Lillestrøm manager G. Bakke looking for three points in Mjøndalen showdown

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Competition: Norway Eliteserien
Competition: Sun 04.July
Match begins: 16:00 (UTC)
Venue: Åråsen Stadion (12234 seats)

eight rounds of fixtures have been played and Lillestrøm are 6 points ahead of Mjøndalen. What happens today?

Insights:
  • Lillestrøm have scored in all their home matches so far.
  • Mjøndalen have the most dropped points from leading position (9) in Eliteserien

It's no vacation for neither Lillestrøm nor Mjøndalen as both were in action only a few days ago. Expect some tired legs on the pitch and/or possibly some changes to the lineups.

It should be mentioned that Mjøndalen play their home matches on artifical turf, so they have to adjust for this one as it's played on grass. Does it matter? Recent statistics for Mjøndalen on grass are 3 victories, 4 draws and 5 defeats from twelve games. In these matches they have a goal statistics scored/conceded: 13-13. You can compare this with overall results below.

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Lillestrøm form and stats

When playing at home in the Eliteserien, Lillestrøm have managed 3 wins, 0 draws and suffered 1 defeat from 4 games. It’s been three wins in a row for Lillestrøm here at Åråsen Stadion, hoping to make this one the fourth consecutive victory.

The home team returns to Åråsen Stadion after being equal after 90 minutes with Brann (placed 16th) on their last time out; the Eliteserien game ended 1-1. Thomas Lehne Olsen, who plays in attack, was the top performer for the team in that game, scoring a rating of 7.44 (out of 10). Olsen scored one goal.

Before that, Lillestrøm had a home game versus Rosenborg which ended with a victory 2-0.

The home team are moderate favourites in this game. How does Lillestrøm handle that role? We have found three games in our database similar to this one, based on the home odds. The stats for these games are two wins, zero draws and one defeat.

The Lillestrøm fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 6 goals in 4 league matches. Lillestrøm's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 4 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.

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Mjøndalen form and stats

As the visiting team in Eliteserien matches, Mjøndalen have produced an overall stat of 1-1-2 so far.

Home advantage was not enough for Mjøndalen in their previous game, as they lost their Eliteserien-match, hosting Odd, 1-2. Midfielder Isaac Twum was the best performer of that match, with a rating of 7.3. Twum had 41 successful passes (of 44 total).

A 1-1 draw at Kristiansund's stadium before that.

We have checked recent matches where Mjøndalen have had similar odds to win. Win-draw-lose statistics from those seven games were zero victories, four draws and three defeats.

The visiting Mjøndalen have scored more than one goal per away game in the league so far. The grand total is 5 goals from 4 games. Mjøndalen have conceded 5 goals in these away matches.

Head 2 Head

Head-to-head totals (for the last seven meetings): Lillestrøm won four games, one match ended with a draw and Mjøndalen has two wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: six / one

Top Goalscorers

LillestrømT. Lehne Olsen
T. Lehne Olsen
5 goals
MjøndalenM. Rønning Ovenstad
M. Rønning Ovenstad
2 goals
LillestrømI. Ogbu
I. Ogbu
1 goals

Lillestrøm missing players

Mjøndalen missing players

Lillestrøm Mjøndalen
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
8 4 0 Played P 0 4 8
4 3 0 Won W 0 1 1
1 0 0 Drew D 0 1 4
3 1 0 Lost L 0 2 3
10 6 0 Scored S 0 5 8
10 4 0 Conceded C 0 5 9
100% 100% 0% Over 0.5 O 0.5 0% 100% 88%
75% 75% 0% Over 1.5 O 1.5 0% 100% 88%
50% 50% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 50% 38%
25% 25% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 0%
62% 50% 0% BTTS BTTS 0% 50% 62%
25% 50% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 25% 25%
12% 0% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 25% 25%
 
7 6.5 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 2.5 3.4
5.6 4.5 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 4.2 4.4
1.4 1.8 0 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 0 2 1.5
0 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
13.9 15 0 Shots (avg) S ( 0 7.5 9.1
4.8 5.5 0 Shots on Target (avg) S O 0 3.2 3.5
26% 27% 0% Goal Efficiency G E 0% 38% 29%
Key stats in Eliteserien this season:
  • All of Mjøndalen's away-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
  • Lillestrøm have created more than twice as many corners as Mjøndalen.
  • Lillestrøm have scored in all their home matches so far.
  • Lillestrøm haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
  • Mjøndalen have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Mjøndalen have the most dropped points from leading position (9) in Eliteserien
  • Mjøndalen have won significantly less corners away then at home.
  • Mjøndalen haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Molde 11 8 2 1 28 11 6 5 0 1 17 5 5 3 2 0 11 6 17 26
2 Bodø / Glimt 12 7 2 3 25 11 7 5 1 1 20 7 5 2 1 2 5 4 14 23
3 Vålerenga 11 5 4 2 21 14 6 2 3 1 11 7 5 3 1 1 10 7 7 19
4 Kristiansund 10 5 2 3 8 9 5 3 1 1 5 3 5 2 1 2 3 6 -1 17
5 Viking 10 5 1 4 19 21 5 3 1 1 12 7 5 2 0 3 7 14 -2 16
6 Rosenborg 11 4 3 4 20 16 6 3 1 2 14 8 5 1 2 2 6 8 4 15
7 Odd 9 4 3 2 13 9 3 2 1 0 5 1 6 2 2 2 8 8 4 15
8 Lillestrøm 8 4 1 3 10 10 4 3 0 1 6 4 4 1 1 2 4 6 0 13
9 Haugesund 8 3 3 2 9 6 4 3 1 0 8 2 4 0 2 2 1 4 3 12
10 Strømsgodset 9 3 2 4 13 18 4 3 1 0 10 3 5 0 1 4 3 15 -5 11
11 Sarpsborg 08 9 2 3 4 7 12 4 0 2 2 1 3 5 2 1 2 6 9 -5 9
12 Sandefjord 8 3 0 5 10 16 5 2 0 3 6 8 3 1 0 2 4 8 -6 9
13 Tromsø 10 2 3 5 10 17 5 0 2 3 5 10 5 2 1 2 5 7 -7 9
14 Mjøndalen 8 1 4 3 8 9 4 0 3 1 3 4 4 1 1 2 5 5 -1 7
15 Stabæk 9 1 3 5 11 20 4 1 1 2 4 7 5 0 2 3 7 13 -9 6
16 Brann 11 1 2 8 9 22 5 1 1 3 6 9 6 0 1 5 3 13 -13 5

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Read more about Eliteserien

Eliteserien is at the top of the Norwegian football league system. Seasons run from March to November with the 16 teams playing each other home and away for a total of 240 fixtures. When all these are played, the top team in the league table is the the “League Winner” while the winner of the cup in Norway is the “Norwegian Champion”.