Match Report
Start, 16th on 13 points, faced a 22-point deficit to Tromsø (3rd, 35). Start had been over-performing their table position on recent form: 9th in the league over the last five rounds against 16th overall. Per game in the league, Start were scoring 1.11 and conceding 2.17, Tromsø 1.89 and 1.11, against a competition average of 1.55 goals per team per game.
Start were winless in 11. Start had banked 2 of the last 15 points on offer; Tromsø, 10.
Across 17 recorded meetings, Start have 6 wins to Tromsø's 6, with 5 draws, at 3.06 goals per meeting. Clean sheets are rare between these two — both scored in 76% of the meetings.
Sparebanken Sør Arena staged the fixture, a ground that holds 14,563. On the scoreboard, Tromsø led 1-0 at the break; 1 second-half goal set the final 1-1.
Goal scorers
Start: Erlend Segberg (75') · Tromsø: Jens Hjertø-Dahl (33')
Key stats
Possession: Start 54% · Tromsø 46% · Total shots: 13-6 · On target: 3-2 · Corners: 3-2