Eliteserien match prediction and preview for Lillestrøm vs Viking clash

There should be plenty of energy on the pitch in this game, as both sides have had time to recuperate from their last game. Let's hope both teams are ready to give it all.

Lillestrøm's stadium, Åråsen Stadion, has a grass surface. Viking have artifical turf on their own stadium. This might or might not make a difference, and to help evaluate that we give you the recent performance numbers for Viking when playing on grass; 5 wins, 3 draws and 6 losses from 14 matches. They have scored 19 goals in these games and conceded 25.

Lillestrøm form and stats

Last season, Lillestrøm's league statistics were 16 wins, 9 draws and 5 losses, resulting in a 2nd position in the Obos-Ligaen. Over these 30 matches they scored 49 goals and conceded 26. Playing at home last season Lillestrøm managed 9-4-2 (win-draw-lost) with 27 goals and 12 conceded. The Lillestrøm fans aren't used to losing league-games here at Åråsen Stadion and will expect new points from this game. Lillestrøm has played twelve games in a row here without a defeat.

In their previous game, the manager G. Bakke led his Lillestrøm to a defeat in the Eliteserien match away at Strømsgodset. The manager is hoping to put things right immediately here at Åråsen Stadion. Kaan Kairinen (midfield was the top team player in that game with a rating of 7.25/10. Kairinen served one assist and hit one key pass.

Before that, Lillestrøm drew at home versus Grorud.

Another home game is coming up fairly shortly for the hosts, as Odd are coming to town in three days.

Viking form and stats

Viking have played one away game so far, a loss. Last season their away games stats in the Eliteserien were 5 victories, 4 draws and 6 defeats from 15 fixtures.

The attacking players of Viking have been feeble for some time now, the team not scoring a league goal in the last 189 minutes.

Viking failed to get anything from their last game, a Eliteserien home match vs Tromsø (placed 5th) that ended with defeat 0-1. Henrik Heggheim was the top performer of the team in that game with a match score of 7.82. The defender Heggheim won 5 of 5 duels.

Prior to that match, the Viking manager B. Lunde Aarsheim faced defeat when travelling to Rosenborg and losing 0-5.

The visitors are returning home after this fixture, hosting Mjøndalen in just three days.

As for goals scored and conceded in the league games away so far, Viking has managed 0 goals and let in 5 from 1 match.

Head 2 Head

Last ten meetings between the teams: Lillestrøm won two, Viking won five and three draws. five games with over 2,5 goals, five matches with two goals or less.

Top Goalscorers

I. Ogbu 1 goals

S. Friðjónsson 1 goals

V. Berisha 1 goals

Lillestrøm missing players

Viking missing players