Home advantage could prove decisive in Lillestrøm - Tromsø battle

This ground has grass, which is not Tromsø's usual surface at their own football pitch. When appearing on grass Tromsø have performed like this: Played twelve matches producing 2 wins, 5 draws and 5 defeats with the goal difference 13-20 (scored/conceded).

These teams have little in common geographically as Tromsø have to travel 1700 kilometers to reach their opponents. The trip home will be especially long if the match ends in defeat.

It’s busy days for these teams as both were in action only a few days ago. There’s no rest for the wicked, or in this case; no rest for Lillestrøm and Tromsø.

Lillestrøm form and stats

Lillestrøm have been outstanding at home so far in the Eliteserien with 6 wins, 0 draws and only 1 loss.

The Lillestrøm fans got no joy from their last fixture, a Europa Conference League duel also played here at Åråsen Stadion: A 1-3 defeat against Antwerp.

The hosts are modest favourites in this match, with the bookmakers estimating the chance of a home win at about 50% +- five percent. It's interesting to look at how Lillestrøm have performed under similar circumstances, so here are some numbers: When modest favourites like this (we found 8 games) they have won 4 times, drawn 2 and lost 2.

There's a new game coming up fairly quickly for Lillestrøm as they are travelling to their away game against Antwerp in the Europa Conference League. That match is four days after this one.

Lillestrøm have proved capable of finding the net in their games here at Åråsen Stadion with 13 goals in 7 league matches. Defensively Lillestrøm have been outstanding, conceding less than half a goal on average per home game in the league (2 in 7 games). For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.

Tromsø form and stats

There's been little loot from Tromsø's travels as they have only collected 5 points from 8 away games in the Eliteserien. Tromsø only have 0 wins to counter their 3 defeats and 5 draws.

It's another away game for the visitors, as they travelled to Kristiansund (placed 16th) in their previous outing. The match ended in a draw 1-1. Gundersen, who plays in defense, got the "man of the match" on his team with the rating 7.32. Gundersen won 6 of 7 duels.

We have checked recent matches where Tromsø have had similar odds to win. Win-draw-lose statistics from those 10 games were 2 victories, 5 draws and 3 defeats.

Betting fact: Both sides have scored at least once in 11 of this club's last 14 league matches.

The Tromsø manager Helstrup has some worries about the defense as 17 goals have been conceded in these travels. Tromsø has visited these top teams three times, and 2 of 3 has ended with 2 goals or more!

Head 2 Head

This duo encountered each other earlier on this match year: Tromsø - Lillestrøm 2-2. Lillestrøm-Tromsø H2H statistics last ten meetings regardless of arena: Lillestrøm six wins, Tromsø two wins, two draws. seven of these ten matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).

Top Goalscorers

A. Adams 6 goals

E. Bugale Kitolano 5 goals

H. Fridjonsson 4 goals

Lillestrøm missing players

Tromsø missing players