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Sandefjord vs Start prediction

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Round: Regular Season - 22
Venue: Sandefjord Arena, Sandefjord
Referee: Espen Eskas, Norway

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Form

Recent form

Sandefjord

53Average

Last 4 matches · 2W-1D-1L · +2 goal difference

Start

35Poor

Last 5 matches · 2W-0D-3L · -5 goal difference

Our call

Our verdict

Double Chance

Sandefjord or Draw

BetGenius backs Sandefjord or Draw (Double Chance) at 75% confidence — a strong call. Total goals: Over 2.5 Goals.

75%

Confidence

Strong

Preview

Match preview

Sandefjord host bottom-placed Start in round 22 of the Eliteserien, with both clubs fighting to secure their top-flight status. Sandefjord enter the clash sitting 13th with 20 points, having shown solid defensive organization on home turf where they have conceded just 10 goals across 10 matches.

Start sit at the foot of the table in 16th place with 16 points. Their primary vulnerability has been their away form, having lost eight of their 10 league matches on the road while conceding 26 goals and failing to register a single away clean sheet all season.

Historical head-to-head records also favor the hosts, as Sandefjord remain unbeaten at home against Start across four recorded encounters with two wins and two draws.

Analysis

Key factors

Start have lost eight of their 10 away league fixtures this campaign, conceding 26 goals in the process.
Start have kept zero clean sheets in 10 away matches.
Sandefjord have avoided defeat in seven of their 10 home matches, recording five draws and two wins.
Sandefjord are unbeaten at home against Start in their head-to-head history with two wins and two draws.
Start sit bottom of the Eliteserien table in 16th position with 41 total goals conceded across 20 matches.

Availability

Team news

Sandefjord

D. KoswalKnee Injury
F. Loftesnes-BjuneThigh Injury
M. MelchiorKnee Injury
N. MollerAnkle Injury
E. HadayaInjury

Start

J. HuseboFoot Injury
F. ManojlovicHand Injury
K. TonnesenLeg Injury

E. SegbergYellow Cards

Numbers

Statistical comparison

Sandefjord at homeStart away

Played

3-5-4

W-D-L

1-1-10

0.8

Scored /game

0.9

Conceded /game

2.9

42%

Clean sheets

50%

Failed to score

33%

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BTTS (last 5)

80%

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Over 2.5 (last 5)

100%

Combined scoring rate: 1.7 goals per game (Sandefjord at home plus Start away).

Table

Table context

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#	Team	P	GD	Pts
10	Sarpsborg 08 FF	23	-6	28
11	Valerenga	23	-8	26
12	Ham-Kam	23	-15	26
13	Sandefjord	23	-8	24
14	AalesundEliteserien (Relegation)	23	-12	24
15	Kristiansund BKRelegation - OBOS-ligaen	23	-24	19
16	StartRelegation - OBOS-ligaen	23	-29	16

History

Head-to-head

Full record →

4
Sandefjord: 4
Draws: 1
Start

Sandefjord have won 4 of the last 9 meetings, averaging 2.8 goals a game.

2026-09-20Sandefjord3-0Start
2026-03-08Sandefjord3-2Start
2023-03-05Start1-0Sandefjord
2021-05-02Start1-1Sandefjord
2020-10-24Start0-1Sandefjord

BetGenius

Our record in Eliteserien

84%57 won from 68 settled predictions (2 void)

Settled results only — every published pick is recorded win or lose. Full track record →

Predictions

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Double Chance

Sandefjord or Draw

75%

Confidence

Start have endured significant difficulties away from home this season, suffering eight defeats in 10 road fixtures and conceding an average of 2.6 goals per game. Sandefjord have been competitive on their own ground, earning points in seven of their 10 home matches with five draws and two victories. With Sandefjord also undefeated at home against Start in all four head-to-head meetings in the data, backing the hosts to win or draw covers the most probable outcomes.

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