Lillestrom vs Viking

22 July 2026 · Eliteserien · 2026 · Referee Rohit Saggi

Full time 1 – 2

Half-time: 0–1

  • Lars Ranger 63’
  • Kristoffer Askildsen 31’
  • Peter Christiansen 55’

Match summary

Viking took a 2-1 win at Lillestrom. Viking led 1-0 at half-time.

Kristoffer Askildsen put Viking ahead with a header in the 31st minute, Peter Christiansen made it 0-2 in the 55th minute, and Lars Ranger pulled one back to make it 1-2 with a header in the 63rd minute.

There was little between the sides on chances: Lillestrom created 1.15 expected goals (xG) from 11 shots, Viking 0.87 from 11.

Match stats

53% Possession 47%
13 Shots 11
1 Shots on target 6
3 Corners 9
88 Attacks 79
53 Dangerous attacks 68
507 Passes 435
78.5% Pass accuracy 75.4%
13 Tackles 17
17 Fouls 20
2 Yellow cards 4
0 Red cards 0
0 Offsides 1

Key events

Lillestrom Viking
Kick-off
6’
Corner
7’
Corner
12’
Corner
20’
Corner
25’
Henrik HeggheimFoul
26’
Corner
29’
Peter ChristiansenShot on target
31’
Kristoffer AskildsenHeader0-1 (Viking)
Corner
32’
41’
Zlatko TripićShot on target
42’
Corner
Half-time0-1
46’
Sondre Flem BjørsholHenrik Heggheim
Second half underway
53’
Anders BaertelsenShot on target
55’
Peter ChristiansenRight foot shot0-2 (Viking)
58’
Zlatko TripićFoul
Corner
59’
62’
Niklas Kemp FuglestadZlatko Tripić
62’
Anders BaertelsenFoul
Lars RangerHeader1-2 (Lillestrom)
63’
63’
Ruben AlteEdvin Austbø
Corner
63’
Fredrik GulbrandsenYaw Paintsil
64’
Kevin Martin KrygardMarkus Karlsbakk
64’
Fredrik GulbrandsenFoul
70’
Ylldren IbrahimajFoul
74’
75’
Corner
77’
Ruben AlteFoul
Gustav NordhThomas Lehne Olsen
77’
78’
Vetle AuklendKristoffer Haugen
80’
Niklas Kemp FuglestadShot on target
Kparobo ArierhiFelix Vá
83’
Harald WoxenYlldren Ibrahimaj
84’
89’
Viljar VevatnePeter Christiansen
90+4’
Corner
90+5’
Corner
Full-time1-2

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 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.15 0.87 31’ Kristoffer Askildsen (Viking), 0-1 31’ 55’ Peter Christiansen (Viking), 0-2 55’ 63’ Lars Ranger (Lillestrom), 1-2 63’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.15 0.87 31’ Kristoffer Askildsen (Viking), 0-1 Askildsen 31’ 55’ Peter Christiansen (Viking), 0-2 Christiansen 55’ 63’ Lars Ranger (Lillestrom), 1-2 Ranger 63’
Lillestrom 1.15 xGViking 0.87 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Viking attacking Lillestrom attacking 
51’ Thomas Lehne Olsen (Lillestrom), open play, 0.32 xG, blocked 90+1’ Ruben Gabrielsen (Lillestrom), set piece, 0.21 xG, off target 55’ Peter Christiansen (Viking), set piece, 0.20 xG, goal 53’ Anders Baertelsen (Viking), open play, 0.16 xG, saved 32’ Yaw Paintsil (Lillestrom), open play, 0.15 xG, blocked 86’ Gustav Kjolstad Nyheim (Lillestrom), set piece, 0.14 xG, off target 42’ Henrik Heggheim (Viking), from a corner, 0.11 xG, off target 31’ Kristoffer Askildsen (Viking), open play, 0.11 xG, goal 14’ Markus Karlsbakk (Lillestrom), open play, 0.08 xG, off target 23’ Felix Vá (Lillestrom), set piece, 0.07 xG, blocked 52’ Peter Christiansen (Viking), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 29’ Peter Christiansen (Viking), open play, 0.06 xG, saved 84’ Gustav Kjolstad Nyheim (Lillestrom), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 63’ Lars Ranger (Lillestrom), from a corner, 0.05 xG, goal 7’ Simen Kvia-Egeskog (Viking), set piece, 0.04 xG, blocked 68’ Kristoffer Askildsen (Viking), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 10’ Peter Christiansen (Viking), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 80’ Niklas Kemp Fuglestad (Viking), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 85’ Frederik Elkær (Lillestrom), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 33’ Lars Ranger (Lillestrom), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 41’ Zlatko Tripić (Viking), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 57’ Lars Ranger (Lillestrom), open play, 0.01 xG, blocked 51’ Thomas Lehne Olsen (Lillestrom), open play, 0.32 xG, blocked 90+1’ Ruben Gabrielsen (Lillestrom), set piece, 0.21 xG, off target 55’ Peter Christiansen (Viking), set piece, 0.20 xG, goal 53’ Anders Baertelsen (Viking), open play, 0.16 xG, saved 32’ Yaw Paintsil (Lillestrom), open play, 0.15 xG, blocked 86’ Gustav Kjolstad Nyheim (Lillestrom), set piece, 0.14 xG, off target 42’ Henrik Heggheim (Viking), from a corner, 0.11 xG, off target 31’ Kristoffer Askildsen (Viking), open play, 0.11 xG, goal 14’ Markus Karlsbakk (Lillestrom), open play, 0.08 xG, off target 23’ Felix Vá (Lillestrom), set piece, 0.07 xG, blocked 52’ Peter Christiansen (Viking), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 29’ Peter Christiansen (Viking), open play, 0.06 xG, saved 84’ Gustav Kjolstad Nyheim (Lillestrom), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 63’ Lars Ranger (Lillestrom), from a corner, 0.05 xG, goal 7’ Simen Kvia-Egeskog (Viking), set piece, 0.04 xG, blocked 68’ Kristoffer Askildsen (Viking), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 10’ Peter Christiansen (Viking), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 80’ Niklas Kemp Fuglestad (Viking), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 85’ Frederik Elkær (Lillestrom), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 33’ Lars Ranger (Lillestrom), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 41’ Zlatko Tripić (Viking), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 57’ Lars Ranger (Lillestrom), open play, 0.01 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
Garnås
Gabrielsen
Ranger
Ibrahimaj 84’
Vá 83’
Karlsbakk 64’
Nyheim
Paintsil 64’
Olsen 77’
Viking 4-1-4-1 Starting XI
Belko
Haugen 78’
Stensness
Baertelsen
Heggheim 46’
Bell
Tripić 62’
Austbø 63’
Askildsen
Kvia-Egeskog
Christiansen 89’

Player stats

Goalkeeper1 player
Pontus Dahlberg
90′ 5 2 44 1 – – – –
Defenders4 players
Lars Ranger
90′ 2 2 – 9 6 50 1 1 – –
Espen Bjørnsen Garnås
90′ 2 1 – 8 5 90 1 – – –
Ruben Gabrielsen
90′ 1 1 – 3 2 85 – – – –
Frederik Elkær
90′ 1 1 – 3 2 49 1 – 1 –
Midfielders9 players
Ylldren Ibrahimaj Taken off
84′ – – 40 – 0.05 2 – 2 3 –
Yaw Paintsil Taken off
64′ – – 10 1 0.02 – 1 3 1 2 –
Markus Karlsbakk Taken off
64′ – – 30 – 0.02 1 – 5 1 2 –
Gustav Kjolstad Nyheim
90′ – – 36 – 0.01 2 2 8 – 4 –
Felix Vá Taken off
83′ – – 20 1 0.01 1 – 11 2 6 –
Kevin Martin Krygard Came on as a substitute
26′ – – 23 – 0.01 1 – 2 – 1 –
Gustav Nordh Came on as a substitute
13′ – – 2 1 0.11 – – – 1 – –
Kparobo Arierhi Came on as a substitute
14′ – – 2 – 0.00 – – – – – –
Harald Woxen Came on as a substitute
13′ – – 6 2 0.02 – – – 1 – –
Forwards2 players
Thomas Lehne Olsen Taken off
77′ – – – – 0.32 0.00 – 2 1 13 –
Fredrik Gulbrandsen Came on as a substitute
26′ – – – – – 0.00 – 1 1 3
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 WLLWW
Viking WWWLW

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Previous and next meeting

 Previous meeting: Lillestrom 1-4 Viking, 29 Sep 24 Next meeting: Viking 3-0 Lillestrom, 20 Sep 26  All Lillestrom vs Viking 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.