Start must claim points from inside the relegation zone as Lillestrom arrive sitting just one point off the Conference League places with six games remaining.
Start enter the final stretch sitting 16th on 19 points, deep inside the relegation zone with six games left to play. They picked up a crucial 1-0 home victory against Sandefjord in their last outing, recovering from heavy defeats against Molde and Ham-Kam.
Lillestrom are 6th on 39 points and trail the Conference League places by a single point. They enter this fixture with strong league momentum after winning 2-0 away at Sandefjord and taking three wins from their last five league games.
How the public market prices this match, shown next to our model. For context only — it never changes a signal.
Elo is overall team strength. xG is the goals an average team would score from the same chances.
One strength number built from every result a team has had. Higher means stronger.
Lillestrom are the stronger side — 69 rating points clear of Start.
Per-game averages this season. Use the buttons to split the goals by venue.
Both teams across every game this season.
Whole season, home and away combined — Start 24 games, Lillestrom 24 games.
Eliteserien (Norway) standings · both teams highlighted in context.