Norway - EliteserienData current as of September 01, 2026

Aalesund vs Start: match statistics

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Aalesund vs Start: form, goals and key statistics

Game details

Aalesund plays Start in Eliteserien (Norway). The game is scheduled for September 4, 2026.

Recent form

Aalesund has 1 win, 3 draws and 1 loss over its last five games, averaging 1.20 points per game. Start has 1 win, 0 draws and 4 losses, with 0.60 points per game.

Scoring records

Aalesund scores 1.38 goals per game and allows 2.15. Start scores 1.00 and allows 2.36. Games in this league average 2.95 goals.

BTTS and goal totals

Both teams score in 85% of Aalesund's games and 71% of Start's. The Over 2.5 rates are 69% and 57%, compared with league averages of 55% for BTTS and 57% for Over 2.5.

xG and shots

Aalesund has the higher season xG average, 1.57 to 1.29 per game. Aalesund takes 14.6 shots per game, while Start takes 11.6.

First-half and second-half trends

Aalesund leads at halftime in 15% of its games and scores 0.77 goals per game after halftime. Start leads at halftime in 29% and scores 0.36 after halftime.

When the teams score

Aalesund's most productive scoring window is minutes 76-90+ (5 goals). For Start, it is minutes 31-45+ (5 goals). These are past scoring patterns, not predicted goal times.

League scoring profile

Eliteserien games average 2.95 goals. Both teams score in 55% of games, and 57% finish with at least three goals.

Head-to-head record

Before this game, 3 previous meetings were available. The record was 0 home wins, 2 draws and 1 away win. Those games averaged 2.67 goals, with both teams scoring in 100% of them.

Before kickoff

1X2 odds

(1.96)
(3.84)
(3.52)

Pre-game profilewhat do the season numbers say?

This team profile combines season stats and recent form. In-game statistics appear after the final whistle.

1.38Goals scored / game1
AalesundStart
2.15Goals allowed / game2.36
AalesundStart
44%Average possession40%
AalesundStart
4.85Shots on target / game3.5
AalesundStart

Team statswho is more efficient?

Compare both teams' attacking and defensive records this season.

14.62Shots per game11.64
AalesundStart
4.85Shots on target3.5
AalesundStart
9.5%Shot conversion8.6%
AalesundStart
44%Possession40%
AalesundStart
1.57xG for1.29
AalesundStart
1.91xG against1.74
AalesundStart

Shooting quality

Aalesund: AttackingStart: Balanced
AalesundStart
Accuracy (shots on target)33%30%
Chance quality (xG per shot)0.110.11
Finishing (goals per shot on target)0.280.29

xG per shot around 0.08 usually means long-range attempts; 0.15+ usually means box chances. The style label comes from possession, shot volume and conversion.

* xG (expected goals) says how many goals a team should score from its chances. If actual goals are above xG, finishing is above average; if below xG, chances are being missed.

Team formwho is in better shape?

Last five games and season record, overall, at home and away.

Aalesund is 100% better for: last-5 form.

1.2 pts / game - Aalesund · 0.6 pts / game - Start

Aalesund
WDDDL
Season result split
15% W46% R38% P
Season (W-D-L)
2-6-5
0.92 pts / game · goal difference -10
Last 5 (W-D-L)
1-3-1
1.20 pts / game
Record at home (W-D-L)
1-4-2
Last 5 at home
1-4-0
DDWDD
Last 5 games - averages
Goals scored: 1.6Goals conceded: 2.4xG: 1.74Opponent xG: 1.96BTTS: 100%Over 2.5: 80%
Start
LWLLL
Season result split
7% W29% R64% P
Season (W-D-L)
1-4-9
0.50 pts / game · goal difference -19
Last 5 (W-D-L)
1-0-4
0.60 pts / game
Record away (W-D-L)
0-1-7
Last 5 away
0-0-5
LLLLL
Last 5 games - averages
Goals scored: 1.0Goals conceded: 2.2xG: 1.29Opponent xG: 1.82BTTS: 60%Over 2.5: 80%

Goalshow do both teams score and concede?

How many goals both teams score and concede, plus how often they keep a clean sheet or fail to score.

Aalesund is 38% better for: goals scored per game.

1.38 goals / game - Aalesund · 1 goals / game - Start

Aalesund is 10% better for: goals allowed per game.

2.15 goals / game - Aalesund · 2.36 goals / game - Start

Aalesund scoring profile: very strong

Aalesund scores in 85% of games (11 of 13 meczów), while Start keeps a clean sheet in 7% (1 of 14 meczów).

Start scoring profile: very strong

Start scores in 79% of games (11 of 14 meczów), while Aalesund keeps a clean sheet in 0% (0 of 13 meczów).

18Goals scored (season)14
AalesundStart
28Goals conceded (season)33
AalesundStart
3.54Average goals per game3.36
AalesundStart
8Goals scored (last 5)5
AalesundStart
12Goals conceded (last 5)11
AalesundStart

How often they score at least...

85%1 goal79%
AalesundStart
46%2 goals14%
AalesundStart
8%3 goals7%
AalesundStart
0%4 goals0%
AalesundStart

How often they concede at least...

100%1 goal93%
AalesundStart
62%2 goals64%
AalesundStart
31%3 goals36%
AalesundStart
8%4 goals21%
AalesundStart

* Statistics include both teams' home and away games this season.

Both teams scored (BTTS)how often do both teams score?

How often games involving these teams produce goals at both ends, compared with the league average.

Goal patterns

46%BTTS at half-time21%
AalesundStart
31%BTTS in both halves0%
AalesundStart
46%Scored in both halves0%
AalesundStart

BTTS and goal count

62%Min. 3 goals and BTTS43%
AalesundStart
8%Min. 3 goals without BTTS14%
AalesundStart
100%BTTS - last 560%
AalesundStart

Goal count (Over/Under)how often do these games cross the goal lines?

See how often games involving these teams clear each goal line, for the full game and each half.

1st half

85%Min. 1 goal before half-time79%
AalesundStart
54%Min. 2 goals before half-time43%
AalesundStart
15%Min. 3 goals before half-time14%
AalesundStart

2nd half

100%Min. 1 goal after half-time86%
AalesundStart
69%Min. 2 goals after half-time64%
AalesundStart
23%Min. 3 goals after half-time29%
AalesundStart

Game halveswhen do the teams score more often?

How teams split performance between first and second half: goals, points, clean sheets and half-time state.

Start is 14% better for: first-half form (half-time points).

1 pts / game - Aalesund · 1.14 pts / game - Start

Aalesund - half-time state
15% leading54% draw31% trailing
Start - half-time state
29% leading29% draw43% trailing

Before half-time (1st half)

1Points per game (1st half)1.14
AalesundStart
0.62Goals scored (1st half)0.64
AalesundStart
0.92Goals conceded (1st half)0.79
AalesundStart
1.54Average goals (1st half)1.43
AalesundStart
31%Clean sheet before half-time43%
AalesundStart
38%No goal before half-time57%
AalesundStart

After half-time (2nd half)

1Points per game (2nd half)0.64
AalesundStart
0.77Goals scored (2nd half)0.36
AalesundStart
1.23Goals conceded (2nd half)1.57
AalesundStart
2Average goals (2nd half)1.93
AalesundStart
15%Clean sheet after half-time29%
AalesundStart
31%No goal after half-time64%
AalesundStart

Aalesund - second-half results

23% W31% R46% P
13
Half-time points
8
Half-time goals
-4
Goal difference (1st half)
13
Second-half points
-6
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.00
PPG before half-time
Lead holding100%

Leads at halftime in 15% of games and wins 15%. Also wins some games without leading at halftime.

Defense after halftime+0.3

Allows 0.3 more goals per game after halftime, a sign that the defense becomes less effective later in games.

Start - second-half results

14% W21% R64% P
16
Half-time points
9
Half-time goals
-2
Goal difference (1st half)
9
Second-half points
-17
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.14
PPG before half-time
Lead holding24%

Leads at halftime in 29% of games and wins 7%. Sometimes gives up a halftime lead.

Defense after halftime+0.8

Allows 0.8 more goals per game after halftime, a sign that the defense becomes less effective later in games.

Aalesund - last 5 games by half
1st half2nd half
Points per game0.801.60
Goals scored / game0.61.0
Goals allowed / game1.41.0
Average goals per game2.02.0
1 goal100%100%
2 goals60%60%
3 goals40%20%
Clean sheet20%40%
No goal40%0%
Goal difference-40
Half-time: 20% leading - 20% draw - 60% trailing
2nd half: 40% won - 40% draw - 20% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 40% - Half-time goals total: 3
Start - last 5 games by half
1st half2nd half
Points per game1.400.20
Goals scored / game0.80.2
Goals allowed / game0.61.6
Average goals per game1.41.8
1 goal80%80%
2 goals40%80%
3 goals20%20%
Clean sheet60%20%
No goal40%80%
Goal difference+1-7
Half-time: 40% leading - 20% draw - 40% trailing
2nd half: 0% won - 20% draw - 80% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 20% - Half-time goals total: 4

* Table colors show frequency: green is common, yellow is moderate and red is rare. They are not team ratings.

Goals by minutewhen do goals arrive?

The parts of a game in which both teams score and allow the most goals.

Aalesund
ScoredConceded
3
3
0-15
4
3
16-30
1
6
31-45
4
4
46-60
1
5
61-75
5
7
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 76-90 (5 goals). Concedes most in 76-90 (7). Late-goal balance (76-90): -2 - late phases are a weakness.

Start
ScoredConceded
3
1
0-15
1
4
16-30
5
6
31-45
3
4
46-60
1
8
61-75
1
10
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 31-45 (5 goals). Concedes most in 76-90 (10). Late-goal balance (76-90): -9 - late phases are a weakness.

* Buckets 31-45 and 76-90 include added-time goals.

Additional team indicatorswhat do xG, efficiency and form show?

A comparison of chance quality, results and trends from completed games this season.

Game profile

3.44
Estimated goals
attack vs. opponent defense
1.9 : 1.6
Estimated goal split
home : away
117%
Pace vs league
100% = league average
78%
Both teams scored (BTTS)
average from both teams' seasons
-23%
Derby effect
H2H goals vs typical matches
67%
BTTS estimate
from both teams' scoring frequency
3%
0:0 risk
about 1 in 33 matches
2-3
Most common goal range
attack vs. defense for both teams

Aalesund

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
-0.34
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
-0.43
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
+0.6 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-0.19
Defensive efficiency
Does the defense or goalkeeper outperform the chances allowed? A positive value means the team allows fewer goals than its xGA suggests.
-0.24
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
77%
Defense vs. league
Goals allowed compared with the league average. An 80% score means 20% fewer goals allowed.
185%
Form trend
Compares points from the last five games with the full-season average.
+0.28
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+0.2
Late goals
28% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 17% come in the first quarter-hour.
28%

Start

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
-0.45
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
-0.91
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
+0.6 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-0.29
Defensive efficiency
Does the defense or goalkeeper outperform the chances allowed? A positive value means the team allows fewer goals than its xGA suggests.
-0.62
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
86%
Defense vs. league
Goals allowed compared with the league average. An 80% score means 20% fewer goals allowed.
132%
Form trend
Compares points from the last five games with the full-season average.
+0.10
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
-0.3
Late goals
7% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 21% come in the first quarter-hour.
7%

* The estimated goal total and split, BTTS estimate, 0:0 risk and goal range use public season averages and frequencies for both teams. This is a statistical game profile, not a private model prediction or betting pick. The remaining indicators describe completed games from the season.

League contextis this a high-scoring league?

How both teams compare with league-wide averages (Eliteserien).

Teams vs league

AalesundLigaStart
Average goals per game 3.542.95 3.36
Both teams scored 85%55% 71%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5) 69%57% 57%
Clean sheets 0%24% 7%
Goal before half-time 85%82% 79%
Goal after half-time 100%78% 86%

^ green = above league average, ˇ red = below league average. This shows direction of the gap, not a team rating.

2.95
Average goals per game
55%
Both teams scored
57%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5)
24%
Clean sheets
1.79
Home goals / game
1.16
Away goals / game
+54%
Home attack advantage
+35%
Home defensive advantage
+26%
Total home advantage
Goals in 1st half (whole league)
82%
1 goal
46%
2 goals
14%
3 goals
4%
4 goals
Goals in 2nd half (whole league)
78%
1 goal
49%
2 goals
16%
3 goals
6%
4 goals

Head-to-head

Record from Aalesund's perspective: 0 wins, 2 draws and 1 loss against Start. Games average 2.67 goals, and both teams scored in 100% of them.

IK Start
1 : 1
Aalesunds FK
IK Start
3 : 1
Aalesunds FK
Aalesunds FK
1 : 1
IK Start

FAQ

When do Aalesund and Start play?

Aalesund face Start on September 4, 2026 in Eliteserien. The exact kick-off time in your timezone is shown at the top of the match page.

What is the head-to-head record between Aalesund and Start?

In the last 3 head-to-head matches Aalesund won 0, Start won 1 and 2 ended level. These games averaged 2.67 goals, with both teams scoring in 100% of them.

What do the goal statistics show before Aalesund vs Start?

Aalesund score 1.38 goals per game on average and Start 1.00. The Eliteserien average is 2.95 goals, with Over 2.5 landing in 57% of games. Both teams score in 85% of Aalesund's matches and 71% of Start's.

What form are Aalesund and Start in?

Over the last 5 games Aalesund have a 1-3-1 record (1.20 points per game) and Start 1-0-4 (0.60 points per game).

Where can I find a betting tip and analysis for Aalesund vs Start?

This page shows the full statistical context — form, head-to-head, goals, BTTS and Over/Under. The tip, value assessment and full reasoning are in the NoFluffPicks app.