Lillestrom vs Ignatia - Live Stream

View the live stream and TV coverage details and live score for the 2026/2027 UEFA Europa League play-off Match - Lillestrom vs Ignatia.

Lillestrøm welcome Albanian champions KF Egnatia—sometimes misspelled “Ignatia”—to Norway for the decisive second leg of their UEFA Europa League play-off on Thursday, August 27, 2026. The tie remains level after a tense 0-0 draw in Albania, where Egnatia created the better opportunities but failed to turn four shots on target into a goal. The return match kicks off at 19:00 Central European Summer Time and local Norwegian time (13:00 US Eastern) at Åråsen Stadion in Lillestrøm, Norway. With the away-goals rule no longer in operation, another draw after 90 minutes would mean extra time and potentially penalties. The winner advances to the Europa League league phase, while the defeated team enters the Conference League league phase.

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First-leg context and recent form

Lillestrøm emerged from the opening leg with a useful clean sheet despite being marginally outplayed. Egnatia registered four shots on target compared with the Norwegian side’s two and also held a slight advantage in possession, but neither team found a breakthrough. Fernando Medeiros and Lars Ranger received the only yellow cards.

Hans Erik Ødegaard’s Lillestrøm are winless in five matches across all competitions and have scored only twice during that sequence. However, they did not have a domestic fixture at the weekend and have been able to focus fully on the return leg.

Egnatia arrive with greater momentum after opening their Albanian league campaign with an emphatic 3-0 victory over Tirana. Ibrahim Diabaté, Numan Ajetovikj and Elion Sota scored all three goals before halftime. Nevil Dede’s team have suffered only one defeat in their last eight competitive matches and have already eliminated Petrocub and Shamrock Rovers during this European campaign.

Team news

Lillestrøm

Playmaker Eric Kitolano is available after recovering from a broken leg, but he has only recently returned to action and is expected to begin on the bench. He made another short substitute appearance during the first leg.

Camil Jebara is not expected to return until early September, while defender John Kitolano left Lillestrøm for Kristiansund on August 24 and is no longer an option.

Ødegaard is otherwise expected to retain the side that kept a clean sheet in Albania. Sturla Ottesen should continue ahead of Frederik Elkær at left-back, with Sander Moen Foss partnering captain Ruben Gabrielsen in central defence. Yaw Paintsil, Fredrik Gulbrandsen and Vá are likely to form the attacking trio.

Egnatia

Left-back Edison Ndreca is available again after serving his one-match European suspension and should return to the starting lineup.

Midfielder Fernando Medeiros is doubtful after suffering an injury late in the first leg. Ibrahim Diabaté, who replaced Albano Aleksi during that match and then scored against Tirana, is the leading candidate to start in midfield.

Spanish defender Guillem Jaime has also been dealing with an injury and remains uncertain. Daniel Adjessa and Ildi Gruda should return in attack after being rested for the weekend victory over Tirana.

Predicted lineups

Lillestrøm (4-3-3): Pontus Dahlberg; Lars Ranger, Sander Moen Foss, Ruben Gabrielsen, Sturla Ottesen; Ylldren Ibrahimaj, Kevin Krygård, Gustav Nyheim; Yaw Paintsil, Fredrik Gulbrandsen, Vá.

Egnatia (4-3-1-2): Mario Dajsinani; Geralb Smajli, Eneo Bitri, Elion Sota, Edison Ndreca; Karim Loukili, Albano Aleksi, Ibrahim Diabaté; Alessandro Albanese; Ildi Gruda, Daniel Adjessa.