No, Vålerenga have taken 26 points over 23 Eliteserien games in 2026, 6.10 fewer than the 32.10 expected points (xPts) their chances were worth, so their performances deserve better than their results.
Vålerenga create 1.84 expected goals (xG) per game over 23 Eliteserien games in 2026, 42.22 in all, and have scored 38 goals from those chances, 4.22 fewer than that xG would expect.
Vålerenga allow 1.83 expected goals against (xGA) per game over 23 Eliteserien games in 2026, 42.09 in all, and have conceded 46 goals from those chances, 3.91 more than that xGA would expect.
M. Grundetjern has the most expected goals (xG) for Vålerenga over 23 Eliteserien games in 2026, 8.48 xG in 22 appearances, and has scored 5 goals; Lucas Haren is next with 7.22 xG.
Vålerenga have taken 6.1 points fewer than their chances warranted over 23 games: -4.2 goals against their xG, and -3.9 on the goals their xGA expected them to concede. The performances are better than the results, which is the side of this table where prices tend to be generous.
| Window | Games | xG | Goals | Goals minus xG | xGA | Conceded | xGA minus conceded | xPts | Points | Points minus xPts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26/ | 23 | 42.22 | 38 | -4.22 | 42.09 | 46 | -3.91 | 32.10 | 26 | -6.10 |
| Last 10 | 10 | 19.32 | 19 | -0.32 | 18.41 | 24 | -5.59 | 14.41 | 9 | -5.41 |
| Last 5 | 5 | 9.56 | 7 | -2.56 | 9.31 | 8 | +1.31 | 7.27 | 5 | -2.27 |
| Home | 12 | 22.83 | 23 | +0.17 | 21.64 | 20 | +1.64 | 17.39 | 17 | -0.39 |
| Away | 11 | 19.39 | 15 | -4.39 | 20.45 | 26 | -5.55 | 14.71 | 9 | -5.71 |
| Date | Competition | Opponent | Score | xG | xGA | xPts | Points | Deserved result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 Oct | Eliteserien | Brann (H) | 3-1 | 3.01 | 3.18 | 1.33 | 3 | L |
| 12 Oct | Eliteserien | KFUM (A) | 2-1 | 2.08 | 2.18 | 1.34 | 0 | L |
| 20 Sep | Eliteserien | Fredrikstad (H) | 1-1 | 1.56 | 0.85 | 1.88 | 1 | W |
| 12 Sep | Eliteserien | Lillestrøm (A) | 2-0 | 1.37 | 0.93 | 1.69 | 0 | W |
| 6 Sep | Eliteserien | Sarpsborg 08 (A) | 2-2 | 1.54 | 2.17 | 1.03 | 1 | L |
| 30 Aug | Eliteserien | Molde (H) | 3-4 | 2.07 | 1.23 | 1.91 | 0 | W |
| 16 Aug | Eliteserien | Aalesund (A) | 5-5 | 3.48 | 2.12 | 2.04 | 1 | W |
| 8 Aug | Eliteserien | Bodø / Glimt (H) | 1-2 | 1.26 | 1.92 | 0.97 | 0 | L |
| 31 Jul | Eliteserien | HamKam (H) | 0-3 | 0.93 | 1.29 | 1.09 | 0 | L |
| 26 Jul | Eliteserien | Brann (A) | 2-3 | 2.02 | 2.54 | 1.13 | 3 | L |
| 16 Jul | Eliteserien | Aalesund (H) | 6-1 | 2.38 | 1.84 | 1.70 | 3 | W |
| 11 Jul | Eliteserien | Tromsø (A) | 4-0 | 1.15 | 1.65 | 1.04 | 0 | L |
| 29 May | Eliteserien | Kristiansund (H) | 3-1 | 3.43 | 1.18 | 2.48 | 3 | W |
| 25 May | Eliteserien | Start (A) | 2-0 | 1.18 | 1.63 | 1.08 | 0 | L |
| 16 May | Eliteserien | Sarpsborg 08 (H) | 3-2 | 2.77 | 2.22 | 1.69 | 3 | W |
| 8 May | Eliteserien | HamKam (A) | 1-0 | 1.96 | 0.70 | 2.21 | 0 | W |
| 3 May | Eliteserien | KFUM (H) | 2-2 | 1.70 | 1.65 | 1.42 | 1 | W |
| 26 Apr | Eliteserien | Molde (A) | 5-1 | 1.29 | 3.05 | 0.53 | 0 | L |
| 19 Apr | Eliteserien | Lillestrøm (H) | 0-2 | 1.36 | 1.10 | 1.55 | 0 | W |
| 12 Apr | Eliteserien | Fredrikstad (A) | 1-1 | 2.34 | 1.64 | 1.80 | 1 | W |
| 6 Apr | Eliteserien | Viking (H) | 0-1 | 0.87 | 3.08 | 0.34 | 0 | L |
| 22 Mar | Eliteserien | Rosenborg (A) | 0-2 | 0.98 | 1.84 | 0.82 | 3 | L |
| 15 Mar | Eliteserien | Sandefjord (H) | 1-0 | 1.49 | 2.10 | 1.03 | 3 | L |
| Player | Position | Apps | Minutes | xG | Goals | Goals minus xG | xG per 90 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lucas Haren | attacker | 22 | 1460 | 7.22 | 10 | +2.78 | 0.44 |
| Carl Lange | midfielder | 23 | 1937 | 3.37 | 6 | +2.63 | 0.16 |
| Sebastian Jarl | defender | 12 | 932 | 1.10 | 2 | +0.90 | 0.11 |
| Gabriel Rajkovic | attacker | 15 | 317 | 1.27 | 2 | +0.73 | 0.36 |
| Mohamed Ofkir | attacker | 6 | 270 | 1.32 | 2 | +0.68 | 0.44 |
| Ivan Näsberg | defender | 18 | 1321 | 0.66 | 1 | +0.34 | 0.05 |
| Aaron Kiil Olsen | defender | 22 | 1951 | 1.12 | 1 | -0.12 | 0.05 |
| Filip Thorvaldsen | attacker | 13 | 868 | 3.17 | 3 | -0.17 | 0.33 |
| Petter Strand | midfielder | 23 | 911 | 2.17 | 2 | -0.17 | 0.21 |
| Ghayas Zahid | midfielder | 7 | 338 | 0.50 | 0 | -0.50 | 0.13 |
| Kolbeinn Finnsson | defender | 20 | 1765 | 0.93 | 0 | -0.93 | 0.05 |
| Magnus Westergaard | midfielder | 22 | 1379 | 2.05 | 1 | -1.05 | 0.13 |
| Elias Sørensen | attacker | 10 | 536 | 2.18 | 1 | -1.18 | 0.37 |
| Ole Sæter | attacker | 11 | 343 | 1.45 | 0 | -1.45 | 0.38 |
| Henrik Bjørdal | midfielder | 16 | 1302 | 2.68 | 1 | -1.68 | 0.19 |
| M. Grundetjern | attacker | 22 | 1623 | 8.48 | 5 | -3.48 | 0.47 |
| # | Team | MP | xG | Goals | xGA | Conceded | xPts | Points | Points minus xPts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Viking | 23 | 55.1 | 59 | 32.8 | 22 | 43.7 | 56 | +12.3 |
| 2 | KFUM | 23 | 28.1 | 28 | 42.9 | 37 | 23.4 | 29 | +5.6 |
| 3 | Fredrikstad | 23 | 28.6 | 28 | 43.5 | 36 | 24.1 | 29 | +4.9 |
| 4 | Lillestrøm | 23 | 37.7 | 32 | 38.7 | 31 | 31.4 | 36 | +4.6 |
| 5 | Bodø / Glimt | 23 | 65.1 | 58 | 21.8 | 20 | 52.5 | 56 | +3.5 |
| 6 | Tromsø | 23 | 39.4 | 42 | 32.4 | 31 | 37.4 | 40 | +2.6 |
| 7 | Rosenborg | 23 | 42.7 | 43 | 35 | 31 | 37 | 37 | 0 |
| 8 | HamKam | 23 | 31.8 | 33 | 42.9 | 48 | 26 | 26 | -0 |
| 9 | Molde | 23 | 48.5 | 52 | 32.4 | 35 | 40.4 | 40 | -0.4 |
| 10 | Aalesund | 23 | 37.1 | 39 | 50.2 | 51 | 25.6 | 24 | -1.6 |
| 11 | Sandefjord | 23 | 30.4 | 22 | 43.2 | 30 | 25.9 | 24 | -1.9 |
| 12 | Brann | 23 | 43.5 | 40 | 41.4 | 37 | 33 | 29 | -4 |
| 13 | Sarpsborg 08 | 23 | 39 | 28 | 38.6 | 34 | 32.2 | 28 | -4.2 |
| 14 | Kristiansund | 23 | 27.6 | 23 | 47 | 47 | 23.8 | 19 | -4.8 |
| 15 | Vålerenga | 23 | 42.2 | 38 | 42.1 | 46 | 32.1 | 26 | -6.1 |
| 16 | Start | 23 | 34.9 | 25 | 46.5 | 54 | 26.2 | 16 | -10.2 |