On Jul 19th, Lillestrøm hosts Aalesund in a clash of these two mismatched Eliteserien teams. In their last match, Lillestrøm recorded a 2-1 win against Rosenborg. Ole Saeter scored the first goal for Rosenborg in the 11th minute, then Akor Adams got the equalizer for Lillestrøm in the 85th minute on a feed from Lars Ranger But luckily in the 92nd minute, they were able to complete the comback with a goal by Akor Adams. Lillestrøm should be reasonably happy with their recent performance, earning 17 points in their last 10 matches, while in their last match, 16th placed Aalesund, recorded a 1-2 loss against HamKam. Henrik Udahl scored the first goal for HamKam in the 66th minute, but Markus Karlsbakk got the equalizer for Aalesund in the 71st minute. They’re hoping to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 7 points in their last 10 matches.
This will be the first match for these two teams against eachother this season. Last season these teams were evenly matched with 1 win apiece.
Aalesund’s most prolific scorer has been Markus Karlsbakk. He has netted 3 goals over the last 5 matches. Lillestrøm is fortunate enough to have Akor Adams in top form. In the last 5 matches the attacker has scored five goals.