Eliteserien · 2026Sat, 11 Jul 2026, 14:00 UTCFull timeColor Line StadionFull-time recap

Aalesund

LWWDD

2–2Full-time recap

Molde

WLWLW

This page describes the completed match context. The result is not presented as a prior forecast.

This match

Match statistics

Metric	Aalesund	Molde
Shots	9 shots/match	20 shots/match▲
Shots on target	4 shots/match	8 shots/match▲
Expected goals	0.61 xG/match	1.91 xG/match▲
Possession	46%	54%
Corners	2 corners/match	7 corners/match
Fouls	18 fouls/match	11 fouls/match

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What the record shows

The clearest recorded pattern is: Aalesund's last-five goals scored average is above their season average. A second useful context is: Molde have recorded the higher season possession share. Limitation: Recent samples and important metric coverage meet the strong evidence threshold.

Aalesund's recent record differs from the season

moderate

Aalesund's last-five goals scored average is above their season average.

2 goals/match▲Goals forLast 5 · Season1.42 goals/match

Evidence and caveat

Comparison: An unweighted last-five average is compared with the unweighted season average.

Window: last_5 versus season

Metric	Last 5	Season	Baseline
Goals for	2 goals/match	1.42 goals/match	1.33 goals/match

Caveat: Five matches are sensitive to opponent mix and isolated match states.

The teams have contrasting possession records

strong

Molde have recorded the higher season possession share.

43.1%▲PossessionAalesund · Molde58.9%

Evidence and caveat

Comparison: The recorded possession gap is 15.8 percentage points.

Window: season

Metric	Aalesund	Molde	Baseline
Possession	43.1%	58.9%	50.1%

Caveat: Possession share does not show where possession occurred or how chances were created.

Metric comparison

Values, percentiles and samples

Where the edge is

Aalesund favored in 2 of 14 directional metrics · Molde in 8 · 4 too close

1.42 goals/matchGoals scoredseason · 12/12▲1.67 goals/match

1.83 goals/matchGoals allowedseason · 12/12▲1.25 goals/match

1.2 xG/matchExpected goalsseason · 12/12▲1.49 xG/match

1.93 xG/matchExpected goals allowedseason · 12/12▲1.29 xG/match

14 shots/match▲Shotsseason · 12/1212 shots/match

15.7 shots/matchShots allowedseason · 12/12▲12.4 shots/match

4.67 shots/match▲Shots on targetseason · 12/124.42 shots/match

6 shots/matchShots on target allowedseason · 12/12▲4.42 shots/match

43.1%Possessionseason · 12/1258.9%

4.33 corners/matchCornersseason · 12/124.83 corners/match

7.25 corners/matchCorners allowedseason · 12/12▲5 corners/match

—Cardsseason · 0/2—

13.1 fouls/matchFoulsseason · 12/1211 fouls/match

—Passesseason · 0/0—

—Pass accuracyseason · 0/0—

—Shots inside boxseason · 0/0—

—Blocked shotsseason · 0/0—

—Goalkeeper savesseason · 0/0—

—Offsidesseason · 0/0—

0%Clean-sheet frequencyseason · 12/12▲25%

83%Scoring frequencyseason · 12/1283%

Style profile

How the teams compare

Competition percentiles describe recorded style; they do not rank likely outcomes.

Possession control

Relative share of recorded possession within the competition.

Aalesund15.6

Molde90.6

0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100%

Attacking volume

Recorded shot and scoring volume, expressed as competition percentiles.

Aalesund63.5

Molde56.3

0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100%

Defensive resistance

Lower recorded scoring and shot allowance produces a higher descriptive percentile.

Aalesund6.2

Molde65.6

0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100%

Directness proxy

Shots per possession point; a descriptive transition/directness proxy, not an outcome score.

Aalesund96.9

Molde3.1

0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100%

Physicality

Recorded fouls and cards relative to competition peers.

Aalesund96.9

Molde34.4

0–100 competition percentile · coverage 50%

Set-piece relevance

Corner volume relative to competition peers.

Aalesund28.1

Molde40.6

0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100%

Tempo and pressure proxy

Combined event-volume percentiles for shots, corners and fouls.

Aalesund65.6

Molde43

0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100%

Recent form

Season, last 10 and last 5

Window

Last 5

5 / 5 matches

2 goals/match▲Goals scored5/51.2 goals/match

1.6 goals/matchGoals allowed5/5▲1.4 goals/match

1.44 xG/match▲Expected goals5/51.24 xG/match

14.6 shots/match▲Shots5/512 shots/match

4.6 shots/match▲Shots on target5/54.2 shots/match

40.6%Possession5/560.4%

4.6 corners/matchCorners5/55.4 corners/match

—Cards0/0—

13.2 fouls/matchFouls5/57.4 fouls/match

Window

Last 10

10 / 10 matches

1.5 goals/matchGoals scored10/10▲1.7 goals/match

1.8 goals/matchGoals allowed10/10▲1.1 goals/match

1.25 xG/matchExpected goals10/10▲1.5 xG/match

14.3 shots/match▲Shots10/1011.9 shots/match

4.6 shots/matchShots on target10/104.4 shots/match

43.5%Possession10/1057.8%

4.7 corners/matchCorners10/104.4 corners/match

—Cards0/1—

13.2 fouls/matchFouls10/1010.3 fouls/match

Window

Season

12 / 12 matches

1.42 goals/matchGoals scored12/12▲1.67 goals/match

1.83 goals/matchGoals allowed12/12▲1.25 goals/match

1.2 xG/matchExpected goals12/12▲1.49 xG/match

14 shots/match▲Shots12/1212 shots/match

4.67 shots/match▲Shots on target12/124.42 shots/match

43.1%Possession12/1258.9%

4.33 corners/matchCorners12/124.83 corners/match

—Cards0/2—

13.1 fouls/matchFouls12/1211 fouls/match

Venue split

Home and away samples

Window

Home team at home / away team away

7 / 6 matches

1.71 goals/match▲Goals scored7/61 goals/match

2 goals/matchGoals allowed7/6▲1.83 goals/match

1.43 xG/match▲Expected goals7/61.33 xG/match

16 shots/match▲Shots7/611.7 shots/match

5.71 shots/match▲Shots on target7/64.33 shots/match

46.9%Possession7/658.7%

5.43 corners/matchCorners7/65.83 corners/match

—Cards0/1—

14.4 fouls/matchFouls7/611.2 fouls/match

Schedule context

Rest and recent workload

42.9 daysRest before fixtureprevious completed fixtures · 1/142 days

0 matchesMatches in previous 14 daysprevious completed fixtures · 1/10 matches

Evidence quality

How much supports this analysis

Grade A · Strong evidenceready

Season samples12 / 12home / away teams

Recent samples5 / 5last-five windows

FreshnessLess than one dayfrom nearest prior match

Recent samples and important metric coverage meet the strong evidence threshold.

Known unknowns

Lineups, injuries, suspensions and tactical changes are not available in the retained dataset.
Some metrics are unavailable or below their observation minimum: cards.

Analysis cutoff: Sat, 11 Jul 2026, 18:00 UTC · analysis-v4