Start vs Molde

19 April 2026 · Eliteserien · 2026 · Referee Sivert Amland

Full time 1 – 1

Half-time: 1–0

  • Jesper Cornelius 22’
  • Emil Breivik 64’

Match summary

Start and Molde drew 1-1. Start led 1-0 at half-time.

Jesper Cornelius put Start ahead in the 22nd minute and Emil Breivik equalised in the 64th minute.

Molde had the better of the chances, with 1.48 expected goals (xG) from 11 shots to Start's 0.78 from 12.

Match stats

42% Possession 58%
12 Shots 11
6 Shots on target 4
2 Corners 6
398 Passes 563
76.1% Pass accuracy 84.7%
24 Tackles 13
18 Fouls 15
1 Yellow cards 2
0 Red cards 0
2 Offsides 0

Key events

Start Molde
Kick-off
Eirik SchulzeShot on target
17’
Tom StrannegårdShot on target
18’
Jesper CorneliusRight foot shot1-0 (Start)
22’
Ousmane Diallo Toure
24’
Eirik SchulzeShot on target
26’
35’
Jalal AbdullaiShot on target
Half-time1-0
46’
Eirik HestadTrent Kone Doherty
Second half underway
Jesper CorneliusShot on target
48’
61’
Eirik Hestad
62’
Fredrik GulbrandsenVebjørn Hoff
62’
Mats Møller DæhliJacob Christensen
62’
Birk RisaMartin Linnes
64’
Emil BreivikRight foot shot1-1 (Molde)
James AmpofoEirik Schulze
65’
Markus SoometsMikael Ugland
69’
76’
Birk Risa
Jesper CorneliusShot on target
78’
Sebastian GriesbeckKristoffer Tønnessen
84’
Alexander GurendalJesper Cornelius
84’
90’
Jalal AbdullaiShot on target
90+3’
Sondre Milian GranaasJalal Abdullai
90+7’
Sondre Milian GranaasShot on target
Full-time1-1

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.

0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 0.78 1.48 22’ Jesper Cornelius (Start), 1-0 22’ 64’ Emil Breivik (Molde), 1-1 64’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 0.78 1.48 22’ Jesper Cornelius (Start), 1-0 Cornelius 22’ 64’ Emil Breivik (Molde), 1-1 Breivik 64’
Start 0.78 xGMolde 1.48 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Molde attacking Start attacking 
64’ Emil Breivik (Molde), set piece, 0.44 xG, goal 35’ Jalal Abdullai (Molde), open play, 0.24 xG, saved 78’ Jesper Cornelius (Start), open play, 0.21 xG, saved 53’ Hakon Lorentzen (Start), open play, 0.16 xG, off target 33’ Sivert Sira Hansen (Molde), from a corner, 0.15 xG, off target 64’ Sivert Sira Hansen (Molde), set piece, 0.14 xG, off target 90’ Jalal Abdullai (Molde), open play, 0.14 xG, saved 14’ Caleb Zady Sery (Molde), open play, 0.09 xG, off target 90+7’ Sondre Milian Granaas (Molde), open play, 0.09 xG, saved 22’ Jesper Cornelius (Start), open play, 0.09 xG, goal 90+3’ Caleb Zady Sery (Molde), open play, 0.09 xG, blocked 90+4’ Hakon Lorentzen (Start), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 17’ Eirik Schulze (Start), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 90+5’ Fredrik Gulbrandsen (Molde), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 26’ Eirik Schulze (Start), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 72’ Jalal Abdullai (Molde), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 38’ Omar Jebali (Start), set piece, 0.04 xG, blocked 18’ Tom Strannegård (Start), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 48’ Jesper Cornelius (Start), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 56’ Eirik Schulze (Start), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 5’ Emil Breivik (Molde), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 45’ Jesper Cornelius (Start), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 86’ James Ampofo (Start), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 64’ Emil Breivik (Molde), set piece, 0.44 xG, goal 35’ Jalal Abdullai (Molde), open play, 0.24 xG, saved 78’ Jesper Cornelius (Start), open play, 0.21 xG, saved 53’ Hakon Lorentzen (Start), open play, 0.16 xG, off target 33’ Sivert Sira Hansen (Molde), from a corner, 0.15 xG, off target 64’ Sivert Sira Hansen (Molde), set piece, 0.14 xG, off target 90’ Jalal Abdullai (Molde), open play, 0.14 xG, saved 90+7’ Sondre Milian Granaas (Molde), open play, 0.09 xG, saved 14’ Caleb Zady Sery (Molde), open play, 0.09 xG, off target 22’ Jesper Cornelius (Start), open play, 0.09 xG, goal 90+3’ Caleb Zady Sery (Molde), open play, 0.09 xG, blocked 90+4’ Hakon Lorentzen (Start), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 17’ Eirik Schulze (Start), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 26’ Eirik Schulze (Start), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 72’ Jalal Abdullai (Molde), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 90+5’ Fredrik Gulbrandsen (Molde), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 38’ Omar Jebali (Start), set piece, 0.04 xG, blocked 18’ Tom Strannegård (Start), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 48’ Jesper Cornelius (Start), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 56’ Eirik Schulze (Start), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 5’ Emil Breivik (Molde), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 45’ Jesper Cornelius (Start), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 86’ James Ampofo (Start), open play, 0.01 xG, off target
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Lineups

Start 5-3-2 Starting XI
Pryts
Toure
Tønnessen 84’
Strannegård
Jebali
Reitan
Schulze 65’
Segberg
Ugland 69’
Cornelius 84’
Lorentzen
Molde 4-1-3-2 Starting XI
Posiadała
Hansen
Haugan
Stenevik
Linnes 62’
Christensen 62’
Doherty 46’
Hoff 62’
Breivik
Sery
Abdullai 90’

Player stats

Goalkeeper1 player
Jacob Pryts
90′ 3 1 34 1 – – – –
Defenders6 players
Ousmane Diallo Toure
90′ 6 – – 6 – 29 1 – –
Erlend Dahl Reitan
90′ 5 – – 9 1 32 1 – – –
Omar Jebali
90′ – 1 – 2 1 53 1 – – –
Kristoffer Tønnessen Taken off
84′ – – – 1 1 52 – – – –
Tom Strannegård
90′ 3 – – 6 1 41 3 – – –
Sebastian Griesbeck Came on as a substitute
15′ – 1 – 3 2 5 – – – –
Midfielders5 players
Eirik Schulze Taken off
65′ – – 20 – 0.01 1 – 6 – – –
Erlend Segberg
90′ – – 35 1 0.12 1 1 2 1 1 –
Mikael Ugland Taken off
69′ – – 29 1 0.04 2 4 3 2 1 –
James Ampofo Came on as a substitute
25′ – – 3 – 0.00 – – – 2 – –
Markus Soomets Came on as a substitute
21′ – – 14 – 0.01 – 1 – 1 – –
Forwards3 players
Jesper Cornelius Taken off
84′ 1 – 4 3 0.36 0.05 – 8 3 20 –
Hakon Lorentzen
90′ – – 2 – 0.21 0.04 – 6 3 26 –
Alexander Gurendal Came on as a substitute
15′ – – – – – 0.01 – 2 – 5 –
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

Start LDDL
Molde LWLLW

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Previous and next meeting

Next meeting: Molde 6-1 Start, 18 Oct 26  All Start vs Molde 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.