Eliteserien: Two sides in fair form get together for this game. Bodø / Glimt have a tiny advantage with their 1st position in the standings?
- Rosenborg have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Bodø / Glimt have the most scored goals (52) in Eliteserien
It should be mentioned that Bodø / Glimt play their home matches on artifical turf, so they have to adjust for this one as it's played on grass. Does it matter? Recent statistics for Bodø / Glimt on grass are 11 victories, 7 draws and 8 defeats from 26 games. In these matches they have a goal statistics scored/conceded: 48-38. You can compare this with overall results below.
Rosenborg and Bodø / Glimt should both be in good shape for this meeting, as there's been enough days for both of them to train and rest since their last matches.
Rosenborg form and stats
The complete Eliteserien statistics at home this season for Rosenborg are 6-1-4 (wins-draws-losses). There’s a good atmosphere here at Lerkendal Stadion after three straight home wins.
Rosenborg are hoping to put things right at home after a defeat in their previous match, the score 1-3 away versus Tromsø. Defender Pereira got the top score of the team in the match with a rating of 7.35/10. Pereira hit one key pass and won 5 of 13 duels.
Before that, Rosenborg had a home game versus Aalesund which ended with a victory 4-0.Goal party? We don't know about this one, but we do know that 11 of the 13 most recent league games with this side has seen three or more goals.
A decent goal production from Rosenborg in their home games so far, with 18 goals from 11 league matches. It's worth mentioning that 9 of these goals has been scored in their last three home matches. 14 goals have been conceded.
Bodø / Glimt form and stats
Bodø / Glimt have an excellent away record in the Eliteserien so far with 8-1-2 from 11 games.
Glimt are the visiting side once again, their previous game being the 4-4 draw at HamKam (placed 11th). A comeback secured a 90 minute draw in the match against HamKam. Bodø / Glimt were trailing 0-2 but refused to surrender and clawed their way back to 4-4, with Berg scoring the equalizer. Midfielder Berg was the best performer of that match, with a rating of 9.33. Berg scored two goals, hit three key passes, dribled past the opponent 1 of 1 times and had 61 successful passes (of 66 total).
A home victory as predicted against Sepsi (after extra-time) preceding that, in the Europa Conference League.
Take note that 12 of this club's 15 most recent league matches have ended with three or more goals.
There might be some complaints about the fixture list from the Bodø / Glimt manager Knutsen as the team has another away game coming up in only four days, this time against Lugano.
Glimt are a potent attacking force on the road with their 29 goals in 11 league games. Bodø / Glimt have conceded 16 goals in these away matches. It's worth mentioning that 8 of these goals has been conceded in their last three away matches.
Head 2 Head
Here's the final score when the contenders faced each other previously this campaign; Bodø / Glimt - Rosenborg 3-2. Head to head data (for the former ten meetings): Rosenborg won three games, three matches ended with a tie and Bodø / Glimt managed four wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: seven / three.
Top Goalscorers
  A. Pellegrino 18 goals |  F. Pemi Moumbagna 13 goals |  A. Erlykke 8 goals |
Rosenborg missing players
Bodø / Glimt missing players
| Rosenborg | Bodø / Glimt | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 21 | 11 | 3 | Played | P | 4 | 11 | 20 |
| 8 | 6 | 2 | Won | W | 3 | 8 | 14 |
| 4 | 1 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 9 | 4 | 1 | Lost | L | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 28 | 18 | 3 | Scored | S | 6 | 29 | 52 |
| 31 | 14 | 3 | Conceded | C | 3 | 16 | 26 |
| 95% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 76% | 82% | 67% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 62% | 64% | 33% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 25% | 73% | 75% |
| 38% | 36% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 55% | 55% |
| 10% | 9% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 36% | 30% |
| 52% | 45% | 33% | BTTS | BTTS | 25% | 64% | 60% |
| 29% | 36% | 33% | Clean Sheets | C S | 50% | 27% | 30% |
| 24% | 18% | 33% | Failed to Score | F T | 25% | 9% | 10% |
| 4.4 | 4.2 | 2.7 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 6.2 | 6.5 | 6.8 |
| 4.4 | 4.2 | 4.3 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 3.2 | 3 | 2.8 |
| 1.9 | 2.1 | 3.7 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.2 | 1.5 | 1.4 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 12.6 | 13 | 12 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 15.5 | 17.9 | 18.8 |
| 4 | 4.7 | 3.3 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 6.2 | 7.5 | 7.4 |
| 33% | 35% | 30% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 24% | 35% | 35% |
| 11 | 10.8 | 12.7 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 11 | 10.7 | 9.5 |
| 4 | 3.6 | 4.7 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 3.8 | 3.9 | 3.7 |
- All of Bodø / Glimt's matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
- Bodø / Glimt have the fewest dropped points from leading position (2) in Eliteserien
- Bodø / Glimt have the fewest matches under the total-line (5) in Eliteserien
- Bodø / Glimt have the most points (25) away in Eliteserien
- Bodø / Glimt have the most points from losing position (15) in Eliteserien
- Bodø / Glimt have the most scored goals (29) away in Eliteserien
- Bodø / Glimt have the most scored goals (52) in Eliteserien
- Bodø / Glimt have the the best goal difference (+13) away in Eliteserien
- Bodø / Glimt have the the best goal difference (+26) in Eliteserien
- Bodø / Glimt have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded.
- Bodø / Glimt haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Rosenborg have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Rosenborg haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Bodø / Glimt | 20 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 52 | 26 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 23 | 10 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 29 | 16 | 26 | 45 |
| 2 | Viking | 20 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 44 | 26 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 29 | 15 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 11 | 18 | 45 |
| 3 | Tromsø | 20 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 30 | 20 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 18 | 10 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 42 |
| 4 | Molde | 20 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 43 | 22 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 22 | 7 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 21 | 15 | 21 | 37 |
| 5 | Brann | 20 | 11 | 3 | 6 | 36 | 24 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 24 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 12 | 15 | 12 | 36 |
| 6 | Lillestrøm | 20 | 10 | 3 | 7 | 37 | 31 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 24 | 17 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 14 | 6 | 33 |
| 7 | Sarpsborg 08 | 21 | 9 | 3 | 9 | 37 | 34 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 21 | 14 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 16 | 20 | 3 | 30 |
| 8 | Odd | 21 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 26 | 26 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 10 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 16 | 0 | 29 |
| 9 | Rosenborg | 21 | 8 | 4 | 9 | 28 | 31 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 18 | 14 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 17 | -3 | 28 |
| 10 | Strømsgodset | 20 | 8 | 2 | 10 | 25 | 26 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 14 | -1 | 26 |
| 11 | HamKam | 20 | 7 | 2 | 11 | 29 | 43 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 17 | 16 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 12 | 27 | -14 | 23 |
| 12 | Haugesund | 21 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 19 | 31 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 14 | 15 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 16 | -12 | 20 |
| 13 | Vålerenga | 20 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 25 | 33 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 13 | 22 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 11 | -8 | 18 |
| 14 | Sandefjord | 20 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 29 | 39 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 18 | 11 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 11 | 28 | -10 | 18 |
| 15 | Stabæk | 19 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 18 | 32 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 7 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 25 | -14 | 16 |
| 16 | Aalesund | 21 | 3 | 2 | 16 | 14 | 48 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 17 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 5 | 31 | -34 | 11 |
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