Valerenga vs Kristiansund

22 November 2025 · Eliteserien · 2025 · Referee Daniel Higraff

Full time 3 – 3

Half-time: 0–1

Promise Meliga 84’
Petter Strand 86’, 90’

Mustapha Isah 23’
Niklas Odegard 64’, 70’

Match summary

The points were shared as Valerenga and Kristiansund drew 3-3. Kristiansund led 1-0 at half-time.

In the first half, Mustapha Isah put Kristiansund ahead in the 23rd minute. In the second half, Niklas Odegard made it 0-2 in the 64th minute, Odegard made it 0-3 in the 70th minute, Promise Meliga pulled one back to make it 1-3 in the 84th minute, Petter Strand made it 2-3 in the 86th minute, and Strand equalised with a header in the 90th minute.

There was little between the sides on chances: Valerenga created 2.06 expected goals (xG) from 13 shots, Kristiansund 1.93 from 16. Valerenga had a player sent off.

Match stats

58% Possession 42%

13 Shots 16

5 Shots on target 7

5 Corners 6

577 Passes 408

87.7% Pass accuracy 85.5%

10 Tackles 10

13 Fouls 12

2 Yellow cards 0

1 Red cards 0

2 Offsides 1

Key events

Valerenga Kristiansund

Kick-off

1’

Sander Hestetun KilenShot on target

14’

Sander Hestetun KilenShot on target

Filip ThorvaldsenShot on target

19’

21’

Leander AlvheimShot on target

23’

Mustapha IsahRight foot shot

0-1

33’

David TufekcicMustapha Isah

43’

Frederik FlexLeander Alvheim

Noah PallasFoul

44’

Half-time0-1

46’

Haakon HaugenMikkel Rakneberg

Elias Kristoffersen HagenShot on target

46’

Second half underway

Henrik BjørdalProfessional foul last man

57’

David TufekcicVAR: Penalty given

Henrik BjørdalVAR: Card upgraded

57’

61’

Syver Skundberg SkeideShot on target

64’

Niklas OdegardRight foot shot

0-2

Hakon SjatilNoah Pallas

65’

Petter StrandMathias Grundetjern

65’

Aaron Kiil OlsenFoul

67’

70’

Niklas OdegardRight foot shot

0-3

73’

Max Normann WilliamsenSyver Skundberg Skeide

73’

Adrian Kurd RønningNiklas Odegard

Promise MeligaFilip Thorvaldsen

75’

Stian Sjøvold ThorstensenCarl Lange

75’

Kevin TshiembeIvan Näsberg

80’

Promise MeligaLeft foot shot

1-3

84’

Petter StrandLeft foot shot

2-3

86’

Petter StrandHeader

3-3

90’

Full-time3-3

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.

Valerenga 2.06 xGKristiansund 1.93 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

Kristiansund attacking Valerenga attacking

Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Lineups

Valerenga 4-1-4-1 Starting XI

Kristiansund 4-3-3 Starting XI

Player stats

Goalkeeper1 player


Oscar Hedvall	90′	4	3	49	–	–	–	–	–

Defenders6 players


Vegar Eggen Hedenstad	90′	2	1	–	4	–	72	2	–	–	–
Aaron Kiil Olsen	90′	–	–	–	2	2	112	1	–	–
Ivan Näsberg Taken off	80′	2	1	3	6	2	74	2	–	–	–
Noah Pallas Taken off	65′	–	–	–	2	1	44	3	–	–
Hakon Sjatil Came on as a substitute	25′	–	–	–	1	1	10	–	–	–	–
Kevin Tshiembe Came on as a substitute	10′	1	–	–	3	–	14	–	–	–	–

Midfielders7 players


Elias Kristoffersen Hagen	90′	–	1	60	1	0.12	–	1	–	–	–	–
Filip Thorvaldsen Taken off	75′	–	–	15	–	0.03	1	–	4	–	–	–
Henrik Bjørdal Sent off	57′	–	–	23	–	0.05	–	–	5	1	3
Carl Lange Taken off	75′	–	–	42	–	0.06	–	–	–	1	–	–
Elias Sørensen	90′	–	–	32	2	0.04	2	1	5	1	1	–
Petter Strand Came on as a substitute	25′	2	–	8	–	0.00	–	–	1	–	–	–
Stian Sjøvold Thorstensen Came on as a substitute	15′	–	1	10	1	0.16	–	1	–	–	–	–

Forwards2 players


Mathias Grundetjern Taken off	65′	–	–	1	–	0.23	0.00	–	1	–	10	–
Promise Meliga Came on as a substitute	15′	1	1	1	1	0.54	0.01	1	5	3	2	–

Goalkeeper1 player


Adrian Sæther	90′	2	3	34	1	–	–	–	–

Defenders6 players


Ian Hoffmann	90′	1	1	–	4	–	45	3	–	–	–
Marius Olsen	90′	1	–	1	2	–	84	1	–	–	–
Dan Peter Ulvestad	90′	–	1	1	1	1	50	2	–	–	–
Mikkel Rakneberg Taken off	45′	–	–	–	1	–	12	–	–	1	–
Frederik Flex Came on as a substitute	47′	–	–	–	–	–	25	1	–	–	–
Max Normann Williamsen Came on as a substitute	17′	–	–	–	2	1	14	–	–	–	–

Midfielders5 players


Henry Sletsjoe	90′	–	–	44	2	0.08	2	2	7	–	5	–
Syver Skundberg Skeide Taken off	73′	–	–	20	–	0.01	4	–	6	1	–	–
Niklas Odegard Taken off	73′	2	–	15	1	0.01	–	1	–	2	–	–
Sander Hestetun Kilen	90′	–	–	17	–	0.01	–	–	4	1	2	–
David Tufekcic Came on as a substitute	57′	–	1	23	2	0.05	–	–	4	1	3	–

Forwards4 players


Mustapha Isah Taken off	33′	1	–	1	1	0.58	0.00	–	1	–	1	–
Leander Alvheim Taken off	43′	–	–	2	1	0.42	0.00	2	3	–	3	–
Haakon Haugen Came on as a substitute	45′	–	–	1	–	0.09	0.02	1	1	–	15	–
Adrian Kurd Rønning Came on as a substitute	17′	–	–	1	–	0.13	0.01	–	1	–	6	–

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

Valerenga W L W W L

Kristiansund W D L L W

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Previous and next meeting

Previous meeting: Kristiansund 0-2 Valerenga, 27 Apr 25 Next meeting: Valerenga 3-1 Kristiansund, 29 May 26 All Valerenga vs Kristiansund 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. Referee data before 2025/26 from the Transfermarkt datasets project.