Match preview Obos-Ligaen: Strømmen - Lillestrøm at Strømmen Stadion

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Competition: Norway Obos-Ligaen
Competition: Fri 25.September
Match begins: 15:00 (UTC)
Venue: Strømmen Stadion (4000 seats)

This could be an interesting match as Strømmen have their presumed home advantage while Lillestrøm are ahead 12 points in the Obos-Ligaen table.

It's no vacation for neither Strømmen nor Lillestrøm as both were in action only a few days ago. Expect some tired legs on the pitch and/or possibly some changes to the lineups.

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 7 victories, 3 draws and 14 defeats from 24 games. In these matches they have a goal statistics scored/conceded: 35-46. You can compare this with overall results below.

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Strømmen form and stats

Strømmen have performed here at Strømmen Stadion this season with 5 wins from 7 Obos-Ligaen matches. Some points have been lost, as they have drawn 1 game and lost 1. Strømmen has recorded two wins in a row here at Strømmen Stadion, increasing their hopes of victory in this match.

A strong away win for Strømmen against KFUM the last match, as K. Sellin (2) were on target. Before that game, the 3-0 home victory against HamKam.

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

Goals are plentiful at Strømmen Stadion in the league this season as Strømmen has scored 18 goals here in 7 home games. 9 goals have been conceded.

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Lillestrøm form and stats

The story so far for the visiting team on their Obos-Ligaen travels is 4 wins, 3 draws and 1 defeat.

228 minutes! That's how long the Lillestrøm goalkeeper Mads Christiansen and his defense have shut out their league opponents.

B. Sigurðarson and M. Knudsen scored in Lillestrøm's previous match, the home game against Kongsvinger that ended 2-0. Prior to that result Lillestrøm won their away game at Tromsø. The scoreline was 1-0.

After this away game Lillestrøm return home for a Obos-Ligaen game against Jerv. That game is only three sleeps after this.

Scoring goals is the main ingredient in creating success in football, and not only at home. So far Lillestrøm have scored 11 goals in 8 league games away. It's not easy to score on Lillestrøm as they have only conceded 7 goals from these away games.

Head 2 Head

This is the result when the teams met earlier this season; Lillestrøm - Strømmen 1-0. H2H stats regardless of arena (last seven matches): Strømmen two wins, zero draws and Lillestrøm five victories. As for goals, five matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), two games had two or less.

Strømmen missing players

Lillestrøm missing players

Strømmen Lillestrøm
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
16 7 1 Played P 2 8 16
6 5 0 Won W 1 4 8
2 1 0 Drew D 1 3 5
8 1 1 Lost L 0 1 3
24 18 0 Scored S 2 11 23
29 9 3 Conceded C 1 7 15
100% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 88% 94%
88% 100% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 50% 62% 69%
81% 100% 100% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 50% 44%
31% 43% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 25% 31%
12% 14% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 0%
56% 57% 0% BTTS BTTS 50% 50% 44%
12% 29% 0% Clean Sheets C S 50% 50% 44%
31% 14% 100% Failed to Score F T 0% 12% 19%
 
0 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 0
0 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 0 0
1.2 1 2 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 3 1.9 1.3
1 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
140 68 7 Total Shots T S 36 107 211
54 27 1 Shots on Target S O 13 43 90
44% 67% 0% Goal Efficiency G E 15% 26% 26%
Key stats in Obos-Ligaen this season:
  • All of Strømmen's home-matches have had more than 2,5 goals.
  • Lillestrøm have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Lillestrøm is in the best form (5-1-0)
  • Strømmen have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Strømmen haven’t played a single 0-0 game.

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Tromsø 16 11 2 3 27 11 8 6 1 1 16 6 8 5 1 2 11 5 16 35
2 Sogndal 16 10 3 3 38 19 8 7 0 1 23 7 8 3 3 2 15 12 19 33
3 Ranheim 16 10 0 6 45 28 8 5 0 3 25 13 8 5 0 3 20 15 17 30
4 Lillestrøm 16 8 5 3 23 15 8 4 2 2 12 8 8 4 3 1 11 7 8 29
5 Åsane 16 8 4 4 34 22 9 4 2 3 19 15 7 4 2 1 15 7 12 28
6 Sandnes Ulf 16 7 3 6 26 34 9 6 1 2 16 13 7 1 2 4 10 21 -8 24
7 Stjørdals-Blink 16 6 4 6 30 30 8 3 3 2 20 17 8 3 1 4 10 13 0 22
8 Grorud 16 5 6 5 23 22 9 4 2 3 13 10 7 1 4 2 10 12 1 21
9 Raufoss 16 5 6 5 26 23 7 3 4 0 13 7 9 2 2 5 13 16 3 20
10 Strømmen 16 6 2 8 24 29 7 5 1 1 18 9 9 1 1 7 6 20 -5 17
11 KFUM 16 4 5 7 19 24 9 3 3 3 12 10 7 1 2 4 7 14 -5 17
12 Ullensaker / Kisa 16 4 5 7 28 34 9 3 3 3 18 16 7 1 2 4 10 18 -6 17
13 Jerv 15 3 6 6 22 34 7 2 3 2 10 16 8 1 3 4 12 18 -12 15
14 Øygarden 16 3 5 8 22 37 7 2 3 2 9 9 9 1 2 6 13 28 -15 14
15 Kongsvinger 16 3 4 9 16 29 7 1 2 4 5 12 9 2 2 5 11 17 -13 13
16 HamKam 15 2 4 9 22 34 7 0 2 5 11 17 8 2 2 4 11 17 -12 10

Read more about Obos-Ligaen

The Norwegian 1. divisjon (usually referred to as OBOS-ligaen) is the second highest level of football in Norway. 16 teams play each other home and away. After these 240 fixtures the top two teams in the league table are promoted, while another can promote through playoff. Relegation follows a similar system.