Start sit 16th in the Eliteserien on 19 points from 26 matches, having scored 27 and conceded 59. On the model's scale they rate 0.53 in attack and 1.62 in defence (1.00 = an average top-flight side, lower defence is better), against Eliteserien averages of 0.77 and 1.30: below the division's average at both ends. Across their last 5 league matches they have 1 win and 4 defeats, most recently losing to Rosenborg 1-4 away. That is 0.73 points a match, scoring 1.04 and conceding 2.27 per game across 5 wins, 4 draws and 17 defeats. That leaves them 43 points behind Viking at the top, in a table of 16. Among the 16 rated sides in the division that is the 16th-best attack and the 15th-best defence. They scored in 4 of those 5 and kept 1 clean sheet. Next they travel to Valerenga in the Eliteserien on 21 November 2026, a match the model gives them 18%.
Model rating
One scale across every league we cover: 1.00 is an average top-flight side — how the ratings are built.
Eliteserien table
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | Goals | GD | Last 5 | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Viking | 26 | 20 | 2 | 4 | 69:27 | +42 | WWWLW | 62 |
| 2 | Bodo/Glimt | 26 | 20 | 2 | 4 | 63:23 | +40 | WWLWW | 62 |
| 3 | Rosenborg | 26 | 14 | 4 | 8 | 53:32 | +21 | DWWWW | 46 |
| 4 | Lillestrom | 26 | 14 | 3 | 9 | 39:35 | +4 | DWWWW | 45 |
| 5 | Molde | 26 | 13 | 5 | 8 | 64:44 | +20 | DWWLD | 44 |
| 6 | Tromso | 26 | 11 | 7 | 8 | 43:40 | +3 | DDLLL | 40 |
| 7 | Brann | 26 | 10 | 3 | 13 | 47:44 | +3 | LLLWD | 33 |
| 8 | Valerenga | 26 | 9 | 5 | 12 | 43:47 | -4 | LWWWL | 32 |
| 9 | Sarpsborg 08 FF | 26 | 8 | 7 | 11 | 32:42 | -10 | WLWLL | 31 |
| 10 | KFUM Oslo | 26 | 8 | 7 | 11 | 33:46 | -13 | WDDDL | 31 |
| 11 | Ham-Kam | 26 | 8 | 6 | 12 | 38:53 | -15 | WLLDW | 30 |
| 12 | Fredrikstad | 26 | 8 | 6 | 12 | 31:46 | -15 | DLLLD | 30 |
| 13 | Sandefjord | 26 | 7 | 7 | 12 | 31:39 | -8 | DLLWD | 28 |
| 14 | Kristiansund BK | 26 | 7 | 5 | 14 | 30:51 | -21 | LLDWW | 26 |
| 15 | Aalesund | 26 | 5 | 9 | 12 | 45:60 | -15 | LWLLL | 24 |
| 16 | Start | 26 | 5 | 4 | 17 | 27:59 | -32 | LLWLL | 19 |
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Start sit 16 of 16, as the table stands today. Every competition we cover.
Recent league form
- L1-4away to Rosenborg7 November 2026
- L0-1Lillestrom1 November 2026
- W1-0Sandefjord25 October 2026
- L1-6away to Molde18 October 2026
- L2-4Ham-Kam11 October 2026
Last 5 league matches, most recent first.
Next match: Start vs Valerenga
Start travel to Valerenga at Intility Arena, Oslo on 21 November 2026, 17:00 UTC. The model makes it 18% Start, 22% draw and 60% Valerenga, with a most likely scoreline of 2-1. It projects 1.03 expected goals for Start against 2.26. Beyond the result it puts both teams to score at 58% and over 2.5 goals at 64%.
Full preview and model analysis for Start vs Valerenga
Recent meetings with Valerenga
- 25 May 2026Start 2–0 ValerengaEliteserien
- 2 November 2024Valerenga 1–1 Start1. Division
- 20 July 2024Start 1–2 Valerenga1. Division
- 1 March 2022Valerenga 3–1 StartFriendlies Clubs
- 22 December 2020Valerenga 4–0 StartEliteserien
The last 5 meetings between the two, most recent first.