Match Report
The table read 5th (Lillestrøm, 32 pts) against 8th (Fredrikstad, 26 pts), 6 points apart. Fredrikstad had been over-performing their table position on recent form: 2nd in the league over the last five rounds against 8th overall. Scoring rates set the scale: Lillestrøm 1.4 scored and 1.3 conceded per game, Fredrikstad 1.21 and 1.58, with the league averaging 1.55.
Fredrikstad entered with four wins in a row. Recent form was uneven: 5/15 points for Lillestrøm, 12/15 for Fredrikstad.
13 meetings are on record — 4 won by Lillestrøm, 5 by Fredrikstad, 4 drawn, at 2.85 goals per meeting. Only 38% of these meetings ended in a home win.
The venue was Åråsen Stadion, with room for 12,250 spectators. The referee was T. Hansen, with 50 matches in our database and 1.9 yellows per game on average. Half-time and full-time told different stories: Fredrikstad led 2-1 at the break, before 2 more goals closed it at 1-4.
Goal scorers
Lillestrøm: Fredrik Gulbrandsen (37') · Fredrikstad: Solomon Owusu (8'), Max Nilsson (18'), Benjamin Faraas (65'), Benjamin Faraas (79')
Key stats
Possession: Lillestrøm 54% · Fredrikstad 46% · Total shots: 18-13 · On target: 5-9 · Corners: 10-3