Aalesund vs Start

4 September 2026 · Eliteserien · 2026 · Referee Jorgen Haugen

Full time 2 – 0

Half-time: 2–0

  • Elias Kristoffersen Hagen 20’
  • Mathias Christensen 24’

Match summary

Aalesund won 2-0 at home to Start. Aalesund led 2-0 at half-time.

Elias Kristoffersen Hagen put Aalesund ahead in the 20th minute and Mathias Christensen made it 2-0 in the 24th minute.

The chances backed that up: Aalesund created 2.47 expected goals (xG) from 24 shots to Start's 1.77 from 25.

Match stats

46% Possession 54%
24 Shots 24
12 Shots on target 6
7 Corners 6
106 Attacks 118
46 Dangerous attacks 52
449 Passes 522
75.9% Pass accuracy 80.3%
18 Tackles 23
9 Fouls 9
2 Yellow cards 1
0 Red cards 0
0 Offsides 3

Key events

Aalesund Start
Kick-off
2’
Eirik SchulzeShot on target
2’
Corner
Corner
6’
Cheick Mbacke DiopFoul
15’
Sander Erik KartumShot on target
18’
Elias Kristoffersen HagenLeft foot shot1-0 (Aalesund)
20’
Uba CharlesShot on target
20’
Mathias ChristensenRight foot shot2-0 (Aalesund)
24’
26’
Corner
Ólafur GuðmundssonFoul
29’
Marcus Haagensen ReedShot on target
32’
Corner
32’
Corner
36’
Sander Erik KartumShot on target
38’
44’
Corner
Half-time2-0
46’
Mikael UglandSteve Mvoué
46’
Eirik SchulzeShot on target
Second half underway
50’
Jesper CorneliusShot on target
51’
Ousmane Diallo ToureShot on target
51’
Corner
56’
Nikolas KoutsakosShot on target
56’
Corner
Endre Hjertager OsenbrochSander Erik Kartum
59’
Jakob Nyland ÖrsahlUba Charles
59’
60’
Corner
Mathias ChristensenShot on target
61’
Corner
61’
62’
Santino SamuyiwaNikolas Koutsakos
62’
Hakon LorentzenEirik Schulze
Corner
64’
Mathias ChristensenShot on target
69’
Elias Heggland MyrlidIsak Gabriel Skotheim
71’
Mathias ChristensenShot on target
71’
Marcus Haagensen ReedShot on target
75’
78’
Nikola JojićOusmane Diallo Toure
Corner
80’
84’
Deni DashaevFoul
Corner
86’
Mathias ChristensenShot on target
87’
89’
Mikael UglandShot on target
90+1’
Jesper CorneliusShot on target
Marcus Haagensen ReedShot on target
90+2’
Full-time2-0

How the chances added up

Running total of expected goals (xG) for each side through the match. xG rates each chance by how often similar shots are scored. A goal is marked where it was scored.

0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 3.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 2.47 1.77 20’ Elias Kristoffersen Hagen (Aalesund), 1-0 20’ 24’ Mathias Christensen (Aalesund), 2-0 24’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 3.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 2.47 1.77 20’ Elias Kristoffersen Hagen (Aalesund), 1-0 Hagen 20’ 24’ Mathias Christensen (Aalesund), 2-0 Christensen 24’
Aalesund 2.47 xGStart 1.77 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Start attacking Aalesund attacking 
20’ Elias Kristoffersen Hagen (Aalesund), open play, 0.51 xG, goal 32’ Marcus Haagensen Reed (Aalesund), open play, 0.32 xG, saved 51’ Nikolas Koutsakos (Start), open play, 0.31 xG, blocked 10’ Nikolas Koutsakos (Start), set piece, 0.20 xG, hit the woodwork 90+2’ Marcus Haagensen Reed (Aalesund), open play, 0.18 xG, saved 71’ Mathias Christensen (Aalesund), open play, 0.18 xG, saved 75’ Marcus Haagensen Reed (Aalesund), open play, 0.16 xG, saved 27’ Jens Berland Husebø (Start), from a corner, 0.15 xG, blocked 90+3’ Nikola Jojić (Start), open play, 0.15 xG, off target 33’ Cheick Mbacke Diop (Aalesund), from a corner, 0.14 xG, off target 33’ Cheick Mbacke Diop (Aalesund), from a corner, 0.13 xG, off target 10’ Eirik Schulze (Start), set piece, 0.11 xG, blocked 20’ Uba Charles (Aalesund), open play, 0.11 xG, saved 8’ Marcus Haagensen Reed (Aalesund), open play, 0.10 xG, off target 16’ Jesper Cornelius (Start), set piece, 0.10 xG, off target 88’ Santino Samuyiwa (Start), open play, 0.10 xG, blocked 87’ Mathias Christensen (Aalesund), open play, 0.09 xG, saved 14’ Nikolas Koutsakos (Start), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 43’ Isak Gabriel Skotheim (Aalesund), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 23’ Uba Charles (Aalesund), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 43’ Marcus Haagensen Reed (Aalesund), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 51’ Ousmane Diallo Toure (Start), open play, 0.06 xG, saved 90+1’ Jesper Cornelius (Start), open play, 0.07 xG, saved 69’ Mathias Christensen (Aalesund), open play, 0.06 xG, saved 86’ Elias Heggland Myrlid (Aalesund), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 2’ Eirik Schulze (Start), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 45’ Erlend Segberg (Start), from a corner, 0.05 xG, off target 46’ Eirik Schulze (Start), set piece, 0.05 xG, saved 60’ Eirik Schulze (Start), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 62’ Isak Gabriel Skotheim (Aalesund), from a corner, 0.04 xG, off target 7’ Jesper Cornelius (Start), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 56’ Ousmane Diallo Toure (Start), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 61’ Mathias Christensen (Aalesund), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 50’ Jesper Cornelius (Start), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 43’ Sander Erik Kartum (Aalesund), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 28’ Deni Dashaev (Start), direct free kick, 0.03 xG, off target 11’ Isak Gabriel Skotheim (Aalesund), open play, 0.03 xG, hit the woodwork 18’ Sander Erik Kartum (Aalesund), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 24’ Mathias Christensen (Aalesund), open play, 0.02 xG, goal 47’ Nikolas Koutsakos (Start), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 88’ Mikael Ugland (Start), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 8’ Steve Mvoué (Start), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 38’ Sander Erik Kartum (Aalesund), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 89’ Mikael Ugland (Start), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 33’ Cheick Mbacke Diop (Aalesund), from a corner, 0.01 xG, off target 56’ Nikolas Koutsakos (Start), from a corner, 0.01 xG, saved 43’ Ólafur Guðmundsson (Aalesund), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 72’ Mikael Ugland (Start), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 10’ Steve Mvoué (Start), set piece, 0.01 xG, blocked 20’ Elias Kristoffersen Hagen (Aalesund), open play, 0.51 xG, goal 32’ Marcus Haagensen Reed (Aalesund), open play, 0.32 xG, saved 51’ Nikolas Koutsakos (Start), open play, 0.31 xG, blocked 10’ Nikolas Koutsakos (Start), set piece, 0.20 xG, hit the woodwork 90+2’ Marcus Haagensen Reed (Aalesund), open play, 0.18 xG, saved 71’ Mathias Christensen (Aalesund), open play, 0.18 xG, saved 75’ Marcus Haagensen Reed (Aalesund), open play, 0.16 xG, saved 27’ Jens Berland Husebø (Start), from a corner, 0.15 xG, blocked 90+3’ Nikola Jojić (Start), open play, 0.15 xG, off target 33’ Cheick Mbacke Diop (Aalesund), from a corner, 0.14 xG, off target 33’ Cheick Mbacke Diop (Aalesund), from a corner, 0.13 xG, off target 10’ Eirik Schulze (Start), set piece, 0.11 xG, blocked 20’ Uba Charles (Aalesund), open play, 0.11 xG, saved 8’ Marcus Haagensen Reed (Aalesund), open play, 0.10 xG, off target 16’ Jesper Cornelius (Start), set piece, 0.10 xG, off target 88’ Santino Samuyiwa (Start), open play, 0.10 xG, blocked 87’ Mathias Christensen (Aalesund), open play, 0.09 xG, saved 14’ Nikolas Koutsakos (Start), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 43’ Isak Gabriel Skotheim (Aalesund), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 90+1’ Jesper Cornelius (Start), open play, 0.07 xG, saved 23’ Uba Charles (Aalesund), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 43’ Marcus Haagensen Reed (Aalesund), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 51’ Ousmane Diallo Toure (Start), open play, 0.06 xG, saved 86’ Elias Heggland Myrlid (Aalesund), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 69’ Mathias Christensen (Aalesund), open play, 0.06 xG, saved 2’ Eirik Schulze (Start), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 45’ Erlend Segberg (Start), from a corner, 0.05 xG, off target 46’ Eirik Schulze (Start), set piece, 0.05 xG, saved 60’ Eirik Schulze (Start), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 62’ Isak Gabriel Skotheim (Aalesund), from a corner, 0.04 xG, off target 7’ Jesper Cornelius (Start), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 56’ Ousmane Diallo Toure (Start), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 61’ Mathias Christensen (Aalesund), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 50’ Jesper Cornelius (Start), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 43’ Sander Erik Kartum (Aalesund), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 11’ Isak Gabriel Skotheim (Aalesund), open play, 0.03 xG, hit the woodwork 28’ Deni Dashaev (Start), direct free kick, 0.03 xG, off target 18’ Sander Erik Kartum (Aalesund), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 24’ Mathias Christensen (Aalesund), open play, 0.02 xG, goal 47’ Nikolas Koutsakos (Start), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 88’ Mikael Ugland (Start), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 38’ Sander Erik Kartum (Aalesund), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 8’ Steve Mvoué (Start), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 89’ Mikael Ugland (Start), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 33’ Cheick Mbacke Diop (Aalesund), from a corner, 0.01 xG, off target 56’ Nikolas Koutsakos (Start), from a corner, 0.01 xG, saved 43’ Ólafur Guðmundsson (Aalesund), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 72’ Mikael Ugland (Start), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 10’ Steve Mvoué (Start), set piece, 0.01 xG, blocked
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Lineups

Aalesund 5-3-2 Starting XI
Podlech
Diop
Guðmundsson
Nessø
Andresen
Charles 59’
Christensen
Hagen
Kartum 59’
Reed
Skotheim 71’
Start 5-3-2 Starting XI
Manojlović
Toure 78’
Dashaev
Husebø
Ujkani
Reitan
Mvoué 46’
Segberg
Schulze 62’
Cornelius
Koutsakos 62’

Player stats

Goalkeeper1 player
Luca Podlech
90′ 5 0 38 – – – – –
Defenders6 players
Kristoffer Nessø
90′ – 1 – 2 – 33 1 – – –
Marius Andresen
90′ 1 2 2 8 5 34 1 – – –
Cheick Mbacke Diop
90′ 2 1 2 9 6 51 1 – –
Ólafur Guðmundsson
90′ 4 2 3 6 2 44 2 – –
Uba Charles Taken off
59′ 2 – – 4 – 22 – – – –
Jakob Nyland Örsahl Came on as a substitute
31′ 2 – – 2 – 20 – – – –
Midfielders5 players
Mathias Christensen
90′ 1 – 68 2 0.15 – 1 6 1 – –
Elias Kristoffersen Hagen
90′ 1 – 47 – 0.04 2 1 5 – 1 –
Sander Erik Kartum Taken off
59′ – 1 23 4 0.18 1 – 3 2 – –
Isak Gabriel Skotheim Taken off
71′ – – 25 1 0.04 2 – 5 – 2 –
Endre Hjertager Osenbroch Came on as a substitute
31′ – – 13 3 0.09 – – 2 – 1 –
Forwards2 players
Marcus Haagensen Reed
90′ – – 5 3 0.83 0.19 3 5 – 23 –
Elias Heggland Myrlid Came on as a substitute
19′ – – 1 – 0.06 0.02 – 1 – 8 –
Came on Taken off Sent off Red is the most in that position for the team

Every player who took the pitch, starters first and then substitutes. A dash means none. xG and xA are expected goals and assists.

Form going into the game

Aalesund DLDDL
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Previous and next meeting

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Shots, expected goals, timeline, lineups, team and player statistics from Bzzoiro Sports Data (sports.bzzoiro.com). Results and odds from football-data.co.uk.