On Sun May 29th, in week 9, Tromsø will host Lillestrøm in a clash of these two mismatched Eliteserien teams. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 11 degrees, which should make for a nice day for football. In their last match, Tromsø recorded a 1-1 draw against Viking. Sebastian Sebulonsen struck first for Viking in the 73rd minute, then W. Kamanzi tied it up for Tromsø in the 3rd minute of the second half’s stoppage time squeezing out at least the one point for Tromsø. Tromsø is looking for direction having 2 win and 2 losses in their last 10 matches, while lillestrøm sits at 1st place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 2-0 shutout win against Vålerenga. Tom Pettersson struck first for Lillestrøm in the 63rd minute on a feed from Yildren Ibrahimaj, then Espen Bjornsen Garnas added another in the 80th minute In the end, Vålerenga couldn’t muster any offence and Lillestrøm ran away with the shutout win. Lillestrøm is on a hot streak lately, having won 6 of 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 1 win each.
Lillestrøm is lucky enough to have a few offensive weapons, with Yildren Ibrahimaj and Adams each having 2 goals in their last five. Tromsø hasn’t been successful in netting any goals lately. Their top scorers in the last five matches are Antonsen and Jostein Maurstad Gundersen, and they each have 1 goal.