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Eliteserien · Matchweek 12

Start

STA

Sandefjord

SAN

Model

Match forecast

Bivariate-Poisson goal model, from current strength ratings and home advantage.

Start49%
Draw25%
Sandefjord26%

Expected goals

1.72 – 1.23

Over 2.5

55%

Both to score

59%

Fair handicap

-0.50

Most likely scorelines

  • 1111.2%
  • 109.6%
  • 219.5%
  • 207.5%
  • 016.6%
How they playPossession, press, how they create

Nothing in the numbers separates these two by much — which is itself worth knowing, and more common than most previews admit.

45%Possession46%
40%Territory34%
28%From set plays17%
0.10Chance quality0.09
6.8%Directness7.5%

Averages over the matches this snapshot has detail for — 3 for Start, 3 for Sandefjord. Too few to lean on heavily.

Players to watchMost goal involvement per 90

Goal involvements per 90, among players with at least 45% of the most-used player’s minutes. Drawn from the last 21 of 160 matches, not the full season.