About Match
On the table this is a mismatch: Viking (2nd, 43 pts) hold a 17-point advantage over Lillestrøm (6th, 26 pts). Recent form tells a different story for Lillestrøm: only 16th in the league over the last five rounds despite sitting 6th. Per game in the league, Viking score 2.33 and conceding 1, Lillestrøm 1.33 and 1.39, against a competition average of 1.55 goals per team per game. Viking would climb to 46 points with a win and up to 1st (other results held equal).
Viking come in having won three on the spin, having scored in 10 consecutive games.
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.
The match takes place at SR-Bank Arena in Stavanger (capacity 15,900).