Aalesund
- Aalesund have won only 1 of their 9 home games in Eliteserien 2026, losing 3 and drawing 5.
- Aalesunds FK have won only 0 of their last 5 games, drawing 3 and losing 2.
- The last three games for Kjetil Rekdal's men have been a 1-1 draw with Viking at home, the 2-6 thrashing by Tromsoe and a 1-1 away draw at Hamarkameratene, which is a mixture of scrappy, gritty and dogged performances.
- Aalesund's boss is very much a pragmatist who seems to want his team to be compact, wide with his wing-backs and fast in transition.
Vålerenga
- Vålerenga have 2 wins, 1 draw and 4 defeats from their 7 away games in Norway's top division.
- It's a very different story for Valerenga, who have won 2 and lost 3 of their last 5 in all competitions.
- Johannes Moesgaard is trying to get his players to control games in a 4-2-3-1 system, building up from the back and pressing higher up the field.
- Henrik Roervik Bjoerdal has been the creative force, delivering 4 assists in the most recent 5-game spell in which Valerenga have scored 12 goals.
Head-to-Head
The Oslo-based side have won the last 3 meetings between the two and routed Aalesund 6-1 when last they met in the Eliteserien just three weeks ago.
Key Players
- Henrik Roervik Bjoerdal has been the creative force, delivering 4 assists in the most recent 5-game spell in which Valerenga have scored 12 goals.
- However, the visitors have scored an average of 1.00 per game on their travels while conceding 2.14 - which will please Aalesund's Endre Osenbroch, who has scored 3 of his team's four goals in the last 5 matches.
Betting Insights
- The odds make the hosts 2.5 favorites with the draw coming in at 4.0 and Vålerenga at 2.38.
- Over 2.5 goals at 1.4 and Both Teams to Score at 1.35 point to a lively, relatively open game on Sunday rather than a cagey scrap.
Prediction
- Aalesunds FK and Valerenga IF Oslo meet at Color Line Stadion on Sunday looking to break losing runs ahead of the summer break.
- Our selection is still for the game to go the way of the stronger side on paper and Vålerenga's clear dominance of the head-to-head record and the better of the 2 teams in 2026.
