Valerenga vs Aalesund

16 July 2026 · Eliteserien · 2026 · Referee Daniel Higraff

Full time 6 – 1

Half-time: 3–0

  • Lucas Haren 39’, 42’
  • Filip Thorvaldsen 45+1’, 53’
  • Mohamed Ofkir 83’, 89’
  • Endre Hjertager Osenbroch 74’

Match summary

Valerenga won comfortably, 6-1 at home to Aalesund. Valerenga led 3-0 at half-time.

In the first half, Lucas Haren put Valerenga ahead in the 39th minute, Haren made it 2-0 in the 42nd minute, and Filip Thorvaldsen made it 3-0 in first-half stoppage time. In the second half, Thorvaldsen made it 4-0 in the 53rd minute, Endre Hjertager Osenbroch pulled one back to make it 4-1 in the 74th minute, Mohamed Ofkir made it 5-1 in the 83rd minute, and Ofkir made it 6-1 in the 89th minute.

The chances backed that up: Valerenga created 2.21 expected goals (xG) from 22 shots to Aalesund's 1.43 from 18.

Match stats

46% Possession 54%
22 Shots 19
10 Shots on target 6
8 Corners 7
83 Attacks 83
59 Dangerous attacks 49
402 Passes 468
80.3% Pass accuracy 79.3%
25 Tackles 16
7 Fouls 5
0 Yellow cards 0
0 Red cards 0
1 Offsides 0

Key events

Valerenga Aalesund
Kick-off
Corner
5’
11’
Corner
20’
Endre Hjertager OsenbrochShot on target
20’
Corner
21’
Corner
22’
Mathias ChristensenShot on target
Corner
22’
Corner
27’
28’
Ulrik SyversenAleksander Kjelsen
Filip ThorvaldsenShot on target
29’
Lucas HarenRight foot shot1-0 (Valerenga)
39’
Lucas HarenRight foot shot2-0 (Valerenga)
42’
Filip ThorvaldsenRight foot shot3-0 (Valerenga)
45+1’
Half-time3-0
46’
Emil EngqvistSimen Haram
46’
Elias Heggland MyrlidKristian Lonebu
46’
Hakon Butli HammerElias Kristoffersen Hagen
Henrik BjørdalShot on target
47’
Second half underway
50’
Elias Kristoffersen HagenShot on target
Corner
50’
Filip ThorvaldsenLeft foot shot4-0 (Valerenga)
53’
Petter StrandLucas Haren
58’
Corner
58’
62’
Corner
62’
Corner
65’
Mathias ChristensenShot on target
68’
Corner
Gabriel RajkovićFilip Thorvaldsen
72’
Mohamed OfkirMathias Grundetjern
72’
Kevin TshiembeAaron Kiil Olsen
72’
74’
Endre Hjertager OsenbrochLeft foot shot4-1 (Aalesund)
75’
Kristoffer NessøShot on target
Corner
77’
Corner
79’
Corner
80’
Mohamed OfkirRight foot shot5-1 (Valerenga)
83’
Mohamed OfkirShot on target
83’
Magnus WestergaardCarl Lange
84’
84’
Ivan DjantouMathias Christensen
85’
Corner
Mohamed OfkirRight foot shot6-1 (Valerenga)
89’
Petter StrandShot on target
90+4’
Full-time6-1

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 3.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 2.21 1.43 39’ Lucas Haren (Valerenga), 1-0 39’ 42’ Lucas Haren (Valerenga), 2-0 42’ 45+1’ Filip Thorvaldsen (Valerenga), 3-0 45+1’ 53’ Filip Thorvaldsen (Valerenga), 4-0 53’ 74’ Endre Hjertager Osenbroch (Aalesund), 4-1 74’ 83’ Mohamed Ofkir (Valerenga), 5-1 83’ 89’ Mohamed Ofkir (Valerenga), 6-1 89’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 3.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 2.21 1.43 39’ Lucas Haren (Valerenga), 1-0 Haren 39’ 42’ Lucas Haren (Valerenga), 2-0 Haren 42’ 45+1’ Filip Thorvaldsen (Valerenga), 3-0 Thorvaldsen 45+1’ 53’ Filip Thorvaldsen (Valerenga), 4-0 Thorvaldsen 53’ 74’ Endre Hjertager Osenbroch (Aalesund), 4-1 Osenbroch 74’ 83’ Mohamed Ofkir (Valerenga), 5-1 Ofkir 83’ 89’ Mohamed Ofkir (Valerenga), 6-1 Ofkir 89’
Valerenga 2.21 xGAalesund 1.43 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Aalesund attacking Valerenga attacking 
48’ Mathias Christensen (Aalesund), open play, 0.39 xG, off target 83’ Mohamed Ofkir (Valerenga), open play, 0.39 xG, goal 42’ Lucas Haren (Valerenga), open play, 0.31 xG, goal 53’ Filip Thorvaldsen (Valerenga), open play, 0.25 xG, goal 37’ Kristoffer Nessø (Aalesund), open play, 0.20 xG, blocked 38’ Filip Thorvaldsen (Valerenga), open play, 0.20 xG, off target 74’ Endre Hjertager Osenbroch (Aalesund), open play, 0.19 xG, goal 89’ Mohamed Ofkir (Valerenga), open play, 0.17 xG, goal 46’ Filip Thorvaldsen (Valerenga), open play, 0.14 xG, goal 17’ Henrik Bjørdal (Valerenga), open play, 0.13 xG, off target 51’ Henrik Bjørdal (Valerenga), open play, 0.13 xG, off target 83’ Mohamed Ofkir (Valerenga), open play, 0.08 xG, saved 45’ Kristoffer Nessø (Aalesund), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 39’ Lucas Haren (Valerenga), open play, 0.07 xG, goal 65’ Elias Heggland Myrlid (Aalesund), open play, 0.07 xG, hit the woodwork 46’ Henrik Melland (Aalesund), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 23’ Henrik Melland (Aalesund), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 75’ Uba Charles (Aalesund), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 78’ Kevin Tshiembe (Valerenga), from a corner, 0.06 xG, off target 65’ Mathias Christensen (Aalesund), direct free kick, 0.05 xG, saved 13’ Lucas Haren (Valerenga), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 20’ Endre Hjertager Osenbroch (Aalesund), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 22’ Filip Thorvaldsen (Valerenga), set piece, 0.04 xG, blocked 69’ Endre Hjertager Osenbroch (Aalesund), from a corner, 0.04 xG, off target 13’ Kristian Lonebu (Aalesund), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 18’ Kristoffer Nessø (Aalesund), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 75’ Kristoffer Nessø (Aalesund), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 80’ Kevin Tshiembe (Valerenga), from a corner, 0.03 xG, blocked 27’ Ambina Fidèle Brice (Valerenga), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 46’ Mathias Christensen (Aalesund), direct free kick, 0.03 xG, off target 5’ Ambina Fidèle Brice (Valerenga), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 81’ Gabriel Rajković (Valerenga), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 50’ Elias Kristoffersen Hagen (Aalesund), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 59’ Mathias Grundetjern (Valerenga), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 90+4’ Petter Strand (Valerenga), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 59’ Kolbeinn Finnsson (Valerenga), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 73’ Henrik Melland (Aalesund), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 29’ Filip Thorvaldsen (Valerenga), from a corner, 0.01 xG, saved 47’ Henrik Bjørdal (Valerenga), open play, 0.01 xG, saved 22’ Mathias Christensen (Aalesund), from a corner, 0.01 xG, saved 48’ Mathias Christensen (Aalesund), open play, 0.39 xG, off target 83’ Mohamed Ofkir (Valerenga), open play, 0.39 xG, goal 42’ Lucas Haren (Valerenga), open play, 0.31 xG, goal 53’ Filip Thorvaldsen (Valerenga), open play, 0.25 xG, goal 37’ Kristoffer Nessø (Aalesund), open play, 0.20 xG, blocked 38’ Filip Thorvaldsen (Valerenga), open play, 0.20 xG, off target 74’ Endre Hjertager Osenbroch (Aalesund), open play, 0.19 xG, goal 89’ Mohamed Ofkir (Valerenga), open play, 0.17 xG, goal 46’ Filip Thorvaldsen (Valerenga), open play, 0.14 xG, goal 17’ Henrik Bjørdal (Valerenga), open play, 0.13 xG, off target 51’ Henrik Bjørdal (Valerenga), open play, 0.13 xG, off target 83’ Mohamed Ofkir (Valerenga), open play, 0.08 xG, saved 45’ Kristoffer Nessø (Aalesund), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 39’ Lucas Haren (Valerenga), open play, 0.07 xG, goal 65’ Elias Heggland Myrlid (Aalesund), open play, 0.07 xG, hit the woodwork 46’ Henrik Melland (Aalesund), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 23’ Henrik Melland (Aalesund), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 75’ Uba Charles (Aalesund), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 78’ Kevin Tshiembe (Valerenga), from a corner, 0.06 xG, off target 65’ Mathias Christensen (Aalesund), direct free kick, 0.05 xG, saved 13’ Lucas Haren (Valerenga), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 20’ Endre Hjertager Osenbroch (Aalesund), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 22’ Filip Thorvaldsen (Valerenga), set piece, 0.04 xG, blocked 69’ Endre Hjertager Osenbroch (Aalesund), from a corner, 0.04 xG, off target 13’ Kristian Lonebu (Aalesund), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 18’ Kristoffer Nessø (Aalesund), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 46’ Mathias Christensen (Aalesund), direct free kick, 0.03 xG, off target 75’ Kristoffer Nessø (Aalesund), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 80’ Kevin Tshiembe (Valerenga), from a corner, 0.03 xG, blocked 27’ Ambina Fidèle Brice (Valerenga), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 5’ Ambina Fidèle Brice (Valerenga), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 50’ Elias Kristoffersen Hagen (Aalesund), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 81’ Gabriel Rajković (Valerenga), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 59’ Mathias Grundetjern (Valerenga), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 90+4’ Petter Strand (Valerenga), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 73’ Henrik Melland (Aalesund), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 59’ Kolbeinn Finnsson (Valerenga), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 29’ Filip Thorvaldsen (Valerenga), from a corner, 0.01 xG, saved 47’ Henrik Bjørdal (Valerenga), open play, 0.01 xG, saved 22’ Mathias Christensen (Aalesund), from a corner, 0.01 xG, saved
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Lineups

Valerenga 4-4-2 Starting XI
Hedvall
Finnsson
Jarl
Olsen 72’
Näsberg
Bjørdal
Brice
Lange 84’
Haren 2 58’
Thorvaldsen 2 72’
Grundetjern 72’
Aalesund 5-3-2 Starting XI
Larsen
Haram 46’
Kjelsen 28’
Guðmundsson
Charles
Nessø
Christensen 84’
Hagen 46’
Melland
Osenbroch
Lonebu 46’

Player stats

Goalkeeper1 player
Oscar Hedvall
90′ 5 1 29 – – – – –
Defenders5 players
Sebastian Jarl
90′ 2 1 – 5 2 56 1 – – –
Aaron Kiil Olsen Taken off
72′ – 1 – 1 1 30 1 – – –
Ivan Näsberg
90′ – 1 – 3 2 46 1 – – –
Kolbeinn Finnsson
90′ 7 1 – 9 2 37 – – 1 –
Kevin Tshiembe Came on as a substitute
18′ – 1 – 2 2 17 – – – –
Midfielders7 players
Henrik Bjørdal
90′ – 3 56 4 0.11 3 3 9 1 1 –
Ambina Fidèle Brice
90′ – – 37 1 0.05 6 2 8 2 2 –
Lucas Haren Taken off
58′ 2 – 7 – 0.00 4 – 4 – – –
Carl Lange Taken off
84′ – – 31 1 0.02 2 1 4 1 – –
Filip Thorvaldsen Taken off
72′ 2 1 21 2 0.45 1 – 4 – – –
Petter Strand Came on as a substitute
32′ – – 4 3 0.17 – – 2 – – –
Magnus Westergaard Came on as a substitute
10′ – – 9 – 0.00 – – – – – –
Forwards3 players
Mathias Grundetjern Taken off
72′ – 1 1 – 0.02 0.30 3 3 – 18 –
Mohamed Ofkir Came on as a substitute
18′ 2 – 3 3 0.65 0.00 – – – 2 –
Gabriel Rajković Came on as a substitute
18′ – – 1 – 0.03 0.01 1 1 – 5 –
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

Valerenga LWLWL
Aalesund WWDDD

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Previous and next meeting

 Previous meeting: Valerenga 3-1 Aalesund, 17 Sep 23 Next meeting: Aalesund 5-5 Valerenga, 16 Aug 26  All Valerenga vs Aalesund 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.