Start vs Kristiansund prediction and preview
Eliteserien · Sunday 13 December 2026, 16:00 UTC
Match facts
Start vs Kristiansund
Eliteserien · Sunday 13 December 2026, 16:00 UTC · Sparebanken Sør Arena, Kristiansand
Start vs Kristiansund preview
Start host Kristiansund in the Eliteserien on Sunday 13 December 2026, kick-off 16:00 UTC at Sparebanken Sør Arena in Kristiansand. Start go into the round 16th, on 19 points from 25 games, while Kristiansund go into the round 15th, on 23 points from 25 games.
Start come into the game with a L-W-L-L-L run in the league (1 win, 0 draws and 4 defeats in their last 5), while Kristiansund's recent sequence reads W-D-L-L-L. Over their last 6, Start have scored 1.0 and conceded 2.3 goals per game, with 3 of those matches going over 2.5 goals and both teams scoring in 2. Kristiansund average 1.7 scored and 3.7 conceded across their last 6, with 0 clean sheets.
The sides have met 1 time in the records we hold: Start won 1, 0 games were drawn and Kristiansund won 0. Those games averaged 3.0 goals, 1 finished with more than 2.5 goals and both teams scored in 1. The most recent meeting, on 25 Jul 2026, ended Kristiansund 1-2 Start.
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Form and table
- StartLast five: L L L W L
- KristiansundLast five: L L L D W
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Form |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 | Kristiansund | 25 | 6 | 5 | 14 | 29 | 51 | -22 | 23 | LLLDW |
| 16 | Start | 25 | 5 | 4 | 16 | 26 | 55 | -29 | 19 | LLLWL |
Head-to-head
Team news
Start expected line-up (5-3-2)
Magnus Sjøeng, John Norheim, Sander Granheim, Erlend Dahl Reitan, D. Dasjajev, Ousmane Diallo Toure, S. Mvoué, M. Ugland, Erlend Segberg, H. Lorentzen, J. Cornelius
Kristiansund expected line-up (5-4-1)
Marius Elvius, Jesper Isaksen, D. Ulvestad, Heine Gikling Bruseth, Gustav Christensen, W. Igor, Leander Alvheim, D. Tufekčić, Sander Svendsen
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