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Eliteserien – Looking towards GW6 is everything right where it belongs?

Before ‘Runde 6’ begins, I’d like to have a quick look at the league table, well, not a quick look, something more akin to an inspection of sorts, to make sure we really know what’s going on across the North Sea.

Bodo/Glimt have made it five wins out of five, already starting to break away from reigning Champions Molde who are now two points behind them after drawing 2-2 with Kristiansund. Brann took full advantage and saw off bottom of the table Sarpsborg 1-0 to move up into third, while Mjondalen scored an uncharacteristic hat-trick of goals away to whipping boys Aalesunds to keep up the pace with the leading pack.

Haugesund, Stabaek and Viking all won to nil against IK Start, Stromsgodset and Sandefjord respectively, and despite last year’s Golden Boot winner Torgeir Borven completing his move to Rosenborg, it wasn’t enough to get them a much-needed win in their clash with Valerenga, as two of the biggest clubs in Norwegian football had to each settle for a point in their 1-1 draw.

So, after five games, I want to figure out what exactly these results and this table aren’t telling me right now. It’s all far too easy to pay a quick glance over a column of sixteen teams and from that information immediately infer that top means best, bottom means worst, and it goes down in that order. I’m not too sure that’s 100% accurate (apart from Bodo/Glimt, they really are the best, it’s not even up for debate, at all) and so I created six other league tables using the following sets of data:

1) Goals For – Fairly simple really: Is there a correlation between goals scored and league position. Instinctively you would assume the more goals scored equals a higher position in the league. This is incredibly primitive analysis but it’s a good place to start as we’ll be able to see who is scoring pointless goals compared to those teams who are nicking points left, right and centre

2) Goals Against – Again, pretty simple: A better defence should equal a higher position in the table. One of the reasons this is, like the ‘Goals For’ table, somewhat enlightening to look at, is because it can show us which teams are able to concede more but still manage to do enough to avoid losing. There should be a decent amount of correlation, but it’s more likely to show some teams out as having leaky defences who only get away with it because they’re able to score so many

3) Total Shots – I want to see if there’s any direct correlation between total shots and league position and from there, look into why there is or isn’t. Depending on the results, we’ll be able to see if there are any standout teams that are simply kicking the ball around hopelessly in search of a goal and by the same token, get an overall idea of creativity

4) Shooting Accuracy – This is where we start to take a look at what all those shots mean. As mentioned above, are there teams who have a lot of shots but actually most of them aren’t very good? Or is the opposite true, and we have teams who maybe shoot far less but are twice as accurate as those shooting twice as much?

5) Goals Scored before Conceding – This is a very specific table but is quite important. As you can gather by the name, this will show us how many goals a team will score on average before conceding. This kind of analysis is important because it gives us more of an insight into how beatable certain teams are that we just don’t get from looking at the other correlations of data

6) Comparison of Conversion Rates (Goals For/Goals Against) – Basically, if the number is equal to 1, this means there is an equal likelihood of that team letting in a goal from the same number of shots as they are to score from that number.

My aim is to be able to identify any under/over-performing teams at this early stage and what that might mean for them moving forward throughout the season. I also want to see just how much correlation we have – is this data accurate and telling enough for us to be happy with the actual league positions and how understanding what all of this means can mean for us regarding Fantasy Football assets. I will not spend too much time on each table as the overall picture is where the most difference can be appreciated.

1) GOALS FOR

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No surprises at the top as Bodo/Glimt and Molde are 1 and 2 with 19 and 14 goals respectively. Kristiansund and Brann swap places in 3rd and 4th but perhaps rather surprisingly we see Odd jump up the table into 5th, joint on 10 goals with Brann but decidedly ranked beneath them due to efficiency/accuracy. They move up from 10th place to 5th, and also rather surprisingly, Aalesunds move up from 15th to 9th. The rest of the table is pretty much as is, with a couple of teams moving up and down a place or two.

Odd and Aalesunds have scored more superfluous goals than any other teams in the league. This means they are scoring goals that aren’t winning them matches – not necessarily a bad thing for Fantasy Managers, but it is rather telling that these teams are underperforming in regards to making those goals count for something.

Taken at face value it’s helpful to know because Aalesunds have quite cheap players and if they’re scoring, that represents good value for money. It’s also worth remembering that since Torgeir Borven has left Odd, it would be quite reasonable to expect Odd to score less goals over the coming weeks relative to what they already have done.

2) GOALS AGAINST

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This is where things start to change somewhat. Going explicitly by Goals Against (the smaller the value being more valuable) we get a new order to the teams at the top of the table. As ever, we will always differentiate between places even if the values are the same. For example, Mjondalen and Brann have both conceded the fewest number of goals so far this season (4), but Mjondalen ‘top the table’ by virtue of the fact they have faced more shots.

The next four teams are Rosenborg, Stabaek, Molde and Bodo/Glimt. What’s interesting about this is why Bodo/Glimt are bottom of this grouping – it’s due to their rather high against conversion rate (ACR). They may have only faced 37 shots (the lowest in the division, no less) but they’ve still conceded 6 goals. That may not sound too bad, after all only two teams have conceded less, but in relative terms it’s somewhat enlightening. They have an ACR value of 16.2%. To put this in perspective it’s not quite as good as Sandefjord’s but slightly better than IK Start’s.

The only team to remain in exactly the same place in both the ‘data table’ and ‘actual table’ is Stromsgodset who place 7th in not only the Goals For Table, but the Goals Against Table too. Talk about consistency. The rest of the teams are somewhat rearranged but there’s nothing too telling here, other than Sarpsborg placing outside of the relegation zone as four teams have actually conceded more goals.

3) TOTAL SHOTS

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If you never take a shot you’re never going to score. The universe is only has a few own goals to hand out, and that usually happens around Christmas time, ready for the ‘Bloopers’ videos to be watched in the background during the festivities. But seriously, football is, by and large, a numbers game and if you are spending too much time holding on to the ball or rely on playing direct counter attacks without actually being able to counter, how can you ever expect to score?

It should follow, then, that the more shots you have, the more goals you score, and therefore the higher your league position? Not quite. In fact, there’s only two teams that are where they should be. Bodo/Glimt stay firmly seated on their perch with a whopping 91 shots in just 5 games. That’s truly ridiculous but not as counterintuitive as which team is only just behind them on 87 shots… Sarpsborg 08. Yes. This is not a typo. They have scored the fewest goals in the league but have had the second-highest amount of shots. In order for them to be able to score a single goal, they will need to get through about 30 shots beforehand. This is the worst for conversion rate (FCR) in the league – 3.4% – and is actually quite a helpful piece of information. They are underperforming. By quite some way. Perhaps this can be taken as good news by Fantasy Managers as surely the slump can’t go on forever and when things start to click there should be goals not too far off. Perhaps.

Kristiansund and Molde round off the top 4 with Brann dropping down to 8th overall. Only three teams (Bodo/Glimt, Molde and Kristiansund) have better FCRs than Brann, however. IK Start move up from 14th to 5th and Odd once again jump from 10th to 6th. Two teams showing how being so wasteful in front of goal can directly influence league position. There seems to be a running theme as we move through these tables – Odd are absolutely, without doubt, underperforming. In every single analysis they’ve placed higher in the data tables than actual tables.

Once again, somewhat bizarrely, Stromsgodset are unmoved. Mjondalen, Viking, Rosenborg and perhaps surprisingly FK Haugesund prop up the table with 47, 47, 46 and 45 shots taken respectively. This is in great contrast to the real-life strugglers who all managed to escape the throes of a relegation battle in our data table.

4) SHOOTING ACCURACY

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Total shots can only mean so much. After all, as Sarpsborg and Start have shown us, if you’re really bad at shooting, you’re not going to score many goals, regardless how many shots you have. Shooting accuracy should give us a more accurate representation of a team’s worth along with their overall standing in the league. All things being said, if every single team had the same amount of shots, we shouldn’t see too many surprises.

Once again, this is where looking back at multiple tables, allows us to better understand what this table actually means. Haugesund, Mjondalen and Viking are our top 3 teams. All this means is that from their low number of total shots they have been able to score a fairly decent number of goals. All three teams have only scored 6 goals, way behind the top five highest scoring teams in the league. Could this mean if they invested in more adventurous football they would see more goals? Maybe. It’s something to consider when looking for differential/’under the radar’ Fantasy picks without a doubt.

Sarpsborg and Aalesunds move up a few places but what’s most interesting is Bodo/Glimt plummeting into 11th place. On the flip side of this is the fact they have had 91 attempts – which is such a ridiculous number in the first place, it’s no wonder they’re so far down in this data table. Stromsgodset drop into 14th place with just 27.4% of their shots on target while Sandefjord prop up the table with just one out of every five shots on target.

While there is some movement it’s not wholly representative of what is actually going on and the difference in % accuracy between 1st and 9th place is just 6.6%.

5) GOALS SCORED BEFORE CONCEDING

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As we might’ve expected, this is where true correlation lies. Seven teams stay exactly where they are, and the majority of movement is restricted to just a position or two. As ever there is one outlier – Odd. After scoring 1.3 goals, they will tend to concede. Only the actual top five teams in the league have more impressive records which begs the question – what on Earth is going on?

Even though we’re all aware that Rosenborg are not up to scratch this season, it’s not because they are statistically underperforming at all, they’re just not playing very well. The difference between themselves and Odd is that Odd are faring quite well in most of our data tables, compared to their actual position in the league. This could potentially be explained by a couple of Borven-inspired results, and thus we are dealing with skewed data. I feel like this is probably the more logical explanation as to what we are seeing, the following game weeks should result in a gradual drop-off where Odd’s expected position starts to fall back in line with their actual position.

The bottom four stay exactly where they are, the only other notable movement being Haugesund dropping down to 12th. This table is probably the most important table we have – the fidelity is almost exact. It shows us what to expect going forward and tends to suggest who we could envisage as being favourites in certain matchups. Of course, for this to be more valuable to us we would want more time to have elapsed, but as ever it’s indicative of trends that are beginning to ring slightly truer.

6) COMPARISON OF CONVERSION RATES

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Mjondalen and Bran have almost identical conversion rate comparison values (CRCV) of 1.98 and 1.96. To explain further, this means Mjondalen are almost twice as likely to convert one of their own chances, as they are to letting in an attempt on goal. This could be invaluable information if proven to be accurate and meaningful but is only truly useful if combined with the other tables and more information.

Granted Mjondalen may not concede many goals but it doesn’t mean they won’t lose games – they already have done this season – rather it shows us how likely they are at minimising the threat of shots on their goal. Consistency speaks volumes and if we look back at these tables at the halfway stage and see Mjondalen still near the top, I would fully expect to see them in a similar position in the actual table.

Eleven of the eighteen teams have a CRCV of 1 or more. Bodo/Glimt are actually only 6th most capable in the league of being more likely to score from one of their own shots than to prevent a goal from an opposition attempt. This shouldn’t be too surprising as they are a far more attacking team than Mjondalen or Brann. What it does tell us about Mjondalen and Brann, though, is just how clinical, ruthless and efficient these teams are, and that while Bodo/Glimt are marauding their way through the division, they can be scored against, you’re just probably not going to win because of how many chances they create and goals they ultimately score.

Once again, the Borven effect is real. Odd’s CRCV is 1.59 (4th) best in the league, but as we’ve probably already established, this is more than likely being skewed by Borven’s performances.

CONCLUSION

If you’ve made it this far – thank you for bearing with me! While these tables can certainly be seen as being premature in their creation, they at least provide us with some kind of blueprints from which we can draw some assumptions as well as use to plan ahead:

• Odd are potentially a team in transition, possibly even more so than we think – is the Borven effect real or are they seriously, seriously underperforming?

• I hate to break it to you, but yes, Sarpsborg really ARE that bad. The only thing we’ve been able to prove is they absolutely hopeless at shooting

• Rosenborg aren’t as unlucky we may have thought. They are probably right where they should be. Despite having a decent defence, they’ve not really done much else to suggest they should be much higher up the table

• Stromsgodset are incredibly consistent and have almost perfect overlap from their analysis to real life positioning. This is exciting because it shouldn’t really happen and shows us that sometimes these things work out a bit better than expected. They’re a middle of the road, straight-edge, no-frills, ‘probably won’t get you loads of points but every now and then might surprise you’ kind of a team

• Bodo/Glimt are the real deal. Their stats are scary and even if they can be scored against, they will ALWAYS score more

• Molde are right behind Bodo/Glimt, just not quite as good. That’s all. They’re just not quite as good

• The most likely cause for Haugesund’s data to be ‘interesting’ is their heavy 7-2 loss to Kristiansund, which could in turn explain why Kristiansund fair so well in certain parts of this analysis

 

This exercise is not and has not been exhaustive but I hope it’s opened your eyes a little bit to the patterns that are constantly being created and shaped by the beautiful game of football, right beneath our noses week in, week out, and perhaps when we are a bit further down the line we can revisit this analysis and see how much things have changed.

I hope at the very least it’s been an interesting read, and if you can take something more than that from it, then great. I am happy to provide in full the tables if anybody wants that information, please just request this in a comment if you are interested.

When we hit the halfway stage, I will be in a position to provide a lot more information regarding teams’ stats and performances. These will duly be represented in the form of multiple articles during the break.

ReindeerHotdog ESF: https://en.fantasy.eliteserien.no/entry/12433/event/17 Follow me on Twitter: @ReindeerHotdog

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  1. Mince n Tatties
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    Vålerenga

    13 Kristoffer-August Sundquist Klaesson
    2 Christian Dahle Borchgrevink
    4 Jonatan Tollås Nation KAPTEIN
    22 Ivan Tarek Fjellstad Näsberg
    25 Samuel Ayomide Adekugbe
    6 Herolind Shala
    8 Magnus Lekven
    14 Fredrik Oldrup Jensen
    9 Aron Leonard Dønnum
    10 Matthias Vilhjalmsson
    26 Osame Sahraoui

  2. Mince n Tatties
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    Aalesund

    25 Gudmund Broks Kongshavn
    4 Jonas Grønner KAPTEIN
    6 Frederikus Quirinus Klinkenberg
    15 Ståle Stålinho Sæthre
    2 Shaquill Montell Sno
    18 David Kristjan Olafsson
    19 Peter Orry Larsen
    20 Parfait Bizoza
    9 Niklas Fernando Nygaard Castro
    10 Holmbert Aron Briem Fridjonsson
    11 Simen Bolkan Nordli

  3. Mince n Tatties
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    IK Start take the lead
    1-0

    1. Mince n Tatties
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      Schulze with the vital goal for Start

  4. Mince n Tatties
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    Austbo injured in a collision and should of been subbed off - but stayed on - Start score immediately- Austin could hardly walk!

    1. Ze_Austin
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      I'm still crawling, yes

      1. Mince n Tatties
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 10 Years
        3 years, 8 months ago

        Haha!
        Auto correct changes Austbo to Austin!!

    2. Onz
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      Injured just after I got him in. Just watched the highlights, he should have gone off ( just to save my clean sheet points).
      This may push me to WC as I have a few issues and now a potentially non playing keeper.

  5. Mince n Tatties
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    Berisha in for Bamba hasn’t gone well...
    Bamba on a Hat-trick tomorrow...

    1. ReindeerHotdog
      • 3 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      I refuse to accept it was a poor move.

      Logically it was sound. Just one of those things. I'm going to have fun looking at all the points I've lost tomorrow evening haha.

  6. Mince n Tatties
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    Viking equalise with a peach of a strike on the edge of the box
    1-1

    1. Mince n Tatties
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      The sub Bytyqi with a sweet strike

  7. Mince n Tatties
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    Berisha to grab a winner?...

  8. Mince n Tatties
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    Start should be back in the lead
    Through on the keeper 1 on 1 but Austbo somehow saves with his legs - he’s gonna be hurting in the morning

  9. Mince n Tatties
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    Berisha has a shot on target - but it’s too close to the keeper

    1. ReindeerHotdog
      • 3 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      Don't be teasing me like that.

  10. Mince n Tatties
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    Full Time 1-1
    Berisha = 2 points
    Eikrem better run riot tomorrow as Berisha is my (V)

    1. ReindeerHotdog
      • 3 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      My captain picks are truly amazing.

      Cannot catch a break with this.

  11. El Puqi
    • 4 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    Shet transfer. Shet captain pick.

  12. Mince n Tatties
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    Aalesund take the lead
    1-0

    1. Mince n Tatties
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      Fridjonsson with the opemer

    2. Ze_Austin
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      I've got Näsberg

      No problem. I'm fine 🙂

  13. ReindeerHotdog
    • 3 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    Gw is a disaster already.

    What is this.

    1. Mince n Tatties
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      I love you RHD
      But I’m gonna have to stick to my guns going forward...
      Wasn’t gonna take Bamba out until I read your fine article.
      Please stop flirting with me - the wife is getting suspicious

      1. ReindeerHotdog
        • 3 Years
        3 years, 8 months ago

        Well, I aim to please. Not only that, I'm actually on a mission to sabotage as many people's teams as possible!

        Pretty sure I know what my next article is going to be about anyway! Or if it's not the next then it will certainly be soon.

        Still, even now, I can't see much wrong with bringing in Berisha for Bamba. Brann don't tend to score many and with the way they're playing right now, players like Taylor/Koomson look more likely to score than Bamba.

        Start are not terrible, but they're definitely one of the worst teams in the league and Viking should be capable of dealing with them.

        And I'm sorry but if anyone said that Valerenga conceding 2 at home to Aalesunds was on the cards - I don't believe them!

        I took a big hit, it was a big chances and looks to have backfired. Still, confident of outscoring those players in the long run (over next few rounds) so there is that to comfort me. I did not envisage any of this. Just like Wolves losing 2-0 to Arsenal, at home. Huh? Nothing makes sense to me anymore.

  14. Mince n Tatties
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    Aalesund 2-0 up now

    1. Mince n Tatties
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      Fridjonsson on a brace

    2. Ze_Austin
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      Because... Why not?

      1. ReindeerHotdog
        • 3 Years
        3 years, 8 months ago

        They wouldn't be if I didn't bring in Adekugbe. Apologies for that.

        1. Ze_Austin
          • 5 Years
          3 years, 8 months ago

          Ouch

  15. ReindeerHotdog
    • 3 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    Wow. 2-2 just like that. Crazy.

    Donnum gets an assist, obviously.

    1. Ze_Austin
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      Vilhjálmsson ticking on...

      1. ReindeerHotdog
        • 3 Years
        3 years, 8 months ago

        He was one of my recommended players for the week. Not that my recommendations have been put anywhere, and not that we need to focus on the fact that Berisha, Adekugbe and Klaesson were too.

        This is the thing with football. You can go throughout the season and predict scorelines, runs of form with a good amount of accuracy when you're casually talking about it after looking into stats, form etc...

        Soon as you put a bet on? Nah, the in-form team will lose their first game of the season to the scrappy underdogs at home. The guy who can't stop scoring WILL stop scoring. Etc...

        I do think I've upset someone though - to have both transfers blank and one get sent off is incredibly unfortunate. Absolutely bizarre.

        1. Men in green tights
          • 5 Years
          3 years, 8 months ago

          Remembered you was on about him couple of games back , do swapped Salveseen for him for this week so least I have got something so far.
          Been a bit busy so would have missed what you would have posted about gregson is he out this weekend again
          Cheers

          1. ReindeerHotdog
            • 3 Years
            3 years, 8 months ago

            Gregersen looks to be, yeah. I took quite a calculated risk and brought in Adekugbe for a hit. To be fair he did try to win me a penalty bless him, but it was one of the worst dives I've ever seen in the history of football and it earned him a second yellow card, thus leading to an early bath.

            Combine that with a Berisha (-4) captaincy fail, alas, you have the start to my week.

            Long term Berisha looks a solid pick in my opinion and I'm hoping I'll be proven right. Adekugbe, well, he won't be able to help me get many points next week!

  16. ReindeerHotdog
    • 3 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    Well. Right.

    1. Ze_Austin
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      *hugs*

    2. Mullered in Maenam
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      3 pts from 3 players - that sounds about average by the sounds of things. Plenty more games to go RHD.

      1. ReindeerHotdog
        • 3 Years
        3 years, 8 months ago

        Currently on -5 due to my -8 hit.

        To be honest, I'm not ashamed of the transfers (I know Adekugbe was a risk, probably more than I should've been happy with, but hey) I'm just flabbergasted that once again a captaincy pick misses when really, I know Viking aren't in great form, but lets not forget they finished 5th last season only 7pts behind Bodo/Glimt in second place. They scored 55 goals (beaten only by Molde and B/G) and Berisha is a talented player.

        Not gonna lie - I didn't see AAFK scoring against VIF. I know AAFK have scored a few and like to have a go but I thought VIF would do enough to control the game. I was massively wrong and got myself in a big mess because of it.

        Adekugbe just switches out for Hanche-Olsen for next week and I'm seriously thinking of captaining Berisha for Odd at home. It's a good fixture and his stats from today were actually pretty decent.

        1. Mullered in Maenam
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 9 Years
          3 years, 8 months ago

          As the saying goes, it's a funny old game, and you can't get every decision bang on - otherwise you'd have villagers with pitchforks outside your house. Stick with it RHD, your deep dives into the stats will undoubtedly bring the points in.

          1. ReindeerHotdog
            • 3 Years
            3 years, 8 months ago

            True, true. Sometimes it's a case of knowing a bit too much - I don't mean that in any arrogant sense, I just mean having too much information. It can often cloud your judgement and create an unfortunate bias even if you're adamant of objectivity.

            I'll be fighting this thing all the way to the end and see what happens. If my statistically diving can at least enlighten a few people to interesting happenings, provide a good read and encourage discussion then I'm all for that.

            I'm hopeful of having a good season and hopefully you're right. We shall see. Whatever the outcome I'll find a way to explain whatever happens I'm sure.

    3. El Puqi
      • 4 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      It has been an absolute shocker. I need like a Koomson hattie to get a green arrow, idk.

      1. ReindeerHotdog
        • 3 Years
        3 years, 8 months ago

        He's on my bench. Nobody would have backed VIF to concede twice at home to AAFK. That was never a likely outcome. At least, I don't think it was an outcome that you could have paid too much mind to anyway.

        I'm on -5 after 3 players so at least you know you're a bit better off! Aaaah. Have to laugh.

        1. El Puqi
          • 4 Years
          3 years, 8 months ago

          Eliteserien is so unpredictable it’s actually crazy...

          Tbh when I saw that Adekugbe red I had a little outburst of laughter 🙂

          1. ReindeerHotdog
            • 3 Years
            3 years, 8 months ago

            I just sighed and was like "ah yeah. Cool. Great stuff." Then ate some crisps, watched QI and fell asleep.

  17. ReindeerHotdog
    • 3 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    Veton Berisha vs IK Start (away)

    Goals 0, Assists 0
    Shots 4 - 1 on target, 1 off target, 2 blocked
    2/3 dribbles
    59 touches
    23/33 passes
    2 key passes
    2/6 crosses, 4/6 long balls
    1 big chance created
    3/5 ground duels won, 6/13 aerial duels won

    While he wasn't anything amazing, he certainly wasn't poor. It's his best performance of the season on paper and looking at previous GWs it does prove for promising reading.

    As ever, it's not about how good you are on paper, it's about how good you are on the pitch - maybe the weight of this Captain's armband is weighing them down too much. I might have to change my captain at the very last second next week or something.

    1. El Puqi
      • 4 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      Better score next round when I’ll use the Attack! Attack! -chip!

      1. Onz
        • 6 Years
        3 years, 8 months ago

        That is a brave move this early in the season with no DGW.
        I am trying not to blow my chips early this season, I always loose ground the last few GW's due to apathy and no remaining chips. If I can maintain my interest for the whole season I should be able to hit top 1k again.

        1. El Puqi
          • 4 Years
          3 years, 8 months ago

          Yes I know it is a brave move but this year more than last year I see the value in midfield. I know that in the future I want a big 5-man midfield with 2 up front. So that’s why I feel like using it now, get it done and don’t worry about it. Also, the fixtures for my strikers are very good so I don’t see a better time to use it. Maybe it will fail but hey ho it could in a double as well.

          1. Onz
            • 6 Years
            3 years, 8 months ago

            🙂 good luck, I will be watching with interest.

            1. El Puqi
              • 4 Years
              3 years, 8 months ago

              😉

    2. The FPL Units
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      I transferred him in this week and he blanked. My bad sorry.

  18. Mince n Tatties
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    Molde

    1 Andreas Christopher Linde
    2 Martin Bjørnbak
    11 Martin Skjelbreid Ellingsen
    25 John Shuguto Kitolano
    27 Marcus Holmgren Pedersen
    15 Tobias Christensen
    16 Etzaz Muzafar Hussain
    17 Fredrik Aursnes KAPTEIN
    19 Eirik Hestad
    14 Erling Knudtzon
    99 Ohikhuaeme Anthony

    1. Mince n Tatties
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      Eikrem and James both on the bench

      1. Ze_Austin
        • 5 Years
        3 years, 8 months ago

        My rank's gone, then

    2. Sandstorm
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      My transfer Bojang -> Gregersen will eventually pay in the long run.

  19. Mince n Tatties
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    Mjøndalen

    1 Sousha Makani
    3 Vetle Winger Dragsnes
    5 Alexander Betten Hansen
    12 Markus Lund Nakkim
    23 Sondre Solholm Johansen
    2 Quint Arie Jansen
    7 Lars Olden Larsen
    9 Sondre Liseth
    10 Tonny Brochmann Christiansen
    33 Stian Semb Aasmundsen
    22 Shuaibu Lalle Ibrahim

  20. Mince n Tatties
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    Bodø/Glimt

    1 Joshua Gerardus Petrus Wilhelmus Smits
    2 Marius Lode
    3 Alfons Sampsted
    5 Fredrik André Bjørkan
    18 Brede Mathias Moe
    7 Patrick Berg KAPTEIN
    14 Ulrik Saltnes
    19 Sondre Brunstad Fet
    10 Philip Aksel Frigast Zinckernagel
    11 Jens Petter Hauge
    21 Kasper Aalund Junker

  21. Mince n Tatties
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    Brann

    30 Ali Nadhoim Ahamada
    2 Taijo Teniste
    3 Vegard Valgermo Forren
    21 Ruben Kristiansen
    25 Ole Martin Lekven Kolskogen
    9 Petter Dahle Strand
    10 Amer Ordagic
    23 Daniel Alexander Pedersen
    7 Gilbert Koomson
    11 Karamoko Daouda Bamba
    16 Robert Thomas Taylor

  22. Mince n Tatties
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    Sandefjord Fotball

    1 Jacob Storevik
    2 Lars Grorud KAPTEIN
    17 Sander Moen Foss
    21 Anton Sebastian Kralj
    23 Vidar Ari Jonsson
    6 Emil Palsson
    10 Ruben Herraiz Alcaraz
    18 William Albin Kurtovic
    9 Sivert Stenseth Gussiås
    11 Kristoffer Normann Hansen
    15 Erik Næsbak Brenden

  23. Mince n Tatties
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    Sarpsborg 08

    33 David Erik Johan Mitov Nilsson
    4 Bjørn Inge Utvik
    5 Magnar Ødegård
    6 Nicolai Næss
    2 Sulayman Bojang
    14 Anton Janos Jönsson Saletros
    16 Joachim Thomassen KAPTEIN
    26 Ismaila Cheick Coulibaly
    7 Ole Jørgen Halvorsen
    8 Mohamed Ofkir
    10 Jørgen Strand Larsen

  24. Mince n Tatties
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    Odd

    1 Sondre Løvseth Rossbach
    5 Birk Risa
    14 Fredrik Lund Nordkvelle
    18 Odin Luraas Bjørtuft
    21 Steffen Hagen KAPTEIN
    6 Vebjørn Alvestad Hoff
    16 Joshua Gaston Kitolano
    26 Filip Rønningen Jørgensen
    7 Kasper Lunding Jakobsen
    8 Markus André Kaasa
    20 Tobias Lauritsen

  25. Mince n Tatties
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    Haugesund

    1 Helge Valvatne Sandvik
    5 Benjamin Tiedemann Hansen
    15 Ulrik Tillung Fredriksen
    19 Mikkel Desler Puggaard
    23 Thore Baardsen Pedersen
    6 Joakim Våge Nilsen KAPTEIN
    10 Niklas Sandberg
    16 Bruno Miguel Santos Leite
    8 Kevin Martin Krygård
    11 Alexander Ballegaard Ammitzbøll
    99 Kristoffer Velde

  26. Mince n Tatties
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    Strømsgodset

    1 Viljar Røsholt Myhra
    5 Niklas Gunnarsson
    7 Herman Sørby Stengel
    14 Look Saa Nicholas Kengkhetkid Mickelson
    70 Sondre Fosnæss Hanssen
    8 Johan Hove
    20 Mikkel Maigaard Jakobsen KAPTEIN
    42 Ipalibo Jack
    10 Moses Dramwi Mawa
    11 Kristoffer Tokstad
    88 Lars-Jørgen Salvesen

  27. Eytexi
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    Ohi & Pellegrino (K) both starting: this could be differential heaven.

  28. Mince n Tatties
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    Kristiansund

    30 Serigne Mor Mbaye
    5 Dan Peter Stensøe Ulvestad
    15 Erlend Ernst Blakstad Sivertsen
    19 Aliou Coly
    22 Bent Langåssve Sørmo
    6 Andreas Eines Hopmark
    17 Olaus Jair Skarsem
    23 Pål Erik Stensøe Ulvestad
    9 Amahl William D'Vaz Pellegrino
    11 Flamur Kastrati
    18 Amin Soleiman Askar

    1. El Puqi
      • 4 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      Should have captained Pelle but glad with Eikrem benching. 🙂

  29. Ze_Austin
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    Eikrem (K) let's gooo... Nooooo!

  30. Mince n Tatties
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    Bodo/Glimt take the lead
    1-0

    1. Mince n Tatties
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      Junker scores
      Was my Vice all week before switching to Berisha...