Aalesunds FK
- Aalesunds FK have drawn their last two matches, after being involved in a crazy 5-5 home draw with Vålerenga that followed a 2-6 home defeat to Tromsø.
- Aalesunds FK have won just one of their 10 Eliteserien 2026 home games so far this season, but with six ties to their name they do know how to drag a game out and grind it down.
IK Start Kristiansand
IK Start are a similar sort of side, with Azar Karadas' team setting up with a narrow low block and sitting deep to spring into life on the counterattack.
Head-to-Head
The previous Eliteserien 2026 game between the teams ended in a 1-1 draw at Start's ground.
Key Players
Tangotrøyene have been more positive lately, however, with Endre Osenbroch providing a spark for them as they have scored nine goals in their last 5 games , netting three of them.
Betting Insights
- Aalesunds FK are the slight favorite for this game at 1.97, with IK Start at 3.56 and the draw at 3.87.
- Both teams sit in the Eliteserien 2026, with Aalesunds FK in 15th with 15 points from 17 games and IK Start in 16th with 10 from the same number of games.
- Start have lost their previous two home matches in the league to Viking Stavanger and Fredrikstad FK, before beating Flekkefjord 2-1 away in the NM Cup 2026.
Prediction
Start have failed to win in their previous 2 away games vs Aalesunds FK, so it would be sensible to back the home side to get a win or draw in this one, with a tight victory for Aalesunds FK our preferred play here .