Delightful dogfight as daring Viking duel with determined Lillestrøm

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!

One slightly interesting match fact is that this game is played on artifical turf and that the visiting Lillestrøm have a different surface at their stadium (grass). The impact of this is hard to measure exactly, but the visitors stats on artifical turf is 11-6-14 (win-draw-loss) from 31 matches.

Viking form and stats

23 points is a decent return from 11 Eliteserien games here at SR-Bank Arena for Viking. The data says 7 wins, 2 draws and 2 losses.

It's back home for Viking, who return with a good feeling about themselves after beating Strømsgodset away with the result 1-0. Kristoffer Løkberg found the net in that victory. Midfield player Kristoffer Løkberg got a match rating of 7.71 in that game, the max score being 10. Løkberg scored one goal, hit one key pass and dribled past the opponent 1 of 1 times.

Previous to that game, a home match hosting Sandefjord in a game that was won 2-1.

The home team are moderate favourites in this game. How does Viking handle that role? We have found 13 games in our database similar to this one, based on the home odds. The stats for these games are seven wins, four draws and two defeats.

The Viking manager M. Jensen has got the team scoring with 24 from 11 home games in the league. With more than 1,5 conceded goals on average, the Viking defense is not exactly impregnable. 17 goals conceded from 11 games. You can find more goal stats on the Statistics tab above.

Lillestrøm form and stats

As the visiting team in Eliteserien matches, Lillestrøm, who have the most scored goals (19) away in Eliteserien, have produced an overall stat of 5-3-3 so far.

Lillestrøm's last game ended in a draw, the home match versus Kristiansund that finished 0-0. Midfielder Vetle Winger Dragsnes was the best performer of that match, with a rating of 7.43. Dragsnes hit one key pass and dribled past the opponent 2 of 2 times.

Preceding that game, the 1-2 loss visiting Sarpsborg 08's place.

We have checked recent matches where Lillestrøm have had similar odds to win. Win-draw-lose statistics from those nine games were five victories, one draw and three defeats.

The visitors are returning home after this fixture, hosting Stabæk in just four days.

The travelling fans enjoy Lillestrøm's attacking play in away games, having scored 19 goals in 11 league matches away. 16 goals have been conceded by Lillestrøm in these games.

Head 2 Head

These opponents have met earlier this season: Lillestrøm - Viking 1-3. Head-2-head stats last ten meetings: five - three - two (Viking wins - draws - Lillestrøm wins). As for goals, six matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), four had two or less.

Top Goalscorers

T. Lehne Olsen 18 goals

V. Berisha 15 goals

Z. Tripić 7 goals

Viking missing players

Lillestrøm missing players