Aalesund hosts Valerenga at the Color Line Stadion in a game from the 10th round of the Eliteserien. Stay with us and our free football predictions for today for this match from the Norwegian league.
Aalesund is having a decent start to the 2022 season. They approach this round from 5th place in the Eliteserien, which is pretty good. They have 15 points won, putting them very close to the 4th Stromgodset. Aalesund is among the newcomers in the Eliteserien for 2022, and it’s curious how good they are performing so far. Maybe even better than they expected.
Before the break, Aalesund made the third draw for the season. Lars Arne Nilsen’s team paid a visit to Haugesund, and these two sides shared the points after a 2-2 draw. The 20-years old midfielder Isak Maatta opened the score for the visitors, but Haugesund managed to take the lead after scoring twice. It was Oscar Solnordal who equalized for Aalesund with a late goal in the 86th minute.
Aalesund’s Sigurd Haugen continues to be one of the most consistent strikers in Norway at the moment. Last year he scored 21 goals for the club, and now he started pretty well, too – 5 goals in 10 matches. Haugen is one of the strikers showing potential to be included in the Norwegian national team at some point. The only thing he has to do is keep scoring.
One of Aalesund’s midfielders, Kristoffer Odemarksbakken, is winning the fans’ love with his performances so far. He was an essential part of the team that won promotion last year, and now he’s doing well in the Eliteserien, too. He already scored one goal from midfield, but what he does is much more crucial. Odemarksbakken is one of Aalesund’s most creative players, so a lot of the team’s success depends on his form.
Valerenga can make a jump in the standings if they win on Sunday. Right now, they are 11th in the table with 10 points, but just three points separate them from the 7th Sarpsborg 08. Just a few wins would improve a lot their position in the standings.
Before the break, Valerenga was not in good shape, though – they lost four of their last five fixtures. The previous defeat was during the home game against Rosenborg – 0-4. Clearly, the head coach Dag-Eliev Akkeraugen had some work to do during the international break. Valerenga’s fans hope he did well enough to change the team’s dynamics.
The Icelandic striker Vidar Orn Kjartansson is one of the players who could inspire Valerenga to improve in the next few weeks. A player with substantial international experience, Kjartansson has already scored four goals in the league this season. If he gets enough service from the midfielders, he could be a precious player for the club. Now it depends on the manager Akkeraugen to find a way to support his best striker with enough good balls. That’s the only way to allow him to score many goals.
Another player who should step up for Valerenga is the key midfielder Henrik Bjordal. A former Brighton & Hove Albion player, Bjordal is probably the essential player in the team’s midfield. He didn’t find a way to remain in England, but he is still an excellent player for the Eliteserien. Now the 25-years old must remind everyone that he was once a massive prospect in Norwegian football.
That’s the free football predictions for today for the Eliteserien clash between Aalesund and Valerenga on Sunday. Both teams are ambitious to improve their position in the standings, but only a win here would allow them to chase that goal.
