Start Shots on Target Stats 2026

Start Shots on Target Stats 2026 - season overview

Start are averaging 3.87 shots on target per game in 2026, with matches involving them seeing 9.73 total SOT on average. That puts them 15th of 16 for team SOT per match in their primary competition. Below you'll find player SOT-rate forecasts, the matchup read for the upcoming fixture against Sandefjord, and a full match-by-match log.

Start Shots on Target Questions

Which Start players hit the most shots on target?

J. Cornelius leads with 9 shots on target across 14 qualifying appearances (0.64/g, 43% hit rate). The SOT-rate table below ranks every Start player by SOT per qualifying appearance (≥20 minutes), six-game form mask and current Bet365 1+ SOT price.

How does Start's SOT profile look this season?

Start are averaging 3.87 shots on target per game over 15 games and concede 5.87 for a match-total of 9.73. That ranks 15th of 16 for team SOT in their primary competition. They take 16.2 shots per game and create 10.87 key passes per game.

How is the SOT matchup read calculated?

SOT matchup blends our attackers' on-target rate (50%) with the opposition's SOT conceded per game (50%). For the upcoming fixture against Sandefjord, the page weights each Start attacker against the opposition's last-season SOT-conceded rate.

What's the difference between shots and shots on target?

Start take 16.2 shots per game and put 3.87 on target. Players who shoot speculatively often have a low SOT-per-shot ratio; the context panel surfaces the shots/g funnel so you can see the conversion rate.

Where do these SOT stats come from?

All numbers come from match-level Sportmonks data ingested into Statz - 15 Start fixtures in the active window for 2026. Player odds come from Bet365 player markets when priced.

How is conversion (Goals/SOT) useful?

Start are currently converting 33% of their shots on target into goals. A high conversion rate means finishing well; a low one means SOT volume but not yet goals. Pair this with the shots/g funnel to read how the goals number is built.

Start player shots on target rates

Player	Position	Apps	Shots on target	Per game	1+ hit rate
E. Schulze	midfielder	8	4	0.5	50%
Nikolas Koutsakos	attacker	6	4	0.67	50%
H. Lorentzen	attacker	15	8	0.53	47%
J. Cornelius	attacker	14	9	0.64	43%
T. Strannegård	midfielder	9	3	0.33	33%
Erlend Dahl Reitan	defender	14	4	0.29	29%
D. Dasjajev	defender	7	4	0.57	29%
M. Ugland	midfielder	13	3	0.23	23%
Ousmane Diallo Toure	defender	13	3	0.23	23%
A. Ujkani	defender	9	2	0.22	22%
Erlend Segberg	midfielder	14	4	0.29	21%
O. Jebali	defender	5	1	0.2	20%
John Norheim	defender	12	2	0.17	17%
J. Ampofo	attacker	6	1	0.17	17%
S. Mvoué	midfielder	14	2	0.14	14%
Jens Berland Husebø	defender	7	1	0.14	14%
J. Pryts	goalkeeper	8	0	0	0%
S. Granheim	defender	4	0	0	0%
Filip Manojlović	goalkeeper	4	0	0	0%
Markus Soomets	midfielder	4	0	0	0%
Magnus Sjøeng	goalkeeper	3	0	0	0%
Santino Samuyiwa	attacker	3	0	0	0%
F. Pålerud	defender	3	0	0	0%
L. Gausdal	midfielder	2	0	0	0%
Johan Meyer	defender	1	0	0	0%

Start shots on target match by match

Date	Competition	Opponent	Venue	Score	Team shots on target	Opposition shots on target	Match total	Top player
18 Oct 2026	Eliteserien	Molde	Away	6-1	3	12	15	Nikolas Koutsakos (2)
11 Oct 2026	Eliteserien	HamKam	Home	2-4	5	7	12	John Norheim (1)
20 Sep 2026	Eliteserien	Sandefjord	Away	3-0	0	6	6
13 Sep 2026	Eliteserien	Brann	Home	2-0	6	4	10	Nikolas Koutsakos (1)
4 Sep 2026	Eliteserien	Aalesund	Away	2-0	6	12	18	J. Cornelius (2)
30 Aug 2026	Eliteserien	KFUM	Home	4-1	7	1	8	D. Dasjajev (3)
8 Aug 2026	Eliteserien	Fredrikstad	Home	0-1	2	4	6	E. Schulze (1)
1 Aug 2026	Eliteserien	Viking	Home	0-3	5	7	12	J. Cornelius (2)
25 Jul 2026	Eliteserien	Kristiansund	Away	1-2	5	2	7	Erlend Segberg (2)
18 Jul 2026	Eliteserien	Rosenborg	Home	0-3	3	6	9	D. Dasjajev (1)
12 Jul 2026	Eliteserien	Brann	Away	2-1	3	5	8	H. Lorentzen (2)
29 May 2026	Eliteserien	Fredrikstad	Away	2-1	4	5	9	J. Cornelius (2)

Start shots on target 2026: last 15 games

Shots on target for per game: 3.87
Shots on target against per game: 5.87
Match total shots on target per game: 9.73
Games: 15
League rank for match shots on target: 11 of 16

Start Shots on target for 2026 by venue

Scope	Games	Average	Over 2.5 %	Over 3.5 %	Over 4.5 %	Over 5.5 %	Over 6.5 %
Home	8	4	63%	50%	50%	25%	13%
Away	7	3.71	86%	57%	43%	14%	0%
Overall	15	3.87	73%	53%	47%	20%	7%

Start Shots on target against 2026 by venue

Scope	Games	Average	Over 2.5 %	Over 3.5 %	Over 4.5 %	Over 5.5 %	Over 6.5 %
Home	8	4.75	75%	75%	50%	50%	38%
Away	7	7.14	86%	86%	86%	57%	43%
Overall	15	5.87	80%	80%	67%	53%	40%

Start Match total 2026 by venue

Scope	Games	Average	Over 6.5 %	Over 7.5 %	Over 8.5 %	Over 9.5 %	Over 10.5 %
Home	8	8.75	75%	75%	63%	50%	25%
Away	7	10.86	86%	71%	57%	43%	43%
Overall	15	9.73	80%	73%	60%	47%	33%

Start Team shots on target 2026: overall, home and away (last 15 games)

Team shots on target	Overall	Home	Away
Shots on target / match	3.87	4	3.71
Total shots / match	16.2	17.75	14.43
Share of shots on target	24%	23%	26%
Goals per shot on target	33%	35%	31%
Shots on target per goal	3	2.9	3.3
Shots on target over 2.5	73%	63%	86%
Shots on target over 3.5	53%	50%	57%
Shots on target over 4.5	47%	50%	43%
Shots on target over 5.5	20%	25%	14%
Shots on target over 6.5	7%	13%	0%

Start Shots on target against 2026: overall, home and away (last 15 games)

Shots on target against	Overall	Home	Away
Shots on target against / match	5.87	4.75	7.14
Shots on target against over 2.5	80%	75%	86%
Shots on target against over 3.5	80%	75%	86%
Shots on target against over 4.5	67%	50%	86%
Shots on target against over 5.5	53%	50%	57%
Shots on target against over 6.5	40%	38%	43%

Start Match shots on target 2026: overall, home and away (last 15 games)

Match shots on target	Overall	Home	Away
Match shots on target / match	9.73	8.75	10.86
Match shots on target over 6.5	80%	75%	86%
Match shots on target over 7.5	73%	75%	71%
Match shots on target over 8.5	60%	63%	57%
Match shots on target over 9.5	47%	50%	43%
Match shots on target over 10.5	33%	25%	43%

Start 1st-half shots on target for 2026 (from 14 of 15 games)

Scope	Games	Average	Over 1.5 %	Over 2.5 %	Over 3.5 %
Home	8	1.88	75%	25%	13%
Away	6	1.33	50%	17%	0%
Overall	14	1.64	64%	21%	7%

Start 1st-half shots on target against 2026 (from 14 of 15 games)

Scope	Games	Average	Over 1.5 %	Over 2.5 %	Over 3.5 %
Home	8	2.75	75%	38%	25%
Away	6	3.17	83%	33%	33%
Overall	14	2.93	79%	36%	29%

Start 1st-half match total 2026 (from 14 of 15 games)

Scope	Games	Average	Over 2.5 %	Over 3.5 %	Over 4.5 %	Over 5.5 %
Home	8	4.63	88%	63%	50%	25%
Away	6	4.5	83%	67%	50%	33%
Overall	14	4.57	86%	64%	50%	29%

Start shots on target match by match 2026

Date	Competition	Opponent	Score	Shots on target for	Shots on target against	Match total	1st-half total
18 Oct	Eliteserien	Molde (A)	6-1	3	12	15	6
11 Oct	Eliteserien	HamKam (H)	2-4	5	7	12	4
20 Sep	Eliteserien	Sandefjord (A)	3-0	0	6	6	1
13 Sep	Eliteserien	Brann (H)	2-0	6	4	10	5
4 Sep	Eliteserien	Aalesund (A)	2-0	6	12	18	8
30 Aug	Eliteserien	KFUM (H)	4-1	7	1	8	5
8 Aug	Eliteserien	Fredrikstad (H)	0-1	2	4	6	3
1 Aug	Eliteserien	Viking (H)	0-3	5	7	12	8
25 Jul	Eliteserien	Kristiansund (A)	1-2	5	2	7	4
18 Jul	Eliteserien	Rosenborg (H)	0-3	3	6	9	2
12 Jul	Eliteserien	Brann (A)	2-1	3	5	8	-
29 May	Eliteserien	Fredrikstad (A)	2-1	4	5	9	3
25 May	Eliteserien	Vålerenga (H)	2-0	2	1	3	3
20 May	Eliteserien	Bodø / Glimt (H)	1-4	2	8	10	7
16 May	Eliteserien	Viking (A)	6-3	5	8	13	5

Eliteserien shots on target table 2026: every team's shots on target per game

#	Team	MP	For per game	Against per game	Match total per game	Over 8.5 %
1	Aalesund	23	5.26	6.39	11.65	78%
2	Vålerenga	23	5.57	5.48	11.04	65%
3	Rosenborg	23	5.48	4.78	10.26	65%
4	Molde	23	6.3	3.87	10.17	70%
5	Brann	23	5.09	4.96	10.04	65%
6	Kristiansund	23	3.52	6.09	9.61	61%
7	Sandefjord	23	4.39	5.17	9.57	65%
8	Lillestrøm	23	4.22	5.35	9.57	52%
9	Bodø / Glimt	23	6.61	2.91	9.52	61%
10	Sarpsborg 08	23	4.65	4.87	9.52	52%
11	Start	23	3.83	5.57	9.39	52%
12	HamKam	23	3.74	5.61	9.35	61%
13	Viking	23	5.83	3.48	9.3	57%
14	Tromsø	23	5.57	3.43	9	57%
15	KFUM	23	3.91	4.96	8.87	43%
16	Fredrikstad	23	3.74	4.78	8.52	43%

Start shots on target against top-half and bottom-half teams 2026

Opponents	Games	For per game	Against per game	Match total per game	Over 8.5 %
Vs top six	9	4.33	7	11.33	89%
Vs top half	13	4.15	6.23	10.38	77%
Vs bottom half	10	3.4	4.7	8.1	20%
Vs bottom six	7	3.43	5	8.43	29%

Start shots on target per game by competition, last three seasons

Competition	Season	Games	For per game	Against per game	Match total per game	Over 8.5 %
Eliteserien	2026	23	3.83	5.57	9.39	52%

Start next three opponents: shots on target per game this season

Kick-off	Opponent	Their match total	Their shots on target for	Their shots on target against	Match total at that venue	For at that venue	Against at that venue
Sun 25 Oct 16:00	Sandefjord (home)	9.57	4.39	5.17	10	4.27	5.73
Sun 1 Nov 16:00	Lillestrøm (home)	9.57	4.22	5.35	9.67	4.5	5.17
Sat 7 Nov 17:00	Rosenborg (away)	10.26	5.48	4.78	10	6.17	3.83

Start players with the most games of 1+ shots on target 2026

#	Player	Position	Games with 1+	Apps	Hit rate
1	J. Cornelius	attacker	11	22	50%
2	H. Lorentzen	attacker	10	23	43%
3	E. Schulze	midfielder	8	18	44%
4	T. Strannegård	midfielder	5	17	29%
5	Erlend Dahl Reitan	defender	5	22	23%

Start players with the most games of 2+ shots on target 2026

#	Player	Position	Games with 2+	Apps	Hit rate
1	J. Cornelius	attacker	4	22	18%
2	Erlend Segberg	midfielder	2	22	9%
3	H. Lorentzen	attacker	2	23	9%
4	Nikolas Koutsakos	attacker	1	6	17%
5	D. Dasjajev	defender	1	11	9%

Start players with the most games of 3+ shots on target 2026

#	Player	Position	Games with 3+	Apps	Hit rate
1	D. Dasjajev	defender	1	11	9%
2	J. Ampofo	attacker	1	15	7%
3	J. Cornelius	attacker	1	22	5%

Sandefjord shots on target match by match, last 10 games (next opponent)

Date	Competition	Opponent	Score	Shots on target for	Shots on target against	Match total	1st-half total
18 Oct	Eliteserien	Lillestrøm (H)	0-2	7	6	13	8
10 Oct	Eliteserien	Rosenborg (A)	1-1	4	10	14	2
20 Sep	Eliteserien	Start (H)	3-0	6	0	6	1
14 Sep	Eliteserien	Bodø / Glimt (A)	3-2	4	10	14	2
4 Sep	Eliteserien	Viking (H)	1-1	1	4	5	1
30 Aug	Eliteserien	Brann (H)	0-0	5	4	9	4
16 Aug	Eliteserien	Sarpsborg 08 (A)	1-2	9	6	15	6
7 Aug	Eliteserien	KFUM (H)	0-1	4	7	11	5
1 Aug	Eliteserien	Fredrikstad (A)	1-0	2	5	7	4
26 Jul	Eliteserien	Bodø / Glimt (H)	0-3	1	8	9	2