It's a fresh beginning in Eliteserien - the first match of the season. Read the full preview and see how Aalesund and Kristiansund did in their pre-season friendlies!
Aalesund form and stats
It's the first season at a new level for Aalesund as they were promoted from Obos-Ligaen last season. Happy days that were secured through 16 wins, 10 draws and 4 losses from 30 games. The team scored 40 goals at home last season and conceded 19. It will be interesting to see how they perform at this level.
It's been an intense period of training leading up to this game for Aalesund, who have participated in six training matches. Aalesund have won 4 of these, drawn 1 and were beaten in 1 game.
Kristiansund form and stats
Let's have a look at how Kristiansund performed last season in the Eliteserien: They landed a 6th position in the league table after playing out 14 victories, 4 draws and 12 defeats. In total they scored 41 and conceded 46 goals in these matches. The numbers for away games only are: Won 4 - drew 2 and lost 9 with 14/30 goals scored/conceded.
We have checked recent matches where Kristiansund have had similar odds to win. Win-draw-lose statistics from those eight games were two victories, three draws and three defeats.
Kristiansund played seven friendlies in their break from official games, resulting in 2 victories, 3 draws and 2 defeats. In these seven matches Kristiansund scored 8 and conceded 11 goals.
Head 2 Head
Numbers for the prior ten meetings between these two squads are: two wins for Aalesund, four draws and four wins for Kristiansund. Over 2,5 goals: three times; under 2,5 goals: seven games.Aalesund missing players
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| Aalesund | Kristiansund | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Played | P | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Scored | S | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Conceded | C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Aalesund | Last season | Kristiansund | |||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 30 | 15 | Played | P | 15 | 30 | ||
| 16 | 10 | Won | W | 4 | 14 | ||
| 10 | 5 | Drew | D | 2 | 4 | ||
| 4 | 0 | Lost | L | 9 | 12 | ||
| 68 | 40 | Scored | S | 14 | 41 | ||
| 43 | 19 | Conceded | C | 30 | 46 | ||
| 93% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 87% | 93% | ||
| 83% | 93% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 73% | 77% | ||
| 63% | 67% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 67% | 53% | ||
| 53% | 53% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 33% | 33% | ||
| 40% | 40% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 27% | 27% | ||
| 70% | 80% | BTTS | BTTS | 40% | 47% | ||
| 20% | 20% | Clean Sheets | C S | 20% | 30% | ||
| 17% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 53% | 30% | ||
| 6.8 | 6.5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5.7 | 6.8 | ||
| 4.5 | 3.9 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 6.9 | 6.6 | ||
| 1.4 | 1.2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.7 | 1.8 | ||
| 1 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | ||
| 14.5 | 15.9 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 12.5 | 13.6 | ||
| 6.2 | 6.9 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4.1 | 4.7 | ||
| 37% | 38% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 23% | 29% | ||
| 10.5 | 11.2 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 15.1 | 13.5 | ||
| 4.4 | 4.8 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 5.1 | 4.4 | ||
| Last season | Total | Home | Away | ||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | HamKam | 30 | 21 | 6 | 3 | 62 | 21 | 15 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 36 | 13 | 15 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 26 | 8 | 41 | 69 |
| 2 | Aalesund | 30 | 16 | 10 | 4 | 68 | 43 | 15 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 40 | 19 | 15 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 28 | 24 | 25 | 58 |
| 3 | Jerv | 30 | 15 | 9 | 6 | 49 | 46 | 15 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 26 | 17 | 15 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 23 | 29 | 3 | 54 |
| 4 | Fredrikstad | 30 | 15 | 7 | 8 | 60 | 42 | 15 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 35 | 18 | 15 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 25 | 24 | 18 | 52 |
| 5 | KFUM | 30 | 12 | 8 | 10 | 46 | 45 | 15 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 28 | 18 | 15 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 18 | 27 | 1 | 44 |
| 6 | Sogndal | 30 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 40 | 35 | 15 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 21 | 16 | 15 | 6 | 1 | 8 | 19 | 19 | 5 | 42 |
| 7 | Åsane | 30 | 11 | 7 | 12 | 44 | 53 | 15 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 25 | 27 | 15 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 19 | 26 | -9 | 40 |
| 8 | Sandnes Ulf | 30 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 43 | 49 | 15 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 25 | 24 | 15 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 18 | 25 | -6 | 39 |
| 9 | Start | 30 | 10 | 8 | 12 | 59 | 59 | 15 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 30 | 32 | 15 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 29 | 27 | 0 | 38 |
| 10 | Bryne | 30 | 11 | 4 | 15 | 44 | 48 | 15 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 25 | 18 | 15 | 4 | 1 | 10 | 19 | 30 | -4 | 37 |
| 11 | Raufoss | 30 | 10 | 5 | 15 | 51 | 54 | 15 | 8 | 1 | 6 | 33 | 26 | 15 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 18 | 28 | -3 | 34 |
| 12 | Ranheim | 30 | 9 | 7 | 14 | 56 | 62 | 15 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 33 | 31 | 15 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 23 | 31 | -6 | 34 |
| 13 | Grorud | 30 | 10 | 4 | 16 | 45 | 59 | 15 | 6 | 1 | 8 | 24 | 28 | 15 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 21 | 31 | -14 | 34 |
| 14 | Stjørdals-Blink | 30 | 8 | 7 | 15 | 32 | 50 | 15 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 18 | 13 | 15 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 14 | 37 | -18 | 31 |
| 15 | Ullensaker / Kisa | 30 | 7 | 8 | 15 | 34 | 50 | 15 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 15 | 18 | 15 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 19 | 32 | -16 | 29 |
| 16 | Strømmen | 30 | 4 | 12 | 14 | 32 | 49 | 15 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 14 | 19 | 15 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 18 | 30 | -17 | 24 |
| Last season | Total | Home | Away | ||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Bodø / Glimt | 30 | 18 | 9 | 3 | 59 | 25 | 15 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 34 | 13 | 15 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 25 | 12 | 34 | 63 |
| 2 | Molde | 30 | 18 | 6 | 6 | 70 | 40 | 15 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 46 | 18 | 15 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 24 | 22 | 30 | 60 |
| 3 | Viking | 30 | 17 | 6 | 7 | 60 | 47 | 15 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 34 | 22 | 15 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 26 | 25 | 13 | 57 |
| 4 | Lillestrøm | 30 | 14 | 7 | 9 | 49 | 40 | 15 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 23 | 13 | 15 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 26 | 27 | 9 | 49 |
| 5 | Rosenborg | 30 | 13 | 9 | 8 | 58 | 42 | 15 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 35 | 19 | 15 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 23 | 23 | 16 | 48 |
| 6 | Kristiansund | 30 | 14 | 4 | 12 | 41 | 46 | 15 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 27 | 16 | 15 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 14 | 30 | -5 | 46 |
| 7 | Vålerenga | 30 | 11 | 12 | 7 | 46 | 37 | 15 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 27 | 14 | 15 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 19 | 23 | 9 | 45 |
| 8 | Sarpsborg 08 | 30 | 11 | 6 | 13 | 39 | 44 | 15 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 21 | 14 | 15 | 5 | 1 | 9 | 18 | 30 | -5 | 39 |
| 9 | Strømsgodset | 30 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 43 | 43 | 15 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 33 | 12 | 15 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 10 | 31 | 0 | 36 |
| 10 | Sandefjord | 30 | 10 | 6 | 14 | 38 | 52 | 15 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 21 | 18 | 15 | 4 | 1 | 10 | 17 | 34 | -14 | 36 |
| 11 | Haugesund | 30 | 9 | 8 | 13 | 46 | 45 | 15 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 30 | 17 | 15 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 16 | 28 | 1 | 35 |
| 12 | Tromsø | 30 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 33 | 44 | 15 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 16 | 21 | 15 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 17 | 23 | -11 | 35 |
| 13 | Odd | 30 | 8 | 9 | 13 | 44 | 58 | 15 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 30 | 29 | 15 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 14 | 29 | -14 | 33 |
| 14 | Brann | 30 | 5 | 11 | 14 | 38 | 55 | 15 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 20 | 24 | 15 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 18 | 31 | -17 | 26 |
| 15 | Stabæk | 30 | 6 | 7 | 17 | 35 | 62 | 15 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 17 | 27 | 15 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 18 | 35 | -27 | 25 |
| 16 | Mjøndalen | 30 | 4 | 10 | 16 | 33 | 52 | 15 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 19 | 22 | 15 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 14 | 30 | -19 | 22 |
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- Tidens Krav - (local newspaper)
- Uglan supporterklubb - (supporter site)
- Eliteserien official site
- VG - (newspaper)
- Aftenposten - (newspaper)
- Dagbladet - (newspaper)