Lillestrom vs Valerenga

12 September 2026 · Eliteserien · 2026 · Referee Rohit Saggi

Full time 2 – 0

Half-time: 1–0

  • Ruben Gabrielsen 25’
  • Thomas Lehne Olsen 90+6’

Match summary

Lillestrom beat Valerenga 2-0. Lillestrom led 1-0 at half-time.

Ruben Gabrielsen put Lillestrom ahead with a header in the 25th minute and Thomas Lehne Olsen made it 2-0 in stoppage time.

Valerenga can feel hard done by, creating 1.59 expected goals (xG) from 17 shots to Lillestrom's 0.70 from 7.

Match stats

51% Possession 49%
7 Shots 17
2 Shots on target 3
6 Corners 6
80 Attacks 89
43 Dangerous attacks 51
395 Passes 386
78.2% Pass accuracy 76.9%
13 Tackles 15
14 Fouls 14
2 Yellow cards 4
3 Offsides 1

Key events

Lillestrom Valerenga
Kick-off
Ruben GabrielsenHeader1-0 (Lillestrom)
25’
Fredrik GulbrandsenFoul
29’
41’
Sebastian JarlFoul
Half-time1-0
Second half underway
49’
Carl LangeShot on target
49’
Lucas HarenShot on target
58’
Odin Thiago HolmGhayas Zahid
58’
Gabriel RajkovićDennis Gjengaar
70’
Ole Christian SaeterLucas Haren
70’
Petter StrandCarl Lange
70’
Hakon SjatilFoul
71’
Gabriel RajkovićShot on target
Thomas Lehne OlsenFredrik Gulbrandsen
73’
Yaw PaintsilDaniel Bassi
73’
Frederik ElkærFoul
80’
84’
Håvard NielsenMathias Grundetjern
Filip OttossonEric Kitolano
86’
90+4’
Gabriel RajkovićFoul
Stian KristiansenYlldren Ibrahimaj
90+4’
90+5’
Ole Christian SaeterFoul
Thomas Lehne OlsenRight foot shot2-0 (Lillestrom)
90+6’
Full-time2-0

How the chances added up

Running total of expected goals (xG) for each side through the match. xG rates each chance by how often similar shots are scored. A goal is marked where it was scored.

0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 0.70 1.59 25’ Ruben Gabrielsen (Lillestrom), 1-0 25’ 90+6’ Thomas Lehne Olsen (Lillestrom), 2-0 90+6’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 0.70 1.59 25’ Ruben Gabrielsen (Lillestrom), 1-0 Gabrielsen 25’ 90+6’ Thomas Lehne Olsen (Lillestrom), 2-0 Olsen 90+6’
Lillestrom 0.70 xGValerenga 1.59 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Valerenga attacking Lillestrom attacking 
34’ Mathias Grundetjern (Valerenga), open play, 0.24 xG, off target 49’ Carl Lange (Valerenga), set piece, 0.22 xG, saved 57’ Magnus Westergaard (Valerenga), open play, 0.22 xG, off target 68’ Fredrik Gulbrandsen (Lillestrom), open play, 0.19 xG, off target 90+6’ Thomas Lehne Olsen (Lillestrom), open play, 0.15 xG, goal 47’ Lucas Haren (Valerenga), open play, 0.13 xG, off target 85’ Magnus Westergaard (Valerenga), from a corner, 0.13 xG, off target 25’ Ruben Gabrielsen (Lillestrom), set piece, 0.12 xG, goal 69’ Felix Vá (Lillestrom), from a corner, 0.12 xG, off target 51’ Magnus Westergaard (Valerenga), from a corner, 0.11 xG, off target 49’ Lucas Haren (Valerenga), direct free kick, 0.11 xG, saved 5’ Mathias Grundetjern (Valerenga), open play, 0.10 xG, off target 52’ Lucas Haren (Valerenga), set piece, 0.09 xG, off target 78’ Felix Vá (Lillestrom), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 51’ Hakon Sjatil (Valerenga), from a corner, 0.05 xG, off target 71’ Gabriel Rajković (Valerenga), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 33’ Dennis Gjengaar (Valerenga), from a corner, 0.04 xG, off target 62’ Aaron Kiil Olsen (Valerenga), set piece, 0.04 xG, off target 49’ Lucas Haren (Valerenga), set piece, 0.03 xG, blocked 64’ Lars Ranger (Lillestrom), from a corner, 0.03 xG, blocked 37’ Dennis Gjengaar (Valerenga), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 16’ Lars Ranger (Lillestrom), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 34’ Mathias Grundetjern (Valerenga), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 37’ Hakon Sjatil (Valerenga), from a corner, 0.02 xG, blocked 34’ Mathias Grundetjern (Valerenga), open play, 0.24 xG, off target 49’ Carl Lange (Valerenga), set piece, 0.22 xG, saved 57’ Magnus Westergaard (Valerenga), open play, 0.22 xG, off target 68’ Fredrik Gulbrandsen (Lillestrom), open play, 0.19 xG, off target 90+6’ Thomas Lehne Olsen (Lillestrom), open play, 0.15 xG, goal 47’ Lucas Haren (Valerenga), open play, 0.13 xG, off target 85’ Magnus Westergaard (Valerenga), from a corner, 0.13 xG, off target 25’ Ruben Gabrielsen (Lillestrom), set piece, 0.12 xG, goal 69’ Felix Vá (Lillestrom), from a corner, 0.12 xG, off target 49’ Lucas Haren (Valerenga), direct free kick, 0.11 xG, saved 51’ Magnus Westergaard (Valerenga), from a corner, 0.11 xG, off target 5’ Mathias Grundetjern (Valerenga), open play, 0.10 xG, off target 52’ Lucas Haren (Valerenga), set piece, 0.09 xG, off target 78’ Felix Vá (Lillestrom), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 51’ Hakon Sjatil (Valerenga), from a corner, 0.05 xG, off target 71’ Gabriel Rajković (Valerenga), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 33’ Dennis Gjengaar (Valerenga), from a corner, 0.04 xG, off target 62’ Aaron Kiil Olsen (Valerenga), set piece, 0.04 xG, off target 49’ Lucas Haren (Valerenga), set piece, 0.03 xG, blocked 37’ Dennis Gjengaar (Valerenga), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 64’ Lars Ranger (Lillestrom), from a corner, 0.03 xG, blocked 16’ Lars Ranger (Lillestrom), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 34’ Mathias Grundetjern (Valerenga), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 37’ Hakon Sjatil (Valerenga), from a corner, 0.02 xG, blocked
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Lineups

Lillestrom 4-1-4-1 Starting XI
Dahlberg
Elkær
Foss
Gabrielsen
Ranger
Bassi 73’
Vá
Ibrahimaj 90’
Nyheim
Kitolano 86’
Gulbrandsen 73’
Valerenga 4-4-2 Starting XI
Hedvall
Finnsson
Olsen
Jarl
Sjatil
Zahid 58’
Westergaard
Lange 70’
Gjengaar 58’
Grundetjern 84’
Haren 70’

Player stats

Goalkeeper1 player
Pontus Dahlberg
90′ 3 0 35 1 – – – –
Defenders6 players
Lars Ranger
90′ 2 – – 4 – 45 – – – –
Sander Moen Foss
90′ – – 1 5 4 66 – – – –
Ruben Gabrielsen
90′ – 3 – 3 3 52 1 1 – –
Frederik Elkær
90′ 4 – 1 7 2 41 2 – 1
Daniel Bassi Taken off
73′ – – 1 1 – 13 2 – – –
Yaw Paintsil Came on as a substitute
17′ – – – 4 – – – – – –
Midfielders5 players
Ylldren Ibrahimaj Taken off
89′ – – 57 1 0.03 4 – 5 – 1 –
Gustav Kjolstad Nyheim
90′ – – 29 – 0.03 1 2 7 4 4 –
Eric Kitolano Taken off
86′ – – 24 – 0.01 1 – 5 – – –
Felix Vá
90′ – – 18 – 0.01 1 1 3 1 1 –
Filip Ottosson Came on as a substitute
11′ – – 2 – 0.00 – – – – – –
Forwards2 players
Fredrik Gulbrandsen Taken off
73′ – – – – 0.19 0.00 – 2 1 10
Thomas Lehne Olsen Came on as a substitute
17′ 1 – 1 1 0.15 – – 1 – 2 –
Came on Taken off Sent off Red is the most in that position for the team

Every player who took the pitch, starters first and then substitutes. A dash means none. xG and xA are expected goals and assists.

Form going into the game

Lillestrom LLDLW
Valerenga LLDLD

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Previous and next meeting

 Previous meeting: Valerenga 0-2 Lillestrom, 19 Apr 26 All Lillestrom vs Valerenga meetings

Shots, expected goals, timeline, lineups, team and player statistics from Bzzoiro Sports Data (sports.bzzoiro.com). Results and odds from football-data.co.uk.