Aalesund vs Viking FK - prediction, team news, lineups

In a clash that volition person important ramifications connected some ends of the Eliteserien table, Aalesund volition invited league-leaders Viking FK to Color Line Stadion on Sunday.

The hosts are 3rd past successful 14th with conscionable 12 points, and they presently inhabit the division's relegation playoff spot, whereas Viking pb the mode astatine the apical of the array with 33 points from 13 matches.

Match preview

Aalesund volition privation the accidental to determination connected from the 6-1 decision they suffered astatine the hands of Valerenga connected July 16, a crippled successful which they faced six large chances portion lone scoring their consolation extremity erstwhile they were already trailing 4-0.

The hosts' nonaccomplishment was their archetypal successful six games, but it was besides their 4th consecutive lucifer without victory, with the nine having drawn each of the 3 fixtures anterior to their clash with Valerenga.

Boss Kjetil Rekdal volition beryllium acrophobic that his broadside are lone supra the bottommost 2 owed to extremity difference, though lone 3 points abstracted his squad from 10th-placed Rosenborg.

Aalesund person conceded the 2nd astir goals of immoderate squad successful the league truthful acold (28), though they person scored 11 times successful their past six outings, a sizeable betterment fixed they netted conscionable 7 times successful their opening 7 top-flight games of 2026.

Tangotroyene person lone won 1 of their 7 location fixtures this season, but they person astatine slightest proven resilient at Color Line Stadion considering they are unbeaten successful their past 5 contests astatine the ground, drafting 4 times and winning once.

Viking managed to flooded fourth-placed Lillestrom 2-1 connected July 22, and that effect ensured that they moved 1 constituent up of second-placed Bodo/Glimt, who person played a crippled much than the league leaders.

Since their opening time nonaccomplishment to Hamarkameratene, the visiting broadside person won 11 of their 12 Eliteserien fixtures, and they travel into Sunday's clash looking for a 3rd consecutive triumph.

De Morkebla person scored astatine slightest 2 goals successful 9 of their 10 astir caller games successful each competitions, with the nine keeping opponents astatine bay connected 4 occasions successful that stretch.

Head manager Morten Jensen volition beryllium pleased that his players managed to bounce backmost with an distant triumph against Lillestrom fixed his squad had mislaid their anterior lucifer connected the road, but that occurrence means helium has overseen six victories successful his 8 distant matches successful 2026.

Viking person won 3 of their past 4 meetings with Aalesund, though the 2 clubs' astir caller gathering successful March 2026 saw their opponents triumph 2-1.

Aalesund Norwegian Eliteserien form:

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Team News

Aalesund whitethorn person to marque a alteration astatine the backmost given Aleksander Kjelsen was taken disconnected injured against Valerenga, truthful possibly his replacement Ulrik Syversen volition beryllium trusted from the commencement connected Sunday.

The hosts are apt to usage a midfield 3 to effort and stay defensively compact, with Mathias Christensen, Henrik Melland and Elias Kristoffersen Hagen candidates to play this weekend.

Viking right-back Henrik Heggheim is suspended for Sunday's clash, arsenic is attacker Zlatko Tripic, with some players having accumulated excessively galore yellowish cards.

Sondre Flem Bjorshol volition astir surely beryllium utilized connected the close broadside of defence, portion Niklas Kemp Fuglestad and Edvin Austbo whitethorn beryllium utilized either broadside of striker Peter Christiansen.

The forwards volition request enactment from midfield if they are to excel, so Kristoffer Askildsen, Joe Bell and Simen Kvia-Egeskog must beryllium astatine their best.

Aalesund imaginable starting lineup:

Larsen; Haram, Syversen, Gudmundsson; Charles, Christensen, Melland, Hagen, Nesso; Osenbroch, Lonebu

Viking FK imaginable starting lineup:

Belko; Bjorshol, Stensness, Baertelsen, Haugen; Askildsen, Bell, Kvia-Egeskog; Fuglestad, Christiansen, Austbo

We say: Aalesund 1-4 Viking FK

There is small to suggest that Aalesund person capable antiaircraft prime to forestall Viking from claiming 3 points connected Sunday.

Given that the visitors person often managed to people aggregate goals, thing different than an distant triumph would beryllium surprising.

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