Lillestrøm 1-2 Viking: result and report
Eliteserien · Wednesday 22 July 2026
Result
Lillestrøm 1-2 Viking
Eliteserien · Wednesday 22 July 2026, 17:00 UTC · Åråsen Stadion, Kjeller · half-time 0-1
Lillestrøm 1-2 Viking: match report
Lillestrøm lost to Viking 1-2 in the Eliteserien on Wednesday 22 July 2026 at Åråsen Stadion. The half-time score was 0-1.
Kristoffer Askildsen opened the scoring in the 31st minute. Lillestrøm's goal came from Lars Ranger (63'). Viking scored through Kristoffer Askildsen (31') and Peter Christiansen (55').
Discipline: Lillestrøm received 2 yellow cards; Viking received 4 yellow cards.
Going into the game Lillestrøm were 4th on 25 points from 13 and Viking 2nd on 30 points from 12. In the current table Lillestrøm are 5th on 42 points and Viking are 1st on 59 points.
Lillestrøm lined up in a 4-1-4-1 and Viking in a 4-1-4-1. The highest match rating in our data went to Kristoffer Askildsen of Viking (7.6), ahead of Lars Ranger (7.4).
Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 1 Lillestrøm win, 0 draws and 3 for Viking.
Going into the match Lillestrøm's last five read W-W-L-L-W and Viking's W-L-W-W-W.
Key events
- 25'Yellow card · Henrik Heggheim
- 31'Goal · Kristoffer Askildsen
- 55'Goal · Peter Christiansen
- 58'Yellow card · Zlatko Tripic
- 62'Yellow card · Anders Bærtelsen
- 63'Goal · Lars Ranger
- 70'Yellow card · Fredrik Gulbrandsen
- 74'Yellow card · Y. Ibrahimaj
- 77'Yellow card · Ruben Alte
Form and table
- LillestrømLast five: W L L W W
- VikingLast five: W W W L W
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Form |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Viking | 25 | 19 | 2 | 4 | 64 | 26 | +38 | 59 | WWWWL |
| 5 | Lillestrøm | 25 | 13 | 3 | 9 | 36 | 33 | +3 | 42 | LDWWW |
Head-to-head
Team news
Unavailable
Lillestrøm line-up (4-1-4-1)
Pontus Dahlberg, Lars Ranger, Espen Garnås, Ruben Gabrielsen, Frederik Elkær, Y. Ibrahimaj, Yaw Paintsil, Markus Karlsbakk, Gustav Nyheim, Felix Vá, Thomas Lehne Olsen
Viking line-up (4-1-4-1)
Lubomir Belko, Henrik Heggheim, Gianni Stensness, Anders Bærtelsen, Kristoffer Haugen, Joe Bell, Zlatko Tripic, Kristoffer Askildsen, Simen Kvia-Egeskog, Edvin Austbø, Peter Christiansen
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