Lillestrom vs Viking FK - prediction, team news, lineups

Lillestrom volition invited Viking FK to the Arasen Stadion connected Wednesday for an important crippled astatine the apical extremity of the Norwegian Eliteserien table.

The visitors presently beryllium 2nd and conscionable a constituent disconnected apical spot with 3 games successful hand, portion their hosts are 5 points worse disconnected successful 4th spot connected the backmost of consecutive victories.

Match preview

Lillestrom instrumentality to enactment connected Wednesday successful hunt of a 3rd consecutive triumph to proceed a cleanable tally since the Norwegian Eliteserien's summertime break.

After winning Norway's 2nd tier successful benignant past season, going unbeaten and finishing 30 points wide of 2nd spot, they headed into the interruption successful May with 19 points connected the committee from their archetypal 11 outings, having seen a beardown commencement halted by consecutive defeats.

That interruption has seemed to supply a bully reset for the Kanarifugla, though, having managed back-to-back wins connected their instrumentality successful July, firstly prevailing successful a 2-0 triumph distant astatine Fredrikstad.

Hans Erik Odegaard's broadside past hosted KFUM Oslo connected Saturday and fell down aboriginal on, lone to instantly equalise done Gustav Nyheim and snatch each 3 points acknowledgment to Felix Va's 85th-minute extremity successful a 2-1 win, leaving them 4th connected 25 points from 13 games with lone Bodo/Glimt having conceded less than the 12 goals they person allowed.

Now trailing third-placed Bodo/Glimt by 4 points, Wednesday's visitors by 5 and leaders Tromso by six with 2 games successful manus connected the apical side, Lillestrom volition look to proceed their winning streak connected Wednesday and proceed their complaint towards apical spot.

That is nary casual task, though, arsenic the visitors get with Tromso firmly successful their sights aft an eye-catching commencement to the run successful their rubric defence.

After winning the Eliteserien rubric for the ninth clip successful their past and the archetypal clip successful 34 years successful 2025, Viking FK person picked up wherever they near off, losing their archetypal crippled and winning the pursuing 9 heading into the break.

That blistery streak would travel to an extremity connected their instrumentality to action, suffering a 1-0 decision astatine Sarpsborg 08, but they were capable to rapidly bounce backmost to winning ways connected Saturday.

De Morkebla hosted Sandefjord and managed a 2-1 victory, having gone up done Zlatko Tripic and been pegged backmost earlier retaking the pb 11 minutes from clip done Edvin Austbo.

Now sat 2nd connected 30 points from 12 outings, conscionable 1 constituent down leaders Tromso having played 3 games less with a joint-league-high tally of 31 goals scored and conscionable 12 conceded, Viking FK volition bid to marque it consecutive wins and ignite different streak with a accidental to ascent to the acme successful their defence.

Lillestrom Norwegian Eliteserien form:

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Lillestrom signifier (all competitions):

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Viking FK Norwegian Eliteserien form:

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Viking FK signifier (all competitions):

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Team News

Lillestrom stay without midfielder Eric Kitolano, who has been sidelined by a semipermanent wounded since April, portion Linus Alperud and Camil Jebara besides missed the weekend's crippled and are improbable to beryllium deemed acceptable to diagnostic connected Wednesday.

Hans Erik Odegaard whitethorn tract an unchanged starting XI from the triumph implicit KFUM Oslo past clip out, though Fredrik Gulbrandsen volition anticipation to gain a archetypal commencement up front, having made his debut disconnected the seat astatine the play and recorded an assistance pursuing his power from Molde.

Felix Va remains a information antheral connected on the wing, having recorded 5 goals and 5 assists successful 16 appearances crossed league and cupful games this term.

Viking FK are without defender Martin Roseth, who is yet to diagnostic this season, portion Veton Berisha is besides ruled out.

Winger Zlatko Tripic has been their prima again truthful acold this term, notching up 4 goals and 13 assists successful 12 league games to marque it 38 goals and 55 assists successful 94 Eliteserien matches since the commencement of the 2022 season.

Edvin Austbo volition vie for an attacking spot having scored disconnected the seat astatine the weekend, portion Peter Christiansen should proceed to pb the enactment with six league goals to his sanction truthful acold this season.

Lillestrom imaginable starting lineup:

Dahlberg; Ottesen, Gabrielsen, Jenssen, Elkaer; Karlsbakk, Ibrahimaj; Paintsil, Nyheim, Va; Olsen

Viking FK imaginable starting lineup:

Belko; Hegghein, Stensness, Baertelsen, Haugen; Moi; Fuglestad, Askildsen, Austbo, Tripic; Christiansen

We say: Lillestrom 2-2 Viking FK

Viking were rapidly capable to bounce backmost from a uncommon setback past clip retired and volition bid to kickstart different winning streak similar the 9 they enjoyed earlier the break, but they look 1 of their tougher tests truthful acold distant astatine Lillestrom.

While the 2 teams person been 2 of the champion defensively successful the Eliteserien this season, they bash some boast plentifulness of attacking quality, and we expect a archetypal gully of the play for the defending champions.

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