The teams drew 0-0 in Tromso last Thursday
Brighton thumped Aston Villa 4-0 on Sunday
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Brighton's big European return did not quite go to plan last week but Sunday's 4-0 battering of Aston Villa in the Premier League could act as lift-off for Fabian Hurzeler and his men.
Albion were held 0-0 at Tromso in last week's first leg of this Conference League play-off round tie, despite carving out enough chances to win easily.
That was always going to be a concern for Albion fans, who saw their side boast one of the lowest shot conversion rates in the league last term, so the four-goal drubbing of Villa will have come as a well-timed relief.
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Team news
Albion are still missing Yankuba Minteh and Kauro Mitoma, while left-back Ferdo Kadioglu is a doubt.
If Kadioglu does not make it Olivier Boscagli will doubtless retain his place while Giorgino Rutter should continue to lead the line in the absence of an out-and-out striker.
Tromso won 5-0 at Ulfstind in the Norwegian Cup on Saturday though boss Jorgen Vik rested his entire starting 11 from the first Brighton game.
Right-sided player Leo Cornic is out for the Norwegians with a thigh injury.
The stats
Brighton won the shot count 24-4, the shots on target count 6-1 and the corners count 11-5 - yet the first leg still ended 0-0.
Tromso have picked up just four yellow cards in five European ties this season - the opposition in each match picked up more cards than them.
Brighton's Yasin Ayari had five shots in Tromso, plus another two against Villa, but only one of those seven was on target.
Tromso have scored 23 goals in their last six away games; Heine Larsen played in five of those games and scored in all five.
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Prediction
It was not the best performance by Brighton at Tromso in the first leg of this Conference League play-off round tie, but on the plus side they did not lose.
North of the Arctic Circle, on an artificial pitch and against a team midway through their season, it was a tough challenge for Albion, who did very little wrong.
They carved out plenty of chances, bossed possession and looked the better team, but 0-0 it finished which leaves the tie on a knife-edge.
Had Albion not seen their second game of the season, at home to Aston Villa in the Premier League on Sunday, go so well, there could easily be some real concern.
As it happened the visit of Villa could not have gone better with the Seagulls romping to a 4-0 win and proving to themselves if nobody else that they can take chances.
Midfielder Ayari had a couple of efforts against Villa to add to his match-high five in Tromso and is clearly confident. He scored two in a friendly win over Roma just before the season started.
Brighton will rack up the chances and there could be a few scorers with Ayari a prime candidate.
Score prediction: Brighton 3-1 Tromso
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