Start vs Valerenga

25 May 2026 · Eliteserien · 2026 · Referee Rohit Saggi

Full time 2 – 0

Half-time: 2–0

  • Jesper Cornelius 5’
  • Steve Mvoué 32’

Match summary

Start saw off Valerenga 2-0. Start led 2-0 at half-time.

Jesper Cornelius put Start ahead from a corner in the 5th minute and Steve Mvoué made it 2-0 in the 32nd minute.

There was little between the sides on chances: Start created 0.97 expected goals (xG) from 15 shots, Valerenga 1.19 from 14.

Match stats

31% Possession 69%
14 Shots 15
2 Shots on target 1
5 Corners 7
44 Attacks 61
30 Dangerous attacks 47
269 Passes 575
65.1% Pass accuracy 85.2%
16 Tackles 9
6 Fouls 12
1 Yellow cards 0
0 Red cards 0
0 Offsides 1

Key events

Start Valerenga
Kick-off
Jesper CorneliusRight foot shot1-0 (Start)
5’
9’
Kolbeinn FinnssonShot on target
Steve MvouéRight foot shot2-0 (Start)
32’
Half-time2-0
Second half underway
58’
Odin Thiago HolmMagnus Westergaard
58’
Lucas HarenElias Sørensen
Fredrik PalerudAltin Ujkani
66’
Markus SoometsSteve Mvoué
66’
69’
Vegar Eggen HedenstadHakon Sjatil
Fredrik Palerud
71’
Sebastian GriesbeckOmar Jebali
73’
75’
Ambina Fidèle BriceHenrik Bjørdal
75’
Petter StrandFilip Thorvaldsen
James AmpofoErlend Dahl Reitan
83’
Full-time2-0

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 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 0.97 1.19 5’ Jesper Cornelius (Start), 1-0 5’ 32’ Steve Mvoué (Start), 2-0 32’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 0.97 1.19 5’ Jesper Cornelius (Start), 1-0 Cornelius 5’ 32’ Steve Mvoué (Start), 2-0 Mvoué 32’
Start 0.97 xGValerenga 1.19 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Valerenga attacking Start attacking 
9’ Henrik Bjørdal (Valerenga), open play, 0.28 xG, off target 61’ Mathias Grundetjern (Valerenga), open play, 0.25 xG, blocked 5’ Omar Jebali (Start), from a corner, 0.14 xG, off target 38’ Steve Mvoué (Start), set piece, 0.13 xG, blocked 5’ Jesper Cornelius (Start), from a corner, 0.12 xG, goal 9’ Kolbeinn Finnsson (Valerenga), open play, 0.12 xG, saved 54’ Erlend Dahl Reitan (Start), open play, 0.11 xG, blocked 51’ Hakon Lorentzen (Start), open play, 0.11 xG, off target 64’ Sebastian Jarl (Valerenga), from a corner, 0.10 xG, off target 13’ Filip Thorvaldsen (Valerenga), open play, 0.08 xG, off target 46’ Magnus Westergaard (Valerenga), open play, 0.08 xG, off target 71’ Erlend Dahl Reitan (Start), set piece, 0.07 xG, off target 46’ Hakon Lorentzen (Start), set piece, 0.06 xG, off target 60’ Filip Thorvaldsen (Valerenga), from a corner, 0.06 xG, blocked 62’ Carl Lange (Valerenga), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 63’ Lucas Haren (Valerenga), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 81’ Markus Soomets (Start), from a corner, 0.04 xG, off target 4’ Hakon Lorentzen (Start), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 88’ Mathias Grundetjern (Valerenga), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 32’ Steve Mvoué (Start), open play, 0.03 xG, goal 41’ Erlend Dahl Reitan (Start), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 90+2’ Odin Thiago Holm (Valerenga), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 25’ John Olav Norheim (Start), set piece, 0.03 xG, off target 39’ Hakon Lorentzen (Start), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 72’ Carl Lange (Valerenga), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 88’ Ambina Fidèle Brice (Valerenga), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 38’ Tom Strannegård (Start), set piece, 0.02 xG, hit the woodwork 53’ Carl Lange (Valerenga), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 90+3’ Hakon Lorentzen (Start), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 9’ Henrik Bjørdal (Valerenga), open play, 0.28 xG, off target 61’ Mathias Grundetjern (Valerenga), open play, 0.25 xG, blocked 5’ Omar Jebali (Start), from a corner, 0.14 xG, off target 38’ Steve Mvoué (Start), set piece, 0.13 xG, blocked 5’ Jesper Cornelius (Start), from a corner, 0.12 xG, goal 9’ Kolbeinn Finnsson (Valerenga), open play, 0.12 xG, saved 51’ Hakon Lorentzen (Start), open play, 0.11 xG, off target 54’ Erlend Dahl Reitan (Start), open play, 0.11 xG, blocked 64’ Sebastian Jarl (Valerenga), from a corner, 0.10 xG, off target 13’ Filip Thorvaldsen (Valerenga), open play, 0.08 xG, off target 46’ Magnus Westergaard (Valerenga), open play, 0.08 xG, off target 71’ Erlend Dahl Reitan (Start), set piece, 0.07 xG, off target 46’ Hakon Lorentzen (Start), set piece, 0.06 xG, off target 60’ Filip Thorvaldsen (Valerenga), from a corner, 0.06 xG, blocked 62’ Carl Lange (Valerenga), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 63’ Lucas Haren (Valerenga), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 81’ Markus Soomets (Start), from a corner, 0.04 xG, off target 4’ Hakon Lorentzen (Start), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 88’ Mathias Grundetjern (Valerenga), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 41’ Erlend Dahl Reitan (Start), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 32’ Steve Mvoué (Start), open play, 0.03 xG, goal 90+2’ Odin Thiago Holm (Valerenga), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 25’ John Olav Norheim (Start), set piece, 0.03 xG, off target 39’ Hakon Lorentzen (Start), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 88’ Ambina Fidèle Brice (Valerenga), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 72’ Carl Lange (Valerenga), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 38’ Tom Strannegård (Start), set piece, 0.02 xG, hit the woodwork 53’ Carl Lange (Valerenga), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 90+3’ Hakon Lorentzen (Start), open play, 0.01 xG, off target
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Lineups

Start 5-3-2 Starting XI
Pryts
Strannegård
Jebali 73’
Norheim
Ujkani 66’
Reitan 83’
Mvoué 66’
Segberg
Ugland
Lorentzen
Cornelius
Valerenga 4-4-2 Starting XI
Hedvall
Finnsson
Jarl
Tshiembe
Sjatil 69’
Lange
Westergaard 58’
Sørensen 58’
Bjørdal 75’
Thorvaldsen 75’
Grundetjern

Player stats

Goalkeeper1 player
Jacob Pryts
90′ 1 0 37 2 – – – –
Defenders8 players
Erlend Dahl Reitan Taken off
83′ 1 – – 6 3 19 – – – –
Omar Jebali Taken off
73′ 1 – – 2 – 28 1 – 2 –
John Olav Norheim
90′ 1 1 – 8 7 23 – – – –
Altin Ujkani Taken off
66′ 2 – – 5 2 24 – – – –
Tom Strannegård
90′ 1 – – 2 1 23 – – – –
Fredrik Palerud Came on as a substitute
24′ – – – 1 – 4 – – –
Sebastian Griesbeck Came on as a substitute
17′ – – – – – 1 – – – –
James Ampofo Came on as a substitute
12′ – – – – – 5 1 – – –
Midfielders4 players
Steve Mvoué Taken off
66′ 1 – 15 – 0.01 1 1 5 1 – –
Erlend Segberg
90′ – – 26 1 0.17 1 1 4 – 2 –
Mikael Ugland
90′ – – 24 1 0.14 2 2 6 1 3 –
Markus Soomets Came on as a substitute
24′ – – 3 – – – – 2 – 1 –
Forwards2 players
Hakon Lorentzen
90′ – – 4 – 0.24 0.39 1 4 1 26 –
Jesper Cornelius
90′ 1 – 1 1 0.12 0.04 1 7 1 11 –
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 LLDLL
Valerenga LLDLW

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Previous and next meeting

Next meeting: Valerenga vs Start, 21 Nov 26 (upcoming)  All Start vs Valerenga 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.