📏 Form Guide

Start

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Start head into this match coming off the back of a 1-1 OBOS-ligaen drawn game vs Mjøndalen.

Mathias Bringaker (36') scored for Mjøndalen.

It has been seldom in recent times where Start have shown defensive steel. The facts show that Start have been scored against in 6 of their previous 6 games, giving up 13 goals along the way.

Analysis of their past results shows that Start:

• have not emerged victorious against Sandnes Ulf in their last 2 matches in the league.
• are without a win at home for the past 2 matches in the league.

Sandnes Ulf

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Sandnes Ulf head into the clash after a 2-0 OBOS-ligaen win to defeat Raufoss in their previous fixture.

The only scorer from Sandnes Ulf was Haris Brkić (32').

Proving their penchant for high-scoring matches, we’ve seen goals 24 times in the last six games in which Sandnes Ulf have taken to the field, making it an average of 4 goals for each meeting. Opposition teams have hit 15 of those goals. Such a trend might not be sustained into this match, however.

Looking at the pre-match facts, Sandnes Ulf:

• have not lost to Start when having played them away from home in the previous 3 league matches.
• haven’t won away from home in the past 7 matches in the league.

🤜🤛 Head to head

If we look at their past head to head duels dating back to 15/05/2021, it’s been all-even between these two clubs with Start winning 2 of those games, Sandnes Ulf 2 and 2 being drawn after 90 minutes of play.

Those games weren’t short on goals, either, with 25 in total which averages out at 4.17 goals per match.

The last league game featuring these sides was OBOS-ligaen match day 25 on 30/09/2023 when the final score was Sandnes Ulf 1-0 Start.

📰 Team News: Start

Alagie Sanyang (Thigh problems) and Jasper Silva Torkildsen (concussion) are unavailable for Start gaffer Sindre Tjelmeland.

📰 Team News: Sandnes Ulf

Thanks to a completely healthy squad to pick from, the Sandnes Ulf manager Bjarne Bernsten has no fitness concerns to report coming into this match.

✨ Prediction

We’re thinking that Sandnes Ulf are certainly able to breach the defence of this Start team, although it is unlikely to be as many as they will have scored against them.

We are anticipating a narrow 2-1 winning score for Start by the conclusion of the game. Let’s wait and see how it plays out.

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Victor Martins, 13:09 20/04/2024