Match Report
23 points for Sandefjord (11th), 16 for Start (16th): a 7-point gap. The last five rounds placed Sandefjord 5th in the league for form — higher than their 11th in the standings. In league terms the two rates read 1/1.29 for Sandefjord and 1.05/2.1 for Start (scored/conceded per game); the competition average is 1.58.
11 previous meetings sit in the GioScore records — Sandefjord 6, draws 1, Start 4, at 3.55 goals per meeting. The pattern favours whoever hosts: home teams have won 64% of the meetings. 73% of the meetings finished with three goals or more, and both sides scored in 73%.
Komplett Arena staged the fixture, a ground that holds 6,582. The referee was E. Eskås, with 100 matches in our database and 2.0 yellows per game on average. It was 0-0 at the break, and the second half added 3 goals for the 3-0 full-time score.
Goal scorers
Sandefjord: Ervin Gigović (64'), Edvard Sundbø Pettersen (72'), Mathias Sauer (80')
Key stats
Possession: Sandefjord 58% · Start 42% · Total shots: 19-7 · On target: 6-0 · Corners: 5-4