Lillestrom takes on the visitors Valerenga in the round 8 match of Norwegian Eliteserien. The match will be played on Wednesday, May 25th at Åråsen Stadion (Lillestrøm).
Lillestrom surprised with an unexpectedly strong start in this season. The Canaries have won the league title 5 times and won the cup 6 times. And the last time the trophy was taken in 2017. But now this team has receded into the 2nd tier of Norwegian football. For example, last year's draw brought 4th place - a good result, but not sky-high. But now there is a very real chance, if not to slow down, then to finally compete for "gold" - it has not been taken since 1989. Wards of Geir Bakke started the season with an unbeaten streak, and they looked especially confident on their field. All 4 previous home matches ended with clean sheet victories with a total score of 8-0. However, in the last round they defeated Sandefjord on the road as well.
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Valerenga again became the middle peasant of the domestic championship. The Pride of Oslo have amassed as many league titles as their current rival and are only 2 wins behind Lilleström in terms of domestic cup. But in recent years, only in 2020 did they manage to take bronze, which was the best result in a full decade. But it was not possible to repeat that success in the next draw, the team fell to 7th place. And at about the same, rather mediocre, level, the wards of Daga-Eivlem Fagermo are performing now. It is impossible to call their intermediate results absolutely mediocre, but rather just average: victories and defeats are almost equal, the goal difference is negative. So it was in the last round - lost 2-3 to Stromsgodset. Although there, having quickly concede three times, the capital project swung at a comeback, but, having scored twice rather quickly, they calmed down on this.
Lillestrom has not lost for 4 head-to-heads in a row. But, having won 3-0 in 2019, the team then drew three times in a row. Valerenga are a pretty tough nut to crack, but Lillestrom are the championship leader who plays at home. We bet on the hosts of the arena.
Prediction for the match: Lillestrom to win.
