Molde vs Start

18 October 2026 · Eliteserien · 2026 · Referee Stian Rovig Sletner

Full time 6 – 1

Half-time: 2–0

  • Sander Hestetun Kilen 29’, 65’, 77’
  • Kristian Lonebu 39’ (pen)
  • Caleb Zady Sery 56’
  • Emil Breivik 79’
  • John Olav Norheim 54’

Match summary

Molde won comfortably, 6-1 at home to Start. Molde led 2-0 at half-time.

In the first half, Sander Hestetun Kilen put Molde ahead in the 29th minute and Kristian Lonebu made it 2-0 from the penalty spot in the 39th minute. In the second half, John Olav Norheim pulled one back to make it 2-1 from a corner in the 54th minute, Caleb Zady Sery made it 3-1 in the 56th minute, Kilen made it 4-1 in the 65th minute, Kilen made it 5-1 in the 77th minute, and Emil Breivik made it 6-1 in the 79th minute.

The chances backed that up: Molde created 3.54 expected goals (xG) from 21 shots to Start's 1.82 from 10. Nikolas Koutsakos had a penalty saved for Start.

Match stats

69% Possession 31%
21 Shots 10
12 Shots on target 3
5 Corners 6
87 Attacks 49
63 Dangerous attacks 21
660 Passes 298
88.8% Pass accuracy 74.2%
14 Tackles 19
6 Fouls 10
2 Yellow cards 2
0 Red cards 0
0 Offsides 2

Key events

Molde Start
Kick-off
Corner
7’
10’
Corner
19’
Santino SamuyiwaFoul
Caleb Zady SeryShot on target
19’
Mathias LøvikShot on target
22’
Corner
22’
Sander Hestetun KilenRight foot shot1-0 (Molde)
29’
38’
Erlend SegbergFoul
Kristian LonebuPenalty2-0 (Molde)
39’
Corner
43’
Half-time2-0
46’
Nikolas KoutsakosSantino Samuyiwa
Kristian LonebuShot on target
46’
Mathias LøvikShot on target
47’
Second half underway
52’
Nikolas KoutsakosVAR: Penalty stands
Fredrik Kristensen DahlArgument
53’
54’
John Olav NorheimLeft foot shot2-1 (Start)
54’
Nikolas KoutsakosMissed penaltysaved
54’
Nikolas KoutsakosShot on target
54’
Nikolas KoutsakosShot on target
54’
Corner
Caleb Zady SeryRight foot shot3-1 (Molde)
56’
58’
Corner
63’
Corner
64’
Corner
Sander Hestetun KilenLeft foot shot4-1 (Molde)
65’
Birk RisaCaleb Zady Sery
67’
Daniel DagaMats Møller Dæhli
67’
Niklas OdegardMathias Løvik
67’
Corner
68’
70’
Corner
71’
Nikola JojićMikael Ugland
Eirik HauganFoul
72’
Sander Hestetun Kilen5-1 (Molde)
76’
Oskar Spiten-NysæterSander Hestetun Kilen
77’
Emil BreivikRight foot shot6-1 (Molde)
79’
Trent Kone DohertyKristian Lonebu
81’
86’
Altin UjkaniErlend Dahl Reitan
Corner
90’
Oskar Spiten-NysæterShot on target
90+2’
Full-time6-1

How the chances added up

Running total of expected goals (xG) for each side through the match. xG rates each chance by how often similar shots are scored. A goal is marked where it was scored.

0 1 2 3 4 5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 3.54 1.82 29’ Sander Hestetun Kilen (Molde), 1-0 29’ 39’ Kristian Lonebu (Molde), 2-0 39’ 54’ John Olav Norheim (Start), 2-1 54’ 56’ Caleb Zady Sery (Molde), 3-1 56’ 65’ Sander Hestetun Kilen (Molde), 4-1 65’ 77’ Sander Hestetun Kilen (Molde), 5-1 77’ 79’ Emil Breivik (Molde), 6-1 79’ 0 1 2 3 4 5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 3.54 1.82 29’ Sander Hestetun Kilen (Molde), 1-0 Kilen 29’ 39’ Kristian Lonebu (Molde), 2-0 Lonebu 39’ 54’ John Olav Norheim (Start), 2-1 Norheim 54’ 56’ Caleb Zady Sery (Molde), 3-1 Sery 56’ 65’ Sander Hestetun Kilen (Molde), 4-1 Kilen 65’ 77’ Sander Hestetun Kilen (Molde), 5-1 Kilen 77’ 79’ Emil Breivik (Molde), 6-1 Breivik 79’
Molde 3.54 xGStart 1.82 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Start attacking Molde attacking 
39’ Kristian Lonebu (Molde), penalty, 0.79 xG, goal 54’ Nikolas Koutsakos (Start), penalty, 0.79 xG, saved 77’ Sander Hestetun Kilen (Molde), open play, 0.78 xG, goal 50’ Nikolas Koutsakos (Start), open play, 0.30 xG, blocked 19’ Caleb Zady Sery (Molde), open play, 0.29 xG, saved 54’ John Olav Norheim (Start), from a corner, 0.25 xG, goal 69’ Niklas Odegard (Molde), open play, 0.18 xG, off target 65’ Sander Hestetun Kilen (Molde), open play, 0.18 xG, goal 79’ Emil Breivik (Molde), open play, 0.17 xG, goal 46’ Kristian Lonebu (Molde), open play, 0.16 xG, saved 56’ Caleb Zady Sery (Molde), open play, 0.13 xG, goal 90+2’ Oskar Spiten-Nysæter (Molde), open play, 0.12 xG, saved 89’ Sondre Milian Granaas (Molde), direct free kick, 0.12 xG, off target 47’ Mathias Løvik (Molde), open play, 0.11 xG, saved 64’ John Olav Norheim (Start), from a corner, 0.10 xG, off target 71’ Sander Hestetun Kilen (Molde), open play, 0.11 xG, blocked 54’ Nikolas Koutsakos (Start), set piece, 0.10 xG, saved 29’ Sander Hestetun Kilen (Molde), open play, 0.09 xG, goal 49’ Hakon Lorentzen (Start), open play, 0.09 xG, off target 62’ Hakon Lorentzen (Start), open play, 0.08 xG, off target 79’ Oskar Spiten-Nysæter (Molde), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 70’ Erlend Segberg (Start), from a corner, 0.07 xG, off target 22’ Sander Hestetun Kilen (Molde), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 72’ Martin Linnes (Molde), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 89’ Eirik Haugan (Molde), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 24’ Sondre Milian Granaas (Molde), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 64’ Steve Mvoué (Start), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 90+1’ Oskar Spiten-Nysæter (Molde), from a corner, 0.03 xG, off target 22’ Caleb Zady Sery (Molde), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 22’ Mathias Løvik (Molde), open play, 0.01 xG, saved 14’ Ousmane Diallo Toure (Start), set piece, 0.01 xG, off target 39’ Kristian Lonebu (Molde), penalty, 0.79 xG, goal 54’ Nikolas Koutsakos (Start), penalty, 0.79 xG, saved 77’ Sander Hestetun Kilen (Molde), open play, 0.78 xG, goal 50’ Nikolas Koutsakos (Start), open play, 0.30 xG, blocked 19’ Caleb Zady Sery (Molde), open play, 0.29 xG, saved 54’ John Olav Norheim (Start), from a corner, 0.25 xG, goal 69’ Niklas Odegard (Molde), open play, 0.18 xG, off target 65’ Sander Hestetun Kilen (Molde), open play, 0.18 xG, goal 79’ Emil Breivik (Molde), open play, 0.17 xG, goal 46’ Kristian Lonebu (Molde), open play, 0.16 xG, saved 56’ Caleb Zady Sery (Molde), open play, 0.13 xG, goal 90+2’ Oskar Spiten-Nysæter (Molde), open play, 0.12 xG, saved 89’ Sondre Milian Granaas (Molde), direct free kick, 0.12 xG, off target 47’ Mathias Løvik (Molde), open play, 0.11 xG, saved 71’ Sander Hestetun Kilen (Molde), open play, 0.11 xG, blocked 54’ Nikolas Koutsakos (Start), set piece, 0.10 xG, saved 64’ John Olav Norheim (Start), from a corner, 0.10 xG, off target 29’ Sander Hestetun Kilen (Molde), open play, 0.09 xG, goal 49’ Hakon Lorentzen (Start), open play, 0.09 xG, off target 62’ Hakon Lorentzen (Start), open play, 0.08 xG, off target 79’ Oskar Spiten-Nysæter (Molde), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 70’ Erlend Segberg (Start), from a corner, 0.07 xG, off target 22’ Sander Hestetun Kilen (Molde), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 24’ Sondre Milian Granaas (Molde), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 72’ Martin Linnes (Molde), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 89’ Eirik Haugan (Molde), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 90+1’ Oskar Spiten-Nysæter (Molde), from a corner, 0.03 xG, off target 64’ Steve Mvoué (Start), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 22’ Caleb Zady Sery (Molde), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 14’ Ousmane Diallo Toure (Start), set piece, 0.01 xG, off target 22’ Mathias Løvik (Molde), open play, 0.01 xG, saved
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Lineups

Molde 4-4-2 Starting XI
Posiadała
Haugan
Dahl
Dæhli 67’
Linnes
Løvik 67’
Sery 67’
Breivik
Granaas
Kilen 3 77’
Lonebu 81’
Start 5-3-2 Starting XI
Sjøeng
Toure
Dashaev
Granheim
Norheim
Reitan 86’
Mvoué
Segberg
Ugland 71’
Lorentzen
Samuyiwa 46’

Player stats

Goalkeeper1 player
Albert Posiadała
90′ 2 1 34 – – – – –
Defenders3 players
Eirik Haugan
90′ 1 1 – 5 1 96 1 – –
Fredrik Kristensen Dahl
90′ – 1 – 3 2 83 1 – –
Birk Risa Came on as a substitute
23′ 1 – – 1 – 37 – – – –
Midfielders10 players
Martin Linnes
90′ – – 64 2 0.31 3 – 3 – – –
Mathias Løvik Taken off
67′ – – 44 1 0.14 1 – 3 1 – –
Caleb Zady Sery Taken off
67′ 1 1 40 1 0.05 – 2 2 – 1 –
Mats Møller Dæhli Taken off
67′ – – 36 – 0.23 1 – 1 1 – –
Sondre Milian Granaas
90′ – – 81 2 0.14 2 – 5 – 2 –
Sander Hestetun Kilen Taken off
77′ 3 1 34 1 0.03 2 – 8 1 2 –
Emil Breivik
90′ 1 1 55 3 0.52 – 1 1 – – –
Daniel Daga Came on as a substitute
23′ – – 21 – 0.03 – 1 1 – – –
Niklas Odegard Came on as a substitute
23′ – 1 10 1 0.60 2 – 4 – 1 –
Oskar Spiten-Nysæter Came on as a substitute
13′ – – 6 – 0.00 – – 1 – – –
Forwards2 players
Kristian Lonebu Taken off
81′ 1 – 2 2 0.95 0.01 – 5 1 11 –
Trent Kone Doherty Came on as a substitute
9′ – – – – – 0.01 1 – – 4 –
Came on Taken off Sent off Red is the most in that position for the team

Every player who took the pitch, starters first and then substitutes. A dash means none. xG and xA are expected goals and assists.

Form going into the game

Molde WWWLD
Start WLWLL

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Shots, expected goals, timeline, lineups, team and player statistics from Bzzoiro Sports Data (sports.bzzoiro.com). Results and odds from football-data.co.uk.