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Eliteserien · 2026

Lillestrøm SK 2–0 Vålerenga IF · Eliteserien

2–0Full-time analysis

This page describes the completed match context. The result is not presented as a prior forecast.

Match at a glance

Lillestrøm SK won 2–0.

Shots
717
Shots on target
23
Expected goals
0.71.57
Possession
51%49%

Full time

What the match recorded

Lillestrøm SK beat Vålerenga IF 2–0. Recorded in this match (Lillestrøm SK – Vålerenga IF): shots 7–17, shots on target 2–3, expected goals 0.7–1.57, possession 51%–49%. This is what was recorded. It is not a claim that the result was foreseeable.

Pre-match record

What the data showed before kick-off. Kept for reference; it did not know the result.

Vålerenga IF's recent record differs from the season

moderate

Vålerenga IF's last-five goals scored average is above their season average.

2.2 goals/match ▲Goals forLast 5 · Season1.65 goals/match
Evidence and caveat

Comparison: An unweighted last-five average is compared with the unweighted season average.

Window: last_5 versus season

MetricLast 5SeasonBaseline
Goals for2.2 goals/match1.65 goals/match1.49 goals/match

Caveat: Five matches are sensitive to opponent mix and isolated match states.

This match

Match statistics

  • Shots7 shots17 shotsLillestrøm SK 7 shots, Vålerenga IF 17 shots
  • Shots on target2 shots3 shotsLillestrøm SK 2 shots, Vålerenga IF 3 shots
  • Expected goals0.7 xG1.57 xGLillestrøm SK 0.7 xG, Vålerenga IF 1.57 xG
  • Possession51%49%Lillestrøm SK 51%, Vålerenga IF 49%
  • Corners6 corners6 cornersLillestrøm SK 6 corners, Vålerenga IF 6 corners
  • Fouls14 fouls14 foulsLillestrøm SK 14 fouls, Vålerenga IF 14 fouls
  • Yellow cards2 cards4 cardsLillestrøm SK 2 cards, Vålerenga IF 4 cards
  • Passes395 passes386 passesLillestrøm SK 395 passes, Vålerenga IF 386 passes
  • Pass accuracy78.2%76.9%Lillestrøm SK 78.2%, Vålerenga IF 76.9%
  • Shots inside box6 shots11 shotsLillestrøm SK 6 shots, Vålerenga IF 11 shots
  • Blocked shots2 blocks4 blocksLillestrøm SK 2 blocks, Vålerenga IF 4 blocks
  • Goalkeeper saves3 saves0 savesLillestrøm SK 3 saves, Vålerenga IF 0 saves
  • Offsides3 offsides1 offsideLillestrøm SK 3 offsides, Vålerenga IF 1 offside

As it happened

Key moments

  1. 25′Ruben GabrielsenGoal · Lillestrøm SK
  2. 29′Fredrik GulbrandsenYellow card · Lillestrøm SK
  3. 41′Sebastian JarlYellow card · Vålerenga IF
  4. Half-time
  5. 70′Hakon SjatilYellow card · Vålerenga IF
  6. 80′Frederik ElkærYellow card · Lillestrøm SK
  7. 90′Gabriel RajkovicYellow card · Vålerenga IF
  8. 90′Ole Christian SaeterYellow card · Vålerenga IF
  9. 90′Thomas Lehne OlsenGoal · Lillestrøm SK
  10. Full time
Player changes · 9grouped by team and minute
  • 58′Vålerenga IF · 2 player changesOdin Thiago Holm · Gabriel Rajkovic
  • 70′Vålerenga IF · 2 player changesOle Christian Saeter · Petter Strand
  • 73′Lillestrøm SK · 2 player changesThomas Lehne Olsen · Yaw Paintsil
  • 84′Vålerenga IF · 1 player changeHåvard Nielsen
  • 86′Lillestrøm SK · 1 player changeFilip Ottosson
  • 90′Lillestrøm SK · 1 player changeStian Kristiansen

Who started

Lineups

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Confirmed lineups as published before kick-off.

Lillestrøm SK
  1. Pontus DahlbergG
  2. Lars RangerD
  3. Sander Moen FossD
  4. Frederik ElkærD
  5. Ruben GabrielsenD
  6. Gustav Kjolstad NyheimM
  7. Eric KitolanoM
  8. Felix VáM
  9. Daniel BassiM
  10. Ylldren IbrahimajM
  11. Fredrik GulbrandsenF
Vålerenga IF
  1. Oscar HedvallG
  2. Kolbeinn FinnssonD
  3. Hakon SjatilD
  4. Aaron Kiil OlsenD
  5. Sebastian JarlD
  6. Carl LangeM
  7. Dennis GjengaarM
  8. Magnus WestergaardM
  9. Lucas HarenM
  10. Ghayas ZahidF
  11. Mathias GrundetjernF

History

Head-to-head

Recent meetings between these teams.

Last 5 meetings

4Lillestrøm SK
0Draws
1Vålerenga IF
Vålerenga IF — Lillestrøm SK · Eliteserien0–2
Lillestrøm SK — Vålerenga IF · Eliteserien2–0
Vålerenga IF — Lillestrøm SK · Eliteserien3–4
Vålerenga IF — Lillestrøm SK · Eliteserien3–1
Lillestrøm SK — Vålerenga IF · Eliteserien2–0

Head-to-Head & Recent Meetings

Metric comparison

Team comparison

Season averages, with the sample size beside each metric.

Where the edge is

Season: Lillestrøm SK favored in 6 of 13 directional metrics · Vålerenga IF in 4 · 3 too close

led this metric higher value (descriptive) too close

Window

Season

Lillestrøm SK20 matchesVålerenga IF20 matches
1.4 goals/matchGoals scored20/20▲ 1.65 goals/match
1.3 goals/match ▲Goals allowed20/202.1 goals/match
1.47 xG/matchExpected goals20/201.54 xG/match
12 shots/matchShots20/20▲ 16.3 shots/match
3.9 shots/matchShots on target20/20▲ 5.55 shots/match
51.5% ●Possession20/2049.6%
5.2 corners/matchCorners20/20● 6.7 corners/match
2.33 cards/matchCards3/34 cards/match
11.1 fouls/matchFouls20/2012.3 fouls/match

Evidence quality

How much supports this analysis

Grade A · Strong evidenceStrong evidence — ready
Season samples20 / 20home / away teams
Recent samples5 / 5last-five windows
FreshnessLess than one dayfrom nearest prior match
  • Recent samples and important metric coverage meet the strong evidence threshold.

Known unknowns

  • Lineups, injuries, suspensions and tactical changes are not available in the retained dataset.
Analysis cutoff: Sat, 12 Sept 2026, 18:00 UTC · analysis-v4

Team rankings in Eliteserien

Goals per match rankingxG per match rankingShots per match ranking
TeamsLillestrøm SKVålerenga IF
CompetitionEliteserien
Head-to-headLillestrøm SK — Vålerenga IF
MethodHow PitchMath calculates this

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