Match report
Tromso hold out for goalless draw against Brighton in Conference League playoff
Tromso and Brighton played out a goalless draw at Romssa Arena in the Playoff round of the UEFA Europa Conference League, with neither side able to find a breakthrough across the ninety minutes. The scoreline was locked at 0-0 at half-time and remained so until the final whistle.
AI-assisted match report written from official match data.
The contest was one-sided in terms of territory and chances created, with Brighton dominating possession at 68 per cent and registering 25 shots to Tromso's five. Despite that disparity, only six of Brighton's efforts were on target, and the home side's defence, backed by a resolute goalkeeping display, ensured the visitors were repelled time and again.
Brighton also had the edge in corners, winning 11 to Tromso's five, while picking up two yellow cards to the hosts' none amid a match in which Tromso committed just seven fouls compared with Brighton's nineteen. For all their territorial dominance, Brighton could not convert pressure into a goal, leaving both sides with a share of the spoils.
Jakob Haugaard produced a string of important saves to help Tromso keep a clean sheet and finished with a rating of 8.2, matched by Brighton's Luka Vušković, who was equally influential at the other end.
Brighton's dominance was reflected in their 25 shots to Tromso's five, though only six found the target.
Tromso and Brighton drew 0–0 (half-time 0–0).
Tromso met Brighton in the UEFA Europa Conference League (Playoff round). Kick-off was Thursday, 20 August 2026, 17:00 UTC at Romssa Arena. Referee: Edgars Malcevs.
Team pages: Tromso · Brighton · UEFA Europa Conference League
Starting line-ups
Tromso (3-5-2)
Brighton (4-2-3-1)
Sirius · Why these numbers
Before kick-off Sirius gave Tromso 13%, the draw 19%, Brighton 68%. It finished Tromso 0–0 Brighton.
Brighton's rating gap outweighs Tromso's home ground — Brighton are clearly the stronger side on our strength rating, and that is most of Brighton's 68%. The draw at 19% is about what a gap this size usually leaves.
Why Brighton at 68%?
Brighton sit 471 points higher on our strength rating — 1461 to 1932. Sides with a more than 300-point rating edge on the road won 65.8% of 5,181 such games. The 300 most similar past games finished 12–18–70.
Why only 68%?
No scored evidence points the other way. 68% is what this rating gap has been worth in games like these; the rest is the draw at 19% and Tromso at 13%.
Why is the draw only 19%?
With a rating gap this size the draw starts at 18.5%. These teams' recent games average 2.4 goals — a typical goals environment. Games in that environment drew 26.2% of 27,595. The goals environment adds 1.0 points to the draw.
What did we measure but not count?
Tromso have 12 fully-tracked matches with us — under our usual 25-game bar — but their strength rating is anchored to the long-run European club ratings list, which carries their wider competitive history into the number. Clubs from leagues we don't fully cover play too few tracked games for a record built from scratch, so their rating chain starts from published long-run club ratings instead of a blind first guess.
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About this match
On this page: the Tromso vs Brighton final score and result, goal highlights and video clips of every goal, who scored, starting lineups, match stats and the full match report from this UEFA Europa Conference League fixture.
- Who scored and when — a goal-by-goal timeline of the match.
- Match stats — possession, shots, expected goals (xG), corners and cards.
- Starting lineups and player ratings for both teams.
- Head-to-head record and recent form for both sides.
Watch the goals: goal highlights and video clips of every goal from Tromso 0–0 Brighton. Explore more on the Tromso and Brighton team pages or the UEFA Europa Conference League page.