This match has been long awaited by the 14563 spectators, as it's the first Obos-Ligaen game of the season. Both Start and Aalesund are looking for a positive start to their campaigns.
It's quite the trip for Aalesund when visiting Start as the cities are 800 kilometers apart.
Start form and stats
It's been an intense period of training leading up to this game for Start, who have participated in eight training matches. Start have won 3 of these, drawn 3 and were beaten in 2 games.
Disaster struck Start last season as they could not defend their status as a Eliteserien team. With 17 defeats from 30 games, and only 8 wins, relegation could not be avoided. Start are hopeful of bouncing straight back up, but need to improve upon their home record from last season of W6 D2 L7.
Aalesund form and stats
It's a day of discovery for Aalesund as they finally learn what impact all the hours of pre-season training, along with the changes in personnel, have had on their performance in an official game. It's never easy knowing what to expect based on friendly games, of which Aalesund have played seven with the results W2-D2-L3 (win-draw-lost). In these games Aalesund has scored 7 goals and conceded 9 times.
Head 2 Head
H2H stats regardless of arena (last ten matches): Start 2 wins, 5 draws and Aalesund 3 victories.Top Goalscorers
Start missing players
Aalesund missing players
| Start | Last season | Aalesund | ||
| Total | Home | Statistic | Away | Total |
| 30 | 15 | Played | 15 | 32 |
| 30 | 17 | Scored | 26 | 62 |
| 54 | 20 | Conceded | 18 | 32 |
| 97% | 93% | Over 0.5 | 100% | 97% |
| 73% | 53% | Over 1.5 | 87% | 81% |
| 50% | 40% | Over 2.5 | 60% | 66% |
| 33% | 27% | Over 3.5 | 33% | 41% |
| 20% | 20% | Over 4.5 | 13% | 9% |
| 53% | 40% | Both teams to score | 53% | 50% |
| 17% | 33% | Clean Sheet | 20% | 34% |
| 33% | 33% | Failed To Score | 27% | 19% |
| Last season | Total | Home | Away | ||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | D | P |
| 1 | Rosenborg | 30 | 19 | 7 | 4 | 51 | 24 | 15 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 32 | 14 | 15 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 19 | 10 | 27 | 64 |
| 2 | Molde | 30 | 18 | 5 | 7 | 63 | 36 | 15 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 38 | 15 | 15 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 25 | 21 | 27 | 59 |
| 3 | Brann | 30 | 17 | 7 | 6 | 45 | 31 | 15 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 24 | 11 | 15 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 21 | 20 | 14 | 58 |
| 4 | Haugesund | 30 | 16 | 5 | 9 | 45 | 33 | 15 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 25 | 14 | 15 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 20 | 19 | 12 | 53 |
| 5 | Kristiansund | 30 | 13 | 7 | 10 | 46 | 41 | 15 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 26 | 16 | 15 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 20 | 25 | 5 | 46 |
| 6 | Vålerenga | 30 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 39 | 44 | 15 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 23 | 19 | 15 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 16 | 25 | -5 | 42 |
| 7 | Ranheim | 30 | 12 | 6 | 12 | 43 | 50 | 15 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 29 | 20 | 15 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 14 | 30 | -7 | 42 |
| 8 | Sarpsborg 08 | 30 | 11 | 8 | 11 | 46 | 39 | 15 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 28 | 17 | 15 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 18 | 22 | 7 | 41 |
| 9 | Odd | 30 | 11 | 7 | 12 | 39 | 38 | 15 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 27 | 16 | 15 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 22 | 1 | 40 |
| 10 | Tromsø | 30 | 11 | 3 | 16 | 41 | 48 | 15 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 26 | 19 | 15 | 4 | 1 | 10 | 15 | 29 | -7 | 36 |
| 11 | Bodø / Glimt | 30 | 6 | 14 | 10 | 32 | 35 | 15 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 22 | 18 | 15 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 10 | 17 | -3 | 32 |
| 12 | Lillestrøm | 30 | 7 | 11 | 12 | 34 | 44 | 15 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 16 | 12 | 15 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 18 | 32 | -10 | 32 |
| 13 | Strømsgodset | 30 | 7 | 10 | 13 | 46 | 48 | 15 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 26 | 19 | 15 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 20 | 29 | -2 | 31 |
| 14 | Stabæk | 30 | 6 | 11 | 13 | 37 | 50 | 15 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 23 | 22 | 15 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 28 | -13 | 29 |
| 15 | Start | 30 | 8 | 5 | 17 | 30 | 54 | 15 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 17 | 20 | 15 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 34 | -24 | 29 |
| 16 | Sandefjord | 30 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 35 | 57 | 15 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 16 | 22 | 15 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 19 | 35 | -22 | 23 |
| Last season | Total | Home | Away | ||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | D | P |
