Eliteserien · first half goals
Start First Half Goals
In 83 Eliteserien matches, 72.3% of Start’s first halves produced a goal, 11th of the 22 published clubs in the division. They scored before halftime in 41.0% of them and conceded in 50.6%.
What Start’s first halves look like
Start are close to two different sides either side of the coach door: a first-half goal of their own in 48.8% of home matches, 33.3% of away ones, 15.5pp between them. Travel costs Start at the back: 57.1% of their away matches bring an early goal against, next to 43.9% of home ones.
Early scoring in Start’s matches tends to happen at the wrong end. They let one in before the break in 50.6% of matches and find the net in 41.0%, 9.6pp apart. The record here is thinner than most of the division's: 83 matches against a typical 293.
Counted in goals rather than matches, Start ship 0.75 before the break each game and put 0.53 away. A goal arrives before halftime in 72.3% of Start’s Eliteserien matches. The Eliteserien figure is 72.9%, which is as close to the division norm as this measure gets. The other 27.7% end level and goalless.
Every figure on this page rests on 83 completed Start matches over 3 seasons (2018 to 2026). At that size a single percentage point is about one match, so read each rate as a range rather than a figure.
Start first-half profile
| A goal before halftime (over 0.5) | 72.3% |
|---|---|
| Two or more (over 1.5) | 38.6% |
| Three or more (over 2.5) | 14.5% |
| Average first-half goals in their matches | 1.28 |
| Matches in which they scored before halftime | 41.0% |
| Matches in which they conceded before halftime | 50.6% |
| First-half goals scored per match | 0.53 |
| First-half goals conceded per match | 0.75 |
| Matches counted | 83 |
| Seasons covered | 3 (2018 to 2026) |
The over rows count goals by either side; the scored and conceded rows split that between them.
Home and away
| Venue | Over 0.5 | Over 1.5 | Scored | Conceded | Avg goals | Matches |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 73.2% | 36.6% | 48.8% | 43.9% | 1.27 | 41 |
| Away | 71.4% | 40.5% | 33.3% | 57.1% | 1.29 | 42 |
Start score before halftime 48.8% of the time at home against 33.3% away, a gap of 15.5pp. Each row rests only on the matches played at that venue, so read them as two separate samples rather than one split in half.
Start against Eliteserien
| Line | Start | Eliteserien | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Over 0.5 | 72.3% | 72.9% | −0.6pp |
| Over 1.5 | 38.6% | 39.2% | −0.6pp |
| Over 2.5 | 14.5% | 14.8% | −0.3pp |
Counted from 83 matches · 3 seasons · 2018 to 2026.
How to read these numbers
- These are historical rates over pooled seasons, not a forecast. A club that has changed manager, division or squad reads as the average of every version of itself on record.
- The opponent matters as much as the club. A high-scoring side against a defense that rarely concedes early is a different fixture from the same side against one that does.
For the model’s estimate of an actual upcoming fixture rather than this club’s history, see first half goals predictions and how the model works.
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First Half Score is a research and information tool. Predictions and historical hit rates are provided for informational purposes only and are not financial, investment, or betting advice. Outcomes are uncertain and no figure guarantees a result. Intended for users 18+.