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Eliteserien · 2026

Vålerenga IF 1–1 Fredrikstad FK · Eliteserien

1–1Full-time analysis

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

Match at a glance

Vålerenga IF and Fredrikstad FK drew 1–1.

Shots
169
Shots on target
32
Expected goals
1.550.71
Possession
48%52%

Full time

What the match recorded

Vålerenga IF and Fredrikstad FK drew 1–1. Recorded in this match (Vålerenga IF – Fredrikstad FK): shots 16–9, shots on target 3–2, expected goals 1.55–0.71, possession 48%–52%. This is what was recorded. It is not a claim that the result was foreseeable.

Pre-match record

What the data showed before kick-off. Kept for reference; it did not know the result.

Vålerenga IF's recent record differs from the season

moderate

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

2.2 goals/match ▲Goals forLast 5 · Season1.62 goals/match
Evidence and caveat

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

Window: last_5 versus season

MetricLast 5SeasonBaseline
Goals for2.2 goals/match1.62 goals/match1.49 goals/match

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

This match

Match statistics

  • Shots16 shots9 shotsVålerenga IF 16 shots, Fredrikstad FK 9 shots
  • Shots on target3 shots2 shotsVålerenga IF 3 shots, Fredrikstad FK 2 shots
  • Expected goals1.55 xG0.71 xGVålerenga IF 1.55 xG, Fredrikstad FK 0.71 xG
  • Possession48%52%Vålerenga IF 48%, Fredrikstad FK 52%
  • Corners9 corners6 cornersVålerenga IF 9 corners, Fredrikstad FK 6 corners
  • Fouls9 fouls12 foulsVålerenga IF 9 fouls, Fredrikstad FK 12 fouls
  • Yellow cards0 cards1 cardVålerenga IF 0 cards, Fredrikstad FK 1 card
  • Passes502 passes556 passesVålerenga IF 502 passes, Fredrikstad FK 556 passes
  • Pass accuracy79.7%81.1%Vålerenga IF 79.7%, Fredrikstad FK 81.1%
  • Shots inside box7 shots5 shotsVålerenga IF 7 shots, Fredrikstad FK 5 shots
  • Blocked shots8 blocks3 blocksVålerenga IF 8 blocks, Fredrikstad FK 3 blocks
  • Goalkeeper saves1 save2 savesVålerenga IF 1 save, Fredrikstad FK 2 saves
  • Offsides5 offsides0 offsidesVålerenga IF 5 offsides, Fredrikstad FK 0 offsides

As it happened

Key moments

  1. Half-time
  2. 52′Solomon OwusuGoal · Fredrikstad FK
  3. 76′Sebastian JarlGoal · Vålerenga IF
  4. 82′Isak Helstad AmundsenRed card · Fredrikstad FK
  5. 88′Fanuel Ghebreyohannes Yrga-AlemYellow card · Fredrikstad FK
  6. Full time
Player changes · 8grouped by team and minute
  • 46′Vålerenga IF · 1 player changeMagnus Westergaard
  • 55′Vålerenga IF · 2 player changesPetter Strand · Dennis Gjengaar
  • 61′Fredrikstad FK · 1 player changeLiam West
  • 69′Fredrikstad FK · 1 player changeUlrik Fredriksen
  • 73′Vålerenga IF · 1 player changeGabriel Rajkovic
  • 84′Fredrikstad FK · 1 player changeFanuel Ghebreyohannes Yrga-Alem
  • 84′Vålerenga IF · 1 player changeElbasan Rashani

Who started

Lineups

Show both lineups

Confirmed lineups as published before kick-off.

Vålerenga IF
  1. Oscar HedvallG
  2. Kolbeinn FinnssonD
  3. Hakon SjatilD
  4. Aaron Kiil OlsenD
  5. Sebastian JarlD
  6. Carl LangeM
  7. Ghayas ZahidM
  8. Odin Thiago HolmM
  9. Lucas HarenM
  10. Håvard NielsenF
  11. Mathias GrundetjernF
Fredrikstad FK
  1. Martin BorsheimG
  2. Fredrik HolméD
  3. Sondre SørløkkD
  4. Daniel EidD
  5. Solomon OwusuD
  6. Isak Helstad AmundsenD
  7. Samuel Leach HolmM
  8. Max NilssonM
  9. Benjamin FaraasF
  10. Bryan FiabemaF
  11. Henrik Langaas SkogvoldF

History

Head-to-head

Recent meetings between these teams.

Last 5 meetings

0Vålerenga IF
2Draws
1Fredrikstad FK
Fredrikstad FK — Vålerenga IF · Eliteserien1–1
Vålerenga IF — Fredrikstad FK · Eliteserien1–1
Fredrikstad FK — Vålerenga IF · Eliteserien2–0

Head-to-Head & Recent Meetings

Metric comparison

Team comparison

Season averages, with the sample size beside each metric.

Where the edge is

Season: Vålerenga IF favored in 5 of 13 directional metrics · Fredrikstad FK in 4 · 4 too close

led this metric higher value (descriptive) too close

Window

Season

Vålerenga IF21 matchesFredrikstad FK21 matches
1.62 goals/match ▲Goals scored21/211.19 goals/match
2.05 goals/matchGoals allowed21/21▲ 1.52 goals/match
1.54 xG/match ▲Expected goals21/211.21 xG/match
16.2 shots/match ▲Shots21/2111.2 shots/match
5.43 shots/match ▲Shots on target21/213.76 shots/match
49.5% ●Possession21/2148%
6.81 corners/match ●Corners21/214.19 corners/match
3 cards/matchCards4/32.33 cards/match
12.1 fouls/matchFouls21/2110.5 fouls/match

Evidence quality

How much supports this analysis

Grade A · Strong evidenceStrong evidence — ready
Season samples21 / 21home / 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.
Analysis cutoff: Sun, 20 Sept 2026, 16:30 UTC · analysis-v4

Team rankings in Eliteserien

Goals per match rankingxG per match rankingShots per match ranking
TeamsVålerenga IFFredrikstad FK
CompetitionEliteserien
Head-to-headVålerenga IF — Fredrikstad FK
MethodHow PitchMath calculates this

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