Fredrikstad 2-1 Start result, stats and report

Fredrikstad controlled the majority of this Eliteserien clash but could not hold their lead, as Bodø / Glimt showed exactly why they are the team to beat with a cool second-half equaliser from Bryan Fiabema.

Fredrikstad put in a clinical second-half display at Lillestrøm to run out 4-1 winners in the Norwegian Eliteserien, with Benjamin Faraas scoring twice to kill the game off. Lillestrøm had more of the ball, more shots, and still lost by three. That tells you everything.

Fredrikstad secured a narrow but hard-earned victory at home, with a fourth-minute goal proving enough to withstand a Kristiansund side that pressed, crossed, and shot their way through ninety minutes without ever finding the equaliser their volume of play perhaps deserved.

Fredrikstad claimed all three points in Kristiansand thanks to a 29th-minute goal, condemning Start to an eleventh league defeat of the season despite the hosts generating more key passes and duels won on the night.

Vålerenga have conceded sixteen goals in their last five Eliteserien matches and are yet to keep a clean sheet in that run. Fredrikstad arrive in Oslo having won four of their last five.

Fredrikstad host local rivals Sarpsborg 08 in a mid-table Eliteserien derby on Sunday, with the home side's impressive home record clashing against an away form that has yielded just one win in five on the road.

Bodø/Glimt arrive at Fredrikstad Stadion on Friday evening as runaway Eliteserien leaders with a goal difference that reads more like a statement of intent than a set of statistics. Fredrikstad will need every ounce of their home strength to slow down the most potent attacking force in Norwegian football.

Fredrikstad host a Kristiansund side who have won just one of their last five away fixtures, conceding ten goals in the process. The picture points clearly toward the hosts on matchday.