Lillestrom vs Torreense — Tips & Analysis

Torreense +1.25: Torreense do not get beaten heavily, and that is the whole case for giving them a head start here. They have lost by 2 or more goals only twice in their last 16 games. Lillestrom are playing well. They have won four of their last five, beating Valerenga 2-0 at home and winning 2-1 away at Brann. Big wins are still rare for them. Lillestrom have won by 2 or more goals in only 5 of their last 17 games. Torreense are a Portuguese second tier side built to make nights like this hard. They let in about a goal a game across 16 games and have tied 5 of them. Expect Lillestrom to have the ball and the territory without finding much space against a packed defence. Torreense will sit in and wait for one moment from a counter or a set piece. Lillestrom are also without Linus Alperud, Espen Garnas and Camil Jebara, and Torreense come in close to full strength. A 1-1 is the likeliest finish, and a tight game like that is what we want. The risk is that Lillestrom's games are not always quiet: 10 of their last 17 had 3 or more goals. Torreense's recent run also mixes two different divisions, so their real level is hard to pin down. We still think they keep this close.