On the 17th of September, Vålerenga will host Aalesund at Intility Arena in a meeting of these two closely matched Eliteserien teams. Vålerenga sits at 13th place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 1-1 draw against Viking. Enea Bitri scored the first goal for Viking on an own goal in the 63rd minute, but Christian Dahle Borchgrevink got the equalizer for Vålerenga in the 86th minute earning Vålerenga a comeback draw. They’re hoping to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 8 points in their last 10 matches, while in their last match, Aalesund recorded a 1-1 draw against Lillestrøm. Thomas Lehne Olsen struck first for Lillestrøm in the 12th minute, then Bjørn Martin Kristensen tied it up for Aalesund in the 64th minute earning them at least the one point. Aalesund looks to improve on their recent performance, having lost 7 of their last 10.
On Monday Apr 10th, Aalesund hosted Vålerenga in their last match together. Vålerenga was victorious by a score of 1 to 0. Daniel Håkans struck first for Vålerenga in the 79th minute on a feed from Henrik Bjørdal, and with that single goal the scoring was complete. Neither team could manage anything else In the end, Aalesund was frustrated by Vålerenga’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Vålerenga ended the match with the shutout victory.
Bjørn Martin Kristensen has been the most prolific scorer on Aalesund in his last five matches with 2 goals. Vålerenga is having problems scoring lately. Their top scorers, Seedy Jatta and Mohamed Ofkir each only have 1 goal in their last 5.