Match Report
Start went into the game 16th in the table on 13 points; Aalesund sat 15th on 15 — a 2-point gap. On the form table Start stood 9th over the last five rounds, despite being 16th overall. Per game in the league, Start were scoring 1.11 and conceding 2.17, Aalesund 1.56 and 2.39, against a competition average of 1.55 goals per team per game.
The sides have met 20 times in the GioScore results database: 5 wins for Start, 6 draws and 9 for Aalesund, at 2.8 goals per meeting. Hosting has counted for little in this fixture — the home side has won only 40% of those meetings. Goals at both ends are the pattern: both teams scored in 70% of the meetings.
Sparebanken Sør Arena in Kristiansand staged the fixture, a ground that holds 14,563. Aalesund led 1-0 at the break, and the second half added 1 goal for the 1-1 full-time score.
Goal scorers
Start: Erlend Dahl Reitan (48') · Aalesund: Kristian Lonebu (8')
Key stats
Possession: Start 58% · Aalesund 42% · Total shots: 15-11 · On target: 5-3 · Corners: 10-2