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Steffen Schmidt - August 18, 2023
Stromsgodset vs Lillestrom
Norwegian Eliteserien
Date: 20 August 2023, Sunday
Kick-off at 18:15 UK / 19:15 CET
Venue: Marienlyst Stadion (Drammen).
Stromsgodset shocked Sarpsborg last Saturday with a brilliant second-half comeback to terminate their four-loss streak.
The win moved the team seven points above Stabaek in the position that takes to the relegation playoffs next season.
Stromsgodset will now play host to Lillestrom in the last game of Sunday’s Eliteserien schedule with an improved confidence, ready to try and make another upset on the occasion.
Head coach Jorgen Isnes can be thrilled with the fact his men have finally managed to bag two goals in a single game after failing to find more than a single goal in total in the last four league matches.
Lillestrom are the favorites going into this game but they will by no means enter it in the highest of spirits.
They have three losses in the last four Eliteserien outings. The latest came seven days ago in the home fixture against Viking.
It was a harsh debut for new manager Eirik Bakke who has just taken over three days before the game against the red-hot opposition.
Bakke needs to work on fixing the team’s defensive holes because Lillestrom shipped three goals in each of the last two league games.
The visitors have not kept a clean sheet in eleven successive matches in all competitions, ten of which came in the league.
Lillestrom are the favorites going into the tie but we do not trust their back line at all these days. Knowing about the high-scoring trend in the history of this matchup, we will chase the Over 2.5 goals FT & Both Teams To Score pick at the 1.80 odds.
Alternatively, the value is decent with Stromsgodset not to lose at the 1.66 odds as Lillestrom have only managed 6 wins in the previous 24 trips to Drammen.
