International cups are a highlight for most teams. Both Bodø / Glimt and PSV are looking forward to this Europa League fight to decide who advances from the Group Stage.
It should be mentioned that PSV play their home matches on grass, so they have to adjust for this one as it's played on artifical turf. Does it matter? Recent statistics for PSV on artifical turf are 7 victories, 0 draws and 1 defeat from eight games. In these matches they have a goal statistics scored/conceded: 20-8. You can compare this with overall results below.
Everyone involved with the away team has to get their travel gear ready for this match as there's a whopping 2600 kilometers to cover before arriving at the match.
It’s busy days for these teams as both were in action only a few days ago. There’s no rest for the wicked, or in this case; no rest for Glimt and PSV.
Bodø / Glimt form and stats
Bodø / Glimt participated in Champions League the last season, where they reached the 2nd qualifying round.Bodø / Glimt have collected 27 points from their Eliteserien home games so far after 7-6-1. On the other hand, in the Europa League, Bodø / Glimt has performed like this (both home and away): 1 win, 1 draw and 3 losses.
Bodø / Glimt faced defeat in their previous match, away at Rosenborg (2-3). Midfield player Vetlesen got a match rating of 7.52 in that game, the max score being 10. Vetlesen scored one goal, hit two key passes, dribled past the opponent 1 of 1 times and had 19 successful passes (of 22 total).
Before that, a defeat in the away fixture against Zürich in the Europa League.
Another home game is coming up fairly shortly for the hosts, as Viking are coming to town in three days.
Glimt have conceded 16 in these home matches.
PSV form and stats
Last season their Europa League adventure ended in the group stage.3-0-3 is the win-draw-loss statistic for PSV in their Eredivisie matches away. The mentioned statistics is only from the league, looking at the Europa League stats, they have 3 wins, 1 draw and 1 loss both home and away.
PSV won their last game, 3-0 versus NEC played at home. Midfield player Gakpo was the top player of the team with a match rating of 7.92/10. Gakpo signed up for two assists and hit five key passes.
Before that match, the victory at home hosting Arsenal in the Europa League (2-0).
The schedule is very tough for PSV now as they have to travel again shortly after this match. A Eredivisie game at Ajax is waiting in only three days.
The PSV manager van Nistelrooy has got the team scoring on the road, with 15 away goals in 6 league matches.
Head 2 Head
This was the scoreline when the teams played each other earlier this campaign; PSV - Glimt 1-1.
Top Goalscorers
![]() A. Pellegrino 23 goals | ![]() H. Vetlesen 14 goals | ![]() R. Espejord 10 goals |
Bodø / Glimt missing players
PSV missing players
| Bodø / Glimt | PSV | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 12 | Played | P | 11 | 25 | ||
| 13 | 8 | Won | W | 5 | 16 | ||
| 4 | 2 | Drew | D | 2 | 3 | ||
| 8 | 2 | Lost | L | 4 | 6 | ||
| 67 | 41 | Scored | S | 28 | 72 | ||
| 31 | 10 | Conceded | C | 20 | 33 | ||
| 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | ||
| 88% | 83% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 82% | 84% | ||
| 72% | 75% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 73% | 72% | ||
| 56% | 67% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 55% | 52% | ||
| 52% | 58% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 45% | 48% | ||
| 56% | 42% | BTTS | BTTS | 73% | 64% | ||
| 32% | 50% | Clean Sheets | C S | 9% | 24% | ||
| 12% | 8% | Failed to Score | F T | 18% | 12% | ||
| 5.2 | 6.4 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5 | 5.6 | ||
| 3.6 | 2.8 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 3.8 | 4.1 | ||
| 1.1 | 0.6 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.1 | 1.2 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | ||
| 16.8 | 19.2 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 15 | 16.1 | ||
| 5.7 | 6.3 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 6.4 | 7 | ||
| 47% | 54% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 40% | 41% | ||
| 10.1 | 7.4 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 13.7 | 12.7 | ||
| 3.3 | 2.3 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 5 | 4.4 | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Arsenal | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 12 |
| 2 | PSV | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 10 | 10 |
| 3 | Bodø / Glimt | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | -4 | 4 |
| 4 | Zürich | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 15 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 7 | -10 | 3 |
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Molde | 28 | 23 | 3 | 2 | 67 | 23 | 14 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 37 | 12 | 14 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 30 | 11 | 44 | 72 |
| 2 | Bodø / Glimt | 28 | 16 | 6 | 6 | 77 | 35 | 14 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 42 | 16 | 14 | 9 | 0 | 5 | 35 | 19 | 42 | 54 |
| 3 | Rosenborg | 28 | 15 | 8 | 5 | 63 | 39 | 14 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 36 | 12 | 14 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 27 | 27 | 24 | 53 |
| 4 | Lillestrøm | 28 | 15 | 5 | 8 | 45 | 31 | 14 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 21 | 12 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 24 | 19 | 14 | 50 |
| 5 | Vålerenga | 28 | 13 | 4 | 11 | 50 | 46 | 14 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 30 | 19 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 20 | 27 | 4 | 43 |
| 6 | Odd | 28 | 12 | 5 | 11 | 37 | 43 | 14 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 21 | 21 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 16 | 22 | -6 | 41 |
| 7 | Tromsø | 28 | 9 | 12 | 7 | 42 | 46 | 14 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 27 | 21 | 14 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 15 | 25 | -4 | 39 |
| 8 | Sarpsborg 08 | 28 | 11 | 4 | 13 | 52 | 50 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 25 | 22 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 27 | 28 | 2 | 37 |
| 9 | Haugesund | 28 | 10 | 6 | 12 | 39 | 43 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 23 | 21 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 16 | 22 | -4 | 36 |
| 10 | Aalesund | 28 | 9 | 8 | 11 | 28 | 42 | 14 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 13 | 26 | -14 | 35 |
| 11 | Viking | 28 | 9 | 7 | 12 | 43 | 48 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 20 | 18 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 23 | 30 | -5 | 34 |
| 12 | Strømsgodset | 28 | 9 | 6 | 13 | 41 | 46 | 14 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 30 | 21 | 14 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 25 | -5 | 33 |
| 13 | HamKam | 28 | 6 | 13 | 9 | 31 | 38 | 14 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 15 | 23 | -7 | 31 |
| 14 | Sandefjord | 28 | 6 | 5 | 17 | 39 | 64 | 14 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 21 | 33 | 14 | 5 | 0 | 9 | 18 | 31 | -25 | 23 |
| 15 | Kristiansund | 28 | 5 | 6 | 17 | 34 | 57 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 26 | 28 | 14 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 8 | 29 | -23 | 21 |
| 16 | Jerv | 28 | 5 | 4 | 19 | 27 | 64 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 13 | 25 | 14 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 14 | 39 | -37 | 19 |
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Ajax | 11 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 38 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 23 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 7 | 28 | 28 |
| 2 | PSV | 12 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 40 | 18 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 15 | 12 | 22 | 27 |
| 3 | AZ | 12 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 23 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 6 | 10 | 26 |
| 4 | FC Twente | 12 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 22 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 15 | 25 |
| 5 | Feyenoord | 11 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 27 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 11 | 15 | 24 |
| 6 | Sparta Rotterdam | 12 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 20 | 15 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 16 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 5 | 20 |
| 7 | FC Utrecht | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 17 | 20 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 15 | -3 | 18 |
| 8 | SC Heerenveen | 12 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 13 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 17 |
| 9 | RKC Waalwijk | 12 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 21 | 21 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 0 | 14 |
| 10 | Go Ahead Eagles | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 18 | 21 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 9 | -3 | 13 |
| 11 | Excelsior | 12 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 15 | 31 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 21 | -16 | 13 |
| 12 | Fortuna Sittard | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 15 | 22 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 11 | -7 | 12 |
| 13 | FC Groningen | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 14 | 24 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 12 | -10 | 12 |
| 14 | NEC | 12 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 12 | 15 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 7 | -3 | 11 |
| 15 | Vitesse | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 13 | 22 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 15 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 7 | -9 | 11 |
| 16 | SC Cambuur | 11 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 18 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 10 | -10 | 8 |
| 17 | FC Emmen | 12 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 24 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 17 | -15 | 7 |
| 18 | FC Volendam | 12 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 13 | 33 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 14 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 19 | -20 | 6 |
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