Lillestrom - Haugesund

Lillestrom played a poor match against Viking though they cannot be fairly allotted all the blame; their opponents were equally poor. The 1-0 defeat reflected a game where neither side were able to show their best. Haugesund similarly struggled in the last match, despite forward Simon Diedhiou claiming a second half equaliser to level the game against Odd, one of the medal chasers. However, Haugesund conceded an even later header to lose the game 2-1. Four points separates these two sides in ninth and eleventh respectively. Both are safe – even if Haugesund have a theoretical chance to be relegated still – and yet they are far behind the best this year.