Aalesund
vs
Valerenga
Eliteserien prediction
The model makes it 51% Aalesund, 19% draw, 30% Valerenga — fair odds of 1.96, 5.26 and 3.33. Fair odds are simply 100 ÷ the probability; they are the model's own number, not a bookmaker's price.
Most likely scoreline: 2-1 (7%).
Expected goals: Aalesund 2.58, Valerenga 1.97.
Both teams to score: 80%. Over 2.5 goals: 83%, under 2.5: 17%.
Model confidence: High.
Model insights
Form going into this match
Aalesund
- D1-1away to Ham-Kam9 August 2026
- L2-6Tromso2 August 2026
- D1-1Viking26 July 2026
- L1-6away to Valerenga16 July 2026
- D2-2Molde11 July 2026
Valerenga
- L1-2Bodo/Glimt8 August 2026
- L0-3Ham-Kam31 July 2026
- W3-2away to Brann26 July 2026
- W6-1Aalesund16 July 2026
- L0-4away to Tromso11 July 2026
Up to 5 matches before kick-off, most recent first. The model works from each side's rolling expected-goals ratings rather than from these results directly, so read them as context.
Eliteserien table
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 | Aalesund | 15 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 21 | 35 | -14 | 13 |
| 10 | Valerenga | 16 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 23 | 29 | -6 | 20 |
Where the two sides stand. Full tables
Leading scorers
Aalesund
No league goals recorded yet.
Valerenga
- L. Haren6 goals1 assists
Top 3 by league goals this season. Player availability is not part of the model — injuries and suspensions are a planned improvement.
Two sides the ratings cannot separate
Aalesund carry a model rating of 6.45 against 6.47 for Valerenga. The scale is anchored so that an average side in one of Europe's big five leagues sits at 6.85, and it is adjusted for the strength of each team's league, so the two numbers are comparable even across borders.
A gap that small is inside the noise of the rating itself — treat the two as level.
Recent form (most recent last): Aalesund D-L-D-L-D; Valerenga L-W-W-L-L.
The model expects goals
Under the hood the model expects 2.58 goals for Aalesund and 1.97 for Valerenga. Those two numbers, not the scoreline, are what the model actually estimates; everything else is derived from them.
Aalesund rate 0.78 in attack and 1.78 in defence, where 1 is league average and a lower defensive number is better; Valerenga rate 0.79 and 1.75.
That points to 83% for over two and a half goals and 80% for both teams to score.
The three most likely scorelines are 2-1 (7%), 2-2 (7%), 3-1 (6%).
Where the model differs from the table
The table and the model disagree here: the standings favour Valerenga, while our numbers lean the other way. The model weights recent expected goals rather than results already banked, so it moves before the table does.
How this was produced
Publicly tracked record so far: 288 correct results out of 598 settled predictions (48%), with 58 exact scorelines (10%). That log is updated automatically after every match and is never edited.
Full method: how the model works.
Team comparison
Bars show each side's share of the two-team total, based on the model's attack/defence ratings and expected goals for this fixture.
Why the model favours this side
The model gives Aalesund the highest probability at 51%, based on each side's rolling attack and defence ratings estimated from recent match data. The model projects 2.58 expected goals for Aalesund against 1.97 for Valerenga. Aalesund's attack/defence rating is 0.78/1.78 versus the league average (1.00 = average), compared with 0.79/1.75 for Valerenga.