Aalesunds FK 2–0 IK Start
Expected and what happened
- Expected xG
- 1.9 – 1.4
- Actual xG
- 2.5 – 1.7
- Goals
- 2 – 0
Footybot made Aalesunds FK favourites at 50%.
Aalesunds FK won and made the better chances: 2.5 xG to 1.7.
Best on the pitch by Footybot's score: Jens Berland Husebø, 63.2 in 90′.
Well above their usual level: Jens Berland Husebø +16.3, Deni Dashaev +12.2, Ousmane Diallo Toure +11.8.
Well below it: Uba Charles −18.4, Marcus Haagensen Reed −9.5.
Going in
Each side's last five results before this match.
Aalesunds FK
| 30 Aug 2026 | L 1–2 | at Viking FK |
| 16 Aug 2026 | D 5–5 | v Vålerenga IF |
| 9 Aug 2026 | D 1–1 | at HamKam |
| 2 Aug 2026 | L 2–6 | v Tromsø IL |
| 26 Jul 2026 | D 1–1 | v Viking FK |
IK Start
| 30 Aug 2026 | W 4–1 | v KFUM Oslo |
| 8 Aug 2026 | L 0–1 | v Fredrikstad FK |
| 1 Aug 2026 | L 0–3 | v Viking FK |
| 25 Jul 2026 | W 2–1 | at Kristiansund BK |
| 18 Jul 2026 | L 0–3 | v Rosenborg BK |
Head to head
| 21 Mar 2026 | IK Start 1–1 Aalesunds FK |
Aalesunds FK
| Player | Min | Score | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|
| Luca Podlech | 90 | 53.6 | +3.4 |
| Cheick Mbacke Diop | 90 | 49.4 | −1.0 |
| Mathias Christensen | 90 | 48.5 | −2.9 |
| Ólafur Guðmundsson | 90 | 47.8 | +5.8 |
| Sander Erik Kartum | 59 | 46.6 | – |
| Elias Kristoffersen Hagen | 90 | 46.1 | +3.3 |
| Marius Andresen | 90 | 45.8 | +7.7 |
| Marcus Haagensen Reed | 90 | 39.5 | −9.5 |
| Endre Hjertager Osenbroch | 31 | 34.1 | – |
| Isak Gabriel Skotheim | 71 | 32.3 | – |
| Uba Charles | 59 | 30.6 | −18.4 |
| Elias Heggland Myrlid | 19 | 27.2 | – |
| Kristoffer Nessø | 90 | 27.2 | −5.7 |
| Jakob Nyland Örsahl | 31 | 19.4 | – |
IK Start
| Player | Min | Score | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jens Berland Husebø | 90 | 63.2 | +16.3 |
| Filip Manojlović | 90 | 58.7 | – |
| Nikola Jojić | 12 | 52.0 | – |
| Deni Dashaev | 90 | 51.1 | +12.2 |
| Mikael Ugland | 45 | 50.6 | +4.1 |
| Nikolas Koutsakos | 62 | 49.6 | – |
| Ousmane Diallo Toure | 78 | 48.0 | +11.8 |
| Jesper Cornelius | 90 | 42.9 | +0.3 |
| Steve Mvoué | 45 | 42.0 | −2.9 |
| Eirik Schulze | 62 | 41.9 | −0.8 |
| Hakon Lorentzen | 28 | 37.0 | – |
| Erlend Segberg | 90 | 36.6 | −4.5 |
| Erlend Dahl Reitan | 90 | 36.2 | +1.0 |
| Altin Ujkani | 90 | 33.4 | −1.7 |
| Santino Samuyiwa | 28 | 28.2 | – |