Lillestrøm look to Åråsen Stadion supporters for inspiration before Tromsø match

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Competition: Norway Eliteserien
Competition: Sat 25.September
Match begins: 16:00 (UTC)
Venue: Åråsen Stadion (12234 seats)

Only victory will suffice for the Lillestrøm followers in this Åråsen Stadion clash with Tromsø, as they enjoy a solid lead on the opposition in the Eliteserien table.

Insights:
  • Lillestrøm haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
  • Tromsø have the fewest scored goals in the second half (10) in Eliteserien

The hosts Lillestrøm saw competitive action as recent as three days ago, playing in the NM Cup. That game was an away game at Grorud, so at least Lillestrøm are thankful to return home in this one. Game on!

Everyone involved with the away team has to get their travel gear ready for this match as there's a whopping 1700 kilometers to cover before arriving at the match.

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Lillestrøm form and stats

Lillestrøm have collected 16 points from their Eliteserien home games so far after 5-1-3. The Lillestrøm manager G. Bakke might feel some added pressure to get something from this game after two straight home defeats.

A good away victory last time out for Lillestrøm, who won 3-2 against Grorud (after extra-time). Manager G. Bakke felt very clever after T. Olsen scored the winning goal against Grorud (after extra-time), having brought on that player as a substitute in the 62nd minute.

In the game before, an away victory in the Eliteserien match versus Odd with a 3-2 scoreline.

The hosts are favourites to win this game, with an estimated chance of about 55-60% of that outcome. Earlier Lillestrøm matches with similar probabilities have ended with three wins, one draw and zero defeats (from four games).

Lillestrøm has scored 13 league goals at home this season, in 9 matches. Lillestrøm have conceded 10 in these home matches.

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Tromsø form and stats

3 wins, 3 draws and 4 losses. That’s the product of Tromsø playing as the away team in the Eliteserien this season.

Tromsø's last game ended in a draw, the home match versus Brann that finished 1-1. Niklas Vesterlund got a match rating of 7.64 in that game, top player of the team. Vesterlund scored one goal.

A 2-3 defeat away at Rosenborg before that.

Looking at the earlier recent performances of Tromsø when being an outsider away as they are today, we find three matches with the visitors losing three times, drawing zero and winning zero games.

Tromsø have scored 12 goals on their travels this season, from 10 away games in the league. It's worth mentioning that 6 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. As for defending, Tromsø rarely keep clean sheets as they have conceded 17 goals from these away matches.

Head 2 Head

The previous H2H meeting ended Tromsø - Lillestrøm 1-2, earlier this season. Head-to-head data (for the prior ten meetings): Lillestrøm won eight games, one match ended with a draw and Tromsø managed one win. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: six / four

Top Goalscorers

LillestrømT. Lehne Olsen
T. Lehne Olsen
16 goals
TromsøM. Ebiye
M. Ebiye
6 goals
TromsøT. Totland
T. Totland
5 goals

Lillestrøm missing players

Tromsø missing players

Lillestrøm Tromsø
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
19 9 4 Played P 2 10 19
10 5 3 Won W 0 3 3
4 1 0 Drew D 0 3 7
5 3 1 Lost L 2 4 9
31 13 7 Scored S 2 12 22
24 10 4 Conceded C 6 17 35
100% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 95%
84% 78% 75% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 90% 89%
58% 44% 50% Over 2.5 O 2.5 100% 60% 58%
32% 22% 25% Over 3.5 O 3.5 50% 20% 32%
16% 11% 25% Over 4.5 O 4.5 50% 20% 21%
68% 56% 50% BTTS BTTS 50% 50% 63%
21% 33% 50% Clean Sheets C S 0% 20% 16%
11% 11% 0% Failed to Score F T 50% 30% 26%
 
6.3 6.8 6 Corners for (avg) C F 3.5 3.2 3.5
5.9 5.4 6 Corners against (avg) C A 7 5.4 4.9
1.5 1.2 1 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1.5 1.7 1.5
0 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 1
 
14 14.6 14 Shots (avg) S ( 8.5 10.4 10.3
4.8 4.9 4 Shots on Target (avg) S O 1 2.8 3.2
34% 30% 44% Goal Efficiency G E 100% 43% 36%
Key stats in Eliteserien this season:
  • Lillestrøm haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
  • Tromsø have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Tromsø have the fewest scored goals in the second half (10) in Eliteserien
  • Tromsø 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 Bodø / Glimt 19 11 5 3 40 19 10 6 3 1 26 10 9 5 2 2 14 9 21 38
2 Molde 19 11 4 4 46 23 9 8 0 1 31 9 10 3 4 3 15 14 23 37
3 Kristiansund 19 11 2 6 27 22 10 8 1 1 20 8 9 3 1 5 7 14 5 35
4 Rosenborg 19 10 4 5 40 25 9 6 1 2 23 10 10 4 3 3 17 15 15 34
5 Lillestrøm 19 10 4 5 31 24 9 5 1 3 13 10 10 5 3 2 18 14 7 34
6 Viking 19 9 4 6 37 37 10 6 2 2 22 16 9 3 2 4 15 21 0 31
7 Haugesund 19 8 4 7 31 29 9 7 1 1 18 8 10 1 3 6 13 21 2 28
8 Vålerenga 19 6 9 4 31 27 10 3 6 1 18 12 9 3 3 3 13 15 4 27
9 Strømsgodset 18 7 4 7 26 27 9 6 2 1 20 8 9 1 2 6 6 19 -1 25
10 Sandefjord 19 7 4 8 26 32 10 4 3 3 14 11 9 3 1 5 12 21 -6 25
11 Odd 19 6 5 8 27 36 9 4 2 3 18 14 10 2 3 5 9 22 -9 23
12 Sarpsborg 08 19 5 5 9 20 27 10 3 4 3 12 9 9 2 1 6 8 18 -7 20
13 Tromsø 19 3 7 9 22 35 9 0 4 5 10 18 10 3 3 4 12 17 -13 16
14 Mjøndalen 19 2 8 9 21 28 10 1 4 5 12 14 9 1 4 4 9 14 -7 14
15 Brann 19 3 5 11 22 38 9 2 3 4 12 16 10 1 2 7 10 22 -16 14
16 Stabæk 18 3 4 11 23 41 9 2 2 5 11 17 9 1 2 6 12 24 -18 13

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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”.