Lillestrom vs KFUM Oslo - prediction, team news, lineups

Lillestrom's contention for the Eliteserien's European spots continues connected Saturday astatine Arasen Stadion against relegation-threatened visitors KFUM Oslo.

The fourth-placed hosts person 22 points and presently inhabit 1 of the division's 2 Conference League qualifying spots, whereas KFUM are 3rd past successful 14th with conscionable 12 points.

Match preview

Lillestrom managed to beat Fredrikstad 2-0 connected July 11, but they produced frustratingly small successful the last third, taking conscionable 16 touches successful the punishment country compared to the 41 that their opponents produced.

Hans Erik Odegaard's broadside fertile past successful the league's apical 5 for goals scored (19), and they person failed to find the backmost of the nett successful 2 of their past 5 games.

A bid for the rubric should not beryllium ruled out, arsenic portion they are six points from league-leaders Tromso, they person played 2 games fewer.

Kanarifugla's triumph against Fredrikstad ended a streak of 2 consecutive losses, and they person been defeated successful 3 and won 2 of their past 5 league outings, conceding 2 goals 3 times.

Lillestrom person played 5 times astatine location this season, with the nine achieving triumph connected 3 occasions, including successful 2 of their 3 astir caller contests at Arasen Stadion.

KFUM Oslo mislaid 2-0 against Bodo/Glimt connected July 12, a clash successful which they faced 5 large chances portion creating nary of their own.

That decision was their seventh successful 12 games, with the nine lone winning doubly successful that time, and they person taken conscionable 5 points from the past 18 connected connection (two losses, 2 draws and 1 win).

Kaffa inhabit the relegation playoff spot, and they are lone supra the automatic relegation portion owed to the information they person 1 constituent much than 15th-placed Kristiansund.

Jorgen Isnes's broadside were beaten 2-0 by Lillestrom successful June 2025 successful the Norwegian Football Cup - their past gathering - and that was their 5th nonaccomplishment successful six encounters with their hosts.

KFUM person failed to triumph immoderate of their 11 astir caller distant fixtures, and they person mislaid 4 of their six distant contests successful 2026, conceding 15 goals portion scoring connected 7 occasions.

Lillestrom Norwegian Eliteserien form:

KFUM Oslo Norwegian Eliteserien form:

Team News

Lillestrom midfielder Eric Kitolano is not scheduled to instrumentality until August owed to a breached ankle, meaning the astir apt candidates to play successful the mediate of the transportation are Markus Karlsbakk, Ylldren Ibrahimaj and Gustav Kjolstad Nyheim.

The trio volition beryllium asked to enactment a centre-back duo of Ruben Gabrielsen and Ulrik Yttergard Jenssen, who person started 10 and six league fixtures respectively this season.

In the guardant line, possibly fans volition spot fig nine Thomas Lehne Olsen supported by wingers Karl Linus Alperud and Salieu Drammeh.

It is hard to spot KFUM abandoning their three-man defence, truthful expect to see Eirik Franke Saunes, Brage Skaret and Daniel Schneider stationed unneurotic astatine the back.

Winger Moussa Njie is nearing a return, but helium is inactive acceptable to beryllium absent until the extremity of the month, and his wounded could truthful pb to a commencement for his member Bilal Njie, arsenic good arsenic wide attacker Rasmus Eggen Vinge.

Lillestrom imaginable starting lineup:

Dahlberg; Ottesen, Gabrielsen, Jenssen, Elkaer; Karlsbakk, Ibrahimaj, Nyheim; Alperud, Olsen, Drammeh

KFUM Oslo imaginable starting lineup:

Odegaard; Schneider, Skaret, Saunes; Sjokvist, Rasch, Soras, Hjorth; Vinge, Grodem, Njie

We say: Lillestrom 2-1 KFUM Oslo

While Lillestrom person not been peculiarly prolific, they are encountering a squad that has regularly conceded goals distant from home.

KFUM person besides historically performed poorly against their hosts, truthful it would not beryllium astonishing to spot them suffer yet different brushwood with Lillestrom.

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