Season trivia for Eliteserien 2026
It's not all about becoming the top scorer or winning matches - there's also a wealth of fascinating information related to goalscorers and other remarkable records. Below, you'll find trivia and interesting facts from the 2026 Eliteserien season in Norway.
Note that the season is not finished yet, and therefor the information below is not necessarily the final version.
Best scoring couple
The top goal-scoring pair, that is, the two players where one scored the goal and the other assisted, are Lucas Haren and Henrik Bjørdal who have together scored 5 goals for Vålerenga during the current season.
Fastest goalscorer
These players have all scored in the first minute in a match this season:
Fastest hat-trick
The fastest hat-trick this season was scored by Kristall Máni Ingason of Brann, scoring three goals within 18 minutes in the match between Tromsø-Brann.
Top goalscorer by calendar month
The most goals scored in a calendar month during the current season is 4 goals, scored by these players and month:
Mame Alassane Niang (Hamarkameratene) - April 2026
Emil Breivik (Molde) - April 2026
Leander Alvheim (Kristiansund) - May 2026
Peter Christiansen (Viking) - May 2026
Kasper Høgh (Bodø/Glimt) - May 2026
Håkon Evjen (Bodø/Glimt) - May 2026
Amin Chiakha (Rosenborg) - July 2026
Trent Koné-Doherty (Molde) - September 2026
Most braces by player
The player who has scored the most braces, meaning at least two goals in a match this season, is Andreas Helmersen in Bodø/Glimt, in total he has scored at least two goals in a match four times.
Most first goals in a match
So far this season, there are four players who have scored the first goal in a match the most times, each of them has done it in four different matches and these players are:
Heine Åsen Larsen (Tromsø)
Ole Didrik Blomberg (Bodø/Glimt)
Peter Christiansen (Viking)
Jesper Cornelius (Start)
Most last goals in a match
The last goal of the match has most frequently been scored this season by Amin Chiakha in Rosenborg, in total he has scored the last goal six times.
Most penalty goals by player
The player who has scored the most penalty goals this season is Zlatko Tripic in Viking with his three penalty goals.
Most penalty goals by team
The team that has scored the most penalty goals in the matches played so far this season is Bodø/Glimt, who have scored five goals from the penalty spot.
Most stoppage time goals by team
Viking is the team that has scored the most goals in 90+ minutes, in total they have scored two goals in added time.
Most own goals by team
The best teams at scoring on their own goalkeeper have done so three times so far this season, and the teams are Aalesund and Hamarkameratene.
Players with goals in most consecutive matches
Currently, it is Amin Chiakha in Rosenborg who has the most consecutive matches with a goal, which is 6 matches in a row.
Players with assists in most consecutive matches
Zlatko Tripic in Viking is the player who has so far provided assists in the most consecutive matches this season, 7 matches in a row.
Players with most goals in the first half
So far this season, it is Lucas Haren in Vålerenga who has scored the most goals in the first half with 7 goals.
Players with most goals in the second half
Leander Alvheim (Kristiansund), Amin Chiakha (Rosenborg) and Andreas Helmersen (Bodø/Glimt) have all scored 8 goals in the second half, which is the best so far this season.
Most consecutive wins
The teams with the most consecutive wins this season are Viking and Bodø/Glimt, having managed a total of 9 straight victories.
Most matches in a row without losing
Viking have 9 consecutive matches without losing, which is the best in Eliteserien this season.
Most consecutive losses
The teams Fredrikstad and Sandefjord have all lost 4 matches in a row and lead the league in that regard.
Most matches in a row without a win
Start is the team with the longest streak of matches without a win so far this season, their run is at 10 straight matches without a win.
Most comebacks from behind to win
Viking, Fredrikstad, Sarpsborg and Lillestrøm have managed to come back from behind to win in two matches in total, which is the best in Eliteserien so far this season.
Most blown leads resulting in losses
Start is the team that has been the worst at defending their leads, having led in four matches only to lose.