56′Ousmane Diallo ToureSecond yellow · IK Start
  6. 64′Ervin GigovićGoal · Sandefjord Fotball
  7. 72′Edvard PettersenGoal · Sandefjord Fotball
  8. 80′Mathias SauerGoal · Sandefjord Fotball
  9. 90′Eirik SchulzeYellow card · IK Start
  10. Full time
Player changes · 10grouped by team and minute
  • 46′IK Start · 1 player changeJesper Cornelius
  • 62′IK Start · 1 player changeDeni Dashaev
  • 66′Sandefjord Fotball · 3 player changesMartin Hellan · Mathias Sauer · Edvard Pettersen
  • 75′IK Start · 1 player changeEirik Schulze
  • 83′Sandefjord Fotball · 1 player changeHakon Krogelien
  • 84′IK Start · 2 player changesMathias Monan Dovland · Fredrik Palerud
  • 89′Sandefjord Fotball · 1 player changeSebastian Holm Mathisen

Metric comparison

Team comparison

Season averages, with the sample size beside each metric.

Where the edge is

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

led this metric higher value (descriptive) too close

Window

Season

Sandefjord Fotball21 matchesIK Start21 matches
1 goal/matchGoals scored21/211.05 goals/match
1.29 goals/match ▲Goals allowed21/212.1 goals/match
1.15 xG/matchExpected goals21/21▲ 1.33 xG/match
14.2 shots/matchShots21/2114 shots/match
4.05 shots/match ▲Shots on target21/213.81 shots/match
50.2% ●Possession21/2142.6%
5.48 corners/match ●Corners21/214.24 corners/match
3.25 cards/matchCards4/53.2 cards/match
12.8 fouls/matchFouls21/2112 fouls/match

Evidence quality

How much supports this analysis

Grade A · Strong evidenceStrong evidence — ready
Season samples21 / 21home / away teams
Recent samples5 / 5last-five windows
FreshnessLess than one dayfrom 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, 20 Sept 2026, 19:00 UTC · analysis-v4

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