Match Report
In the standings it was Start 2nd on 55 points, Kongsvinger 3rd on 54 — separated by 1. Scoring rates set the scale: Start 1.93 scored and 1.17 conceded per game, Kongsvinger 2.03 and 1.4, with the league averaging 1.6.
Kongsvinger carried a 7-game unbeaten run into this, having scored in 8 consecutive games. Over the last five, Start had taken 5 of 15 points to Kongsvinger's 13.
5 previous meetings sit in the GioScore records — Start 2, draws 1, Kongsvinger 2, at 4 goals per meeting. Home advantage has meant little here: 40% of the meetings went to the host. 100% of the meetings finished with three goals or more.
Sparebanken Sør Arena staged the fixture, a ground that holds 14,563. Half-time and full-time told different stories: Kongsvinger led 1-0 at the break, before 4 more goals closed it at 2-3.
Goal scorers
Start: E. Schulze (84'), John Norheim (90') · Kongsvinger: Rasmus Christiansen (39'), Ludvig Langrekken (57'), Martin Tangen Vinjor (75')
Key stats
Possession: Start 56% · Kongsvinger 44% · Total shots: 29-13 · On target: 8-5 · Corners: 14-3