Eliteserien Eliteserien
Regular Season - 25• 1 Nov 2026

Start 0–1 Lillestrom

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Match Recap

Lillestrom didn't need fireworks in Kristiansand, just one clean strike. Gustav Kjolstad Nyheim settled it in the 30th minute, and that single goal was enough to see off Start in this Eliteserien clash. The table tells the rest of the story: Lillestrom arrived sixth with 39 points and a form line of WWDLW, while bottom-half Start, 16th on 19 points, continue to scrap for consistency after a WLLLW stretch. It's familiar territory for Start against this opponent, too, having lost their only previous meeting without managing a win or even a draw. Amin Chiakha still tops the Eliteserien scoring charts with 17 goals, but neither he nor anyone from this match features among the league's top ten, a reminder that Lillestrom's win was built on game management rather than individual brilliance. Nyheim's finish was the difference between two points and none, and with Lillestrom's season trending upward against a Start side still searching for form, that 30th-minute goal is worth seeing. Watch how Nyheim found the breakthrough in the highlights below.

Match Statistics

Start
VS
Lillestrom
49% Ball Possession 51%
1.37 Expected goals (xG) 2.1
12 Total Shots 22
1 Shots on target 4
4 Shots off target 8
7 Blocked Shots 10
11 Shots inside box 18
1 Shots outside box 4
5 Corner Kicks 5
1 Offsides 0
11 Fouls 11
0 Yellow Cards 1
1 Red Cards 0
3 Goalkeeper Saves 0
449 Total passes 472
351 Accurate passes 383
11 Free Kicks 11

Lineups

Start
A. Karadas 5-3-2
VS
Lillestrom
H. Ødegaard 4-1-4-1

Substitutes — Start

8N. Jojić 9N. Koutsakos 4J. Meyer 15M. Nordal 2F. Pålerud 35S. Samuyiwa 11E. Schulze 24S. Strand-Kolbjørnsen 3A. Ujkani

Substitutes — Lillestrom

18K. Krygård 16H. Melland 47S. Kristiansen 17E. Kitolano 8F. Gulbrandsen 11F. Elkær 12P. Dahlberg 7L. Alperud 25S. Akanji