Molde vs Tromso

16 August 2026 · Eliteserien · 2026 · Referee Espen Eskas

Full time 3 – 2

Half-time: 1–0

  • Eirik Hestad 41’ (pen)
  • Oskar Spiten-Nysæter 55’
  • Trent Kone Doherty 90+2’
  • Heine Asen Larsen 53’
  • Ieltsin Camões 90+8’

Match summary

Molde beat Tromso 3-2. Molde led 1-0 at half-time.

In the first half, Eirik Hestad put Molde ahead from the penalty spot in the 41st minute. In the second half, Heine Asen Larsen equalised in the 53rd minute, Oskar Spiten-Nysæter put Molde back in front in the 55th minute, Trent Kone Doherty made it 3-1 with a header in stoppage time, and Ieltsin Camões pulled one back to make it 3-2 in stoppage time.

The chances backed that up: Molde created 2.53 expected goals (xG) from 13 shots to Tromso's 0.61 from 7.

Match stats

55% Possession 45%
13 Shots 7
4 Shots on target 3
3 Corners 2
134 Attacks 90
50 Dangerous attacks 21
614 Passes 508
85.0% Pass accuracy 81.3%
19 Tackles 19
16 Fouls 12
4 Yellow cards 1
0 Red cards 0
3 Offsides 1

Key events

Molde Tromso
Kick-off
11’
Corner
12’
Heine Asen LarsenShot on target
14’
Corner
Eirik HestadShot on target
15’
31’
Ole LauvliJakob Haugaard
Mathias LøvikFoul
35’
Eirik HestadPenalty1-0 (Molde)
41’
Half-time1-0
46’
Ieltsin CamõesLars Olden Larsen
Sondre Milian GranaasVAR: Penalty given
49’
Sondre Milian GranaasSimulation
50’
Second half underway
53’
Heine Asen LarsenRight foot shot1-1 (Tromso)
Oskar Spiten-NysæterLeft foot shot2-1 (Molde)
55’
Jalal AbdullaiFoul
60’
Corner
66’
70’
Sander InnværIsak Dahlqvist
Viktor BenderDaniel Daga
74’
Samukelo KabiniMathias Løvik
75’
Trent Kone DohertyJalal Abdullai
75’
Corner
77’
84’
Heine Asen LarsenFoul
85’
Casper ÖyvannLeon Hien
85’
Daniel BrautTroy Nyhammer
Martin LinnesFoul
87’
Corner
90+1’
Trent Kone DohertyHeader3-1 (Molde)
90+2’
Eirik HauganMartin Linnes
90+4’
Caleb Zady SeryOskar Spiten-Nysæter
90+5’
90+8’
Ieltsin CamõesLeft foot shot3-2 (Tromso)
Full-time3-2

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.

0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 3.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 2.53 0.61 41’ Eirik Hestad (Molde), 1-0 41’ 53’ Heine Asen Larsen (Tromso), 1-1 53’ 55’ Oskar Spiten-Nysæter (Molde), 2-1 55’ 90+2’ Trent Kone Doherty (Molde), 3-1 90+2’ 90+8’ Ieltsin Camões (Tromso), 3-2 90+8’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 3.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 2.53 0.61 41’ Eirik Hestad (Molde), 1-0 Hestad 41’ 53’ Heine Asen Larsen (Tromso), 1-1 Larsen 53’ 55’ Oskar Spiten-Nysæter (Molde), 2-1 Spiten-Nysæter 55’ 90+2’ Trent Kone Doherty (Molde), 3-1 Doherty 90+2’ 90+8’ Ieltsin Camões (Tromso), 3-2 Camões 90+8’
Molde 2.53 xGTromso 0.61 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Tromso attacking Molde attacking 
41’ Eirik Hestad (Molde), penalty, 0.79 xG, goal 90+2’ Trent Kone Doherty (Molde), from a corner, 0.80 xG, goal 55’ Oskar Spiten-Nysæter (Molde), open play, 0.32 xG, goal 12’ Leon Hien (Tromso), from a corner, 0.19 xG, off target 90+8’ Ieltsin Camões (Tromso), open play, 0.14 xG, goal 85’ Sivert Sira Hansen (Molde), open play, 0.11 xG, off target 64’ Oskar Spiten-Nysæter (Molde), open play, 0.09 xG, off target 66’ Sivert Sira Hansen (Molde), from a corner, 0.08 xG, blocked 12’ Heine Asen Larsen (Tromso), from a corner, 0.07 xG, saved 37’ Lars Olden Larsen (Tromso), open play, 0.08 xG, off target 90+2’ Oskar Spiten-Nysæter (Molde), from a corner, 0.08 xG, blocked 15’ Eirik Hestad (Molde), open play, 0.07 xG, saved 53’ Heine Asen Larsen (Tromso), open play, 0.07 xG, goal 78’ Sondre Milian Granaas (Molde), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 54’ Oskar Spiten-Nysæter (Molde), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 60’ Jalal Abdullai (Molde), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 15’ Troy Nyhammer (Tromso), from a corner, 0.04 xG, blocked 27’ Jalal Abdullai (Molde), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 48’ Alexander Warneryd (Tromso), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 46’ Oskar Spiten-Nysæter (Molde), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 90+2’ Trent Kone Doherty (Molde), from a corner, 0.80 xG, goal 41’ Eirik Hestad (Molde), penalty, 0.79 xG, goal 55’ Oskar Spiten-Nysæter (Molde), open play, 0.32 xG, goal 12’ Leon Hien (Tromso), from a corner, 0.19 xG, off target 90+8’ Ieltsin Camões (Tromso), open play, 0.14 xG, goal 85’ Sivert Sira Hansen (Molde), open play, 0.11 xG, off target 64’ Oskar Spiten-Nysæter (Molde), open play, 0.09 xG, off target 66’ Sivert Sira Hansen (Molde), from a corner, 0.08 xG, blocked 12’ Heine Asen Larsen (Tromso), from a corner, 0.07 xG, saved 37’ Lars Olden Larsen (Tromso), open play, 0.08 xG, off target 90+2’ Oskar Spiten-Nysæter (Molde), from a corner, 0.08 xG, blocked 53’ Heine Asen Larsen (Tromso), open play, 0.07 xG, goal 15’ Eirik Hestad (Molde), open play, 0.07 xG, saved 78’ Sondre Milian Granaas (Molde), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 27’ Jalal Abdullai (Molde), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 54’ Oskar Spiten-Nysæter (Molde), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 60’ Jalal Abdullai (Molde), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 15’ Troy Nyhammer (Tromso), from a corner, 0.04 xG, blocked 48’ Alexander Warneryd (Tromso), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 46’ Oskar Spiten-Nysæter (Molde), open play, 0.02 xG, off target
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Lineups

Molde 4-2-3-1 Starting XI
Posiadała
Løvik 75’
Hansen
Risa
Linnes 90’
Breivik
Daga 74’
Spiten-Nysæter 90’
Granaas
Hestad
Abdullai 75’
Tromso 5-3-2 Starting XI
Haugaard 31’
Warneryd
Vadebu
Hien 85’
Tonnessen
Jenssen
Larsen 46’
Edvardsson
Dahlqvist 70’
Nyhammer 85’
Larsen

Player stats

Goalkeeper1 player
Albert Posiadała
90′ 1 2 30 – – – – –
Defenders3 players
Sivert Sira Hansen
90′ 1 – – 6 4 81 1 – – –
Birk Risa
90′ – – – 10 9 98 2 – – –
Samukelo Kabini Came on as a substitute
15′ 1 – – 2 – 16 – – – –
Midfielders8 players
Martin Linnes Taken off
89′ – – 36 – 0.04 2 4 4 2 2
Mathias Løvik Taken off
75′ – – 63 2 0.10 – 1 – 1 –
Emil Breivik
90′ – – 55 1 0.19 2 – 3 – – –
Daniel Daga Taken off
74′ – – 46 1 0.01 2 1 7 3 2 –
Eirik Hestad
90′ 1 – 46 – 0.05 3 – 5 – 2 –
Sondre Milian Granaas
90′ – – 62 2 0.17 5 1 7 1 1
Oskar Spiten-Nysæter Taken off
89′ 1 – 48 2 0.07 1 – 4 3 – –
Viktor Bender Came on as a substitute
16′ – – 12 – 0.00 – – 1 1 – –
Forwards2 players
Jalal Abdullai Taken off
75′ – 1 2 – 0.08 0.16 1 3 1 7
Trent Kone Doherty Came on as a substitute
15′ 1 – 1 1 0.80 0.00 – – – 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 DLWDL
Tromso DDWWW

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Previous and next meeting

 Previous meeting: Tromso 2-0 Molde, 10 May 26 All Molde vs Tromso meetings

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