Only victory will do for the Aalesund supporters in this Color Line Stadion clash with Vålerenga, having a robust lead on the away side in the Eliteserien table.
- Aalesund have the most points from losing position (7) in Eliteserien
- Vålerenga have the most conceded goals (13) away in Eliteserien
Aalesund form and stats
Aalesund have collected 7 points from their Eliteserien home games so far after 2-1-1.
The home team returns to Color Line Stadion after drawing with Haugesund (placed 14th) on their last time out; the game ended 2-2. Solnordal was able to secure the draw 2-2 in the game against Haugesund after coming on as a substitute and scoring the final goal. In the starting lineup today? Määttä was "man of the match" with a rating of 7.24 out of 10. The defender Määttä scored one goal, hit one key pass and won 7 of 14 duels.
Before that game, the 2-1 home victory against Jerv.This is expected to be a close game, with Aalesund perhaps considered small favourites due to their home advantage. Looking back at earlier matches similar to this one (expected to be close with Aalesund as a small favourite), we find 4 games. Aalesund has won 0 of these, drawn 2 and lost 2.
The manager Nilsen will start preparations for the next game as soon this is finished, as the hosts are going to Hødd in only three days.
The Aalesund fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 5 in 4 matches. Aalesund have conceded 5 in these home matches.
Vålerenga form and stats
There's been little loot from Vålerenga's travels as they have only collected 3 points from 6 away games in the Eliteserien. Vålerenga only have 1 win to counter their 5 defeats and 0 draws. Recent form does not give Vålerenga much hope, as the visitors have lost three games in a row. Aalesund will be a tough nut to crack.
Vålerenga aren't clicking offensively as they have gone 203 league minutes without a goal. Donnum was the last player to find the net.
Vålerenga might have something to prove in this game as they lost at home in their previous match. Rosenborg proved too strong as Vålerenga slumped to a 0-4 defeat in front of their own fans at Intility Arena. As you can see from the result above, the defeat against Rosenborg was particularly ugly (0-4). The humiliation is still top of mind. Midfield player Jensen was the top player of the team with a match rating of 7.21/10. Jensen hit two key passes and had 51 successful passes (of 60 total).
It was a defeat before that one as the away game against Lillestrøm wasn't a success with a 0-2 loss.So, this is expected to be a close game, an even contest. Looking at earlier matches with Vålerenga playing away and similar expectations, we found 6 relevant matches. Results were 1 Vålerenga win, 2 draws and 3 defeats.
The visitors will be packing their bags again in only three days as another away game awaits: The NM Cup trip to Brumunddal.
The Vålerenga manager Fagermo has some worries about the defense as 13 goals have been conceded in these travels.
Head 2 Head
Head-2-head stats last ten meetings: four - three - three (Aalesund wins - draws - Vålerenga wins). As for goals, six matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), four had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  S. Haugen 5 goals |   V. Kjartansson 4 goals |  I. Määttä 3 goals |
Aalesund missing players
Vålerenga missing players
| Aalesund | Vålerenga | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 10 | 4 | 2 | Played | P | 3 | 6 | 10 |
| 4 | 2 | 2 | Won | W | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | Lost | L | 3 | 5 | 6 |
| 12 | 5 | 3 | Scored | S | 2 | 6 | 10 |
| 13 | 5 | 1 | Conceded | C | 6 | 13 | 19 |
| 90% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 70% | 75% | 50% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 67% | 67% | 70% |
| 50% | 50% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 33% | 50% | 50% |
| 30% | 25% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 33% | 50% | 40% |
| 10% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 33% | 33% | 20% |
| 50% | 50% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 33% | 50% | 50% |
| 20% | 25% | 50% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 10% |
| 40% | 25% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 67% | 50% | 40% |
| 5.1 | 6 | 7 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3.3 | 3.5 | 5.7 |
| 6.2 | 3.2 | 3 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5.7 | 6.2 | 5.5 |
| 1.7 | 1.5 | 1.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2 | 1.2 | 1.1 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 13.5 | 17.8 | 22 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 10 | 9.5 | 14.1 |
| 3.9 | 4.2 | 6.5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3 | 2.8 | 4.2 |
| 31% | 29% | 23% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 22% | 35% | 24% |
| 13.6 | 13 | 13 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 16.7 | 17.2 | 14.9 |
| 4.3 | 4.5 | 3.5 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 8 | 6.3 | 5 |
- Aalesund have the most points from losing position (7) in Eliteserien
- Aalesund haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
- Vålerenga have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
- Vålerenga have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their away matches.
- Vålerenga have the most conceded goals (13) away in Eliteserien
- Vålerenga have won significantly less corners away then at home.
- Vålerenga haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Lillestrøm | 10 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 21 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 11 | 7 | 14 | 24 |
| 2 | Molde | 10 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 20 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 10 | 22 |
| 3 | Viking | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 21 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 21 |
| 4 | Strømsgodset | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 16 | 15 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 17 |
| 5 | Aalesund | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 8 | -1 | 15 |
| 6 | Rosenborg | 9 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 15 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 14 |
| 7 | Sarpsborg 08 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 17 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 5 | 6 | 13 |
| 8 | Bodø / Glimt | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 18 | 14 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 13 |
| 9 | Odd | 10 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 9 | 15 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 | -6 | 12 |
| 10 | Tromsø | 9 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 12 | 15 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 6 | -3 | 11 |
| 11 | Vålerenga | 10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 10 | 19 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 13 | -9 | 10 |
| 12 | HamKam | 9 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 12 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 9 |
| 13 | Sandefjord | 8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 12 | 16 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 7 | -4 | 9 |
| 14 | Haugesund | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 15 | 21 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 11 | -6 | 8 |
| 15 | Jerv | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 17 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 10 | -13 | 7 |
| 16 | Kristiansund | 7 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 6 | -9 | 1 |
- Vålerenga
- Vålerenga På Nett - (supporter-driven news site)
- Klanen - (supporter site)
- Eliteserien official site
- VG - (newspaper)
- Aftenposten - (newspaper)
- Dagbladet - (newspaper)
