Match Report
On the table this was a mismatch: Viking (1st, 50 pts) held an 18-point advantage over Lillestrøm (6th, 32 pts). Per game in the league, Viking were scoring 2.57 and conceding 0.95, Lillestrøm 1.33 and 1.38, against a competition average of 1.58 goals per team per game.
The sides have met 29 times in the GioScore results database: 15 wins for Viking, 8 draws and 6 for Lillestrøm, at 2.69 goals per meeting. Home advantage has meant little here: 31% of the meetings went to the host. Goals have risen lately: 3.8 per game across the last five meetings, against 2.69 across the full history.
With 62 matches recorded and 1.8 yellow cards per game, S. Røvig Sletner was the man in the middle. The match was played at SR-Bank Arena (capacity 15,900). Half-time and full-time told different stories: Viking led 2-0 at the break, before 1 more goal closed it at 3-0.
Goal scorers
Viking: Kristoffer Haugen (8'), Gianni Stensness (43'), Peter Christiansen (79')
Key stats
Possession: Viking 45% · Lillestrøm 55% · Total shots: 23-15 · On target: 9-5 · Corners: 7-6