Perhaps a welcome break from league football as Grorud & Lillestrøm face off to decide who makes it to next stage of the NM Cup. All the pre-match information is available here!
It’s busy days for these teams as both were in action only a few days ago. There’s no rest for the wicked, or in this case; no rest for Grorud and Lillestrøm.
Grorud's stadium, Grorud stadion, has a artifical turf surface. Lillestrøm have grass 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 Lillestrøm when playing on artifical turf; 11 wins, 7 draws and 13 losses from 31 matches. They have scored 46 goals in these games and conceded 48.
Grorud form and stats
Grorud have not come this way in the NM Cup without some hard work on the way, more precisely defeating Stovner and Kjelsås. Last season their NM Cup adventure ended in the 3rd round.Grorud's struggle is real here at Grorud stadion with only 7 points collected from 9 Obos-Ligaen games. The win-draw-lost numbers are ugly: 2-1-6. The season ticket holders are starting to dread their visits here at Grorud stadion, with the home team losing five in a row. They have not avoided a defeat here since the Sandnes Ulf game.
Grorud's previous game was also a home match, the defeat 1-2 versus Sogndal.
Prior to that, an away loss at Aalesund in the Obos-Ligaen.There will be little rest for Grorud after this match as they are travelling to KFUM for a Obos-Ligaen game in only three days.
The Grorud fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 10 in 9 matches. Grorud have conceded 17 from these games.
Lillestrøm form and stats
The traveling awayteam has defeated Funnefoss / Vormsund and Skeid in order to reach 3rd round of NM Cup. Last season their NM Cup adventure ended in the 3rd round.Playing away, Lillestrøm have won 5 games, drawn 3 and suffered 2 defeats in the Eliteserien this season. The away team travel with confidence. Not since the Kristiansund game have they lost an away game, meaning Lillestrøm has taken points from eight away matches in a row.
Two travels in a row for Lillestrøm, whose manager G. Bakke could celebrate last time after the Eliteserien win against Odd. Attacker Thomas Lehne Olsen got a player rating of 8.51 in the game. "Man of the match" Olsen scored two goals, hit one key pass and dribled passed the opponent 3 of 4 times.
A loss against Brann was the result prior to that, in a Eliteserien home game.The visitors are returning home after this fixture, hosting Tromsø in just three days.
Lillestrøm are not goal shy away from home in the league, finding the net 18 times in 10 away games so far. 14 goals have been conceded by Lillestrøm in these games.
Head 2 Head
Grorud-Lillestrøm H2H statistics last three meetings regardless of arena: Grorud zero wins, Lillestrøm two wins, one draw. one of these three matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).Top Goalscorers
  O. Aga 16 goals |   T. Lehne Olsen 16 goals |  C. Zafeiris 2 goals |
Grorud missing players
Lillestrøm missing players
| Grorud | Lillestrøm | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 10 | Played | P | 13 | 25 | ||
| 7 | 3 | Won | W | 7 | 14 | ||
| 4 | 1 | Drew | D | 4 | 6 | ||
| 14 | 6 | Lost | L | 2 | 5 | ||
| 38 | 14 | Scored | S | 25 | 42 | ||
| 48 | 17 | Conceded | C | 16 | 27 | ||
| 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | ||
| 80% | 80% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 92% | 84% | ||
| 64% | 70% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 69% | 52% | ||
| 48% | 40% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 38% | 28% | ||
| 28% | 20% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 15% | 12% | ||
| 64% | 60% | BTTS | BTTS | 77% | 64% | ||
| 16% | 30% | Clean Sheets | C S | 15% | 28% | ||
| 20% | 10% | Failed to Score | F T | 8% | 8% | ||
| 4.1 | 5.7 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 6.5 | 6.6 | ||
| 5.8 | 5.8 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5.7 | 5.2 | ||
| 1.4 | 1 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.5 | 1.4 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | ||
| 9 | 10.2 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 14 | 14.2 | ||
| 3.9 | 4.5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 5.6 | 5.1 | ||
| 39% | 31% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 34% | 33% | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | HamKam | 19 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 42 | 15 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 21 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 21 | 5 | 27 | 42 |
| 2 | Jerv | 19 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 35 | 29 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 17 | 12 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 18 | 17 | 6 | 40 |
| 3 | Aalesund | 19 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 41 | 24 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 24 | 10 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 17 | 14 | 17 | 38 |
| 4 | Fredrikstad | 18 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 37 | 25 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 22 | 10 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 15 | 12 | 32 |
| 5 | Sogndal | 19 | 9 | 4 | 6 | 30 | 22 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 17 | 12 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 13 | 10 | 8 | 31 |
| 6 | KFUM | 19 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 29 | 29 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 11 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 18 | 0 | 27 |
| 7 | Ranheim | 19 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 34 | 34 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 20 | 17 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 17 | 0 | 26 |
| 8 | Raufoss | 19 | 7 | 3 | 9 | 34 | 32 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 22 | 14 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 18 | 2 | 24 |
| 9 | Åsane | 19 | 7 | 2 | 10 | 23 | 36 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 15 | 22 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 14 | -13 | 23 |
| 10 | Start | 19 | 6 | 4 | 9 | 35 | 37 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 16 | 20 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 19 | 17 | -2 | 22 |
| 11 | Ullensaker / Kisa | 18 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 24 | 30 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 19 | -6 | 22 |
| 12 | Bryne | 19 | 6 | 3 | 10 | 29 | 34 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 18 | 14 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 11 | 20 | -5 | 21 |
| 13 | Sandnes Ulf | 19 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 24 | 32 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 15 | 17 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 15 | -8 | 20 |
| 14 | Stjørdals-Blink | 19 | 6 | 2 | 11 | 19 | 35 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 9 | 27 | -16 | 20 |
| 15 | Strømmen | 19 | 2 | 10 | 7 | 15 | 22 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 12 | -7 | 16 |
| 16 | Grorud | 19 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 26 | 41 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 10 | 17 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 16 | 24 | -15 | 15 |
| 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 | 18 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 45 | 22 | 9 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 31 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 13 | 23 | 36 |
| 2 | Bodø / Glimt | 18 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 37 | 18 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 26 | 10 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 8 | 19 | 35 |
| 3 | Kristiansund | 19 | 11 | 2 | 6 | 27 | 22 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 20 | 8 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 14 | 5 | 35 |
| 4 | Lillestrøm | 19 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 31 | 24 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 18 | 14 | 7 | 34 |
| 5 | Rosenborg | 18 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 37 | 24 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 23 | 10 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 31 |
| 6 | Viking | 18 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 36 | 34 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 21 | 13 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 15 | 21 | 2 | 31 |
| 7 | Haugesund | 19 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 31 | 29 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 18 | 8 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 13 | 21 | 2 | 28 |
| 8 | Vålerenga | 18 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 30 | 26 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 17 | 11 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 15 | 4 | 26 |
| 9 | Strømsgodset | 18 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 26 | 27 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 20 | 8 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 19 | -1 | 25 |
| 10 | Sandefjord | 18 | 7 | 3 | 8 | 25 | 31 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 11 | 20 | -6 | 24 |
| 11 | Odd | 19 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 27 | 36 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 18 | 14 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 22 | -9 | 23 |
| 12 | Sarpsborg 08 | 18 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 19 | 24 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 11 | 6 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 18 | -5 | 20 |
| 13 | Tromsø | 18 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 21 | 34 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 17 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 17 | -13 | 15 |
| 14 | Mjøndalen | 18 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 20 | 27 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 13 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 14 | -7 | 13 |
| 15 | Brann | 18 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 21 | 37 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 16 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 9 | 21 | -16 | 13 |
| 16 | Stabæk | 18 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 23 | 41 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 17 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 12 | 24 | -18 | 13 |
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