Start xG 2026

Start xG Questions

Are Start overperforming their xG this season?

No, Start have taken 16 points over 23 Eliteserien games in 2026, 10.21 fewer than the 26.21 expected points (xPts) their chances were worth, so their performances deserve better than their results.

What is Start's xG per game this season?

Start create 1.52 expected goals (xG) per game over 23 Eliteserien games in 2026, 34.89 in all, and have scored 25 goals from those chances, 9.89 fewer than that xG would expect.

What is Start's xGA per game this season?

Start allow 2.02 expected goals against (xGA) per game over 23 Eliteserien games in 2026, 46.52 in all, and have conceded 54 goals from those chances, 7.48 more than that xGA would expect.

Who has the most xG for Start this season?

J. Cornelius has the most expected goals (xG) for Start over 23 Eliteserien games in 2026, 8.85 xG in 22 appearances, and has scored 5 goals; H. Lorentzen is next with 4.21 xG.

Start expected goals 2026: 2026

Games: 23
Expected goals (xG): 34.89
Goals scored: 25
Goals minus xG: -9.89
Expected goals against (xGA): 46.52
Goals conceded: 54
xGA minus goals conceded: -7.48
Expected points (xPts): 26.21
Points: 16
Points minus xPts: -10.21
Verdict: Due an upturn

Are Start overperforming their expected goals?

Start have taken 10.2 points fewer than their chances warranted over 23 games: -9.9 goals against their xG, and -7.5 on the goals their xGA expected them to concede. The performances are better than the results, which is the side of this table where prices tend to be generous.

Next opponent: Sandefjord expected goals

Games: 23
Sandefjord xG per game: 1.32
Sandefjord xGA per game: 1.88
Points minus xPts: -1.93
Verdict: In line with expected goals

Start results against expected goals by form window and venue

Window	Games	xG	Goals	Goals minus xG	xGA	Conceded	xGA minus conceded	xPts	Points	Points minus xPts
26/	23	34.89	25	-9.89	46.52	54	-7.48	26.21	16	-10.21
Last 10	10	18.94	11	-7.94	19.65	24	-4.35	13.88	9	-4.88
Last 5	5	8.70	5	-3.70	12.93	15	-2.07	4.95	3	-1.95
Home	11	21.78	14	-7.78	18.67	19	-0.33	17.22	12	-5.22
Away	12	13.11	11	-2.11	27.85	35	-7.15	8.99	4	-4.99

Start expected goals match by match, 2026

Date	Competition	Opponent	Score	xG	xGA	xPts	Points	Deserved result
18 Oct	Eliteserien	Molde (A)	6-1	1.96	4.09	0.53	0	L
11 Oct	Eliteserien	HamKam (H)	2-4	1.91	2.77	0.96	0	L
20 Sep	Eliteserien	Sandefjord (A)	3-0	0.26	2.29	0.22	0	L
13 Sep	Eliteserien	Brann (H)	2-0	2.78	1.15	2.29	3	W
4 Sep	Eliteserien	Aalesund (A)	2-0	1.79	2.63	0.95	0	L
30 Aug	Eliteserien	KFUM (H)	4-1	2.55	1.69	1.87	3	W
8 Aug	Eliteserien	Fredrikstad (H)	0-1	2.15	1.15	2.00	0	W
1 Aug	Eliteserien	Viking (H)	0-3	3.06	1.40	2.26	0	W
25 Jul	Eliteserien	Kristiansund (A)	1-2	1.51	0.73	1.94	3	W
18 Jul	Eliteserien	Rosenborg (H)	0-3	0.97	1.75	0.86	0	L
12 Jul	Eliteserien	Brann (A)	2-1	1.22	2.19	0.81	0	L
29 May	Eliteserien	Fredrikstad (A)	2-1	0.70	1.80	0.64	0	L
25 May	Eliteserien	Vålerenga (H)	2-0	1.63	1.18	1.68	3	W
20 May	Eliteserien	Bodø / Glimt (H)	1-4	1.95	3.54	0.68	0	L
16 May	Eliteserien	Viking (A)	6-3	1.48	2.18	0.98	0	L
3 May	Eliteserien	Tromsø (H)	1-1	1.14	0.61	1.77	1	W
30 Apr	Eliteserien	Bodø / Glimt (A)	5-0	0.95	4.54	0.14	0	L
26 Apr	Eliteserien	HamKam (A)	2-1	0.99	1.66	0.92	0	L
19 Apr	Eliteserien	Molde (H)	1-1	0.94	2.19	0.64	1	L
11 Apr	Eliteserien	Lillestrøm (A)	3-1	0.87	2.05	0.65	0	L
6 Apr	Eliteserien	Sarpsborg 08 (A)	1-1	0.95	1.98	0.73	1	L
21 Mar	Eliteserien	Aalesund (H)	1-1	2.70	1.24	2.21	1	W
15 Mar	Eliteserien	KFUM (A)	2-0	0.43	1.71	0.48	0	L

Start players: goals against expected goals, 2026

Player	Position	Apps	Minutes	xG	Goals	Goals minus xG	xG per 90
Ousmane Diallo Toure	defender	20	1311	1.37	3	+1.63	0.09
Erlend Segberg	midfielder	22	1907	1.38	3	+1.62	0.07
S. Mvoué	midfielder	16	1079	0.80	2	+1.20	0.07
T. Strannegård	midfielder	17	1510	0.89	2	+1.11	0.05
A. Ujkani	defender	11	704	0.07	1	+0.93	0.01
Erlend Dahl Reitan	defender	22	1882	1.58	2	+0.42	0.08
D. Dasjajev	defender	11	513	1.04	1	-0.04	0.18
O. Jebali	defender	12	819	0.59	0	-0.59	0.07
John Norheim	defender	17	1397	2.79	2	-0.79	0.18
M. Ugland	midfielder	21	1512	0.91	0	-0.91	0.05
H. Lorentzen	attacker	23	1538	4.21	3	-1.21	0.25
E. Schulze	midfielder	18	979	2.81	1	-1.81	0.26
J. Ampofo	attacker	15	599	2.91	0	-2.91	0.44
Nikolas Koutsakos	attacker	6	305	3.36	0	-3.36	0.99
J. Cornelius	attacker	22	1692	8.85	5	-3.85	0.47

Eliteserien 2026: every team's points against expected points

#	Team	MP	xG	Goals	xGA	Conceded	xPts	Points	Points minus xPts
1	Viking	23	55	59	32.8	22	43.7	56	+12.3
2	KFUM	22	27.2	27	41.5	36	22.5	28	+5.5
3	Fredrikstad	23	28.6	28	43.4	36	24.1	29	+4.9
4	Lillestrøm	23	37.7	32	38.7	31	31.4	36	+4.6
5	Bodø / Glimt	23	65.1	58	21.8	20	52.5	56	+3.5
6	Tromsø	22	37.9	41	31.5	30	35.5	39	+3.5
7	Rosenborg	23	42.7	43	35	31	37	37	0
8	HamKam	23	31.8	33	42.9	48	26	26	-0
9	Molde	23	48.5	52	32.4	35	40.4	40	-0.4
10	Aalesund	23	37.1	39	50.2	51	25.6	24	-1.6
11	Sandefjord	23	30.4	22	43.2	30	25.9	24	-1.9
12	Brann	23	43.5	40	41.4	37	33	29	-4
13	Sarpsborg 08	23	39	28	38.6	34	32.2	28	-4.2
14	Kristiansund	23	27.6	23	47	47	23.8	19	-4.8
15	Vålerenga	23	42.2	38	42	46	32.1	26	-6.1
16	Start	23	34.9	25	46.5	54	26.2	16	-10.2

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