In this 12th week match, on Sun Jul 3rd, Lillestrøm will travel to Kristiansund to battle Kristiansund in a meeting of these two extremely mismatched Eliteserien teams. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 14 degrees, which should make for a nice day for football. 16th placed Kristiansund is fresh off their 1-3 loss against Rosenborg. Ole Saeter struck first for Rosenborg in the 4th minute on a feed from Carlo Holse, but Amidou Diop got the equalizer for Kristiansund in the 19th minute. They’re hoping to improve on their recent performance, having lost 8 of their last 10, while in their last match, 1st placed Lillestrøm, recorded a 0-3 loss against Strømsgodset. Jack Ipalibo struck first for Strømsgodset in the 53rd minute, then Kristoffer Tokstad added another in the 76th minute In the end, Lillestrøm was frustrated by Strømsgodset’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Strømsgodset ended the match with the shutout victory. Lillestrøm is on a hot streak lately, with 7 wins in their last 10 matches.
This will be the first match for these two teams against eachother this season. Last season Kristiansund won the head to head battle with 1 win.
Lillestrøm is lucky enough to have a few offensive weapons, with Vetle Winger Dragsnes and Ifeanyi Matthew each having 2 goals in their last 5. Bendik Bye and Amidou Diop are the top scorers for Kristiansund in the last 5 matches, but unfortunately they only have one goal.