Match Report
Vålerenga (11th, 22 pts) visited Tromsø (3rd, 35 pts) with 13 points between them. Vålerenga's recent output lagged their position: 16th on form over five rounds while 11th in the table. Against a league average of 1.54 goals per team per game, Tromsø ran at 1.79 scored and 1.16 conceded, Vålerenga at 1.74 and 2.11.
The head-to-head ledger counts 32 games: 9 Tromsø wins, 16 for Vålerenga, 7 draws, at 2.91 goals per meeting. The pattern favours whoever hosts: home teams have won 63% of the meetings.
The match was played at Alfheim Stadion (capacity 6,687). On the scoreboard, Tromsø led 3-0 at the break; 1 second-half goal set the final 4-0.
Goal scorers
Tromsø: Heine Åsen Larsen (12'), Jens Hjertø-Dahl (22'), Heine Åsen Larsen (45'), Troy Engseth Nyhammer (79')
Key stats
Possession: Tromsø 38% · Vålerenga 62% · Total shots: 13-17 · On target: 8-3 · Corners: 4-7