Lillestrom vs Plzen Prediction

Mixed form on both sides

Lillestrom's last 20 matches read seven wins, two draws and eleven losses, with 23 scored and 33 conceded. Their most recent run has been shaky too, including a 3-0 loss away to Viking and a narrow European defeat to Torreense sandwiched around a couple of wins.

Lillestrom: 20 completed matches; Plzen: 20 completed matches.

Lillestrom

20 matches

Win

35% 7 / 20

Draw

10% 2 / 20

Loss

55% 11 / 20

Scored

23

Conceded

33

Difference

-10

Plzen

20 matches

Win

30% 6 / 20

Draw

35% 7 / 20

Loss

35% 7 / 20

Scored

38

Conceded

36

Difference

+2

Plzen's overall record over the same stretch is steadier on paper, six wins, seven draws and seven losses, with 38 scored and 36 conceded. But their recent form has dipped sharply, with three straight league losses before a draw and a win broke that sequence.

Neither team arrives with any real momentum behind them.

Comparative Team Statistics: Lillestrom vs Plzen

Early days in the league phase

The table here only reflects one match played each in this season's Europa League league phase, so it's a very small sample. Lillestrom sit in 24th position after a 1-2 defeat, while Plzen are down in 34th following a 0-3 loss.

Both are still searching for their first points in this section of the competition, which puts a bit of early pressure on this fixture without it being anything close to decisive.

Thin team news, a couple of names to watch

The player data here is limited, but Vá has the most assists for Lillestrom with one in his last three appearances, suggesting he's been involved in their attacking play recently.

Lillestrom:

Best assist providers:

Vá - 1

Penalty cards:

F. Gulbrandsen x 2

Plzen:

Penalty cards:

P. Hrošovský x 2

On discipline, both Lillestrom's F. Gulbrandsen and Plzen's P. Hrošovský have picked up two yellow cards apiece in their last three matches. That's worth keeping an eye on, though it doesn't confirm either will be missing or even involved here.

Goals have followed both sides around

Plzen's results this year have included some wild scorelines, a 5-5 draw, a 5-1 win and a 5-0 win among them, alongside their share of low-scoring games. That points to an attack capable of scoring freely when things click.

Lillestrom's defence has had its own struggles, conceding 33 in 20 matches, and they've shipped four in a game as recently as late August. Add in that both sides are coming off league-phase defeats in this competition, and there's no obvious reason to expect a cagey, tight contest.

Both teams' underlying numbers suggest goals are more likely than a shutout.