Norway - EliteserienData current as of 18 September 2026

Viking vs Lillestrøm: match statistics

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Viking vs Lillestrøm: form, goals and key statistics

Key match information

Viking play Lillestrøm in Eliteserien (Norway). The match date is 20 September 2026.

Current form

Viking: 4-0-1, 2.40 points/match. Lillestrøm: 3-0-2, 1.80 points/match.

Goal statistics

Viking scores 2.58 and concedes 1.00 goals per match. Lillestrøm scores 1.62 and concedes 0.92. League average: 2.95 goals.

BTTS / Over / Under

BTTS: Viking 58%, Lillestrøm 38%. Over 2.5: Viking 75%, Lillestrøm 46%. League level: BTTS 55%, Over 2.5 57%.

xG, shots and style

Viking has higher xG: 1.77 vs 1.48. Viking: 15.3 shots per match, Lillestrøm: 12.7.

Match halves

Viking: half-time lead 75%, second-half goals 1.17. Lillestrøm: half-time lead 23%, second-half goals 1.08.

Goals by minute

Viking: 0-15 (9 goals). Lillestrøm: 76-90+ (8 goals). This is historical distribution, not a predicted goal minute.

League context

Eliteserien: 2.95 goals per match, BTTS 55%, Over 2.5 57%.

Head-to-head

Before this fixture, 2 previous H2H matches were available: 1-0-1. Average goals 5.00, BTTS 100%.

Before the match

1X2 odds

(1.39)
(5.10)
(6.20)

Pre-match profilewhat do the season numbers say?

This is a team profile based on season data and form. Match-flow statistics are shown only after the fixture is played.

2.58Goals scored / match1.62
VikingLillestrøm
1Goals conceded / match0.92
VikingLillestrøm
51%Average possession52%
VikingLillestrøm
5.58Shots on target / match4.54
VikingLillestrøm

Team statswho is more efficient?

Attack and defence comparison for both teams in the current season.

15.33Shots per match12.69
VikingLillestrøm
5.58Shots on target4.54
VikingLillestrøm
16.8%Shot conversion12.7%
VikingLillestrøm
51%Possession52%
VikingLillestrøm
1.77xG for1.48
VikingLillestrøm
1.16xG against1.48
VikingLillestrøm

Shooting quality

Viking: AttackingLillestrøm: Balanced
VikingLillestrøm
Accuracy (shots on target)36%36%
Chance quality (xG per shot)0.120.12
Finishing (goals per shot on target)0.460.36

xG per shot around 0.08 usually means long-range attempts; 0.15+ usually means box chances. The style label comes from possession, shot volume and conversion.

* xG (expected goals) says how many goals a team should score from its chances. If actual goals are above xG, finishing is above average; if below xG, chances are being missed.

Team formwho is in better shape?

Last five matches and season record, overall and split by home and away matches.

Viking is 33% better for: last-5 form.

2.4 pts / match - Viking · 1.8 pts / match - Lillestrøm

Viking
WWWLW
Season result split
83% W0% D17% L
Season (W-D-L)
10-0-2
2.50 pts / match · goal difference +19
Last 5 (W-D-L)
4-0-1
2.40 pts / match
Record at home (W-D-L)
6-0-0
Last 5 at home
5-0-0
WWWWW
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 2.4Goals conceded: 1.2xG: 1.68Opponent xG: 1.10BTTS: 60%Over 2.5: 60%
Lillestrøm
WLLWW
Season result split
62% W8% D31% L
Season (W-D-L)
8-1-4
1.92 pts / match · goal difference +9
Last 5 (W-D-L)
3-0-2
1.80 pts / match
Record away (W-D-L)
4-1-2
Last 5 away
2-1-2
DWLLW
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 1.6Goals conceded: 1.2xG: 1.51Opponent xG: 1.45BTTS: 60%Over 2.5: 60%

Goalshow do both teams score and concede?

How many goals both teams score and concede, plus how often they keep a clean sheet or fail to score.

Viking is 59% better for: goals scored per match.

2.58 goals / match - Viking · 1.62 goals / match - Lillestrøm

Lillestrøm is 9% better for: goals conceded per match.

1 goals / match - Viking · 0.92 goals / match - Lillestrøm

Viking scoring profile: very strong

Viking scores in 92% of matches (11 of 12 matches), while Lillestrøm keeps a clean sheet in 38% (5 of 13 matches).

Lillestrøm scoring profile: strong

Lillestrøm scores in 69% of matches (9 of 13 matches), while Viking keeps a clean sheet in 33% (4 of 12 matches).

31Goals scored (season)21
VikingLillestrøm
12Goals conceded (season)12
VikingLillestrøm
3.58Average goals in match2.54
VikingLillestrøm
12Goals scored (last 5)8
VikingLillestrøm
6Goals conceded (last 5)6
VikingLillestrøm

How often they score at least...

92%1 goal69%
VikingLillestrøm
75%2 goals54%
VikingLillestrøm
42%3 goals31%
VikingLillestrøm
25%4 goals8%
VikingLillestrøm

How often they concede at least...

67%1 goal62%
VikingLillestrøm
25%2 goals31%
VikingLillestrøm
8%3 goals0%
VikingLillestrøm
0%4 goals0%
VikingLillestrøm

* Statistics include both teams' home and away matches in the current season.

Both teams scored (BTTS)how often do both teams score?

How often both teams' matches have goals on both sides, compared with the league average.

55%
League average

Goal patterns

33%BTTS at half-time15%
VikingLillestrøm
8%BTTS in both halves0%
VikingLillestrøm
75%Scored in both halves38%
VikingLillestrøm

BTTS and goal count

58%Min. 3 goals and BTTS38%
VikingLillestrøm
17%Min. 3 goals without BTTS8%
VikingLillestrøm
60%BTTS - last 560%
VikingLillestrøm

Goal count (Over/Under)how often do these matches cross the goal lines?

How often matches involving these teams clear goal thresholds, in the full match and in each half.

1st half

100%Min. 1 goal before half-time69%
VikingLillestrøm
50%Min. 2 goals before half-time38%
VikingLillestrøm
42%Min. 3 goals before half-time0%
VikingLillestrøm

2nd half

75%Min. 1 goal after half-time85%
VikingLillestrøm
50%Min. 2 goals after half-time54%
VikingLillestrøm
8%Min. 3 goals after half-time8%
VikingLillestrøm

Match halveswhen do the teams score more often?

How teams split performance between first and second half: goals, points, clean sheets and half-time state.

Viking is 96% better for: first-half form (half-time points).

2.25 pts / match - Viking · 1.15 pts / match - Lillestrøm

Viking - half-time state
75% leading0% draw25% trailing
Lillestrøm - half-time state
23% leading46% draw31% trailing

Before half-time (1st half)

2.25Points per match (1st half)1.15
VikingLillestrøm
1.42Goals scored (1st half)0.54
VikingLillestrøm
0.67Goals conceded (1st half)0.54
VikingLillestrøm
2.08Average goals (1st half)1.08
VikingLillestrøm
58%Clean sheet before half-time54%
VikingLillestrøm
8%No goal before half-time62%
VikingLillestrøm

After half-time (2nd half)

1.83Points per match (2nd half)1.92
VikingLillestrøm
1.17Goals scored (2nd half)1.08
VikingLillestrøm
0.33Goals conceded (2nd half)0.38
VikingLillestrøm
1.5Average goals (2nd half)1.46
VikingLillestrøm
67%Clean sheet after half-time62%
VikingLillestrøm
25%No goal after half-time31%
VikingLillestrøm

Viking - second-half results

42% W58% D0% L
27
Half-time points
17
Half-time goals
+9
Goal difference (1st half)
22
Second-half points
+10
Goal difference (2nd half)
2.25
PPG before half-time
Lead holding111%

Leads at half-time in 75% of matches and wins 83%. Also wins matches without a half-time lead.

Defence after half-time-0.3

Defence stays stable across the full match.

Lillestrøm - second-half results

54% W31% D15% L
15
Half-time points
7
Half-time goals
0
Goal difference (1st half)
25
Second-half points
+9
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.15
PPG before half-time
Lead holding270%

Leads at half-time in 23% of matches and wins 62%. Also wins matches without a half-time lead.

Defence after half-time-0.2

Defence stays stable across the full match.

Viking - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match1.801.80
Goals scored / match0.81.6
Goals conceded / match0.80.4
Average goals in match1.62.0
1 goal100%80%
2 goals20%60%
3 goals20%20%
Clean sheet60%60%
No goal20%20%
Goal difference0+6
Half-time: 60% leading - 0% draw - 40% trailing
2nd half: 40% won - 60% draw - 0% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 20% - Half-time goals total: 4
Lillestrøm - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match1.002.00
Goals scored / match0.41.2
Goals conceded / match0.60.6
Average goals in match1.01.8
1 goal80%100%
2 goals20%60%
3 goals0%20%
Clean sheet40%40%
No goal60%20%
Goal difference-1+3
Half-time: 20% leading - 40% draw - 40% trailing
2nd half: 60% won - 20% draw - 20% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 20% - Half-time goals total: 2

* Colours in tables show event frequency: green is common, yellow is moderate, red is rare. It is frequency, not a team rating.

Goals by minutewhen do goals arrive?

Match phases in which both teams most often score and concede.

Viking
ScoredConceded
9
2
0-15
2
1
16-30
6
5
31-45
4
2
46-60
5
1
61-75
5
1
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 0-15 (9 goals). Concedes most in 31-45 (5). Late-goal balance (76-90): +4 - wins late phases.

Lillestrøm
ScoredConceded
4
4
0-15
2
2
16-30
1
1
31-45
3
3
46-60
3
0
61-75
8
2
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 76-90 (8 goals). Concedes most in 0-15 (4). Late-goal balance (76-90): +6 - wins late phases.

* Buckets 31-45 and 76-90 include added-time goals.

Additional team indicatorswhat do xG, efficiency and form show?

A comparison of chance quality, results and trends based on completed matches from the current season.

Match profile

3.06
Estimated goals
attack vs opponent defence
1.8 : 1.3
Estimated goal split
home : away
104%
Pace vs league
100% = league average
48%
Both teams scored (BTTS)
average from both teams' seasons
+63%
Derby effect
H2H goals vs typical matches
63%
BTTS estimate
from both teams' scoring frequency
2%
0:0 risk
about 1 in 50 matches
2-3
Most common goal range
attack vs defence on both sides

Viking

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
+0.61
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
+0.97
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-1.3 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
+0.81
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
+0.16
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
144%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
86%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
-0.10
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
-0.3
Late goals
16% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 29% come in the first quarter-hour.
16%

Lillestrøm

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
0.00
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
+0.70
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-4.4 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
+0.14
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
+0.56
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
140%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
51%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
-0.12
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+0.5
Late goals
38% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 19% come in the first quarter-hour.
38%

* The estimated goal total and split, BTTS estimate, 0:0 risk and goal range are calculated from public season averages and frequencies for both teams. This is a statistical match profile, not a private model prediction or betting pick. The remaining indicators describe completed matches from the season.

League contextis this a high-scoring league?

How both teams compare with league-wide averages (Eliteserien).

Teams vs league

VikingLigaLillestrøm
Average goals in match 3.582.95 2.54
Both teams scored 58%55% 38%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5) 75%57% 46%
Clean sheets 33%24% 38%
Goal before half-time 100%82% 69%
Goal after half-time 75%78% 85%

^ green = above league average, ˇ red = below league average. This shows direction of the gap, not a team rating.

2.95
Average goals per match
55%
Both teams scored
57%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5)
24%
Clean sheets
1.79
Home goals / match
1.16
Away goals / match
+54%
Home attack advantage
+35%
Home defence advantage
+26%
Total home advantage
Goals in 1st half (whole league)
82%
1 goal
46%
2 goals
14%
3 goals
4%
4 goals
Goals in 2nd half (whole league)
78%
1 goal
49%
2 goals
16%
3 goals
6%
4 goals

Head-to-head

Recent meetings (2): Viking 1 - 0 - 1 Lillestrøm. Average goals 5.00, both teams scored in 100% matches.

Lillestrøm
1 : 4
Viking
Viking
1 : 4
Lillestrøm

FAQ

When do Viking and Lillestrøm play?

Viking face Lillestrøm on 20 September 2026 in Eliteserien. The exact kick-off time in your timezone is shown at the top of the match page.

What is the head-to-head record between Viking and Lillestrøm?

In the last 2 head-to-head matches Viking won 1, Lillestrøm won 1 and 0 ended level. These games averaged 5.00 goals, with both teams scoring in 100% of them.

What do the goal statistics show before Viking vs Lillestrøm?

Viking score 2.58 goals per game on average and Lillestrøm 1.62. The Eliteserien average is 2.95 goals, with Over 2.5 landing in 57% of games. Both teams score in 58% of Viking's matches and 38% of Lillestrøm's.

What form are Viking and Lillestrøm in?

Over the last 5 games Viking have a 4-0-1 record (2.40 points per game) and Lillestrøm 3-0-2 (1.80 points per game).

Where can I find a betting tip and analysis for Viking vs Lillestrøm?

The statistical background for Viking vs Lillestrøm — form, head-to-head, goals, BTTS and Over/Under — is on this page. The tip with full reasoning and a value assessment is in the NoFluffPicks app.