Fredrikstad vs Lillestrom - prediction, team news, lineups

Fredrikstad and Lillestrom volition resume their respective Eliteserien campaigns with a contention astatine Fredrikstad Stadion connected Saturday.

The location broadside are presently 10th successful the Eliteserien table, boasting 14 points from 11 matches, portion Lillestrom are fourth, collecting 19 points from their 11 games this term.

Match preview

Fredrikstad boast a grounds of 4 wins, 2 draws and 5 defeats from their 11 league matches this season, with 14 points leaving them successful 10th spot successful the division.

The Aristocrats entered the play interruption disconnected the backmost of a 2-1 occurrence implicit Start, and they person really picked up 7 points from their past 3 league fixtures.

Casper Rojkaer's broadside person played 3 friendlies to hole for the instrumentality of competitory action, starting with a 1-1 gully against HamKam connected June 20, earlier playing retired a goalless gully with Elfsborg 8 days later.

Fredrikstand past mislaid 3-1 to Valerenga connected July 4, and they are present preparing for 3 league games earlier the extremity of the month, including trips to Bodo/Glimt and Rosenborg.

The Aristocrats person faced Lillestrom connected 21 occasions successful each competitions and boast a grounds of 7 wins, 5 draws and 9 defeats.

Lillestrom entered the play interruption disconnected the backmost of a 2-0 decision to HamKam, and they are presently 4th successful the Eliteserien table, boasting a grounds of six wins, 1 gully and 4 defeats from 11 matches to cod 19 points.

The Canaries are eight-time Eliteserien champions, but they played successful the 2nd tier successful 2025 pursuing a daze relegation successful 2024.

Hans Erik Odegaard's broadside person won 3 and mislaid 2 of their 5 location league matches this season, portion they boast the third-best distant record, claiming 10 points from six games connected their travels.

Lillestrom person not really faced Fredrikstad successful the Eliterserien since October 2024, erstwhile they suffered a 2-1 defeat, and each of their past 3 league matches against Saturday's opponents person ended successful losses.

Fredrikstad Norwegian Eliteserien form:

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Lillestrom Norwegian Eliteserien form:

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Team News

Fredrikstad are presently without the services of Solomon Owusu and Sigurd Kvile done injury, but the location broadside are different successful beardown signifier for the contest.

Daniel Eid is really the team's starring goalscorer this play from a wing-back spot, uncovering the backmost of the nett connected 3 occasions, and helium volition proceed successful that area.

Rocco Shein volition beryllium a notable starter successful the mediate of midfield, portion determination is expected to beryllium a spot successful the last 3rd of the tract for Salim Laghzaoui.

Lillestrom, meanwhile, volition beryllium without the services of Eric Kitolano owed to a superior limb wounded which helium sustained towards the extremity of April.

Espen Garnas is inactive suspended; Harald Woxen has present served his ban, though a fittingness contented could support him retired of the contention with Fredrikstand, having been absent for the clash with Sarpsborg past clip out.

Markus Karlsbakk has scored 5 times successful 16 appearances this play from midfield, and determination volition beryllium different spot successful the starting squad for the 26-year-old.

Fredrikstad imaginable starting lineup:

Borsheir; Holme, Fredriksen, Rafn; Eid, Leach, Shein, Sorlokk; Ohlenscaeger, Skogvold, Laghzaoui

Lillestrom imaginable starting lineup:

Dahlberg; Ranger, Foss, Gabrielsen, Paintsil; Ibrahimaj; Jebara, Karlsbakk, Nyheim, Drammeh; Felix Va

We say: Fredrikstad 1-1 Lillestrom

It is ever hard to cognize precisely what to expect from matches aft a play break, but we are predicting a choky crippled connected Saturday, with the points perchance shared successful a low-scoring draw.

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