Match Report
21 points for Aalesund (14th), 16 for Start (16th): a 5-point gap. Aalesund had been over-performing their table position on recent form: 7th in the league over the last five rounds against 14th overall. Per game in the league, Aalesund were scoring 1.57 and conceding 2.19, Start 1.05 and 2.1, against a competition average of 1.58 goals per team per game.
The head-to-head ledger counts 21 games: 9 Aalesund wins, 5 for Start, 7 draws, at 2.76 goals per meeting. Home advantage has meant little here: 38% of the meetings went to the host. Clean sheets are rare between these two — both scored in 71% of the meetings.
Color Line Stadion, capacity 10,778, hosted the game. On the scoreboard, Aalesund led 2-0 at the break, and no goals arrived after the restart: 2-0 the final score.
Goal scorers
Aalesund: Elias Kristoffersen Hagen (20'), Mathias Christensen (24')
Key stats
Possession: Aalesund 46% · Start 54% · Total shots: 24-24 · On target: 12-6 · Corners: 7-6