On the 25th of May, Lillestrøm will host Vålerenga at Åråsen Stadion in a Eliteserien match. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 9 degrees, which will make playing unpleasant. In their last match, Lillestrøm recorded a 4-1 win against Sandefjord. Taaje scored the first goal for Sandefjord in the 4th minute, then Philip Slordahl tied it up for Lillestrøm on an own goal in the 8th minute Finally they completed the comback victory in the 26th minute on a goal by Jacob Storevik to cap off a wild match. Lillestrøm is on a hot streak lately, having won 6 of their last 10, while vålerenga sits at 6th place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 1-1 draw against HamKam. Jonas Enkerud struck first for HamKam in the 56th minute on a feed from Vegard Kongsro, then Leonard Žuta tied it up for Vålerenga in the 75th minute on a feed from Sahraoui earning them at least the one point. Vålerenga is looking for direction having 3 win and 3 losses in their last 10 matches.
These two teams have not yet played each other this season, so it will be interesting how the match turns out. Last season these teams were evenly matched with 2 draws each.
Vålerenga is having problems scoring lately. Their top scorers, Henrik Bjørdal and Norheim each only have 1 goal in their last 5. Both Yildren Ibrahimaj and Adams have been the hottest scorers for Lillestrøm in the last five each having scored 2 goals each.