Nidaros Hockey vs Lillehammer Prediction 8 January 2026
📢How will the teams use shifts to maintain a high pace of play? Rotations play an important role in hockey, and their proper use will bring the teams Nidaros Hockey and Lillehammer closer to victory in the match, which will take place on 8 January at 17:30 as part of the "Eliteserien" tournament. The bookmakers have set the following odds for the teams to win - and , with the team Lillehammer being the favorite.
Head-to-Head
📊The teams Nidaros Hockey and Lillehammer have three matches in their record. The statistics are as follows:
- wins (including extra time) for the home team - 2, for the away team - 1;
- scored goals: 12 against 11;
- average total of the match - 7.
Head-to-head statistics Nidaros Hockey - Lillehammer

Nidaros Hockey Team Overview
🏆In the current season, Nidaros Hockey has participated in 31 matches, achieving the following results:
- 8 wins,
- 23 losses.
📈This season, Nidaros Hockey has a win rate of 26%, with 74% of the games ending in defeat.
📊The team's average total is 6.42, scoring 2.26 goals per match and conceding an average of 4.35 goals.
🏒This season, Nidaros Hockey has scored 70 goals:
- The team particularly excels in the 2 period, where 41.43% of all goals were scored.
- At their home ice, the average goals scored is 2.13 per game.
🥅And about defense, Nidaros Hockey has conceded 135 goals for the current season.
- 2 period proved to be challenging, with 38.6% of all goals conceded during this time.
- At home, the average number of goals conceded is 2.13 per game.
Match Results: Nidaros Hockey

Lillehammer Team Overview
🏆In the ongoing season, Lillehammer has competed in 29 matches, achieving the following stats: 11 wins, 18 losses.
📈This season, Lillehammer's win rate is 38%, with 62% of the games ending in defeat.
📊The team's average score is 5.83, with 2.62 goals scored per match and conceding 3.41 on average.
🏒So far, Lillehammer has managed to score 76 goals:
- The 3 period has been particularly successful, with 35.53% of goals scored.
- While away, the average goals scored is 2.29.
🥅On the defensive end, Lillehammer has allowed 99 goals this season.
- The 3 period has seen 40.38% of total goals conceded.
- Compared to 3.71 goals in away games.
Match Results: Lillehammer
Prediction for the 1st period
H2H:
- Total encounters - 3;
- First period wins at home for the hosts - 1; for the visitors - 0;
- Average total in the first period: 1.67;
- Today's home team averages 0.33 goals in the first period, while the visitors average 1.33.
First Period Stats: Nidaros Hockey (home) vs Lillehammer (away)
- Matches played in the tournament: 16 vs 14;
- Number of wins: 3 (18.75%) vs 2 (14.29%);
- Number of losses: 10 (62.5%) vs 6 (42.86%);
- Number of draws: 3 (18.75%) vs 6 (42.86%).
- Average goals scored: 0.44 vs 0.43;
- Average goals conceded: 1.19 vs 0.86.
Last 10 Matches (Overall):
- Number of wins: 1 vs 3;
- Number of losses: 8 vs 2;
- Number of draws: 1 vs 5;
- Average total in the first period: 2.6 (scored - 0.5, conceded - 2.1) vs 1.9 (scored - 1, conceded - 0.9).
- Over 1.5 goals in the 1st period in 9 of last 10 Nidaros Hockey games (Eliteserien).
- Over 1.5 goals in the 1st period in last 6 Nidaros Hockey home games (Eliteserien).
Prediction on the outcome
H2H:
- Number of encounters - 3;
- Number of wins for the home team - 2, for the away team - 1.
Statistics: Nidaros Hockey vs Lillehammer
- Number of matches played in the tournament: 31 vs 29;
- Number of wins: 8 (26%) vs 11 (38%);
- Number of losses: 23 (74%) vs 18 (62%);
- Number of home wins in the tournament: 5;
- Number of away wins in the tournament: 3.
Last 10 matches:
- Number of wins: 3 vs 3;
- Number of losses: 7 vs 7;
- Number of home wins: 2;
- Number of away wins: 1.
Prediction on the over/under
H2H:
- average total goals per match for the home team - 4, for the away team - 3.67;
- average total goals in H2H - 7;
- both teams scored in the 1st period - 0 once;
- both teams scored in the 2nd period - 2 once;
- both teams scored in the 3rd period - 1 once.
Statistics: Nidaros Hockey vs Lillehammer
- average total in the tournament: 6.42 vs 5.83;
- average total goals scored: 2.26 vs 2.62;
- average total goals conceded: 4.35 vs 3.41;
- Nidaros Hockey: average total at home in the tournament - 2.13;
- Lillehammer: average total away in the tournament - 2.29;
- last 10 matches (average total goals scored): 2.1 (home - 2.33) vs 2.1 (away - 2.25).
- Lillehammer scored under 3.5 goals in last 8 games (Eliteserien).
Editorial Prediction
- Over 5.5 goals in 6 of last 7 Lillehammer games (Eliteserien).