Aalesund vs Viking

26 July 2026 · Eliteserien · 2026 · Referee Stian Rovig Sletner

Full time 1 – 1

Half-time: 0–1

  • Mathias Christensen 46’
  • Kristoffer Askildsen 45+1’

Match summary

The points were shared as Aalesund and Viking drew 1-1. Viking led 1-0 at half-time.

Kristoffer Askildsen put Viking ahead with a direct free kick in first-half stoppage time and Mathias Christensen equalised in the 46th minute.

There was little between the sides on chances: Aalesund created 1.98 expected goals (xG) from 18 shots, Viking 1.70 from 21.

Match stats

39% Possession 61%
19 Shots 22
7 Shots on target 7
4 Corners 10
95 Attacks 98
41 Dangerous attacks 50
346 Passes 532
74.6% Pass accuracy 82.1%
15 Tackles 13
18 Fouls 8
3 Yellow cards 4
3 Offsides 1

Key events

Aalesund Viking
Kick-off
Uba CharlesShot on target
12’
19’
Peter ChristiansenShot on target
25’
Edvin AustbøHandball
Kristian LonebuShot on target
27’
Mathias ChristensenShot on target
35’
44’
Anders BaertelsenShot on target
45+1’
Kristoffer AskildsenFree Kick0-1 (Viking)
Half-time0-1
Mathias ChristensenRight foot shot1-1 (Aalesund)
46’
Second half underway
Hakon Butli HammerShot on target
48’
Simen HaramShot on target
48’
Uba CharlesShot on target
53’
58’
Peter ChristiansenShot on target
Davíð Snær JóhannssonEndre Hjertager Osenbroch
64’
68’
Tobias MoiJoe Bell
68’
Ruben AlteSimen Kvia-Egeskog
68’
Herman Johan HaugenSondre Flem Bjørshol
Kristoffer NessøMarius Andresen
71’
73’
Herman Johan HaugenShot on target
Mathias ChristensenFoul
76’
78’
Gianni StensnessFoul
Henrik MellandMathias Christensen
82’
Elias Heggland MyrlidKristian Lonebu
82’
84’
Amin CosicNiklas Kemp Fuglestad
Ólafur GuðmundssonFoul
86’
87’
Kristoffer HaugenVetle Auklend
87’
Tobias MoiFoul
87’
Kristoffer AskildsenShot on target
90’
Edvin AustbøShot on target
90+6’
Kristoffer AskildsenArgument
Henrik MellandArgument
90+6’
Full-time1-1

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 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.98 1.70 45+1’ Kristoffer Askildsen (Viking), 0-1 45+1’ 46’ Mathias Christensen (Aalesund), 1-1 46’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.98 1.70 45+1’ Kristoffer Askildsen (Viking), 0-1 Askildsen 45+1’ 46’ Mathias Christensen (Aalesund), 1-1 Christensen 46’
Aalesund 1.98 xGViking 1.70 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Viking attacking Aalesund attacking 
90+1’ Elias Heggland Myrlid (Aalesund), set piece, 0.48 xG, off target 48’ Hakon Butli Hammer (Aalesund), open play, 0.30 xG, saved 82’ Niklas Kemp Fuglestad (Viking), open play, 0.19 xG, off target 1’ Edvin Austbø (Viking), open play, 0.19 xG, blocked 27’ Kristian Lonebu (Aalesund), open play, 0.16 xG, saved 53’ Uba Charles (Aalesund), open play, 0.15 xG, saved 58’ Peter Christiansen (Viking), from a corner, 0.15 xG, saved 48’ Joe Bell (Viking), open play, 0.14 xG, blocked 70’ Herman Johan Haugen (Viking), open play, 0.13 xG, off target 2’ Emil Engqvist (Aalesund), set piece, 0.12 xG, off target 12’ Uba Charles (Aalesund), open play, 0.11 xG, saved 36’ Marius Andresen (Aalesund), open play, 0.11 xG, blocked 39’ Hakon Butli Hammer (Aalesund), open play, 0.10 xG, off target 46’ Kristoffer Askildsen (Viking), direct free kick, 0.10 xG, goal 26’ Endre Hjertager Osenbroch (Aalesund), open play, 0.09 xG, off target 3’ Kristoffer Askildsen (Viking), open play, 0.08 xG, off target 56’ Edvin Austbø (Viking), open play, 0.08 xG, off target 74’ Gianni Stensness (Viking), from a corner, 0.08 xG, blocked 76’ Kristoffer Askildsen (Viking), direct free kick, 0.07 xG, off target 44’ Anders Baertelsen (Viking), from a corner, 0.07 xG, saved 53’ Edvin Austbø (Viking), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 13’ Marius Andresen (Aalesund), from a corner, 0.07 xG, off target 17’ Sondre Flem Bjørshol (Viking), from a corner, 0.06 xG, blocked 37’ Elias Kristoffersen Hagen (Aalesund), set piece, 0.05 xG, blocked 61’ Peter Christiansen (Viking), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 87’ Kristoffer Askildsen (Viking), direct free kick, 0.05 xG, saved 35’ Mathias Christensen (Aalesund), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 65’ Marius Andresen (Aalesund), set piece, 0.05 xG, off target 28’ Marius Andresen (Aalesund), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 52’ Kristian Lonebu (Aalesund), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 19’ Peter Christiansen (Viking), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 7’ Kristoffer Askildsen (Viking), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 60’ Kristoffer Askildsen (Viking), from a corner, 0.03 xG, off target 90’ Edvin Austbø (Viking), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 29’ Edvin Austbø (Viking), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 54’ Hakon Butli Hammer (Aalesund), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 73’ Herman Johan Haugen (Viking), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 48’ Simen Haram (Aalesund), open play, 0.01 xG, saved 46’ Mathias Christensen (Aalesund), open play, 0.01 xG, goal 90+1’ Elias Heggland Myrlid (Aalesund), set piece, 0.48 xG, off target 48’ Hakon Butli Hammer (Aalesund), open play, 0.30 xG, saved 1’ Edvin Austbø (Viking), open play, 0.19 xG, blocked 82’ Niklas Kemp Fuglestad (Viking), open play, 0.19 xG, off target 27’ Kristian Lonebu (Aalesund), open play, 0.16 xG, saved 58’ Peter Christiansen (Viking), from a corner, 0.15 xG, saved 53’ Uba Charles (Aalesund), open play, 0.15 xG, saved 48’ Joe Bell (Viking), open play, 0.14 xG, blocked 70’ Herman Johan Haugen (Viking), open play, 0.13 xG, off target 2’ Emil Engqvist (Aalesund), set piece, 0.12 xG, off target 12’ Uba Charles (Aalesund), open play, 0.11 xG, saved 36’ Marius Andresen (Aalesund), open play, 0.11 xG, blocked 39’ Hakon Butli Hammer (Aalesund), open play, 0.10 xG, off target 46’ Kristoffer Askildsen (Viking), direct free kick, 0.10 xG, goal 26’ Endre Hjertager Osenbroch (Aalesund), open play, 0.09 xG, off target 3’ Kristoffer Askildsen (Viking), open play, 0.08 xG, off target 56’ Edvin Austbø (Viking), open play, 0.08 xG, off target 74’ Gianni Stensness (Viking), from a corner, 0.08 xG, blocked 76’ Kristoffer Askildsen (Viking), direct free kick, 0.07 xG, off target 53’ Edvin Austbø (Viking), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 13’ Marius Andresen (Aalesund), from a corner, 0.07 xG, off target 44’ Anders Baertelsen (Viking), from a corner, 0.07 xG, saved 17’ Sondre Flem Bjørshol (Viking), from a corner, 0.06 xG, blocked 37’ Elias Kristoffersen Hagen (Aalesund), set piece, 0.05 xG, blocked 61’ Peter Christiansen (Viking), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 65’ Marius Andresen (Aalesund), set piece, 0.05 xG, off target 87’ Kristoffer Askildsen (Viking), direct free kick, 0.05 xG, saved 35’ Mathias Christensen (Aalesund), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 28’ Marius Andresen (Aalesund), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 52’ Kristian Lonebu (Aalesund), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 7’ Kristoffer Askildsen (Viking), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 19’ Peter Christiansen (Viking), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 60’ Kristoffer Askildsen (Viking), from a corner, 0.03 xG, off target 90’ Edvin Austbø (Viking), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 29’ Edvin Austbø (Viking), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 54’ Hakon Butli Hammer (Aalesund), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 73’ Herman Johan Haugen (Viking), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 48’ Simen Haram (Aalesund), open play, 0.01 xG, saved 46’ Mathias Christensen (Aalesund), open play, 0.01 xG, goal
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Lineups

Aalesund 3-5-2 Starting XI
Podlech
Haram
Engqvist
Guðmundsson
Hammer
Christensen 82’
Hagen
Andresen 71’
Charles
Osenbroch 64’
Lonebu 82’
Viking 4-1-4-1 Starting XI
Belko
Auklend 87’
Stensness
Baertelsen
Bjørshol 68’
Bell 68’
Austbø
Askildsen
Kvia-Egeskog 68’
Fuglestad 84’
Christiansen

Player stats

Goalkeeper1 player
Luca Podlech
90′ 6 1 40 1 – – – –
Defenders6 players
Simen Haram
90′ 2 2 – 4 2 42 – – – –
Emil Engqvist
90′ – 1 – 3 2 33 4 – – –
Ólafur Guðmundsson
90′ 2 2 – 5 2 44 3 – –
Marius Andresen Taken off
71′ 3 – – 5 1 20 1 – – –
Uba Charles
90′ 2 1 – 7 3 26 2 – – –
Kristoffer Nessø Came on as a substitute
19′ – – – – – 8 – – – –
Midfielders6 players
Mathias Christensen Taken off
82′ 1 – 37 2 0.11 1 3 5 5 –
Hakon Butli Hammer
90′ – – 26 2 0.03 3 – 4 – – –
Elias Kristoffersen Hagen
90′ – – 28 – 0.01 2 1 2 – – –
Endre Hjertager Osenbroch Taken off
64′ – – 17 2 0.03 – – 1 1 – –
Davíð Snær Jóhannsson Came on as a substitute
26′ – – 4 – 0.00 – – 1 1 – –
Henrik Melland Came on as a substitute
8′ – – 1 – 0.01 – – 1 1 1
Forwards2 players
Kristian Lonebu Taken off
82′ – 1 2 1 0.20 0.05 3 4 1 15 –
Elias Heggland Myrlid Came on as a substitute
8′ – – – – 0.48 – – 1 1 – –
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 WDDDL
Viking WWLWW

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Previous and next meeting

 Previous meeting: Aalesund 0-4 Viking, 26 Nov 23 Next meeting: Viking 2-1 Aalesund, 30 Aug 26  All Aalesund vs Viking meetings

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