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IK Start v Vålerenga : Eliteserien match betting preview, prediction and odds

Mon 25th May, 13:30 BST, Sparebanken Sør Arena, Kristiansand

Monday afternoon sees ’s IK Start and Geir Bakke’s Vålerenga go up against one another in a Eliteserien battle at the Sparebanken Sør Arena. All the odds are delivered directly from the UK's leading bookmakers, while predictions are algorithmically generated from statistics over a 20-game period. We focus especially on Eliteserien match data, including head to head (H2H) performance. Explore it all using the tabs below.


In-Play
Win / Draw / Win
Over / Under 1.5 Goals
Over / Under 2.5 Goals
Over / Under 3.5 Goals
Win To Nil
Both Teams To Score
Correct Score
Both Teams To Score & Result
Double Chance
Half Time / Full Time
Over / Under 0.5 Goals
Over / Under 4.5 Goals
Over / Under 5.5 Goals
Draw No Bet
Team To Score First

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Predictions Add Bet365 Coral
IK Start
47%
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Draw
24%
--
Vålerenga
28%
--
Draw 1-1
11%
--
IK Start 2-1
9%
--
IK Start 1-0
9%
--
IK Start 2-0
8%
--
Vålerenga 2-1
7%
--
Vålerenga 1-0
7%
--
Draw 2-2
6%
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Draw 0-0
6%
--
IK Start 3-1
5%
--
Vålerenga 2-0
4%
--
IK Start 3-0
4%
--
IK Start 3-2
3%
--
Vålerenga 3-1
3%
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Vålerenga 3-2
2%
--
IK Start 4-1
2%
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Over 2.5 Goals
55%
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Under 2.5 Goals
45%
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Home 1st Goal
52%
--
Away 1st Goal
45%
--
No 1st Goal
3%
--
BTTS - Yes
57%
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BTTS - No
43%
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BTTS - Home Win
24%
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BTTS - Draw
19%
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BTTS - Away Win
15%
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Home/draw
72%
--
Away/draw
53%
--
Home/away
76%
--
Over 1.5 Goals
78%
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Under 1.5 Goals
22%
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Over 3.5 Goals
32%
--
Under 3.5 Goals
68%
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Over 4.5 Goals
16%
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Under 4.5 Goals
84%
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Over 5.5 Goals
7%
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Under 5.5 Goals
93%
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Over 0.5 Goals
94%
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Under 0.5 Goals
6%
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Home DNB
64%
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Away DNB
45%
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IK Start win to nil
24%
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Vålerenga win to nil
14%
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Win / draw / win Eliteserien table

IK Start have played 8 matches so far this season and are in 15th position in the league. IK Start are winless in the 7 games they have played against teams above them in the table and have conceded in every game. IK Start are unbeaten at home after 3 games and have kept zero clean sheets in those matches. IK Start are having a poor run against away teams, having not won a match so far this season. They have also not scored in 0 of those games.

Performance against teams above them in the league

7 of those games have come against teams above them in the table. They have lost 4 games, drawn 3 and won zero. IK Start have conceded 15 goals, scored 5, failed to score in 2 matches and kept no clean sheets.

Home league performance

IK Start have played 3 games at home, winning 0, drawing 3 and losing 0 fixtures. They have scored 3 goals, conceded 3 goals, kept 0 clean sheets and scored in every home league game.

Vålerenga lay in 11th place on 8 points in the Eliteserien league table having played 8 matches. Vålerenga are unbeaten in 3 games against teams below them in the league and kept 1 clean sheet out of 3 games.

Performance against teams below them in the league

They have played 3 games against teams below them in the table, winning 1, drawing 2 and losing 0 games. They have scored 5 goals and kept 1 clean sheet against lower placed opposition. Vålerenga have conceded 3 goals and scored in every game.

Away league performance

Vålerenga have played 4 away games, winning 1, drawing 1 and losing 2 games. They have scored an average of 1 goals per away game and conceded an average 1.8 goals per away game.

Won
Draw
Lost
IK Start
Vålerenga
Results by League Table
TEAM PLD W D L GD PTS HOME AWAY HOME AWAY
1
Tromsø10721923 
d
 
1-1A
Dec 6
Nov 1
Jul 12
2
Viking87011521 
Aug 2
May 16
l
 
0-1A
Nov 29
3
Lillestrøm8512716 
Nov 1
l
 
3-1A
l
 
0-2A
Sep 13
4
Bodø7412713 
May 20
l
 
5-0A
Aug 9
Oct 25
5
Molde8413413 
d
 
1-1F
Oct 18
Aug 30
l
 
5-1A
6
Sandefjord8413013 
Oct 25
Sep 20
w
 
1-0F
Dec 13
7
HamKam7412013 
Oct 11
l
 
2-1F
Aug 2
l
 
1-0A
8
Brann8314710 
Sep 13
Jul 12
Oct 18
Jul 26
9
Sarpsborg8224-48 
Nov 29
d
 
1-1F
May 16
Sep 6
10
Kristians.7223-48 
Dec 13
Jul 26
May 29
Nov 8
11
Vålerenga8224-58 
May 25
Nov 22
-
-
12
KFUM8224-68 
Aug 30
l
 
2-0A
d
 
2-2F
Oct 11
13
Rosenborg8224-68 
Jul 18
Nov 8
Dec 6
w
 
0-2F
14
Fredrikstad8215-77 
Aug 9
May 29
Sep 20
d
 
1-1F
15
IK Start8044-104 
-
-
Nov 22
May 25
16
Aalesund7034-73 
d
 
1-1A
Sep 6
Jul 18
Aug 16
Win / draw / win form
IK Start 15TH
20 league games
Home
Overall
Goals: Scored
27
Conceded
25
Games: Scored
15 / 20
Conceded
16 / 20
Clean sheets
4 / 20
Failed to score
5 / 20
Won
6
Draw
9
Lost
5
Goals: Scored
20
Conceded
36
Games: Scored
13 / 20
Conceded
20 / 20
Clean sheets
0 / 20
Failed to score
7 / 20
W
3
Draw
7
Lost
10
Vålerenga 11TH
20 league games
Away
Overall
Goals: Scored
24
Conceded
39
Games: Scored
16 / 20
Conceded
15 / 20
Clean sheets
5 / 20
Failed to score
4 / 20
Won
6
D
2
Lost
12
Goals: Scored
28
Conceded
37
Games: Scored
16 / 20
Conceded
17 / 20
Clean sheets
3 / 20
Failed to score
4 / 20
Won
7
D
4
Lost
9
Win / draw / win head to head (H2H)
League games at IK Start since 2015
IK Start
Vålerenga
Goals: Scored
7
14
Games: Scored
4 / 4
4 / 4
Clean sheets
0 / 4
0 / 4
STA
1
VIF
3
League games at Vålerenga since 2015
Vålerenga
IK Start
Goals: Scored
10
3
Games: Scored
4 / 4
2 / 4
Clean sheets
2 / 4
0 / 4
D
1
VIF
3
Goal Statistics

IK Start's fans will be hoping for goals on Monday afternoon, not least because Vålerenga have conceded in each of their last 6 Eliteserien outings. A PG of 1.7 for IK Start suggests that run should continue.

IK Start 15th Vålerenga 11th
Kickoff prediction
Kickoff prediction
1.7
goals
1.2
goals
Scoring probability
Scoring probability
0
19%
1
32%
2
26%
3
14%
4+
9%
There is a 81% probability that IK Start will score 1 or more goals
0
29%
1
36%
2
22%
3
9%
4+
There is a 65% probability that Vålerenga will score no more than 1 goal
 
20 home / away league games
20 home / away league games
+1
IK Start’s goalscoring at home has been inline with predictions
-15
Vålerenga have scored 15% fewer goals when away than predicted
1.4
average goals scored
1.2
average goals scored
1.3
conceded
2.0
conceded
 
Attack defence ratings
Eliteserien - 2026/2026 season
IK Start
PG (predicted goals)
Vålerenga
1.7
1.2
Attack rating
1%
better
STA
VIF
view stats
Games scored6
5
Failed to score2
3
Scored first3
4
Goals scored6
7
Avg. goals scored0.8
0.9
Avg. shots per game8
10
Avg. shots per goal11
12
Conversion rate for9
8
Avg. XG for1.1
1.5
KickOff rating
+1%
Defence rating
STA
VIF
32%
better
view stats
Games conceded8
6
Clean sheets0
2
Conceded first5
4
Goals conceded16
12
Avg. goals conceded2
1.5
Avg. shots/game conceded10
10
Avg. shots/goal conceded5
7
Conversion rate against20%
15%
Avg. XG against2
1.9
KickOff rating
+32%

IK Start v Vålerenga Eliteserien lLine ups will show here when available.

IK Start Eliteserien squad statistics 2026
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Vålerenga Eliteserien squad statistics 2026
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