Eliteserien 2026 · 25 Oct 2026

IK Start 1–0 Sandefjord Fotball

Expected and what happened

No prediction: one side wasn't rated the month before.

IK Start won a close one on the chances: 0.8 xG to 1.2.

Best on the pitch by Footybot's score: Rasmus Holten, 65.0 in 90′.

Well above their usual level: Rasmus Holten +15.9, Magnus Smelhus Sjøeng +14.6, John Olav Norheim +11.6.

Well below it: Mikael Ugland −11.6, Evangelos Patoulidis −10.5.

Each side's last five results before this match.

18 Oct 2026	L 1–6	at Molde FK Eliteserien
11 Oct 2026	L 2–4	v HamKam Eliteserien
20 Sep 2026	L 0–3	at Sandefjord Fotball Eliteserien
13 Sep 2026	W 2–0	v SK Brann Eliteserien
4 Sep 2026	L 0–2	at Aalesunds FK Eliteserien

20 Sep 2026	Sandefjord Fotball 3–0 IK Start Eliteserien

Player	Min	G	A	xG	Score	vs usual
John Olav Norheim Defender	90	0	0	–	61.9	+11.6
Altin Ujkani Defender	8	0	0	–	58.1	–
Magnus Smelhus Sjøeng Goalkeeper	90	0	0	–	50.7	+14.6
Hakon Lorentzen Forward	90	1	0	0.25	50.5	+7.0
Eirik Schulze Midfielder	29	0	1	–	41.8	–
Deni Dashaev Midfielder	89	0	0	0.04	40.6	−4.5
Nikolas Koutsakos Forward	61	0	0	–	40.0	−3.8
Ousmane Diallo Toure Defender	80	0	0	–	38.8	+0.3
Jesper Cornelius Forward	90	0	0	0.18	38.3	−2.7
Erlend Dahl Reitan Defender	90	0	0	0.18	37.7	+2.8
Mikael Ugland Midfielder	90	0	0	0.03	37.1	−11.6
Steve Mvoué Midfielder	90	0	0	0.02	35.9	−4.9
Sander Aske Granheim Defender	90	0	0	0.12	35.5	−7.4
Johan Meyer Defender	10	0	0	–	23.9	–

Player	Min	xG	Score	vs usual
Rasmus Holten Defender	90	–	65.0	+15.9
Xander Lambrix Defender	85	–	54.6	+5.5
Bendik Berntsen Midfielder	18	0.18	53.0	–
Elias Hadaya Goalkeeper	90	–	50.9	−0.3
Ervin Gigović Midfielder	18	–	48.8	–
Martin Hellan Defender	10	0.05	46.3	–
Tobias Borkeeiet Midfielder	90	0.06	45.2	−1.9
Gustav Højbjerg Defender	80	0.18	43.5	+1.8
Fredrik Carson Pedersen Defender	90	–	42.3	+0.5
Oscar Kapskarmo Forward	45	0.41	39.7	−7.5
Sander Risan Mörk Midfielder	72	0.03	38.9	−3.2
Sebastian Holm Mathisen Forward	45	–	38.3	−0.9
Jakob Maslo Dunsby Midfielder	90	0.17	36.7	−6.7
Hakon Krogelien Defender	12	–	36.1	–
Edvard Pettersen Midfielder	90	0.08	34.3	−7.0
Evangelos Patoulidis Midfielder	72	0.03	33.1	−10.5