Match Report
On paper the standings were lopsided — Start 2nd with 55 points, Odd 9th with 33, 22 apart. Odd ranked just 15th in the league on five-round form despite their 9th table position. In league terms the two rates read 1.93/1.17 for Start and 1.23/1.67 for Odd (scored/conceded per game); the competition average is 1.6.
Start had banked 10 of the last 15 points on offer; Odd, 4.
The sides have met 19 times in the GioScore results database: 4 wins for Start, 4 draws and 11 for Odd, at 2.95 goals per meeting. Whoever hosts gains little here: home teams have taken just 21% of the wins in this fixture. 63% of the meetings finished with three goals or more.
The venue was Sparebanken Sør Arena, with room for 14,563 spectators. Start led 1-0 at the break, and the second half added 1 goal for the 2-0 full-time score.
Goal scorers
Start: E. Schulze (58'), M. Ugland (15')
Key stats
Possession: Start 61% · Odd 39% · Total shots: 16-8 · On target: 5-4 · Corners: 5-5