Norway - EliteserienData current as of 16 July 2026

Start vs Tromsø: match statistics

Start crest
Start
1 : 1half-time 0:1
Tromsø crest
Tromsø

Start vs Tromsø: form, goals and key statistics

Key match information

Start play Tromsø in Eliteserien (Norway). The match date is 3 May 2026 at 17:00. Final score: 1:1.

Current form

Start: 1-0-4, 0.60 points/match. Tromsø: 2-2-1, 1.60 points/match.

Goal statistics

Start scores 1.08 and concedes 2.31 goals per match. Tromsø scores 1.57 and concedes 1.00. League average: 2.94 goals.

BTTS / Over / Under

BTTS: Start 77%, Tromsø 29%. Over 2.5: Start 54%, Tromsø 43%. League level: BTTS 55%, Over 2.5 56%.

xG, shots and style

Tromsø has higher xG: 1.60 vs 1.28. Start: 11.5 shots per match, Tromsø: 13.4.

Match halves

Start: half-time lead 31%, second-half goals 0.38. Tromsø: half-time lead 43%, second-half goals 0.86.

Goals by minute

Start: 31-45+ (5 goals). Tromsø: 46-60 (5 goals). This is historical distribution, not a predicted goal minute.

League context

Eliteserien: 2.94 goals per match, BTTS 55%, Over 2.5 56%.

Head-to-head

No aligned head-to-head sample is available in the database.

Match description

The favorite is Tromsø: they sit 1st with 6 wins, 1 draw and 1 loss this season, while Start has 0 wins, 3 draws and 4 losses. In the last 5 matches Tromsø averages 2.0 points per game (3 wins, 1 draw, 1 loss), whereas Start manages just 0.4 points per game (0 wins, 2 draws, 3 losses). In terms of offensive efficiency Tromsø have scored 14 goals this season and average 1.5 goals away with a conversion rate of 12%, while Start have 5 goals this season and average 1.0 goal at home with a 7% conversion; average shots on target are 6 vs 5 per match. The visitors’ defense looks stronger — Tromsø concede 0.5 goals away and have 50% clean sheets, whereas Start have conceded 15 goals in 7 matches (2.14 per match) and have 0% clean sheets at home. xG are similar (Start 1.68 at home vs Tromsø 1.54 away), but the edge in efficiency and form favors a Tromsø win.

Half-by-half

0 : 1
1st half
1 : 0
2nd half

Match statistics

54Possession (%)46
StartTromsø
13Shots6
StartTromsø
3Shots on target2
StartTromsø
1.44xG0.8
StartTromsø
3Corners2
StartTromsø
56Dangerous attacks37
StartTromsø
13Fouls14
StartTromsø
3Cards2
StartTromsø

Pre-match profilewhat do the season numbers say?

This is a team profile based on season data and form. Match-flow statistics are shown only after the fixture is played.

1.08Goals scored / match1.57
StartTromsø
2.31Goals conceded / match1
StartTromsø
40%Average possession49%
StartTromsø
3.54Shots on target / match5.29
StartTromsø

Team statswho is more efficient?

Attack and defence comparison for both teams in the current season.

11.46Shots per match13.43
StartTromsø
3.54Shots on target5.29
StartTromsø
9.4%Shot conversion11.7%
StartTromsø
40%Possession49%
StartTromsø
1.28xG for1.6
StartTromsø
1.77xG against1.29
StartTromsø

Shooting quality

Start: BalancedTromsø: Balanced
StartTromsø
Accuracy (shots on target)31%39%
Chance quality (xG per shot)0.110.12
Finishing (goals per shot on target)0.310.30

xG per shot around 0.08 usually means long-range attempts; 0.15+ usually means box chances. The style label comes from possession, shot volume and conversion.

* xG (expected goals) says how many goals a team should score from its chances. If actual goals are above xG, finishing is above average; if below xG, chances are being missed.

Team formwho is in better shape?

Last five matches and season record, overall and split by home and away matches.

Tromsø is 167% better for: last-5 form.

0.6 pts / match - Start · 1.6 pts / match - Tromsø

Start
LLWLL
Season result split
8% W31% R62% P
Season (W-D-L)
1-4-8
0.54 pts / match · goal difference -16
Last 5 (W-D-L)
1-0-4
0.60 pts / match
Record at home (W-D-L)
1-3-1
Last 5 at home
1-3-1
DDDLW
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 1.6Goals conceded: 2.8xG: 1.23Opponent xG: 1.96BTTS: 80%Over 2.5: 80%
Tromsø
WLDDW
Season result split
57% W29% R14% P
Season (W-D-L)
8-4-2
2.00 pts / match · goal difference +8
Last 5 (W-D-L)
2-2-1
1.60 pts / match
Record away (W-D-L)
2-2-1
Last 5 away
2-2-1
WWDLD
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 1.4Goals conceded: 1.2xG: 1.48Opponent xG: 1.57BTTS: 20%Over 2.5: 40%

Goalshow do both teams score and concede?

How many goals both teams score and concede, plus how often they keep a clean sheet or fail to score.

Tromsø is 45% better for: goals scored per match.

1.08 goals / match - Start · 1.57 goals / match - Tromsø

Tromsø is 131% better for: goals conceded per match.

2.31 goals / match - Start · 1 goals / match - Tromsø

Start scoring profile: strong

Start scores in 85% of matches (11 of 13 matches), while Tromsø keeps a clean sheet in 57% (8 of 14 matches).

Tromsø scoring profile: very strong

Tromsø scores in 71% of matches (10 of 14 matches), while Start keeps a clean sheet in 8% (1 of 13 matches).

14Goals scored (season)22
StartTromsø
30Goals conceded (season)14
StartTromsø
3.38Average goals in match2.57
StartTromsø
8Goals scored (last 5)7
StartTromsø
14Goals conceded (last 5)6
StartTromsø

How often they score at least...

85%1 goal71%
StartTromsø
15%2 goals50%
StartTromsø
8%3 goals21%
StartTromsø
0%4 goals14%
StartTromsø

How often they concede at least...

92%1 goal43%
StartTromsø
62%2 goals14%
StartTromsø
31%3 goals14%
StartTromsø
23%4 goals14%
StartTromsø

* Statistics include both teams' home and away matches in the current season.

Both teams scored (BTTS)how often do both teams score?

How often both teams' matches have goals on both sides, compared with the league average.

Goal patterns

23%BTTS at half-time7%
StartTromsø
0%BTTS in both halves0%
StartTromsø
0%Scored in both halves36%
StartTromsø

BTTS and goal count

46%Min. 3 goals and BTTS14%
StartTromsø
8%Min. 3 goals without BTTS29%
StartTromsø
80%BTTS - last 520%
StartTromsø

Goal count (Over/Under)how often do these matches cross the goal lines?

How often matches involving these teams clear goal thresholds, in the full match and in each half.

1st half

77%Min. 1 goal before half-time64%
StartTromsø
46%Min. 2 goals before half-time29%
StartTromsø
15%Min. 3 goals before half-time14%
StartTromsø

2nd half

85%Min. 1 goal after half-time86%
StartTromsø
62%Min. 2 goals after half-time43%
StartTromsø
31%Min. 3 goals after half-time14%
StartTromsø

Match halveswhen do the teams score more often?

How teams split performance between first and second half: goals, points, clean sheets and half-time state.

Tromsø is 39% better for: first-half form (half-time points).

1.23 pts / match - Start · 1.71 pts / match - Tromsø

Start - half-time state
31% leading31% draw38% trailing
Tromsø - half-time state
43% leading43% draw14% trailing

Before half-time (1st half)

1.23Points per match (1st half)1.71
StartTromsø
0.69Goals scored (1st half)0.71
StartTromsø
0.77Goals conceded (1st half)0.36
StartTromsø
1.46Average goals (1st half)1.07
StartTromsø
46%Clean sheet before half-time79%
StartTromsø
54%No goal before half-time50%
StartTromsø

After half-time (2nd half)

0.69Points per match (2nd half)1.71
StartTromsø
0.38Goals scored (2nd half)0.86
StartTromsø
1.54Goals conceded (2nd half)0.64
StartTromsø
1.92Average goals (2nd half)1.5
StartTromsø
31%Clean sheet after half-time64%
StartTromsø
62%No goal after half-time43%
StartTromsø

Start - second-half results

15% W23% R62% P
16
Half-time points
9
Half-time goals
-1
Goal difference (1st half)
9
Second-half points
-15
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.23
PPG before half-time
Lead holding26%

Leads at half-time in 31% of matches and wins 8%. Sometimes loses the lead after half-time.

Defence after half-time+0.8

Concedes 0.8 more goals per match after half-time - defensive level drops in the second half.

Tromsø - second-half results

50% W21% R29% P
24
Half-time points
10
Half-time goals
+5
Goal difference (1st half)
24
Second-half points
+3
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.71
PPG before half-time
Lead holding133%

Leads at half-time in 43% of matches and wins 57%. Also wins matches without a half-time lead.

Defence after half-time+0.3

Concedes 0.3 more goals per match after half-time - defensive level drops in the second half.

Start - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match2.000.20
Goals scored / match1.40.2
Goals conceded / match0.62.2
Average goals in match2.02.4
1 goal80%80%
2 goals60%80%
3 goals40%40%
Clean sheet60%20%
No goal20%80%
Goal difference+4-10
Half-time: 60% leading - 20% draw - 20% trailing
2nd half: 0% won - 20% draw - 80% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 40% - Half-time goals total: 7
Tromsø - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match1.601.40
Goals scored / match0.80.6
Goals conceded / match0.21.0
Average goals in match1.01.6
1 goal60%80%
2 goals20%40%
3 goals20%20%
Clean sheet80%60%
No goal60%60%
Goal difference+3-2
Half-time: 40% leading - 40% draw - 20% trailing
2nd half: 40% won - 20% draw - 40% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 0% - Half-time goals total: 4

* Colours in tables show event frequency: green is common, yellow is moderate, red is rare. It is frequency, not a team rating.

Goals by minutewhen do goals arrive?

Match phases in which both teams most often score and concede.

Start
ScoredConceded
3
1
0-15
1
4
16-30
5
5
31-45
3
4
46-60
1
8
61-75
1
8
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 31-45 (5 goli). Concedes most in 61-75 (8). Late-goal balance (76-90): -7 - late phases are a weakness.

Tromsø
ScoredConceded
4
0
0-15
4
3
16-30
2
2
31-45
5
3
46-60
3
3
61-75
4
3
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 46-60 (5 goli). Concedes most in 16-30 (3). Late-goal balance (76-90): +1 - wins late phases.

* Buckets 31-45 and 76-90 include added-time goals.

Additional team indicatorswhat do xG, efficiency and form show?

A comparison of chance quality, results and trends based on completed matches from the current season.

Match profile

2.98
Estimated goals
attack vs opponent defence
1.0 : 1.9
Estimated goal split
home : away
101%
Pace vs league
100% = league average
53%
Both teams scored (BTTS)
average from both teams' seasons
-100%
Derby effect
H2H goals vs typical matches
60%
BTTS estimate
from both teams' scoring frequency
4%
0:0 risk
about 1 in 25 matches
2-3
Most common goal range
attack vs defence on both sides

Start

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
-0.49
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
-0.74
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
+0.0 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-0.20
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
-0.54
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
60%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
204%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
+0.06
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
-0.3
Late goals
7% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 21% come in the first quarter-hour.
7%

Tromsø

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
+0.31
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
+0.26
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-1.9 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-0.03
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
+0.29
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
139%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
56%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
-0.40
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+0.2
Late goals
18% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 18% come in the first quarter-hour.
18%

* The estimated goal total and split, BTTS estimate, 0:0 risk and goal range are calculated from public season averages and frequencies for both teams. This is a statistical match profile, not a private model prediction or betting pick. The remaining indicators describe completed matches from the season.

League contextis this a high-scoring league?

How both teams compare with league-wide averages (Eliteserien).

Teams vs league

StartLigaTromsø
Average goals in match 3.382.94 2.57
Both teams scored 77%55% 29%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5) 54%56% 43%
Clean sheets 8%24% 57%
Goal before half-time 77%81% 64%
Goal after half-time 85%78% 86%

^ green = above league average, ˇ red = below league average. This shows direction of the gap, not a team rating.

2.94
Average goals per match
55%
Both teams scored
56%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5)
24%
Clean sheets
1.80
Home goals / match
1.13
Away goals / match
+59%
Home attack advantage
+37%
Home defence advantage
+28%
Total home advantage
Goals in 1st half (whole league)
81%
1 goal
46%
2 goals
14%
3 goals
4%
4 goals
Goals in 2nd half (whole league)
78%
1 goal
48%
2 goals
15%
3 goals
4%
4 goals

FAQ

What was the result of Start vs Tromsø?

The Eliteserien match finished Start 1:1 Tromsø. Full match statistics, the half-by-half breakdown and head-to-head are on this page.

What do the goal statistics show before Start vs Tromsø?

Start score 1.08 goals per game on average and Tromsø 1.57. The Eliteserien average is 2.94 goals, with Over 2.5 landing in 56% of games. Both teams score in 77% of Start's matches and 29% of Tromsø's.

What form are Start and Tromsø in?

Over the last 5 games Start have a 1-0-4 record (0.60 points per game) and Tromsø 2-2-1 (1.60 points per game).

Where can I find a betting tip and analysis for Start vs Tromsø?

This page shows the full statistical context — form, head-to-head, goals, BTTS and Over/Under. The tip, value assessment and full reasoning are in the NoFluffPicks app.