Vålerenga 3-1 Kristiansund result, stats and report

Fredrikstad secured a narrow but hard-earned victory at home, with a fourth-minute goal proving enough to withstand a Kristiansund side that pressed, crossed, and shot their way through ninety minutes without ever finding the equaliser their volume of play perhaps deserved.

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.

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.

Viking sit second in the Eliteserien with the title still in their sights, but a mounting injury list and a difficult recent run make Sunday's home fixture against a struggling Kristiansund more complicated than the table suggests.

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.

Kristiansund sit fourteenth in the Norwegian Eliteserien, battered by a season that has offered far more pain than promise. Tromsø arrive in third place, with the quiet confidence of a side that knows exactly where it is going.

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.