- Aalesund form: Aalesunds FK are 14th in Eliteserien 2026 with 12 points from 13 games.
- Viking form: Viking Stavanger are 2nd in the league with 30 points from 12 matches.
Stalemate set up at the Color Line Stadion
Viking are a clear 1.45 favorites to beat Aalesunds FK at the weekend, while the home side are 5.75 and the draw is 4.75. This fixture has a tendency to produce a draw but the bookies clearly see more value in Viking, which seems fair based on current form and league standing, but we should not be too quick to discount the hosts in this encounter.
The main selections for this Eliteserien 2026 clash at Color Line Stadion are Over 2.5 goals and Both Teams To Score Yes. Viking should edge it on the day and their recent results would suggest the draw is also worth opposing, however, the hosts have a recent upset in the NM Cup 2026 against the visitors, that was played just 4 months ago, which indicates there is a chance that this will be a tricky away assignment for Kjetil Rekdal's side.
Aalesund are a stubborn team
Tactics
Rekdal has made Aalesund a compact and pragmatic team since taking over in July 2024. They defend in a deep block, get their wing-backs forward and hit teams on the counter attack.
Viking will try to stretch the pitch and win it high, but Aalesund will try to slow the game and frustrate the visitors, which could lead to a tight and tense match.
Recent form
The form of the two clubs in the Eliteserien 2026 makes Viking the favorites here and they arrive at Color Line Stadion with momentum after beating Sandefjord 2-1 at home, but they did lose their previous away trip to Sarpsborg 08 1-0. Aalesunds FK are in mixed form, with one win, three draws and one loss in their last five, but they are coming off the back of a 2-2 draw at home to Molde and a 6-1 thumping away at Vålerenga.
Backing the goals
The recent results of the teams point towards the match odds being too tight for Viking, but the goal markets appear to offer some value.
Over 2.5 goals is around 1.4, which seems very short, while Both Teams To Score Yes is 1.48, which is also short.
- Aalesunds FK have scored 1.71 goals and conceded 2.00 per match at home in the current season, while Viking have won 4, drawn 0 and lost 2 of their 6 away matches, scoring 1.33 goals per game and conceding just 0.83.
- Zlatko Tripic, the creative spark of this team, supplied 4 assists in Viking's 11 goals across the last 5 matches, while Aalesund are a team effort with Mathias Christensen the danger man as he has 2 of their 5 goals in the last 5 matches.
