📏 Form Guide

Kongsvinger IL

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Kongsvinger IL are hoping to win again after their last result, the 1-2 OBOS-ligaen triumph vs Levanger.

Matches involving Kongsvinger IL have usually been exciting affairs recently with plenty of scoring being a real hallmark. Over their past 6 games, the sum of 23 goals have gone in for both teams combined (at an average of 3.83 goals per game) with 11 of them coming from Kongsvinger IL. That sort of pattern might not be carried forward into this game, of course.

Heading into this fixture, Kongsvinger IL are undefeated in their last 2 league matches at home.

Start

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Last time out, Start drew 1-1 in the OBOS-ligaen match with Sandnes Ulf.

The only player to score from Start was Eirik Schulze (30'). Tommy Høiland (93') was the scorer for Sandnes Ulf.

Start have been good when going forward leading up to this encounter, having scored 5 times in their last 6 matches. Having said that, Start have had their own issues at the back, also conceding in 6 of those same games.

Coming into this contest, Start are without an away win for the past 5 league matches.

👥 Head to head

A look at their prior head to head clashes going back to 04/08/2019 tells us that Kongsvinger IL have won 3 of these and Start 2, with the tally of drawn games being 1.

A combined sum of 16 goals were yielded between them during those clashes, with 8 of them from Kongsvinger and 8 being from Start. This gives an average number of goals per game equal to 2.67.

The last league game featuring these sides was OBOS-ligaen match day 26 on 08/10/2023 and the score finished Start 2-1 Kongsvinger IL.

📋 Team News: Kongsvinger IL

Looking at personnel, there is just the sole fitness concern for the Kongsvinger IL gaffer Vegard Hansen to be concerned about thanks to an otherwise robust squad. Mathias Gjerstrøm (Cruciate ligament injury) is out of contention.

📰 Team News: Start

Start manager Sindre Tjelmeland has to choose from a squad that has some fitness concerns. Alagie Sanyang (Thigh problems) and Jasper Silva Torkildsen (concussion) are not able to play.

💭 Prediction

It looks to us like Start will have to play really well to be scoring even one goal against a Kongsvinger IL side who look likely to dominate this game and keep it tight in defence.

Our selection here is for a convincing 3-0 winning margin for Kongsvinger IL when the full-time whistle blows.

Our expert partners are tipping under 3.5 goals for this match. Check out their VIP predictions here.

Victor Martins, 13:16 27/04/2024