Start 2-0 Vålerenga result, stats and report

Aalesund and Vålerenga served up one of the matches of the season in Norway, sharing ten goals in a draw that tells you everything about two sides with absolutely no interest in defending. Connor Maguire gives it to you straight.

Bodø/Glimt ground out a 2-1 win at Vålerenga on Saturday, with goals in the 19th and 76th minutes doing the damage before a late Vålerenga consolation made the scoreline respectable. The leaders stay top of the Eliteserien table.

HamKam took control of this Norwegian Eliteserien fixture from the moment Vålerenga went down to ten men, punishing a disorganised home side with three well-constructed goals to claim a commanding away victory.

Vålerenga have conceded sixteen goals in their last five Eliteserien matches and are yet to keep a clean sheet in that run. Fredrikstad arrive in Oslo having won four of their last five.

Sarpsborg 08 have been formidable at home this season but their overall form is sliding. Vålerenga arrive with a defence that has conceded 34 goals in 17 games and a clean sheet percentage of zero on the road.

Vålerenga sit 10th in the Norwegian Eliteserien and have kept zero clean sheets in their last ten home games. Molde arrive fifth but struggling on the road. Connor Maguire breaks down what matters ahead of the 29 August fixture.

Aalesund host Vålerenga on Sunday in a Norwegian Eliteserien fixture that carries genuine relegation anxiety for the home side. Marcus Vale breaks down the numbers behind what the form tables actually show, and where the betting value lies.