Balanced ball game between Lillestrøm and Vålerenga expected

Both teams have had enough rest since their last competitive action. Let's hope for an energetic game!

Vålerenga play their home games on artificial turf, while this game is played on grass. Recent stats for Vålerenga when playing on grass are 4 wins, 4 draws and 6 defeats from 14 matches. They have scored 18 goals and conceded 20 times in these games.

Lillestrøm can neither be promoted or relegated from Eliteserien. Vålerenga is no longer fighting for a cause; they can neither go up or down this season.

Lillestrøm form and stats

5 victories, 3 draws and 4 defeats. That’s what Lillestrøm have to build on here at Åråsen in the Eliteserien. Lillestrøm have played two draws in a row on their own stadium.

Lillestrøm drew their last game, 1-1 away at Strømsgodset (placed 15th). Preceding that game was the home draw versus Bodø / Glimt that ended 0-0.

Lillestrøm's goalie Marko Marić played a big part in securing one point against Strømsgodset with a stunning 7 saves.

This is expected to be a close game, with Lillestrøm perhaps considered small favourites due to their home advantage. Looking back at earlier matches similar to this one (expected to be close with Lillestrøm as a small favourite), we find six games. Lillestrøm has won 2 of these, drawn 3 and lost 1.

The Lillestrøm fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 15 in 12 matches. On the other hand, Lillestrøm have conceded 16 goals.

Vålerenga form and stats

Vålerenga, who have the fewest clean sheets (0) away in Eliteserien, have only collected 10 points from their away games in the Eliteserien, after 2-4-6 (12 played). The sun doesn’t shine and the birds do not sing for Vålerenga, who have now gone eleven games without a victory. The Bodø / Glimt game was their last win and it’s been a dry spell since.

Vålerenga failed to get anything from their last game, a Eliteserien home match vs Stabæk (placed 10th) that ended with defeat 0-2. Ahead of that match was the away draw versus Odd that ended 1-1.

As mentioned above, this is an open game with no clear favourite. We have found eight similar matches played by Vålerenga in our archives, and the results are: 3 wins for Vålerenga, 1 draw and 4 defeats.

Vålerenga are scoring more than one goal per away game on average, having accumulated 16 away goals from 12 games (in the league). Vålerenga have conceded 23 goals in these games.

Head 2 Head

Lillestrøm and Vålerenga have met before this season: Vålerenga - Lillestrøm 0-3. H2H stats regardless of arena (last ten matches): Lillestrøm 3 wins, 3 draws and Vålerenga 4 victories. As for goals, 4 matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), 6 games had two or less.

Top Goalscorers

T. Olsen 8 goals / 1 assists

Lillestrøm missing players

Vålerenga missing players