Evenly matched teams: Aalesund vs Viking match preview

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Competition: Norway Eliteserien
Competition: Sun 02.October
Match begins: 15:00 (UTC)
Venue: Color Line Stadion (10778 seats)

Aalesund are leaning on their home advantage to help them to do well in this meeting versus Viking. Who wins at Color Line Stadion?

Insights:
  • Viking have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.

Aalesund and Viking should both be in good shape for this meeting, as there's been enough days for both of them to train and rest since their last matches.

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Aalesund form and stats

When playing at home in the Eliteserien, Aalesund have managed 3 wins, 4 draws and suffered 4 defeats from 11 games.

No payout for Aalesund in their previous match, an away game at Molde that ended in defeat 0-3. Aalesund's goalkeeper Grytebust was extremely busy against Molde, saving the team from a uglier defeat with a stunning nine saves.

Ahead of that match, Aalesund lost 1-3 at home to Sarpsborg 08.

Lots of goals and action? Who knows the future, but we do know that 8 of the 10 latest league games with this side has had three or more goals.

Aalesund has scored 12 league goals at home this season, in 11 matches. Aalesund have conceded 15 in these home matches.

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Viking form and stats

Playing away, Viking have won 4 games, drawn 2 and suffered 6 defeats in the Eliteserien this season.

Viking's last game ended in a draw, the home match versus Tromsø that finished 2-2. The draw against Tromsø came from a losing position. The Viking manager Jensen brought on Traore as a substitute and the player scored to make the scores level. The attacker Tripić got a match rating of 8.14 in that game. Tripić hit seven key passes and dribled past the opponent 2 of 3 times.

Ahead of that match was the victory versus HamKam at their stadium, the result 2-1.

Observe that 11 of this side's 13 latest league matches have ended with at least three goals.

The travelling fans enjoy Viking's attacking play in away games, having scored 20 goals in 12 league matches away. For Viking, more than two goals on average per game end up in their own net.

Head 2 Head

Viking have put together a sequence of 5 consecutive matches without defeat (3-2-0) when facing Aalesund.

It's not the first time these parties face each other this campaign, as the results database show this recent game: Viking - Aalesund 1-0.

Top Goalscorers

VikingV. Berisha
V. Berisha
8 goals

Aalesund missing players

Viking missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Aalesund Viking
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
23 11 4 Played P 4 12 23
6 3 1 Won W 2 4 9
7 4 2 Drew D 1 2 6
10 4 1 Lost L 1 6 8
24 12 5 Scored S 6 20 39
37 15 5 Conceded C 5 26 36
91% 91% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 96%
78% 73% 75% Over 1.5 O 1.5 75% 83% 83%
61% 55% 50% Over 2.5 O 2.5 75% 75% 65%
30% 27% 25% Over 3.5 O 3.5 25% 50% 35%
4% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 42% 26%
57% 64% 75% BTTS BTTS 75% 83% 74%
17% 27% 25% Clean Sheets C S 25% 17% 26%
35% 18% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 0% 4%
 
4.7 5.3 5 Corners for (avg) C F 5.8 5.1 6.7
5.5 3.9 4.8 Corners against (avg) C A 4.2 4.4 3.9
1.7 1.5 0.5 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1.2 2.1 2
0 0 0 Red cards R C 0 1 2
 
13 15.3 16.5 Shots (avg) S ( 15 13.5 15
3.5 3.6 4.2 Shots on Target (avg) S O 3.8 4.2 4.7
30% 30% 29% Goal Efficiency G E 40% 40% 36%
 
14.3 13.8 13.8 Shots against (avg) S A 10.8 14.7 12
4.8 4.3 4.2 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 3 4.8 3.4
Key stats in Eliteserien this season:
  • Viking have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Viking have scored in all their away matches so far.
  • Viking have won significantly less corners away then at home.
  • Viking haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Molde 23 18 3 2 54 21 12 9 1 2 30 11 11 9 2 0 24 10 33 57
2 Lillestrøm 23 13 5 5 40 24 11 8 2 1 20 5 12 5 3 4 20 19 16 44
3 Rosenborg 23 12 7 4 49 31 11 9 2 0 27 10 12 3 5 4 22 21 18 43
4 Bodø / Glimt 23 12 6 5 56 30 12 5 6 1 33 15 11 7 0 4 23 15 26 42
5 Vålerenga 23 12 3 8 42 32 11 8 1 2 23 10 12 4 2 6 19 22 10 39
6 Viking 23 9 6 8 39 36 11 5 4 2 19 10 12 4 2 6 20 26 3 33
7 Odd 23 10 3 10 28 36 12 6 0 6 18 19 11 4 3 4 10 17 -8 33
8 Strømsgodset 23 9 5 9 38 34 12 7 2 3 28 17 11 2 3 6 10 17 4 32
9 Tromsø 23 7 10 6 34 39 11 7 3 1 22 16 12 0 7 5 12 23 -5 31
10 Haugesund 23 8 5 10 34 35 12 6 2 4 21 18 11 2 3 6 13 17 -1 29
11 Sarpsborg 08 23 9 1 13 42 45 12 5 1 6 20 21 11 4 0 7 22 24 -3 28
12 Aalesund 23 6 7 10 24 37 11 3 4 4 12 15 12 3 3 6 12 22 -13 25
13 HamKam 23 4 11 8 26 30 12 3 5 4 13 13 11 1 6 4 13 17 -4 23
14 Sandefjord 23 6 4 13 35 54 11 1 4 6 18 28 12 5 0 7 17 26 -19 22
15 Kristiansund 23 4 4 15 25 46 11 3 3 5 18 23 12 1 1 10 7 23 -21 16
16 Jerv 23 4 2 17 20 56 12 4 1 7 11 22 11 0 1 10 9 34 -36 14

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Table
  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Molde 23 18 3 2 54 21 12 9 1 2 30 11 11 9 2 0 24 10 33 57
2 Lillestrøm 23 13 5 5 40 24 11 8 2 1 20 5 12 5 3 4 20 19 16 44
3 Rosenborg 23 12 7 4 49 31 11 9 2 0 27 10 12 3 5 4 22 21 18 43
4 Bodø / Glimt 23 12 6 5 56 30 12 5 6 1 33 15 11 7 0 4 23 15 26 42
5 Vålerenga 23 12 3 8 42 32 11 8 1 2 23 10 12 4 2 6 19 22 10 39
6 Viking 23 9 6 8 39 36 11 5 4 2 19 10 12 4 2 6 20 26 3 33
7 Odd 23 10 3 10 28 36 12 6 0 6 18 19 11 4 3 4 10 17 -8 33
8 Strømsgodset 23 9 5 9 38 34 12 7 2 3 28 17 11 2 3 6 10 17 4 32
9 Tromsø 23 7 10 6 34 39 11 7 3 1 22 16 12 0 7 5 12 23 -5 31
10 Haugesund 23 8 5 10 34 35 12 6 2 4 21 18 11 2 3 6 13 17 -1 29
11 Sarpsborg 08 23 9 1 13 42 45 12 5 1 6 20 21 11 4 0 7 22 24 -3 28
12 Aalesund 23 6 7 10 24 37 11 3 4 4 12 15 12 3 3 6 12 22 -13 25
13 HamKam 23 4 11 8 26 30 12 3 5 4 13 13 11 1 6 4 13 17 -4 23
14 Sandefjord 23 6 4 13 35 54 11 1 4 6 18 28 12 5 0 7 17 26 -19 22
15 Kristiansund 23 4 4 15 25 46 11 3 3 5 18 23 12 1 1 10 7 23 -21 16
16 Jerv 23 4 2 17 20 56 12 4 1 7 11 22 11 0 1 10 9 34 -36 14

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Eliteserien is at the top of the Norwegian football league system. Seasons run from March to November with the 16 teams playing each other home and away for a total of 240 fixtures. When all these are played, the top team in the league table is the the “League Winner” while the winner of the cup in Norway is the “Norwegian Champion”.