Viking will want to make use of their home advantage to help in closing the gap to today’s opponents. The home side are currently 11 points behind Lillestrøm.
- Viking have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded at home.
- Lillestrøm have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
It should be mentioned that Lillestrøm play their home matches on grass, so they have to adjust for this one as it's played on artifical turf. Does it matter? Recent statistics for Lillestrøm on artifical turf are 14 victories, 7 draws and 10 defeats from 31 games. In these matches they have a goal statistics scored/conceded: 50-50. You can compare this with overall results below.
This promises to be an exciting match with lots of fun and bustle as both squads are well renewed since they last ran out on the pitch. Game on!
Viking form and stats
Viking have collected 19 points from their Eliteserien home games so far after 5-4-2.
Viking lost their last game at Aalesund (placed 12th) after a 1-2 scoreline. The talented striker Tripić outdid all others in that match and managed a match rating of 8.45 out of 10. Tripić scored one goal, hit two key passes and had 33 successful passes (of 40 total).
The spoils were shared after 90 minutes before that, a home game that ended 2-2 versus Tromsø.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 Viking have performed in matches similar to this (as small favourites). Our database has found 9 matches with the results: Won 3, drawn 1 and lost 5.
If you like betting on "both teams to score": A review of the 16 most recent league matches shows that 15 of them had at least one goal scored by each team.
The match schedule is unforgiving for Viking as they have a new game in only three days, a NM Cup match thankfully also at home. Kristiansund are visiting.
Viking have proved capable of finding the net in their games here at SR-Bank Arena with 19 goals in 11 league matches. Viking have only conceded 10 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above. It's worth mentioning that 5 of these goals has been conceded in their last three home matches.
Lillestrøm form and stats
5-3-4 is the win-draw-loss statistic for Lillestrøm in their Eliteserien matches away. The pressure to perform on the road is increasing on Bakke, the Lillestrøm manager, as the last three away games were defeats.
This fixture can not go any worse than the last one, the home defeat versus Bodø / Glimt with 1-4 on the scoreboard. The attacker Ibrahimaj got a match rating of 7.43 in that game. Ibrahimaj scored one goal and dribled past the opponent 1 of 1 times.
A 1-3 defeat away at Rosenborg before that.As mentioned above, this is an open game with no clear favourite. We have found 8 similar matches played by Lillestrøm in our archives, and the results are: 2 wins for Lillestrøm, 5 draws and 1 defeat.
Both teams to score at least one goal each? This side's most recent statistics suggest that, having played 5 league matches in a row with one or more goals from each side.
Lillestrøm are not goal shy away from home in the league, finding the net 20 times in 12 away games so far. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 2 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. As for defending, Lillestrøm rarely keep clean sheets as they have conceded 19 goals from these away matches.
Head 2 Head
Viking have been victorious in every one of the 5 latest battles versus this opponent. Another win today?Lillestrøm - Viking 0-1 was the result in these contenders' previous h2h game, earlier this season.
Top Goalscorers
  A. Adams 6 goals |   Z. Tripić 5 goals |
Viking missing players
Lillestrøm missing players
| Viking | Lillestrøm | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 24 | 11 | 3 | Played | P | 3 | 12 | 24 |
| 9 | 5 | 1 | Won | W | 1 | 5 | 13 |
| 6 | 4 | 1 | Drew | D | 1 | 3 | 5 |
| 9 | 2 | 1 | Lost | L | 1 | 4 | 6 |
| 40 | 19 | 4 | Scored | S | 4 | 20 | 41 |
| 38 | 10 | 3 | Conceded | C | 6 | 19 | 28 |
| 96% | 91% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 83% | 82% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 92% | 83% |
| 67% | 55% | 33% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 100% | 75% | 58% |
| 33% | 18% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 33% | 50% | 38% |
| 25% | 9% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 8% | 8% |
| 75% | 64% | 67% | BTTS | BTTS | 67% | 75% | 58% |
| 25% | 36% | 33% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 8% | 29% |
| 4% | 9% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 33% | 17% | 12% |
| 6.6 | 8.5 | 5.7 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 6.7 | 5.6 | 6.6 |
| 3.9 | 3.4 | 3.3 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4 | 5.1 | 5.1 |
| 2 | 1.9 | 3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.7 | 1.8 | 1.2 |
| 2 | 1 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 14.9 | 16.6 | 13 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 15 | 13.3 | 14.2 |
| 4.7 | 5.3 | 4 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4.3 | 4.3 | 4.5 |
| 35% | 33% | 33% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 31% | 38% | 38% |
| 12 | 9 | 7 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 13.7 | 14 | 12.2 |
| 3.4 | 1.9 | 1.7 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 3.3 | 4.1 | 3.2 |
- Lillestrøm have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Lillestrøm haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Viking have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded at home.
- Viking have won significantly more corners at home than 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 | Molde | 24 | 19 | 3 | 2 | 55 | 21 | 12 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 30 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 25 | 10 | 34 | 60 |
| 2 | Bodø / Glimt | 24 | 13 | 6 | 5 | 60 | 31 | 12 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 33 | 15 | 12 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 27 | 16 | 29 | 45 |
| 3 | Rosenborg | 24 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 53 | 35 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 27 | 10 | 13 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 26 | 25 | 18 | 44 |
| 4 | Lillestrøm | 24 | 13 | 5 | 6 | 41 | 28 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 21 | 9 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 20 | 19 | 13 | 44 |
| 5 | Vålerenga | 24 | 13 | 3 | 8 | 46 | 32 | 12 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 27 | 10 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 19 | 22 | 14 | 42 |
| 6 | Odd | 24 | 10 | 4 | 10 | 30 | 38 | 12 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 18 | 19 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 19 | -8 | 34 |
| 7 | Viking | 24 | 9 | 6 | 9 | 40 | 38 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 19 | 10 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 21 | 28 | 2 | 33 |
| 8 | Strømsgodset | 24 | 9 | 5 | 10 | 38 | 38 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 28 | 17 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 21 | 0 | 32 |
| 9 | Tromsø | 24 | 7 | 10 | 7 | 34 | 40 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 22 | 17 | 12 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 12 | 23 | -6 | 31 |
| 10 | Haugesund | 24 | 8 | 6 | 10 | 36 | 37 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 23 | 20 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 13 | 17 | -1 | 30 |
| 11 | Sarpsborg 08 | 24 | 9 | 2 | 13 | 43 | 46 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 20 | 21 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 23 | 25 | -3 | 29 |
| 12 | Aalesund | 24 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 26 | 38 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 16 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 22 | -12 | 28 |
| 13 | HamKam | 24 | 5 | 11 | 8 | 28 | 31 | 13 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 15 | 14 | 11 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 13 | 17 | -3 | 26 |
| 14 | Sandefjord | 24 | 6 | 5 | 13 | 36 | 55 | 12 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 19 | 29 | 12 | 5 | 0 | 7 | 17 | 26 | -19 | 23 |
| 15 | Kristiansund | 24 | 4 | 5 | 15 | 29 | 50 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 22 | 27 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 7 | 23 | -21 | 17 |
| 16 | Jerv | 24 | 4 | 2 | 18 | 21 | 58 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 11 | 22 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 10 | 36 | -37 | 14 |
- Viking
- Aftenbladet - (local newspaper)
- Vikinghordene - (supporter site)
- Lillestrøm
- Romerikes Blad - (local newspaper)
- Kanari-Fansen forum - (supporter forum)
- Eliteserien official site
- VG - (newspaper)
- Aftenposten - (newspaper)
- Dagbladet - (newspaper)
