Lillestrom vs Sogndal Prediction

Mixed form on both sides

Lillestrom's Eliteserien form has been patchy. Over their last 20 matches they've won just 7, drawn 2 and lost 11, with 23 goals scored against 33 conceded. That home loss to Fredrikstad, 1-4, stands out as a rough result in among some tighter games.

Lillestrom: 20 completed matches; Sogndal: 20 completed matches.

Lillestrom

20 matches

Win

30% 6 / 20

Draw

20% 4 / 20

Loss

50% 10 / 20

Scored

23

Conceded

33

Difference

-10

Sogndal

20 matches

Win

25% 5 / 20

Draw

20% 4 / 20

Loss

55% 11 / 20

Scored

34

Conceded

43

Difference

-9

Sogndal haven't had it easy in the 1. Division either. Six wins, five draws and nine defeats from 20 games tells its own story, but the goals have flowed at both ends - 38 for, 43 against. That points to a side involved in a lot of open, high-scoring matches rather than tight, controlled ones.

Both teams look more porous than solid defensively right now, which could make for an open contest.

Comparative Team Statistics: Lillestrom vs Sogndal

Recent meetings have gone either way

The last two meetings between these sides couldn't have been more different. Lillestrom thrashed Sogndal 5-1 away from home in September last year, then the reverse fixture a few months earlier finished goalless. Further back, results have swung from narrow 1-0 wins to 2-2 draws across different competitions and years.

There's no strong pattern here. These are two clubs who've traded wins, losses and draws fairly evenly over time, and recent form hasn't settled into any obvious trend either way.

Lillestrom's recent contributors

Looking at Lillestrom's last three matches, M. Karlsbakk has been their most productive player with two goals, while M. Diop and E. Kitolano have each added one. S. Drammeh has chipped in with an assist too.

Lillestrom:

Best scorers:

M. Karlsbakk - 2

M. Diop - 1

E. Kitolano - 1

Best assist providers:

S. Drammeh - 1

Penalty cards:

F. Elkær x 1

M. Karlsbakk x 1

R. Gabrielsen x 1

On discipline, three Lillestrom players - F. Elkaer, Karlsbakk and R. Gabrielsen - have picked up a single yellow card apiece in that same spell, nothing that points to any suspension concern.

What might shape this one

This is a cup tie between a top-flight side out of form and a second-tier club who've been involved in plenty of goals themselves. Lillestrom's defensive numbers haven't been great lately, and Sogndal have shown in both directions that they can score and concede freely.

Given the recent head-to-head swung so heavily one way then levelled out completely, it's hard to read too much into history here. The form lines suggest neither side is in a position to be considered clearly dominant right now.