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Viking v Aalesund : Eliteserien match betting preview, prediction and odds

Sat 29th Aug, 17:00 BST, Sr-Bank Arena, Stavanger

Saturday evening sees Morten Jensen’s Viking and Kjetil André Rekdal’s Aalesund go up against one another in a Eliteserien battle at the Sr-Bank Arena. We want you to make a smart bet on this match, so we've searched our expansive database and found the statistics that will help you do exactly that. Head to head (H2H) and recent form is included, and these are used to generate our predictions. Odds from the UK's biggest bookmakers are there to get you maximum bang for your buck.


Best Tip: Viking to win

We are predicting Viking will be victorious come the end of the 90 minutes on Saturday in the win / draw / win market. The recent form stats and historical head-to-head (H2H) records below all point in that direction and, as favourites with the bookmakers, the odds back that up too. There could be wild scenes among the home fans when the referee blows the final whistle at Sr-Bank Arena.

In-Play
Win / Draw / Win
Over / Under 1.5 Goals
Over / Under 2.5 Goals
Over / Under 3.5 Goals
Win To Nil
Both Teams To Score
Correct Score
Both Teams To Score & Result
Double Chance
Half Time / Full Time
Over / Under 0.5 Goals
Over / Under 4.5 Goals
Over / Under 5.5 Goals
Draw No Bet
Team To Score First
If you’re looking for a winner in this match, we think Viking are the most likely. Our predictive algorithm gives them a 76% chance of victory, and the bookies have them at a best price of 1.20.

Checkout the hundreds of tips picked but our top win/draw/win tipsters

Change odds
Predictions Add Bet365 Coral
Viking
76%
1.20-
Draw
14%
6.50-
Aalesund
10%
11.00-
Viking 2-1
9%
10.00-
Viking 2-0
8%
9.00-
Viking 3-1
8%
10.00-
Viking 3-0
8%
9.00-
Viking 4-1
6%
13.00-
Draw 1-1
6%
15.00-
Viking 4-0
6%
12.00-
Viking 1-0
6%
13.00-
Draw 2-2
4%
21.00-
Viking 3-2
4%
21.00-
Viking 5-1
3%
21.00-
Viking 5-0
3%
19.00-
Viking 4-2
3%
26.00-
Aalesund 2-1
3%
29.00-
Aalesund 1-0
2%
41.00-
Over 2.5 Goals
75%
1.29-
Under 2.5 Goals
25%
3.60-
Home 1st Goal
59%
1.30-
Away 1st Goal
40%
3.40-
No 1st Goal
1%
29.00-
BTTS - Yes
60%
1.67-
BTTS - No
40%
2.10-
BTTS - Home Win
42%
2.25-
BTTS - Draw
12%
7.50-
BTTS - Away Win
7%
15.00-
Home/draw
90%
1.05-
Away/draw
24%
4.33-
Home/away
86%
1.11-
Over 1.5 Goals
90%
1.07-
Under 1.5 Goals
10%
9.00-
Over 3.5 Goals
55%
1.73-
Under 3.5 Goals
45%
2.00-
Over 4.5 Goals
36%
2.63-
Under 4.5 Goals
64%
1.44-
Over 5.5 Goals
20%
4.33-
Under 5.5 Goals
80%
1.20-
Over 0.5 Goals
98%
1.01-
Under 0.5 Goals
2%
29.00-
Home DNB
85%
1.06-
Away DNB
20%
10.00-
Viking win to nil
34%
2.38-
Aalesund win to nil
4%
23.00-
Viking / Viking
51%
1.62-
Viking / Aalesund
2%
51.00-
Viking / Draw
4%
21.00-
Draw / Viking
19%
4.33-
Draw / Aalesund
4%
23.00-
Draw / Draw
7%
12.00-
Aalesund / Viking
6%
15.00-
Aalesund / Aalesund
4%
21.00-
Aalesund / Draw
4%
23.00-
Win / draw / win Eliteserien table

Viking have played 17 matches so far this season and lay in 2nd place in the Eliteserien league table. Viking have a great home record this season winning all their home games and keeping 2 clean sheets.

Performance against teams below them in the league

They have played 16 games against teams below in the table, having won 12, drawn 1 and lost 3 matches. They have kept 4 clean sheets and have failed to score in 1 fixture. Viking have outscored their opponents by 40 goals to 27 goals.

Home League Performance

Viking have played 7 games at home winning 7, drawing 0 and losing 0 games. They have scored 25 goals, kept 2 clean sheets and conceded 8 goals at home.

Aalesund are in 15th position in the Eliteserien on 15 points having played 17 matches so far this season.

Away League Performance

3 of those games have been losing matches. They have conceded 15 goals and kept no clean sheets. They have scored 7 goals in total and failed to score in 2 fixtures.

Performance against teams above them in the league

16 games have come against teams above them in the table. They have lost 6 games, drawn 8 and won 2. Aalesund have conceded 40 goals, scored 26, failed to score in 2 fixtures and have kept no clean sheets.

Won
Draw
Lost
Viking
Aalesund
Results by League Table
TEAM PLD W D L GD PTS HOME AWAY HOME AWAY
1
Bodø1713223141 
w
 
5-0F
Nov 1
Dec 6
l
 
3-0A
2
Viking1713132340 
-
-
d
 
1-1A
Aug 29
3
Tromsø1710431434 
Oct 25
Nov 22
l
 
2-6A
d
 
1-1A
4
Molde17836627 
w
 
4-1F
Dec 6
d
 
2-2F
Sep 19
5
Lillestrøm17827226 
Sep 20
w
 
1-2F
l
 
1-3F
Nov 8
6
Brann17818925 
w
 
3-2F
Oct 11
w
 
2-1F
Dec 13
7
Rosenborg17737324 
w
 
3-0F
l
 
2-1A
Nov 22
w
 
2-3A
8
Fredrikstad17728-923 
Oct 18
w
 
1-2F
l
 
2-3F
Nov 29
9
Sarpsborg17647-322 
w
 
2-1F
l
 
1-0A
Oct 11
Oct 25
10
HamKam17647-622 
Dec 13
l
 
2-1A
d
 
2-2F
d
 
1-1F
11
Vålerenga17638-621 
Nov 29
w
 
0-1F
d
 
5-5F
l
 
6-1A
12
KFUM17548-819 
Nov 8
w
 
0-2F
d
 
2-2A
Sep 13
13
Sandefjord17539-818 
w
 
2-1F
Sep 4
Nov 1
l
 
1-0A
14
Kristians.174310-1215 
Sep 13
w
 
1-2F
d
 
1-1A
Oct 18
15
Aalesund17296-1415 
Aug 29
d
 
1-1F
-
-
16
IK Start172411-2210 
w
 
6-3A
w
 
0-3F
Sep 4
d
 
1-1F
Win / draw / win form
13
Viking have won 13 consecutive home league games
Viking 2ND
20 league games
Home
13
Overall
Goals: Scored
62
Conceded
21
Games: Scored
19 / 20
Conceded
12 / 20
Clean sheets
8 / 20
Failed to score
1 / 20
Won
17
D
2
L
1
Goals: Scored
49
Conceded
18
Games: Scored
19 / 20
Conceded
13 / 20
Clean sheets
7 / 20
Failed to score
1 / 20
Won
16
D
1
L
3
Aalesund 15TH
20 league games
Away
Overall
Goals: Scored
17
Conceded
56
Games: Scored
14 / 20
Conceded
20 / 20
Clean sheets
0 / 20
Failed to score
6 / 20
W
2
D
3
Lost
15
Goals: Scored
28
Conceded
50
Games: Scored
16 / 20
Conceded
20 / 20
Clean sheets
0 / 20
Failed to score
4 / 20
W
2
Draw
9
Lost
9
Win / draw / win head to head (H2H)
3
Viking have beaten Aalesund in 3 consecutive home league meetings
League games at Viking since 2015
Viking
Aalesund
Goals: Scored
16
9
Games: Scored
6 / 6
5 / 6
Clean sheets
1 / 6
0 / 6
VIK
4
AAL
2
League games at Aalesund since 2015
Aalesund
Viking
Goals: Scored
7
15
Games: Scored
5 / 7
7 / 7
Clean sheets
0 / 7
2 / 7
VIK
3
D
3
AAL
1
Goal Statistics

A PG of 2.9 is decent for Viking in their meeting with Aalesund, as is their run of scoring 1 goal or more in 40 consecutive Eliteserien matches.

Viking 2nd Aalesund 15th
Kickoff prediction
Kickoff prediction
2.9
goals
1.0
goals
Scoring probability
Scoring probability
1
16%
2
23%
3
22%
4
16%
5+
22%
There is a 84% probability that Viking will score 2 or more goals in this match
0
36%
1
37%
2
19%
3
4+
There is a 73% probability that Aalesund will score no more than 1 goal
 
20 home / away league games
20 home / away league games
+34
Viking have scored 34% more goals at home than predicted
-20
Aalesund have scored 20% fewer goals when away than predicted
3.1
average goals scored
0.9
average goals scored
1.1
conceded
2.8
conceded
 
Attack defence ratings
Eliteserien - 2026/2026 season
Viking
PG (predicted goals)
Aalesund
2.9
1
Attack rating
27%
better
VIK
AAL
view stats
Games scored16
15
Failed to score1
2
Scored first13
8
Goals scored40
27
Avg. goals scored2.4
1.6
Avg. shots per game11
11
Avg. shots per goal5
7
Conversion rate for21
14
Avg. XG for2.2
1.5
KickOff rating
+27%
Defence rating
52%
better
VIK
AAL
view stats
Games conceded12
17
Clean sheets5
0
Conceded first4
9
Goals conceded17
41
Avg. goals conceded1
2.4
Avg. shots/game conceded10
13
Avg. shots/goal conceded10
5
Conversion rate against10%
18%
Avg. XG against1.5
2.3
KickOff rating
+52%

Viking v Aalesund Eliteserien lLine ups will show here when available.

Viking Eliteserien squad statistics 2026
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
169156
K AskildsenP ChristiansenZ TripicK Askildsen
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
S Kvia-Egeskog MID1752
1
-
H Heggheim DEF1642
4
-
K Askildsen MID1651
6
-
Z Tripic FWD16615
6
-
P Christiansen FWD1694
2
-
G Stensness DEF153
4
-
H Haugen DEF14
1
-
K Haugen DEF1411
1
-
N. Kemp Fuglestad FWD1422
-
V. Auklend DEF12
-
H Falchener DEF1221
2
-
S Björshol DEF121
2
-
O. Visted MID12
1
-
J Bell MID111
-
E Austbö FWD1121
2
-
Ľubomír Belko GLK10
-
T. Séne Moi MID10
4
-
J. Hansen MID8
-
A Östbö GLK7
1
-
R Alte MID4
1
-
V Vevatne DEF3
1
-
R Postema FWD3
-
Aalesund Eliteserien squad statistics 2026
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
15634
M. ChristensenM. ChristensenU CharlesM. Christensen
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
U Charles DEF163
1
-
K Nesso MID16
-
M. Christensen MID1662
4
-
E. Hjertager Osenbroch FWD1653
1
-
K. Lonnebu FWD1651
-
E Hagen MID1511
2
-
H. Hammer MID152
1
-
Ólafur Guðmundsson DEF14
1
-
S Haram DEF13
1
-
A Kjelsen DEF13
3
-
E Myrlid FWD12
1
-
E. Engqvist DEF11
2
-
I. Djantou Tchaboutang FWD1111
-
M. Andersen DEF101
3
-
D Jóhannsson MID101
3
-
U. Valderhaug Syversen DEF91
1
-
J Örsahl MID912
1
-
M. Haagensen Reed FWD731
1
-
P. Aukland DEF6
1
-
L. Podlech GLK4
-
T Larsen GLK2
-
M Kristensen MID1
-