Evenly matched teams: Odd vs Lillestrøm match preview

We should expect both teams to be fresh and ready for this match, as there is some time since both teams last played. Let's have a look at how the teams are doing!

This football pitch has artifical turf, which is not Lillestrøm's everyday surface at their own stadium. When playing on artifical turf Lillestrøm have performed like this: Played 31 matches taking 10 wins, 7 draws and 14 defeats with the goal production 43-49 (scored/conceded).

Odd form and stats

Odd have played 8 Eliteserien games at their own stadium so far this season, resulting in 4-2-2 (wins-draws-losses).

The home team returns to Skagerak Arena after being equal after 90 minutes with Bodø / Glimt (placed 2nd) on their last time out; the Eliteserien game ended 1-1. The forward Sander Svendsen was announced as "man of the match" for Odd with a rating of 7.4/10. Svendsen scored one goal and dribled passed the opponent 1 of 1 times.

Before that game, the home loss against Strømsgodset with the scoreline 0-1.

The bookmakers consider this a fairly even contest. One could say only the home advantage separates the teams. It could be relevant to look at how Odd have performed in matches similar to this (as small favourites). Our database has found eight matches with the results: Won three, drawn four and lost one.

Odd are traveling soon after this match as the NM Cup match at Vålerenga awaits in four days.

The Odd manager J. Nornes has got the team scoring with 16 from 8 home games in the league. 11 goals have been conceded. It's worth mentioning that 6 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 home matches.

Lillestrøm form and stats

4-3-2 is the win-draw-loss statistic for Lillestrøm in their Eliteserien matches away. Lillestrøm are enjoying a nice run from their away games now, having played seven in a row without losing.

Lillestrøm's previous game was their home loss versus Brann (2-3). Attacker Thomas Lehne Olsen got a player rating of 7.83 in the game. "Man of the match" Olsen scored one goal, hit the woodwork once and hit two key passes.

Preceding that game was the away victory against Mjøndalen with the score of 2-1.

So, this is expected to be a close game, an even contest. Looking at earlier matches with Lillestrøm playing away and similar expectations, we found five relevant matches. Results were zero Lillestrøm wins, five draws and zero defeats.

There might be some complaints about the fixture list from the Lillestrøm manager G. Bakke as the team has another away game coming up in only four days, this time against Grorud.

Lillestrøm are not goal shy away from home in the league, finding the net 15 times in 9 away games so far. 12 goals have been conceded by Lillestrøm in these games.

Head 2 Head

Lillestrøm - Odd 1-0 was the end result in these sides' latest head to head game, played this season. As for the last ten games between these two teams, there's seven Odd victories, one draw and two Lillestrøm wins. Over/under statistics; six of these games ended with three goals or more, four matches with two goals or less.

Top Goalscorers

T. Lehne Olsen 14 goals

M. Bakenga Joar Namugunga 11 goals

T. Lauritsen 4 goals

Odd missing players

Lillestrøm missing players