In a mid week match in week 8, on Wed May 25th, Lillestrøm will host Vålerenga in a meeting of these two closely matched Eliteserien teams. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 9 degrees, making for an unpleasant day. In their last match, Lillestrøm recorded a 4-1 win against Sandefjord. Taaje struck first for Sandefjord in the 4th minute on a feed from Mohamed Ofkir, then Philip Slordahl tied it up for Lillestrøm on an own goal in the 8th minute Finally they completed the comback in the 26th minute on a goal by Storevik to cap off a wild match. Lillestrøm is on a hot streak lately, with only 0 loss in their last 10 matches, while in their last match, Vålerenga recorded a 1-1 draw against HamKam. Enkerud scored the first goal for HamKam in the 56th minute, then Leonard Žuta got the equalizer for Vålerenga in the 75th minute on a feed from Sahraoui earning them at least the one point. Vålerenga is looking for direction having earned 13 points in their last 10 matches.
These two teams have not yet played each other this season, so it will be interesting how the match turns out. Last season these teams were evenly matched with 2 draws each.
Henrik Bjørdal and Norheim are the top scorers for Vålerenga in the last 5 matches, but unfortunately they only have one goal. It’s hard to imagine having success with those stats. Both Yildren Ibrahimaj and Adams have been the hottest scorers for Lillestrøm in the last five each having scored 2 goals each.