Vaalerenga welcome Aalesund at Intility Arena, Oslo on Saturday, Jul 18 at 4:00 PM in a Eliteserien fixture that's tighter on paper than the positions suggest — just 1 point split them in the table.

Vaalerenga come into this fixture struggling badly (1W 3L in last 5). Aalesund travel out of form (0W 2L recently), which may hand the initiative to the hosts.

History strongly favours Vaalerenga here — they've won 7 of 10 previous meetings against Aalesund, with 3 draws. Their last encounter ended in Vaalerenga won 4–1. These two tend to produce goals — averaging 3.2 per game in recent meetings.

Verdict: This looks an evenly matched contest. Home advantage gives Vaalerenga a slight edge, but Aalesund are capable of causing problems. A draw would be a fair result.