Match Report
Mjøndalen, 15th on 25 points, faced a 55-point deficit to Lillestrøm (1st, 80). The last five rounds placed Mjøndalen 7th in the league for form — higher than their 15th in the standings. Scoring rates set the scale: Lillestrøm 2.9 scored and 0.6 conceded per game, Mjøndalen 1.2 and 2.37, with the league averaging 1.6.
Lillestrøm arrived on a run of 12 straight wins, having scored in 12 consecutive games. Defeat had followed defeat for Mjøndalen — three in succession. Recent form was uneven: 15/15 points for Lillestrøm, 4/15 for Mjøndalen.
8 meetings are on record — 6 won by Lillestrøm, 1 by Mjøndalen, 1 drawn, at 3.88 goals per meeting. The fixture leans high-scoring: 88% of meetings brought at least three goals, and both sides scored in 63%.
The referee was H. Vollstad Sletner, with 49 matches in our database and 1.4 yellows per game on average. The venue was Åråsen Stadion, with room for 12,250 spectators. On the scoreboard, Lillestrøm led 1-0 at the break; 4 second-half goals set the final 4-1.
Goal scorers
Lillestrøm: Thomas Lehne Olsen (74'), Thomas Lehne Olsen (56'), Eric Kitolano (35'), Thomas Lehne Olsen (63') · Mjøndalen: L. Reuterswärd (71')
Key stats
Possession: Lillestrøm 73% · Mjøndalen 27% · Total shots: 22-5 · On target: 6-2 · Corners: 9-3