Week 28 brings us a match on Oct 30th where Lillestrøm will host Odd at Åråsen Stadion in a meeting of these two Eliteserien teams. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 6 degrees, making for an unpleasant day. In their last match, Lillestrøm recorded a 1-0 shutout win against Haugesund. Thomas Lehne Olsen scored the first goal for Lillestrøm in the 28th minute, and with that single goal the scoring was complete. Neither team could manage anything else In the end, Haugesund couldn’t muster any offence and Lillestrøm ran away with the shutout win. Lillestrøm is looking for direction having earned 13 points in their last 10 matches, while in their last match, Odd recorded a 2-1 win against Vålerenga. Dennis Gjengaar struck first for Odd in the 29th minute on a feed from Espen Ruud, then Conrad Wallem added another in the 70th minute. With 18 points in their last 10 matches Odd should be reasonably happy with their performance.
On Jul 17th, Odd hosted Lillestrøm in their last match together. Lillestrøm won by a score of 2 to 1. Magnus Knudsen struck first for Lillestrøm in the 61st minute on a feed from Yildren Ibrahimaj, but Tobias Lauritsen got the equalizer for Odd in the 68th minute.
Odd’s most prolific scorer has been Milan Jevtović. The Serbian midfielder has netted three goals over the last five matches. Thomas Lehne Olsen has been on a hot streak lately. In the last 5 games, hes scored 4 goals for Lillestrøm.