Sandefjord vs Start Prediction 20 September 2026
🔊 Sandefjord have not won at home since 10 May. Going into this round, they sit just one point above 14th place, which leads to the play-offs. Start are bottom of the table but beat Brann 2-0 last round. A positive result away from home would pull them to within one point of Sandefjord.
Head-to-Head
Sandefjord and Start have met 24 times. Each side has won 9 of those meetings, with the remaining 6 ending in draws. The hosts have scored 34 goals in total across those matches, the visitors 32.
Head-to-head statistics Sandefjord - Start
Sandefjord Team Overview
Sandefjord sit 13th, and the table tells the story of their main problem. They have scored just 18 goals - fewer than any other side in the Eliteserien. They have now gone 21 consecutive league matches without scoring more than two goals. Their defensive record is more respectable, with 27 conceded - only four teams had let in fewer going into this round. That held against Viking: Andreas Tegström's side took a point at home from the second-placed team. Away at Bodø, though, the defence couldn't hold - by the 58th minute Sandefjord were three goals down to the league leaders. Jakob Dunsby and Evangelos Patoulidis pulled two back, but there was not enough time to level.
Match Results: Sandefjord
Start Team Overview
Start are in Eliteserien for the first time since 2020. Their 16 points is currently the worst total in the league. Azar Karadas's side began the season with ten matches without a win, but have taken six points from their last three rounds, all at home. Against Brann last time out, Ousmane Diallo scored before the break and Jesper Cornelius added another in stoppage time. They sit three points above the relegation play-off place in 14th heading into this round. Away from home the picture remains the same: Start have lost 7 of their last 8 Eliteserien matches on the road. The one exception was a July trip to Kristiansund, from which they returned with three points.
Match Results: Start
Prediction for the 1st half
Start have conceded in the first half in 6 of their last 7 Eliteserien matches. For Sandefjord, that is an opportunity to score before the break. Admittedly, the hosts have less possession on average at home. We expect Sandefjord's weak start to prove more significant. The bet is Sandefjord to Score in the First Half.
Corners Prediction
Start have won at least five corners in 8 of their last 9 matches. It's a long run with barely any interruptions, so we're sticking with it. The bet is Start Team Total Corners - Over 4.5.
Correct Score Prediction
According to the algorithm's calculations, the most likely outcomes for this match are: 1:0 (13.2%), 1:1 (11.29%) and 0:1 (9.45%). A narrow home win has the highest probability of the three, but the distribution across the three scenarios is fairly close.
⭐ Editorial Prediction
Start have failed to score in 12 consecutive away matches - the hosts are unlikely to keep a clean sheet here. Head-to-head meetings in Sandefjord back that up: both teams scored in 6 of the last 7 Eliteserien fixtures between these sides. In their last 12 Eliteserien matches, Sandefjord have kept just one clean sheet. Start have their own attacking threat: in 6 of their last 7 away matches, they both scored and conceded. We're expecting a draw, and not a goalless one. The bet is Both Teams to Score - Yes. Predicted score - 1:1.
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