In this week 21 match on the 4th of September, Vålerenga will host 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, which will make playing unpleasant. Vålerenga sits at 5th place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 2-1 win against Viking. Osame Sahraoui struck first for Vålerenga in the 35th minute on a feed from Stefan Strandberg, 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, 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 in the 54th minute, Snorre Nilsen sent in a beautiful pass which was converted by Max Williamsen earning Kristiansund at least a draw. Lillestrøm should be reasonably happy with their recent performance, earning 17 points in their last 10 matches.
In their last match on the 25th of May, Lillestrøm was victorious by a score of 2 to 0. 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 on a feed from Vetle Winger Dragsnes In the end, Vålerenga was frustrated by Lillestrøm’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Lillestrøm ended the match with the shutout victory.
Lillestrøm’s top weapon lately has been Holmbert Aron Fridjonsson, who has 2 goals in the last five matches. Sahraoui has been the most prolific scorer on Vålerenga in his last five matches with three goals.