Valerenga v Start prediction

Eliteserien · Sun, 22 Nov 2026 16:00 GMT · Intility Arena

Updated 30 Jul 2026, 10:25 UK · refreshed continuously

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TACTIX’s free model pick for Valerenga v Start, Eliteserien on Sun, 22 Nov 2026 16:00 GMT posts shortly before kick-off. Form, head-to-head and league standing for both sides are below.

Match preview, in numbers

The match

Valerenga host Start in the Eliteserien on Sunday 22 November (kick-off 16:00 UK).

The key numbers

12 of Valerenga’s last 15 results in all competitions went over 2.5 goals (80%).

Valerenga have scored in six consecutive matches in all competitions.

Form and the table

Both teams scored in 10 of Valerenga’s last 15 results in all competitions (67%). At home, Valerenga have three wins, one draw and three defeats in their last 7 home matches in all competitions — 1.43 points per game, scoring 2.57 and conceding 1.71. Valerenga have scored 43 goals, the sixth-most (shared) of the 16 clubs (2026 so far, after 25 games). Valerenga have conceded 46 goals, the fifth-most of the 16 clubs.

Nine of Start’s last 15 results in all competitions went over 2.5 goals (60%). Both teams scored in six of Start’s last 15 results in all competitions (40%). Away from home, Start have one win, no draws and five defeats in their last 6 away matches in all competitions — 0.50 points per game, scoring 0.83 and conceding 2.67. Start have scored 26 goals, the second-fewest (shared) of the 16 clubs (2026 so far, after 25 games). Start have conceded 55 goals, the second-most of the 16 clubs.

Valerenga (eighth) and Start (16th) are 13 points apart, 2026 so far. TACTIX’s Glicko-2 team ratings have Valerenga the stronger side, 289 rating points above Start (Valerenga 1674, Start 1385, after at least 85 rated matches each).

Head-to-head

The most recent meeting, on 25 May 2026, finished Start 2–0 Valerenga.

Team news

Predicted Valerenga XI (4-4-2): O. Hedvall, S. Jarl, A. Olsen, H. Sjatil, D. Gjengaar, P. Strand, C. Lange, G. Zahid, L. Haren, O. Saeter, M. Grundetjern — derived from the last 8 line-ups, most-used eleven. By TACTIX Impact, Carl Lange (4.5 per match over 24 appearances, six goals and one assist) and Lucas Haren (4.2 per match over 24 appearances, 11 goals and two assists) have been Valerenga’s most influential players 2026, all competitions. In numbers for Valerenga (2026, all competitions, before kick-off), Carl Lange averages 1.2 key passes per 90 over 2027 minutes, with a key pass in eight of the last 10 appearances. Lucas Haren averages 1.7 key passes per 90 over 1623 minutes, with a key pass in six of the last 10 appearances.

Predicted Start XI (5-3-2): M. Sjøeng, E. Reitan, G. Aske, J. Norheim, D. Dashaev, O. Toure, S. Mvoué, M. Ugland, E. Segberg, J. Cornelius, H. Lorentzen — derived from the last 8 line-ups, most-used eleven. By TACTIX Impact, Tom Strannegård (4.1 per match over 17 appearances, two goals and three assists) and Mikael Ugland (3.8 per match over 23 appearances, two assists) have been Start’s most influential players 2026, all competitions. In numbers for Start (2026, all competitions, before kick-off), Tom Strannegård averages 2.1 tackles per 90 over 2084 minutes, with a tackle in eight of the last 10 appearances. Mikael Ugland averages 1.2 key passes per 90 over 1692 minutes, with a key pass in six of the last 10 appearances.

Written from the matches TACTIX holds for both sides; each figure names the games it is counted over.

The Numbers

Kick-off: Sun, 22 Nov 2026 16:00 GMT · Eliteserien · Intility Arena
Head-to-head (last 5): Valerenga 3 · draws 0 · Start 2 · 4.2 goals/game
Recent form: Valerenga 3W 0D 2L · Start 1W 0D 4L

Valerenga v Start (Eliteserien): the key numbers are on this page — and TACTIX’s live, market-by-market track record is one click away (as of 30 July 2026). See the live track record →

Key Stats

1.75 / 1.25

Goals

against 1.38 / 2.13 · 4 of the last 5 over 2.5

over 8 matches

6.43 / 5.75

Corners

against 6.57 / 5.63 · 3 of the last 4 over 9.5

over 7 matches

5.86 / 3.75

Shots on target

against 4.43 / 5.88 · 4 of the last 4 over 8.5

over 7 matches

2 / 1.63

Cards

against 1.29 / 2 · 2 of the last 4 over 3.5

over 7 matches

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 1 November 2026. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.

Per game, last 8 played matches, friendlies left out, to 1 November 2026. Goals in a match that went to extra time count at the 90-minute score; its other figures are left out. Bars: for (mint) against (amber), scaled to the larger figure in the row. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.
Per game	Valerenga for / against	Line	Start for / against
Goals scored	1.75 for · 1.38 against n 8 Last 5	2.5standard	1.25 for · 2.13 against n 8 Last 5
Corners won	6.43 for · 6.57 against n 7 Last 5	9.5standard	5.75 for · 5.63 against n 8 Last 5
Shots	17.29 for · 14.29 against n 7 Last 5	19.5standard	16.13 for · 18 against n 8 Last 5
Shots on target	5.86 for · 4.43 against n 7 Last 5	8.5standard	3.75 for · 5.88 against n 8 Last 5
Fouls committed	11.71 for · 9.29 against n 7 Last 5	21.5standard	11 for · 11.13 against n 8 Last 5
Cards shown	2 for · 1.29 against n 7 Last 5	3.5standard	1.63 for · 2 against n 8 Last 5

Valerenga

Valerenga Goalkeeper

Valerenga — Goalkeeper: season totals in played matches, friendlies left out, appearances of 15+ minutes; per 90 minutes under each figure; total minutes under the average, before kick-off.
Player	Apps	Avg mins	Saves	Goals conceded	Penalties saved
Oscar Hedvall	25	902250 min	833.3 /90	451.8 /90	10 /90

Valerenga — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Valerenga before kick-off, to 1 November 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
Oscar Hedvall n 8	90	3.6 5/5

Valerenga Defensive

Valerenga — Defensive: season totals in played matches, friendlies left out, appearances of 15+ minutes; per 90 minutes under each figure; total minutes under the average, before kick-off.
Player	Apps	Avg mins	Tackles	Interceptions	Blocks	Duels won	Fouls committed	Yellow cards
Kolbeinn Finnsson	20	881765 min	512.6 /90	191 /90	40.2 /90	874.4 /90	170.9 /90	50.3 /90
Hakon Sjatil	20	761520 min	523.1 /90	100.6 /90	60.4 /90	744.4 /90	251.5 /90	40.2 /90
Aaron Kiil Olsen	16	891418 min	211.3 /90	130.8 /90	140.9 /90	553.5 /90	130.8 /90	50.3 /90
Ivan Näsberg	16	811299 min	130.9 /90	171.2 /90	151 /90	553.8 /90	130.9 /90	30.2 /90
Sebastian Jarl	13	851102 min	211.7 /90	201.6 /90	90.7 /90	494 /90	110.9 /90	10.1 /90
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Valerenga — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Valerenga before kick-off, to 1 November 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Fouls committed 1+2+	Fouls won 1+2+	Likely duel
Oscar Hedvall n 8	90	0 0/0	0 0/0	—
Carl Lange n 8	85.3	1.5 5/3	2.1 7/6	—
Mathias Grundetjern n 8	81.6	0.8 4/2	1 6/1	—
Lucas Haren n 8	78.8	0.6 3/1	0.7 3/1	—
Petter Strand n 8	59.5	0.4 2/0	1.5 5/1	—
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Valerenga — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Valerenga before kick-off, to 1 November 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
Carl Lange n 8	85.3	3 8/7
Mathias Grundetjern n 8	81.6	1 5/2
Lucas Haren n 8	78.8	2.1 6/5
Petter Strand n 8	59.5	1.3 4/2
Magnus Westergaard n 8	60.6	2.4 7/4
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Valerenga Attacking

Valerenga — Attacking: season totals in played matches, friendlies left out, appearances of 15+ minutes; per 90 minutes under each figure; total minutes under the average, before kick-off.
Player	Apps	Avg mins	Goals	Assists	Shots	Shots on target	Key passes	Dribbles completed
Mathias Grundetjern	24	751802 min	60.3 /90	60.3 /90	492.4 /90	251.2 /90	291.4 /90	90.4 /90
Filip Thorvaldsen	10	79790 min	30.3 /90	10.1 /90	202.3 /90	101.1 /90	111.3 /90	171.9 /90
Gabriel Rajkovic	10	29294 min	30.9 /90	10.3 /90	72.1 /90	41.2 /90	41.2 /90	10.3 /90
O. Saeter	9	49442 min	20.4 /90	10.2 /90	153.1 /90	51 /90	122.4 /90	20.4 /90
O. Sæter	2	2039 min	00 /90	12.3 /90	36.9 /90	12.3 /90	24.6 /90	24.6 /90
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Valerenga — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Valerenga before kick-off, to 1 November 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
Oscar Hedvall n 8	90	0 0/0	0 0/0
Carl Lange n 8	85.3	1.7 7/5	0.7 4/1
Mathias Grundetjern n 8	81.6	3.3 8/8	1.9 6/5
Lucas Haren n 8	78.8	3.9 8/6	2 6/3
Petter Strand n 8	59.5	0.9 5/0	0.2 1/0
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Valerenga — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Valerenga before kick-off, to 1 November 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
Oscar Hedvall n 8	90	0 0/0	0 0/0
Carl Lange n 8	85.3	0.3 2/0	0 0/0
Mathias Grundetjern n 8	81.6	0.6 3/1	0.4 3/0
Lucas Haren n 8	78.8	0.6 3/1	0.1 1/0
Petter Strand n 8	59.5	0.2 1/0	0.2 1/0
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Start

Start Goalkeeper

Start — Goalkeeper: season totals in played matches, friendlies left out, appearances of 15+ minutes; per 90 minutes under each figure; total minutes under the average, before kick-off.
Player	Apps	Avg mins	Saves	Goals conceded	Penalties saved
Jacob Pryts	16	901440 min	392.4 /90	372.3 /90	10.1 /90
Magnus Smelhus Sjøeng	5	90450 min	142.8 /90	132.6 /90	00 /90
F. Manojlovic	4	90360 min	164 /90	41 /90	00 /90

Start — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Start before kick-off, to 1 November 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
Jacob Pryts n 8	90	2 6/2
Magnus Smelhus Sjøeng n 5	90	2.8 4/4

Start Defensive

Start — Defensive: season totals in played matches, friendlies left out, appearances of 15+ minutes; per 90 minutes under each figure; total minutes under the average, before kick-off.
Player	Apps	Avg mins	Tackles	Interceptions	Blocks	Duels won	Fouls committed	Yellow cards
Erlend Dahl Reitan	24	862055 min	301.3 /90	140.6 /90	150.7 /90	984.3 /90	180.8 /90	70.3 /90
Ousmane Diallo Toure	21	701469 min	533.2 /90	150.9 /90	30.2 /90	955.8 /90	181.1 /90	50.3 /90
John Olav Norheim	18	881575 min	291.7 /90	221.3 /90	201.1 /90	1277.3 /90	191.1 /90	20.1 /90
Tom Strannegård	17	891509 min	311.8 /90	140.8 /90	20.1 /90	764.5 /90	150.9 /90	00 /90
D. Dashaev	11	62678 min	131.7 /90	40.5 /90	20.3 /90	506.6 /90	131.7 /90	20.3 /90
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Start — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Start before kick-off, to 1 November 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Fouls committed 1+2+	Fouls won 1+2+	Likely duel
Hakon Lorentzen n 8	64.6	0.3 2/0	0.7 3/1	—
Erlend Dahl Reitan n 8	83.4	1.2 6/2	1.6 5/4	—
Jesper Cornelius n 8	72.8	0.9 4/2	0.6 2/1	—
Erlend Segberg n 8	90	1 6/2	1.3 6/3	—
Mikael Ugland n 8	70.9	1.1 6/1	1.1 6/1	—
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Start — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Start before kick-off, to 1 November 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
Hakon Lorentzen n 8	64.6	1.4 4/2
Erlend Dahl Reitan n 8	83.4	1.3 6/3
Jesper Cornelius n 8	72.8	1.1 5/2
Erlend Segberg n 8	90	1.6 6/6
Mikael Ugland n 8	70.9	4 8/8
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Start Attacking

Start — Attacking: season totals in played matches, friendlies left out, appearances of 15+ minutes; per 90 minutes under each figure; total minutes under the average, before kick-off.
Player	Apps	Avg mins	Goals	Assists	Shots	Shots on target	Key passes	Dribbles completed
Hakon Lorentzen	25	681707 min	40.2 /90	30.2 /90	301.6 /90	130.7 /90	221.2 /90	70.4 /90
Jesper Cornelius	24	771851 min	50.2 /90	20.1 /90	492.4 /90	160.8 /90	170.8 /90	261.3 /90
James Ampofo	12	48579 min	00 /90	00 /90	203.1 /90	60.9 /90	60.9 /90	71.1 /90
N. Koutsakos	8	49388 min	00 /90	00 /90	133 /90	40.9 /90	20.5 /90	61.4 /90
Alexander Gurendal	3	1853 min	00 /90	00 /90	00 /90	00 /90	00 /90	11.7 /90
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Start — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Start before kick-off, to 1 November 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
Hakon Lorentzen n 8	64.6	1.6 6/2	0.9 4/1
Erlend Dahl Reitan n 8	83.4	0.7 4/1	0.4 3/0
Jesper Cornelius n 8	72.8	2.8 8/6	0.6 3/1
Erlend Segberg n 8	90	0.5 4/0	0.3 2/0
Mikael Ugland n 8	70.9	1.1 4/3	0.2 1/0
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Start — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Start before kick-off, to 1 November 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
Hakon Lorentzen n 8	64.6	0.3 2/0	0 0/0
Erlend Dahl Reitan n 8	83.4	0.1 1/0	0 0/0
Jesper Cornelius n 8	72.8	0.2 1/0	0.2 1/0
Erlend Segberg n 8	90	0.1 1/0	0.3 2/0
Mikael Ugland n 8	70.9	0 0/0	0.2 1/0
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Form, Head-to-Head & Standings

The numbers behind Valerenga v Start — recent results, past meetings and where each side sits. (TACTIX’s model forecast is in the projections below.)

Recent form

ValerengaLWWLW

Last 5: 3W 0D 2L · 2.2 scored / 1.2 conceded per game

StartLLLWL

Last 5: 1W 0D 4L · 0.8 scored / 2.8 conceded per game

Head-to-head last 5

Valerenga 3 · 0 draws · Start 2 · 4.2 goals/game

2026-05-25 Start 2–0 Valerenga
2020-12-22 Valerenga 4–0 Start
2020-08-17 Start 2–1 Valerenga
2018-09-30 Valerenga 3–2 Start
2018-04-14 Start 1–6 Valerenga

League standing · 2026

Valerenga#8 pos32 pts25 pl-3 GD

Start#16 pos19 pts25 pl-29 GD

Goals per game

Valerenga scored1.72

Start scored1.04

Valerenga conceded1.84

Start conceded2.2

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What is the head-to-head record between Valerenga and Start?: In their last 5 meetings, Valerenga won 3, Start won 2 and there were 0 draws, averaging 4.2 goals per game.
What is the recent form of Valerenga and Start?: Recent form — Valerenga 3W 0D 2L; Start 1W 0D 4L.

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