Norway - EliteserienData current as of 01 September 2026

Aalesund vs Start: match statistics

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Aalesund vs Start: form, goals and key statistics

Key match information

Aalesund play Start in Eliteserien (Norway). The match date is 4 September 2026.

Current form

Aalesund: 1-3-1, 1.20 points/match. Start: 1-0-4, 0.60 points/match.

Goal statistics

Aalesund scores 1.38 and concedes 2.15 goals per match. Start scores 1.00 and concedes 2.36. League average: 2.95 goals.

BTTS / Over / Under

BTTS: Aalesund 85%, Start 71%. Over 2.5: Aalesund 69%, Start 57%. League level: BTTS 55%, Over 2.5 57%.

xG, shots and style

Aalesund has higher xG: 1.57 vs 1.29. Aalesund: 14.6 shots per match, Start: 11.6.

Match halves

Aalesund: half-time lead 15%, second-half goals 0.77. Start: half-time lead 29%, second-half goals 0.36.

Goals by minute

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

League context

Eliteserien: 2.95 goals per match, BTTS 55%, Over 2.5 57%.

Head-to-head

Before this fixture, 3 previous H2H matches were available: 0-2-1. Average goals 2.67, BTTS 100%.

Before the match

1X2 odds

(1.96)
(3.84)
(3.52)

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.

1.38Goals scored / match1
AalesundStart
2.15Goals conceded / match2.36
AalesundStart
44%Average possession40%
AalesundStart
4.85Shots on target / match3.5
AalesundStart

Team statswho is more efficient?

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

14.62Shots per match11.64
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 matches and season record, overall and split by home and away matches.

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

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

Aalesund
WDDDL
Season result split
15% W46% R38% P
Season (W-D-L)
2-6-5
0.92 pts / match · goal difference -10
Last 5 (W-D-L)
1-3-1
1.20 pts / match
Record at home (W-D-L)
1-4-2
Last 5 at home
1-4-0
DDWDD
Last 5 matches - 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 / match · goal difference -19
Last 5 (W-D-L)
1-0-4
0.60 pts / match
Record away (W-D-L)
0-1-7
Last 5 away
0-0-5
LLLLL
Last 5 matches - 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 match.

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

Aalesund is 10% better for: goals conceded per match.

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

Aalesund scoring profile: very strong

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

Start scoring profile: very strong

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

18Goals scored (season)14
AalesundStart
28Goals conceded (season)33
AalesundStart
3.54Average goals in match3.36
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 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

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 matches cross the goal lines?

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

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 pts / match - Aalesund · 1.14 pts / match - Start

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

Before half-time (1st half)

1Points per match (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 match (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 half-time in 15% of matches and wins 15%. 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 - 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 half-time in 29% of matches and wins 7%. 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 - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match0.801.60
Goals scored / match0.61.0
Goals conceded / match1.41.0
Average goals in match2.02.0
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 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match1.400.20
Goals scored / match0.80.2
Goals conceded / match0.61.6
Average goals in match1.41.8
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

* 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.

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 based on completed matches from the current season.

Match profile

3.44
Estimated goals
attack vs opponent defence
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 defence on both sides

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 defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
-0.24
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
77%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
185%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-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 defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
-0.62
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
86%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
132%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-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 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

AalesundLigaStart
Average goals in match 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 match
55%
Both teams scored
57%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5)
24%
Clean sheets
1.79
Home goals / match
1.16
Away goals / match
+54%
Home attack advantage
+35%
Home defence 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

Recent meetings (3): Aalesund 0 - 2 - 1 Start. Average goals 2.67, both teams scored in 100% matches.

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 4 September 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.