Norway - EliteserienData current as of 16 July 2026

Start vs Aalesund: match statistics

Start crest
Start
1 : 1half-time 0:1
Aalesund crest
Aalesund
135%(2.15)
X30%(3.50)
235%(3.00)

Both teams occupy low positions in the table (14th and 15th place) and lost their opening matches of the season, indicating a difficult start to the campaign. Start holds a minimal advantage in recent form with 2.0 points per game compared to Aalesund's 1.8 points; however, the hosts are yet to score a goal this season (0 GF), while the visitors have already found the net. In their last five matches, both sides demonstrate similar offensive efficiency (Start 9 goals, Aalesund 10 goals) and a comparable number of wins (3 each). The absence of detailed home and away match statistics (all values are 0) complicates a precise assessment, but their similar form and league standing suggest a closely contested encounter. Given both teams' early-season struggles and the lack of a clear favorite, the most probable outcome appears to be a draw or a narrow margin of victory for either side.

Start vs Aalesund: form, goals and key statistics

Key match information

Start play Aalesund in Eliteserien (Norway). The match date is 21 March 2026 at 16:00. Final score: 1:1.

Current form

Start: 1-0-4, 0.60 points/match. Aalesund: 2-3-0, 1.80 points/match.

Goal statistics

Start scores 1.08 and concedes 2.31 goals per match. Aalesund scores 1.42 and concedes 1.83. League average: 2.94 goals.

BTTS / Over / Under

BTTS: Start 77%, Aalesund 83%. Over 2.5: Start 54%, Aalesund 67%. League level: BTTS 55%, Over 2.5 56%.

xG, shots and style

Aalesund has higher xG: 1.54 vs 1.28. Start: 11.5 shots per match, Aalesund: 14.3.

Match halves

Start: half-time lead 31%, second-half goals 0.38. Aalesund: half-time lead 17%, second-half goals 0.75.

Goals by minute

Start: 31-45+ (5 goals). Aalesund: 76-90+ (5 goals). This is historical distribution, not a predicted goal minute.

League context

Eliteserien: 2.94 goals per match, BTTS 55%, Over 2.5 56%.

Head-to-head

2 H2H matches: 1-1-0. Average goals 3.00, BTTS 100%.

Match description

Both teams occupy low positions in the table (14th and 15th place) and lost their opening matches of the season, indicating a difficult start to the campaign. Start holds a minimal advantage in recent form with 2.0 points per game compared to Aalesund's 1.8 points; however, the hosts are yet to score a goal this season (0 GF), while the visitors have already found the net. In their last five matches, both sides demonstrate similar offensive efficiency (Start 9 goals, Aalesund 10 goals) and a comparable number of wins (3 each). The absence of detailed home and away match statistics (all values are 0) complicates a precise assessment, but their similar form and league standing suggest a closely contested encounter. Given both teams' early-season struggles and the lack of a clear favorite, the most probable outcome appears to be a draw or a narrow margin of victory for either side.

Half-by-half

0 : 1
1st half
1 : 0
2nd half

Match statistics

58Possession (%)42
StartAalesund
15Shots11
StartAalesund
4Shots on target3
StartAalesund
1.75xG1.09
StartAalesund
11Corners2
StartAalesund
71Dangerous attacks25
StartAalesund
14Fouls13
StartAalesund
1Cards2
StartAalesund

Pre-match profilewhat do the season numbers say?

This is a team profile based on season data and form. Match-flow statistics are shown only after the fixture is played.

1.08Goals scored / match1.42
StartAalesund
2.31Goals conceded / match1.83
StartAalesund
40%Average possession43%
StartAalesund
3.54Shots on target / match4.75
StartAalesund

Team statswho is more efficient?

Attack and defence comparison for both teams in the current season.

11.46Shots per match14.33
StartAalesund
3.54Shots on target4.75
StartAalesund
9.4%Shot conversion9.9%
StartAalesund
40%Possession43%
StartAalesund
1.28xG for1.54
StartAalesund
1.77xG against1.87
StartAalesund

Shooting quality

Start: BalancedAalesund: Attacking
StartAalesund
Accuracy (shots on target)31%33%
Chance quality (xG per shot)0.110.11
Finishing (goals per shot on target)0.310.30

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 matches and season record, overall and split by home and away matches.

Aalesund is 200% better for: last-5 form.

0.6 pts / match - Start · 1.8 pts / match - Aalesund

Start
LLWLL
Season result split
8% W31% R62% P
Season (W-D-L)
1-4-8
0.54 pts / match · goal difference -16
Last 5 (W-D-L)
1-0-4
0.60 pts / match
Record at home (W-D-L)
1-3-1
Last 5 at home
1-3-1
DDDLW
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 1.6Goals conceded: 2.8xG: 1.23Opponent xG: 1.96BTTS: 80%Over 2.5: 80%
Aalesund
WWDDD
Unbeaten in the last 5 matches
Season result split
17% W50% R33% P
Season (W-D-L)
2-6-4
1.00 pts / match · goal difference -5
Last 5 (W-D-L)
2-3-0
1.80 pts / match
Record away (W-D-L)
1-2-2
Last 5 away
1-2-2
DLLWD
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 2.0Goals conceded: 1.6xG: 1.58Opponent xG: 1.80BTTS: 100%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 31% better for: goals scored per match.

1.08 goals / match - Start · 1.42 goals / match - Aalesund

Aalesund is 26% better for: goals conceded per match.

2.31 goals / match - Start · 1.83 goals / match - Aalesund

Start scoring profile: very strong

Start scores in 85% of matches (11 of 13 matches), while Aalesund keeps a clean sheet in 0% (0 of 12 matches).

Aalesund scoring profile: very strong

Aalesund scores in 83% of matches (10 of 12 matches), while Start keeps a clean sheet in 8% (1 of 13 matches).

14Goals scored (season)17
StartAalesund
30Goals conceded (season)22
StartAalesund
3.38Average goals in match3.25
StartAalesund
8Goals scored (last 5)10
StartAalesund
14Goals conceded (last 5)8
StartAalesund

How often they score at least...

85%1 goal83%
StartAalesund
15%2 goals50%
StartAalesund
8%3 goals8%
StartAalesund
0%4 goals0%
StartAalesund

How often they concede at least...

92%1 goal100%
StartAalesund
62%2 goals58%
StartAalesund
31%3 goals25%
StartAalesund
23%4 goals0%
StartAalesund

* Statistics include both teams' home and away matches in the current season.

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

How often both teams' matches have goals on both sides, compared with the league average.

Goal patterns

23%BTTS at half-time50%
StartAalesund
0%BTTS in both halves33%
StartAalesund
0%Scored in both halves50%
StartAalesund

BTTS and goal count

46%Min. 3 goals and BTTS58%
StartAalesund
8%Min. 3 goals without BTTS8%
StartAalesund
80%BTTS - last 5100%
StartAalesund

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

How often matches involving these teams clear goal thresholds, in the full match and in each half.

1st half

77%Min. 1 goal before half-time83%
StartAalesund
46%Min. 2 goals before half-time50%
StartAalesund
15%Min. 3 goals before half-time8%
StartAalesund

2nd half

85%Min. 1 goal after half-time100%
StartAalesund
62%Min. 2 goals after half-time67%
StartAalesund
31%Min. 3 goals after half-time17%
StartAalesund

Match 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).

1.23 pts / match - Start · 1.08 pts / match - Aalesund

Start - half-time state
31% leading31% draw38% trailing
Aalesund - half-time state
17% leading58% draw25% trailing

Before half-time (1st half)

1.23Points per match (1st half)1.08
StartAalesund
0.69Goals scored (1st half)0.67
StartAalesund
0.77Goals conceded (1st half)0.75
StartAalesund
1.46Average goals (1st half)1.42
StartAalesund
46%Clean sheet before half-time33%
StartAalesund
54%No goal before half-time33%
StartAalesund

After half-time (2nd half)

0.69Points per match (2nd half)1.08
StartAalesund
0.38Goals scored (2nd half)0.75
StartAalesund
1.54Goals conceded (2nd half)1.08
StartAalesund
1.92Average goals (2nd half)1.83
StartAalesund
31%Clean sheet after half-time17%
StartAalesund
62%No goal after half-time33%
StartAalesund

Start - second-half results

15% W23% R62% P
16
Half-time points
9
Half-time goals
-1
Goal difference (1st half)
9
Second-half points
-15
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.23
PPG before half-time
Lead holding26%

Leads at half-time in 31% of matches and wins 8%. Sometimes loses the lead after half-time.

Defence after half-time+0.8

Concedes 0.8 more goals per match after half-time - defensive level drops in the second half.

Aalesund - second-half results

25% W33% R42% P
13
Half-time points
8
Half-time goals
-1
Goal difference (1st half)
13
Second-half points
-4
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.08
PPG before half-time
Lead holding100%

Leads at half-time in 17% of matches and wins 17%. Also wins matches without a half-time lead.

Defence after half-time+0.3

Concedes 0.3 more goals per match after half-time - defensive level drops in the second half.

Start - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match2.000.20
Goals scored / match1.40.2
Goals conceded / match0.62.2
Average goals in match2.02.4
1 goal80%80%
2 goals60%80%
3 goals40%40%
Clean sheet60%20%
No goal20%80%
Goal difference+4-10
Half-time: 60% leading - 20% draw - 20% trailing
2nd half: 0% won - 20% draw - 80% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 40% - Half-time goals total: 7
Aalesund - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match1.002.20
Goals scored / match0.81.2
Goals conceded / match1.00.6
Average goals in match1.81.8
1 goal100%100%
2 goals60%60%
3 goals20%20%
Clean sheet20%40%
No goal20%0%
Goal difference-1+3
Half-time: 20% leading - 40% draw - 40% trailing
2nd half: 60% won - 40% draw - 0% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 60% - Half-time goals total: 4

* Colours in tables show event frequency: green is common, yellow is moderate, red is rare. It is frequency, not a team rating.

Goals by minutewhen do goals arrive?

Match phases in which both teams most often score and concede.

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

Most dangerous in minutes 31-45 (5 goli). Concedes most in 61-75 (8). Late-goal balance (76-90): -7 - late phases are a weakness.

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

Most dangerous in minutes 76-90 (5 goli). Concedes most in 61-75 (5). Late-goal balance (76-90): 0.

* 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 based on completed matches from the current season.

Match profile

3.32
Estimated goals
attack vs opponent defence
1.5 : 1.9
Estimated goal split
home : away
113%
Pace vs league
100% = league average
80%
Both teams scored (BTTS)
average from both teams' seasons
-10%
Derby effect
H2H goals vs typical matches
71%
BTTS estimate
from both teams' scoring frequency
3%
0:0 risk
about 1 in 33 matches
2-3
Most common goal range
attack vs defence on both sides

Start

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
-0.49
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
-0.74
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
+0.0 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-0.20
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
-0.54
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
60%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
204%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
+0.06
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%

Aalesund

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
-0.33
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
-0.08
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-1.5 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-0.12
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
+0.04
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
126%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
102%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
+0.80
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+0.1
Late goals
29% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 18% come in the first quarter-hour.
29%

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

League contextis this a high-scoring league?

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

Teams vs league

StartLigaAalesund
Average goals in match 3.382.94 3.25
Both teams scored 77%55% 83%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5) 54%56% 67%
Clean sheets 8%24% 0%
Goal before half-time 77%81% 83%
Goal after half-time 85%78% 100%

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

2.94
Average goals per match
55%
Both teams scored
56%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5)
24%
Clean sheets
1.80
Home goals / match
1.13
Away goals / match
+59%
Home attack advantage
+37%
Home defence advantage
+28%
Total home advantage
Goals in 1st half (whole league)
81%
1 goal
46%
2 goals
14%
3 goals
4%
4 goals
Goals in 2nd half (whole league)
78%
1 goal
48%
2 goals
15%
3 goals
4%
4 goals

Head-to-head

Recent meetings (2): Start 1 - 1 - 0 Aalesund. Average goals 3.00, both teams scored in 100% matches.

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

FAQ

What was the result of Start vs Aalesund?

The Eliteserien match finished Start 1:1 Aalesund. Full match statistics, the half-by-half breakdown and head-to-head are on this page.

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

In the last 2 head-to-head matches Start won 1, Aalesund won 0 and 1 ended level. These games averaged 3.00 goals, with both teams scoring in 100% of them.

What do the goal statistics show before Start vs Aalesund?

Start score 1.08 goals per game on average and Aalesund 1.42. The Eliteserien average is 2.94 goals, with Over 2.5 landing in 56% of games. Both teams score in 77% of Start's matches and 83% of Aalesund's.

What form are Start and Aalesund in?

Over the last 5 games Start have a 1-0-4 record (0.60 points per game) and Aalesund 2-3-0 (1.80 points per game).

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

The statistical background for Start vs Aalesund — form, head-to-head, goals, BTTS and Over/Under — is on this page. The tip with full reasoning and a value assessment is in the NoFluffPicks app.