KJELLER. Lillestrøm overcame Strømsgodset to win 2-1. It was Lillestrøm to strike first with a goal of G. Asen at the 14′. Then V. Dragsnes scored again for Lillestrøm in the 43′ minute. Eventually, G. Valsvik reduced the distance for Strømsgodset (80′). Finally, that was it, and the result remained 2-1. Lillestrøm was definitely better in terms of ball possession (61%) and that was among the factors of its victory.​

The match was played at the Åråsen Stadion stadium in Kjeller on Saturday and it started at 6:00 pm local time. The referee was Kristoffer Hagenes who was helped by Anders Olav Dale and Øystein Simon Ytterland. The 4th official was Ola Hobber Nilsen. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was cold at 13 degrees Celsius or 55.4 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 86%.​

Match Statistics​

Ball possession

Lillestrøm had a strong ball possession 61% while Strømsgodset was struggling with a 39% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Lillestrøm was more aggressive with 63 dangerous attacks and 21 shots of which 5 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Lillestrøm won the match​.

Lillestrøm shot 21 times, 5 on target, 16 off target. On the other side, Strømsgodset shot 8 times, 1 on target, 7 off target.

Cards

Lillestrøm received 1 yellow card (H. Fridjonsson). On the other side, Strømsgodset received 2 yellow cards ( and J. Brunes).

Standings

After this contest, Lillestrøm will have 44 points to hold in the 2nd place. Talking about the opposition, Strømsgodset will stay with 29 points like Viking to remain in the 8th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Eliteserien, Lillestrøm will host HamKam on the 13th of November with a 6-0 head to head statistic in favor of Lillestrøm (2 draws).

Strømsgodset will host Bodø / Glimt on the 13th of November with a 10-7 head to head in favor of Bodø / Glimt (3 draws).

Lillestrøm – Formation

Lillestrøm started with a 3-5-2 line-up (3-5-2).

The manager Geir Bakke decided to play with the following team: Mads Christiansen (6.7), Espen Bjornsen Garnas (7.5), Igoh Ogbu (7.4), Colin Rösler (7.0), Lars Ranger (6.7), Magnus Knudsen (7.7), Ifeanyi Mathew (7.1), Gjermund Åsen (8.1), Vetle Winger Dragsnes (7.4), Ylldren Ibrahimaj (7.4) and Thomas Lehne Olsen (6.3).

The home team had on the bench: Knut Andre Skjaerstein, Dylan Murugesapillai, Henrik Skogvold, Marius Lundemo (6.3), Kaan Kairinen, Elias Sebastian Solberg, Aral Şimşir and Hólmbert Aron Friðjónsson (6.6).

Lillestrøm could not rely on the presence of M. Lundemo (injured) and H. Fridjonsson (injured).

Substitutions

Lillestrøm made 3 changes: C. Rosler for M. Lundemo (64′), T. Olsen for H. Fridjonsson (75′) and Y. Ibrahimaj for A. Simsir (88′).

Best player: Gjermund Åsen​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Lillestrøm was Gjermund Åsen.

His rating is (8.1) with 1 goal, 25 passes (88% accurate) and 3 key passes. He was won 4 duels out of 8. He performed 6 crosses.

Strømsgodset – Formation

Strømsgodset started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

Håkon Wibe-Lund played with: Viljar Myhra (6.8), Lars Christopher Vilsvik (6.4), Niklas Gunnarsson (6.8), Gustav Valsvik (8.1), Thomas Grogaard (7.1), Herman Stengel (6.5), Jack Ipalibo (6.4), Kristoffer Tokstad (6.4), Johan Hove (6.8), Halldor Stenevik (5.8) and Fred Friday (6.1).

They had on the bench: Simo Lampinen-Skaug, Ernest Boahene (7.0), Sondre Fosnaess Hanssen (6.5), Fabian Holst-Larsen, Marko Farji, Jonas Therkelsen, Emmanuel Danso, Albert Palmberg Thorsen (6.2) and Jonatan Braut Brunes (6.2).

Substitutions

Strømsgodset made 4 changes: L. Vilsvik for S. F. Hanssen (46′), J. Ipalibo for J. Brunes (55′), K. Tokstad for E. Boahene (81′) and T. Grogaard for A. P. Thorsen (83′).

Best player: Gustav Valsvik​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Strømsgodset was Gustav Valsvik.

His rating is (8.1) with 1 goal, 40 passes (65% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 4 duels out of 8.

Results of the day

These are the results of the day in the Eliteserien.​

• Lillestrøm – Strømsgodset – 2-1
• Sandefjord – Odd – 1-3