4 September 2026, 17:00 UTC

Aalesund vs Start Eliteserien prediction & result

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Final score: Aalesund 2-0 Start.

Before kick-off the model made it 40% Aalesund, 28% draw, 32% Start — fair odds of 2.50, 3.57 and 3.13. Fair odds are simply 100 ÷ the probability; they are the model's own number, not a bookmaker's price.

Most likely scoreline: 2-1.

The model called the result correctly.

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Has the model earned this number?

It puts Aalesund at 40% here. Across 2485 settled matches, 1122 forecasts have landed in the 40–50% band; those outcomes actually happened 44.4% of the time, against an average forecast of 43.8%. In this range the two line up, so the figure above can be read literally.

Every settled prediction on this site is scored against an uninformed baseline, band by band, and published whether or not it flatters the model — see the full record.

How the model saw it, minute by minute

Aalesund99%Draw1%Start0%

Rebuilt after the match from the model's pre-match expected goals, frozen in the log before kick-off, plus the score and cards as they stood at each minute — never anything later. A ball marks each of the 2 goals. The same replay scores the in-play model on the track record.

Match analysis

Match timeline

Mbacke Diop
15'
Elias Kristoffersen Hagen
20'
Mathias Christensenassist: Sander Erik Kartum
24'
Ólafur Gudmundsson
29'
45'
🔁Steve Mvoueout: Mikael Ugland
🔁Sander Erik Kartumout: Endre Osenbroch
59'
🔁Uba Charles Nwokomaout: Jakob Nyland Örsahl
59'
62'
🔁Eirik Schulzeout: Hakon Lorentzen
62'
🔁Nikolaos Koutsakosout: Santino Samuyiwa
🔁Isak Gabriel Skotheimout: Elias Heggland Myrlid
71'
78'
🔁Ousmane Diallo Toureout: nikola jojic
84'
Deni Dashaev

Match stats — Aalesund vs Start

46%Possession54%
24Shots24
12On target6
7Corners6

Line-ups

Aalesund 5-3-2
  • 1Luca PodlechG
  • 7K. NessøD
  • 2M. AndresenD
  • 28D. MbackeD
  • 3Ó. GuðmundssonD
  • 14U. CharlesD
  • 21M. ChristensenM
  • 18E. HagenM
  • 19S. KartumM
  • 27H. M. ReedF
  • 8I. SkotheimF
Substitutes
  • 45P. AuklandD
  • 22E. EngqvistD
  • 4S. HaramD
  • 30S. K. KnutsenF
  • 26T. LarsenG
  • 17E. MyrlidF
  • 16J. ØrsahlD
  • 15E. OsenbrochM
  • 38T. LeikangerM
Coach: K. Rekdal
Start 5-3-2
  • 45F. ManojlovićG
  • 27O. ToureD
  • 29E. ReitanD
  • 28J. HusebøD
  • 3A. UjkaniD
  • 12D. DashaevD
  • 10S. MvouéM
  • 23E. SegbergM
  • 11E. SchulzeM
  • 17J. CorneliusF
  • 9N. KoutsakosF
Substitutes
  • 5S. GranheimD
  • 8N. JojićF
  • 20H. LorentzenF
  • 4J. MeyerD
  • 2F. PålerudD
  • 24S. Strand-KolbjørnsenG
  • 18M. UglandM
  • 35S. SamuyiwaM
  • 13S. GriesbeckM
Coach: A. Karadas

Form going into Aalesund vs Start

Aalesund

  • L1-2away to Viking30 August 2026
  • D5-5Valerenga16 August 2026
  • D1-1away to Ham-Kam9 August 2026

Start

  • W4-1KFUM Oslo30 August 2026
  • L0-1Fredrikstad8 August 2026
  • L0-3Viking1 August 2026

Up to 5 matches before kick-off, most recent first. The model works from each side's rolling expected-goals ratings rather than from these results directly, so read them as context — how the ratings are built.

Eliteserien table

#TeamPWDLGFGAGDPts
15Aalesund203983145-1418
16Start2044122241-1916

Where the two sides stand today, not on the day of this match. Full table

Head-to-head: Aalesund vs Start

  • 4 September 2026Aalesund 2–0 StartEliteserien
  • 21 March 2026Start 1–1 AalesundEliteserien
  • 23 August 2025Start 3–1 Aalesund1. Division
  • 24 May 2025Aalesund 1–1 Start1. Division
  • 21 October 2024Aalesund 3–1 Start1. Division
  • 6 April 2024Start 1–3 Aalesund1. Division

Leading scorers: Aalesund and Start

Aalesund

  • M. Christensen7 goals2 assists

Start

No player in Eliteserien's leading scorers — 22 league goals as a side.

Top 3 by league goals this season. Player availability is not part of the model — injuries and suspensions are a planned improvement.

Statistical estimate, not betting advice This prediction is generated from a statistical model for entertainment and informational purposes only. It does not guarantee any outcome and should not be used as the basis for placing a bet.