Tromso vs Brighton Preview
Tromso have conceded a lot of recent goals and the Norwegian side are in patchy form. Brighton have winning momentum and can seal a high-scoring Conference League Qualifier victory.
3 Consecutive Brighton Wins
- Tromso have seen over 2.5 goals in 5 consecutive games.
- Brighton have won their last 3 matches.
- Brighton have seen over 2.5 goals in 3 of their last 4 games.
H2H - First Encounter
This will be the first-ever match between Tromso and Brighton.
Tromso Are Unconvincing in Defence
Norwegian side Tromso have struggled for consistency after losing three of their last six matches. Jorgen Vik’s side have conceded 10 goals in that spell.
Two of Tromso’s recent losses came in the Europa League Qualifiers. They lost 1-0 and 3-1 against Hradec Kralove.
The Norwegian outfit dropped into the Conference League and beat CFR Cluj 5-0 away and 2-1 at home.
Vik’s side couldn’t carry momentum into the league and lost 3-2 at Molde. Tromso allowed 2.5 XG and Heine Larsen and Ieltsin Camoes scored consolation goals.
Brighton Have Momentum After Strong Pre-Season
Fabian Hurzeler’s Brighton have impressed in 2026/27 pre-season and won all three friendly matches.
The Premier League team came back from 2-0 down to beat Strasbourg 4-3 in their opening pre-season game. The Seagulls followed that result with a commanding 3-0 victory against Roma, attempting six shots on target.
Brighton continued their friendly winning streak with a 1-0 home triumph over Bologna. Jack Hinshelwood struck in the 59th minute and the Seagulls had 20 shots and 60% possession.
Predicted Starting Lineups & Team News
Tromso (5-3-2):Ole Kristian Lauvli; Isak Dahlqvist, Isak Vadebu, Leon Hien, Mathias Tonnessen, Sander Innvaer; Jesper Grundt, David Edvardsson, Heine Larsen; Troy Nyhammer, Camoes Ieltsin
Goalkeeper Jakob Haugaard came off injured against Molde and is an injury doubt for the Brighton game.
Defensive duo Leo Cornic and Vetle Skjaervik are ruled out due to injury.
Brighton (4-2-3-1): Bart Verbruggen; Maxim De Cuyper, Luka Vuskovic, Lewis Dunk, Ferdi Kadioglu; Pascal Gross, Yasin Ayari; Diego Gomez, Jack Hinshelwood, Ibrahim Osman Georginio Rutter
Midfielder Carlos Baleba is out with an ankle issue. Attacking pair Karou Mitoma and Minteh Yankuba are also injured.
Summer signing Pascal Struijk is expected to make the squad in Tromso.
Fabian Hurzeler was positive about the defender’s recovery from a recent injury and said, "He's training now, so he will be back in the squad hopefully next game."
