STAVANGER. Lillestrøm was ultimately too good for Viking with the goal of M. Knudsen (19′), T. Olsen (49′) and T. Olsen (59′).

The match was played at the SR-Bank Arena stadium in Stavanger on Sunday and it started at 5:00 pm local time. The referee was Espen Eskås with the help of Isaak Bashevkin and Anders Michael Velo. The 4th official was Daniel Higraff. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was cold at 12.6 degrees Celsius or 54.63 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 78%.​

Match Statistics​

Ball possession

There was not much difference in terms of ball possession. Viking was in possession of the ball for 53% of the time vs. Lillestrøm that controlled the ball for 47% of the time.

Attitude and shots

Viking was more aggressive with 53 dangerous attacks and 13 shots of which 1 were on target. Still, Lillestrøm managed to find the solution to win this encounter.​

Viking shot 13 times, 1 on target, 12 off target. On the other side, Lillestrøm shot 9 times, 6 on target, 3 off target.

Cards

Viking received 3 yellow cards (R. D. Vikstol, D. T. Diop and K. Kabran). Talking about the opposition, Lillestrøm received 2 yellow cards (I. Ogbu and T. Olsen).

Standings

After this match, Viking will stay with 33 points to remain in the 8th place. On the opposite side, Lillestrøm will have 47 points like Rosenborg to sit in the 4th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Eliteserien, Viking will host Odd on the 13th of November with a 14-11 head to head statistic in favor of Viking (7 draws).

Lillestrøm will host HamKam on the 13th of November with a 6-0 head to head record in favor of Lillestrøm (2 draws).

Viking – Formation

Viking adopted the 3-5-2 line-up (3-5-2).

The manager Morten Jensen decided to play with the following team: Patrik Sigurdur Gunnarsson (6.2), Viljar Helland Vevatne (6.7), David Brekalo (6.4), Djibril Diop (6.4), Sondre Flem Bjørshol (6.4), Naatan Skyttä (6.4), Markus Solbakken (6.4), Kristoffer Løkberg (5.8), Rolf Daniel Vikstøl (6.6), Zlatko Tripić (6.4) and Sander Svendsen (6.8).

The home team had on the bench: Arild Østbø, Herman Johan Haugen (6.4), Gianni Stensness (6.7), Kristoffer Paulsen, Fredrik Torsteinbø (6.3), Harald Tangen, Kevin Kabran (6.7), Yann-Erik de Lanlay and Daniel Karlsbakk (6.5).

Substitutions

Viking made 5 changes: R. D. Vikstol for K. Kabran (63′), D. T. Diop for G. Stensness (63′), S. Bjorshol for H. J. Haugen (63′), S. Svendsen for D. S. Karlsbakk (63′) and Z. Tripic for F. Torsteinbo (75′).

Best player: Sander Svendsen​

The most impressive player for Viking was Sander Svendsen.

His rating is (6.8) with 12 passes (75% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 1 duel out of 2. He performed 2 crosses.

Lillestrøm – Formation

Also Lillestrøm adopted the 3-5-2 line-up (3-5-2).

Geir Bakke played with: Mads Christiansen (7.2), Espen Bjornsen Garnas (7.5), Igoh Ogbu (7.2), Vetle Winger Dragsnes (7.3), Lars Ranger (7.3), Kaan Kairinen (7.6), Ifeanyi Mathew (7.1), Gjermund Åsen (6.8), Magnus Knudsen (8.2), Ylldren Ibrahimaj (6.8) and Thomas Lehne Olsen (8.5).

They had on the bench: Knut Andre Skjaerstein, Colin Rösler (6.4), Ibrahim Cisse, Henrik Skogvold, Pål André Helland, Aral Şimşir, Akor Adams (6.4), Hólmbert Aron Friðjónsson (6.4) and Elias Sebastian Solberg.

Substitutions

Lillestrøm made 5 changes: Y. Ibrahimaj for H. Fridjonsson (80′), E. B. Garnas for C. Rosler (80′), T. Olsen for A. Adams (80′), M. Knudsen for A. Simsir (85′) and K. Kairinen for E. Solberg (90′).

Best player: Thomas Lehne Olsen​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Lillestrøm was Thomas Lehne Olsen.

His rating is (8.5) with 2 goals, 13 passes (61% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 3 duels out of 8.

Results of the day

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

• Bodø / Glimt – Sandefjord – 4-1
• Rosenborg – Vålerenga – 3-0
• Viking – Lillestrøm – 0-3
• Odd – Kristiansund – 1-1
• Strømsgodset – Tromsø – 1-2
• Molde – HamKam – 5-0