In this week 21 match on Sep 4th, Vålerenga hosts Lillestrøm in a meeting of these two Eliteserien teams. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 8 degrees, so hopefuly the match makes up for the weather. Vålerenga sits at 5th place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 2-1 win against Viking. Osame Sahraoui scored the first goal for Vålerenga in the 35th minute, then Osame Sahraoui added another in the 55th minute on a feed from Tobias Christensen. Vålerenga is on a hot streak lately, having won 7 of their last 10 matches, while 3rd placed Lillestrøm is fresh off their 1-1 draw against Kristiansund. Holmbert Aron Fridjonsson scored the first goal for Lillestrøm in the 23rd minute, then Max Williamsen got the equalizer for Kristiansund in the 54th minute on a feed from Snorre Nilsen squeezing out at least the one point for Kristiansund. Lillestrøm should be reasonably happy with their recent performance, earning 17 points in their last 10 matches.
On May 25th, Lillestrøm hosted Vålerenga in their last match together. Lillestrøm won by a score of 2 to 0. Tom Pettersson scored the first goal for Lillestrøm in the 63rd minute, then Espen Bjornsen Garnas added another in the 80th minute on a feed from Vetle Winger Dragsnes In the end, Vålerenga couldn’t muster any offence and Lillestrøm ran away with the shutout win.
Holmbert Aron Fridjonsson has been the most effective weapon for Lillestrøm lately. The attacker has netted two goals in his last five matches. Osame Sahraoui has been the most effective weapon for Vålerenga lately. The Norwegian midfielder has netted 3 goals in his last 5 matches.