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

Sat 21st Nov, 17:00 BST, Intility Arena, Oslo

We’ve Eliteserien action to enjoy on Saturday evening, as Johannes Moesgaard and his Vålerenga side host Azar Karadas’s IK Start at the Intility Arena. We want to see our users winning on this match, so every statistics you could realistically need to make a well-informed wager is published below. Flip between 17 betting markets or take our top tip. We have predictions, head to head (H2H) analysis and odds from the UK's biggest bookmakers for each one.


Best Tip: Vålerenga to win

As the Vålerenga players prepare themselves for this fixture, the bookies are predicting a victory for them. The odds and our pre-match stats below point in that direction too, as does the historical head-to-head (H2H) data we factor into our predictive algorithms. The Intility Arena hasn't been a happy hunting ground for for IK Start in the past, and we we'd back more of the same on Saturday evening. A win / draw / win home win is our tip.

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
If you’re looking for a winner in this match, we think Vålerenga are the most likely. Our predictive algorithm gives them a 68% chance of victory, and the bookies have them at a best price of 1.50.

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Predictions Add Bet365 Coral
Vålerenga
68%
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Draw
16%
--
IK Start
16%
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Vålerenga 2-1
8%
--
Vålerenga 3-1
8%
--
Vålerenga 2-0
6%
--
Draw 1-1
6%
--
Vålerenga 3-0
6%
--
Draw 2-2
6%
--
Vålerenga 4-1
5%
--
Vålerenga 3-2
5%
--
Vålerenga 1-0
5%
--
Vålerenga 4-0
4%
--
IK Start 2-1
4%
--
Vålerenga 4-2
4%
--
Vålerenga 5-1
3%
--
IK Start 3-2
3%
--
Draw 3-3
2%
--
Over 2.5 Goals
78%
--
Under 2.5 Goals
22%
--
Home 1st Goal
56%
--
Away 1st Goal
44%
--
No 1st Goal
1%
--
BTTS - Yes
69%
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BTTS - No
31%
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BTTS - Home Win
43%
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BTTS - Draw
15%
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BTTS - Away Win
12%
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Home/draw
84%
--
Away/draw
32%
--
Home/away
84%
--
Over 1.5 Goals
92%
--
Under 1.5 Goals
8%
--
Over 3.5 Goals
59%
--
Under 3.5 Goals
41%
--
Over 4.5 Goals
39%
--
Under 4.5 Goals
61%
--
Over 5.5 Goals
23%
--
Under 5.5 Goals
77%
--
Over 0.5 Goals
98%
--
Under 0.5 Goals
2%
--
Home DNB
79%
--
Away DNB
27%
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Vålerenga win to nil
25%
--
IK Start win to nil
5%
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Vålerenga / Vålerenga
37%
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Vålerenga / IK Start
3%
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Vålerenga / Draw
6%
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Draw / Vålerenga
18%
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Draw / IK Start
7%
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Draw / Draw
10%
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IK Start / Vålerenga
5%
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IK Start / IK Start
10%
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IK Start / Draw
6%
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Win / draw / win Eliteserien table

Vålerenga have played 26 matches so far this season and lay in 8th place in the Eliteserien league table.

Performance against teams below them in the league

They have played 14 games against teams below in the table, having won 4, drawn 5 and lost 5 matches. They have kept 1 clean sheet and have failed to score in 4 fixtures. Vålerenga have outscored their opponents by 43 goals to 27 goals.

Home League Performance

Vålerenga have played 13 games at home winning 6, drawing 2 and losing 5 games. They have scored 27 goals, kept 2 clean sheets and conceded 20 goals at home.

IK Start are in 16th position in the Eliteserien on 19 points having played 26 matches so far this season.

Away League Performance

11 of those games have been losing matches. They have conceded 39 goals and kept no clean sheets. They have scored 12 goals in total and failed to score in 4 fixtures.

Performance against teams above them in the league

26 games have come against teams above them in the table. They have lost 17 games, drawn 4 and won 5. IK Start have conceded 59 goals, scored 27, failed to score in 8 fixtures and have kept 3 clean sheets.

Won
Draw
Lost
Vålerenga
IK Start
Results by League Table
TEAM PLD W D L GD PTS HOME AWAY HOME AWAY
1
Viking2620244262 
l
 
0-1A
Nov 29
l
 
0-3A
l
 
6-3F
2
Bodø2620244062 
l
 
1-2A
w
 
0-1F
l
 
1-4A
l
 
5-0A
3
Rosenborg2614482146 
Dec 5
w
 
0-2F
l
 
0-3A
l
 
4-1A
4
Lillestrøm261439445 
l
 
0-2A
l
 
2-0A
l
 
0-1A
l
 
3-1A
5
Molde2613582044 
l
 
3-4A
l
 
5-1A
d
 
1-1F
l
 
6-1A
6
Tromsø261178340 
w
 
4-0F
l
 
4-0A
d
 
1-1A
Dec 6
7
Brann2610313333 
w
 
3-1F
w
 
2-3F
w
 
2-0F
l
 
2-1F
8
Vålerenga269512-432 
-
-
w
 
2-0F
Nov 21
9
Sarpsborg268711-1031 
w
 
3-2F
d
 
2-2A
Nov 29
d
 
1-1F
10
KFUM268711-1331 
d
 
2-2F
l
 
2-1F
w
 
4-1F
l
 
2-0A
11
HamKam268612-1530 
l
 
0-3A
l
 
1-0A
l
 
2-4A
l
 
2-1F
12
Fredrikstad268612-1530 
d
 
1-1A
d
 
1-1F
l
 
0-1A
l
 
2-1F
13
Sandefjord267712-828 
w
 
1-0F
Dec 13
w
 
1-0F
l
 
3-0A
14
Kristians.267514-2126 
w
 
3-1F
l
 
1-0A
Dec 13
w
 
1-2A
15
Aalesund265912-1524 
w
 
6-1F
d
 
5-5A
d
 
1-1A
l
 
2-0A
16
IK Start265417-3219 
Nov 21
l
 
2-0A
-
-
Win / draw / win form
Vålerenga 8TH
20 league games
Home
Overall
Goals: Scored
44
Conceded
28
Games: Scored
17 / 20
Conceded
16 / 20
Clean sheets
4 / 20
Failed to score
3 / 20
Won
11
D
4
Lost
5
HOME FORM Win / Draw / Win
Vålerenga4 - 0Tromsø
Vålerenga3 - 1Brann
Vålerenga1 - 1Fredrikstad
Vålerenga3 - 4Molde
Vålerenga1 - 2Bodø
Vålerenga0 - 3HamKam
Vålerenga6 - 1Aalesund
Vålerenga3 - 1Kristians.
Vålerenga3 - 2Sarpsborg
Vålerenga2 - 2KFUM
Vålerenga0 - 2Lillestrøm
Vålerenga0 - 1Viking
Vålerenga1 - 0Sandefjord
Vålerenga3 - 3Kristians.
Vålerenga3 - 1Bodø
Vålerenga2 - 1Strømsgodset
Vålerenga1 - 0Tromsø
Vålerenga1 - 1KFUM
Vålerenga3 - 2Bryne
Vålerenga4 - 0Sarpsborg
Goals: Scored
38
Conceded
38
Games: Scored
14 / 20
Conceded
18 / 20
Clean sheets
2 / 20
Failed to score
6 / 20
Won
7
D
4
Lost
9
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
AVålerenga0 - 1Kristians.
HVålerenga4 - 0Tromsø
AVålerenga1 - 0Bodø
HVålerenga3 - 1Brann
AVålerenga1 - 2KFUM
HVålerenga1 - 1Fredrikstad
AVålerenga0 - 2Lillestrøm
AVålerenga2 - 2Sarpsborg
HVålerenga3 - 4Molde
AVålerenga5 - 5Aalesund
HVålerenga1 - 2Bodø
HVålerenga0 - 3HamKam
AVålerenga3 - 2Brann
HVålerenga6 - 1Aalesund
AVålerenga0 - 4Tromsø
HVålerenga3 - 1Kristians.
AVålerenga0 - 2IK Start
HVålerenga3 - 2Sarpsborg
AVålerenga0 - 1HamKam
HVålerenga2 - 2KFUM
IK Start 16TH
20 league games
Away
Overall
Goals: Scored
16
Conceded
53
Games: Scored
12 / 20
Conceded
20 / 20
Clean sheets
0 / 20
Failed to score
8 / 20
W
2
D
2
Lost
16
AWAY FORM Win / Draw / Win
Rosenborg4 - 1IK Start
Molde6 - 1IK Start
Sandefjord3 - 0IK Start
Aalesund2 - 0IK Start
Kristians.1 - 2IK Start
Brann2 - 1IK Start
Fredrikstad2 - 1IK Start
Viking6 - 3IK Start
Bodø5 - 0IK Start
HamKam2 - 1IK Start
Lillestrøm3 - 1IK Start
Sarpsborg1 - 1IK Start
KFUM2 - 0IK Start
Vålerenga4 - 0IK Start
Mjondalen1 - 0IK Start
Viking4 - 1IK Start
Odd1 - 2IK Start
Rosenborg1 - 0IK Start
Strømsgodset1 - 1IK Start
Stabæk2 - 0IK Start
Goals: Scored
22
Conceded
49
Games: Scored
13 / 20
Conceded
17 / 20
Clean sheets
3 / 20
Failed to score
7 / 20
Won
5
D
1
Lost
14
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
AIK Start1 - 4Rosenborg
HIK Start0 - 1Lillestrøm
HIK Start1 - 0Sandefjord
AIK Start1 - 6Molde
HIK Start2 - 4HamKam
AIK Start0 - 3Sandefjord
HIK Start2 - 0Brann
AIK Start0 - 2Aalesund
HIK Start4 - 1KFUM
HIK Start0 - 1Fredrikstad
HIK Start0 - 3Viking
AIK Start2 - 1Kristians.
HIK Start0 - 3Rosenborg
AIK Start1 - 2Brann
AIK Start1 - 2Fredrikstad
HIK Start2 - 0Vålerenga
HIK Start1 - 4Bodø
AIK Start3 - 6Viking
HIK Start1 - 1Tromsø
AIK Start0 - 5Bodø
Win / draw / win head to head (H2H)
3
Vålerenga have beaten IK Start in 3 consecutive home league meetings
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
VIF
3
D
1
FIXTURE HISTORY AT Vålerenga
Vålerenga4 - 0
Vålerenga3 - 2
Vålerenga2 - 0
Draw1 - 1Draw
League games at IK Start since 2015
IK Start
Vålerenga
Goals: Scored
9
14
Games: Scored
5 / 5
4 / 5
Clean sheets
1 / 5
0 / 5
VIF
3
STA
2
FIXTURE HISTORY AT IK Start
IK Start2 - 0
IK Start2 - 1
1 - 6Vålerenga
2 - 4Vålerenga
2 - 3Vålerenga
Goal Statistics

A PG of 2.8 is decent for Vålerenga in their clash with IK Start, as is their run of scoring 1 goal or more in 55 consecutive Eliteserien games.

Vålerenga 8th IK Start 16th
Kickoff prediction
Kickoff prediction
2.8
goals
1.3
goals
Scoring probability
Scoring probability
1
17%
2
24%
3
22%
4
15%
5+
21%
There is a 83% probability that Vålerenga will score 2 or more goals in this match
0
26%
1
35%
2
23%
3
10%
4+
There is a 61% probability that IK Start will score no more than 1 goal
 
20 home / away league games
20 home / away league games
+22
Vålerenga have scored 22% more goals at home than predicted
-31
IK Start have scored 31% fewer goals when away than predicted
2.2
average goals scored
0.8
average goals scored
1.4
conceded
2.7
conceded
 
Attack defence ratings
Eliteserien - 2026/2026 season
Vålerenga
PG (predicted goals)
IK Start
2.8
1.3
Attack rating
17%
better
VIF
STA
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Games scored18
18
Failed to score8
8
Scored first12
10
Goals scored43
27
Avg. goals scored1.7
1
Avg. shots per game13
10
Avg. shots per goal8
10
Conversion rate for13
10
Avg. XG for1.8
1.5
KickOff rating
+17%
Defence rating
15%
better
VIF
STA
view stats
Games conceded22
23
Clean sheets4
3
Conceded first14
16
Goals conceded47
59
Avg. goals conceded1.8
2.3
Avg. shots/game conceded11
12
Avg. shots/goal conceded6
5
Conversion rate against16%
19%
Avg. XG against1.8
2
KickOff rating
+15%

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

Vålerenga Eliteserien squad statistics 2026
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
261165
O HedvallL. Janus Ravn-HarenM. GrundetjernK Finnsson
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
O Hedvall GLK26
1
-
P Strand MID2622
-
A Olsen DEF2512
4
-
C. Lange MID2561
4
-
M. Grundetjern FWD2566
4
-
L. Janus Ravn-Haren FWD25112
1
-
M Westergaard MID2411
4
-
H. Sjåtil DEF22
4
-
K Finnsson DEF205
5
-
I Näsberg DEF201
3
1
A Brice MID191
4
-
G. Rajkovic FWD1731
1
-
O Holm MID16
2
-
S Jarl DEF152
2
1
K Tshiembe DEF14
1
-
O Saeter FWD1422
3
-
G Zahid  MID101
2
-
V Hedenstad DEF8
1
-
D Gjengaar FWD82
2
-
H Nielsen FWD41
-
E Rashani FWD1
-
IK Start Eliteserien squad statistics 2026
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
24547
E ReitanJ. CorneliusH. LorentzenE Reitan
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
H. Lorentzen FWD2644
-
J. Cornelius FWD2552
2
-
E Reitan DEF242
7
-
M Ugland MID242
3
-
E Segberg MID2434
5
-
O. Toure DEF233
4
2
E Schulze MID2114
3
-
J Norheim DEF202
2
-
S Mvoué MID192
4
-
D. Dashaev DEF1411
3
-
A Ujkani DEF131
2
2
F Palerud DEF11
1
-
N Koutsakos FWD91
-
S. Granheim DEF71
-
J. Berland Husebø DEF7
-
S Griesbeck DEF7
1
-
M Sjøeng GLK6
-
K Tönnessen DEF5
1
-
J Meyer DEF5
1
-
S. Samuyiwa FWD5
1
-
F Manojlovic GLK4
-
N. Jojić FWD4
-
M. Nordal FWD4
-
F. Lien MID2
-