Match Report
17 points separated the sides: Viking 2nd on 43, Lillestrøm 6th on 26. On recent form Lillestrøm sat only 16th league-wide over the last five rounds, well short of their 6th overall. Against a league average of 1.55 goals per team per game, Lillestrøm ran at 1.33 scored and 1.39 conceded, Viking at 2.33 and 1.
28 meetings are on record — 6 won by Lillestrøm, 14 by Viking, 8 drawn, at 2.68 goals per meeting. Whoever hosts gains little here: home teams have taken just 32% of the wins in this fixture. Recent editions have opened up: 3.8 goals per game across the last five meetings against 2.68 historically.
Åråsen Stadion staged the fixture, a ground that holds 12,250. On the scoreboard, Viking led 1-0 at the break; 2 second-half goals set the final 1-2.
Goal scorers
Lillestrøm: Lars Ranger (63') · Viking: Kristoffer Askildsen (31'), Peter Christiansen (55')
Key stats
Possession: Lillestrøm 53% · Viking 47% · Total shots: 11-11 · On target: 1-6 · Corners: 3-9