Matchday

Eliteserien 2026 · 22 Jul 2026

Lillestrøm SK 1–2 Viking FK

Picked for matchday: Among the week's strongest matchups

Expected and what happened

Before the match, from team ratings for Jun 2026; the outlined result is what happened.

Expected xG
1.6 – 1.5
Actual xG
0.6 – 0.9
Goals
1 – 2

Footybot made Lillestrøm SK favourites at 41%.

Viking FK won a close one on the chances: 0.9 xG to 0.6.

Best on the pitch by Footybot's score: Sondre Flem Bjørshol, 63.9 in 45′.

Lillestrøm SK

PlayerMinGAxGScore
Pontus Dahlberg Goalkeeper9000–54.3
Gustav Nordh Midfielder1300–52.7
Lars Ranger Defender90100.3451.7
Espen Bjørnsen Garnås Defender9000–49.3
Ruben Gabrielsen Defender9000–49.2
Ylldren Ibrahimaj Midfielder8400–44.0
Frederik Elkær Defender90010.0243.8
Thomas Lehne Olsen Forward7700–38.2
Kevin Martin Krygard Midfielder2600–36.7
Fredrik Gulbrandsen Forward2600–36.6
Gustav Kjolstad Nyheim Midfielder90000.0636.1
Felix Vá Midfielder8300–35.7
Yaw Paintsil Defender64000.1530.8
Markus Karlsbakk Midfielder6400–30.4

Viking FK

PlayerMinGAxGScore
Sondre Flem Bjørshol Defender4500–63.9
Edvin Austbø Midfielder6301–54.0
Peter Christiansen Forward89100.3650.4
Anders Baertelsen Defender90000.1647.0
Kristoffer Askildsen Midfielder90100.1446.2
Joe Bell Midfielder9000–42.3
Zlatko Tripić Midfielder62000.0242.3
Ľubomír Belko Goalkeeper9000–39.7
Henrik Heggheim Defender45000.1138.1
Gianni Stensness Defender9000–36.8
Simen Kvia-Egeskog Midfielder90000.0435.6
Viljar Vevatne Defender800–31.9
Niklas Kemp Fuglestad Midfielder28000.0330.0
Kristoffer Haugen Defender7800–28.3
Vetle Auklend Defender1200–10.3