Bodø / Glimt vs Kristiansund pre-match info: Away side face a strenuous 90 minutes at Aspmyra Stadion

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Competition: Norway Eliteserien
Competition: Sun 22.August
Match begins: 16:00 (UTC)
Venue: Aspmyra Stadion (7354 seats)

Buckle up for a show! Today's main roles are Bodø / Glimt and Kristiansund, victory is the target and 90 minutes the length.

Insights:
  • Bodø / Glimt have the fewest conceded goals (15) in Eliteserien
  • Kristiansund have the fewest dropped points from leading position (0) in Eliteserien

This has all the signs of an intriguing game with lots of spark and energy as both teams are well refreshed since they last ran out on the pitch. Let's go!

It's quite the trip for Kristiansund when visiting Glimt as the cities are 800 kilometers apart.

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Bodø / Glimt form and stats

Bodø / Glimt are steadily winning Eliteserien games and points here at Aspmyra Stadion. 5 wins, 2 draws and 1 defeat is the summary from 8 games.

Glimt are returning here after visiting Lillestrøm in a Eliteserien game and winning with a 1-0 scoreline. Erik Botheim scored the goal(s). Alfons Sampsted was "man of the match" with a rating of 7.6 out of 10. The defender Sampsted won 5 of 6 duels.

A strong away win before that one, visiting Junkeren and winning 3-1.

Glimt are an "over 2,5 goals" team alone here at Aspmyra Stadion in their league games, having scored an impressive 22 goals in 8 matches. 9 goals have been conceded. It's worth mentioning that 5 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 home matches.

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Kristiansund form and stats

There's been little loot from Kristiansund's travels as they have only collected 7 points from 7 away games in the Eliteserien. Kristiansund only have 2 wins to counter their 4 defeats and 1 draw. Kristiansund has lost their two previous away games and are eager to kill a negative trend in its infancy.

The supporters enjoyed Kristiansund's previous game versus Stabæk (placed 15th), a Eliteserien 5-1 win played at home. The attacker Agon Mucolli got a match rating of 9.45 in that game. Mucolli scored one goal, hit the woodwork once, served one assist, hit three key passes and dribled passed the opponent 1 of 1 times. As mentioned above, Kristiansund was the only team on the pitch versus Stabæk in their previous game, winning 5-1. This could be a tougher task. Kristiansund goalie Sean McDermott was high and low in the Stabæk game, contributing eight saves towards the victory.

It was a defeat before that one as the away game against Viking wasn't a success with a 2-3 loss.

The attacking power of Kristiansund when travelling is not overwhelming with 5 goals scored from 7 league matches away. As opposed to that, Kristiansund have seen the ball go into their own net 10 times on the road.

Head 2 Head

The two duelists also met each other previously this season: Kristiansund - Glimt 0-2. Last nine meetings between these sides: Bodø / Glimt won eight, Kristiansund triumphed in zero and we saw one draw. five games with over 2,5 goals, four matches with under 2,5 goals.

Top Goalscorers

Bodø / GlimtE. Botheim
E. Botheim
9 goals
Bodø / GlimtU. Saltnes
U. Saltnes
4 goals
KristiansundB. Bye
B. Bye
4 goals

Bodø / Glimt missing players

Kristiansund missing players

Bodø / Glimt Kristiansund
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
15 8 2 Played P 2 7 15
8 5 0 Won W 0 2 8
4 2 1 Drew D 0 1 2
3 1 1 Lost L 2 4 5
30 22 2 Scored S 0 5 20
15 9 4 Conceded C 3 10 16
100% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 86% 93%
80% 100% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 50% 57% 67%
47% 62% 50% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 43% 33%
33% 50% 50% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 14% 20%
13% 25% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 14% 20%
47% 50% 50% BTTS BTTS 0% 29% 33%
33% 38% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 29% 40%
20% 12% 50% Failed to Score F T 100% 57% 33%
 
7 7.8 11 Corners for (avg) C F 5 5.1 6.5
3.7 3.5 5 Corners against (avg) C A 6.5 7.6 7.2
1 0.6 0.5 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1.5 2 1.9
0 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
14.1 17.5 18.5 Shots (avg) S ( 11 12 13.7
2.8 3.9 1 Shots on Target (avg) S O 3.5 4.1 4.5
71% 71% 100% Goal Efficiency G E 0% 17% 29%
Key stats in Eliteserien this season:
  • All of Bodø / Glimt's home-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
  • Bodø / Glimt have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Bodø / Glimt have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
  • Bodø / Glimt have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Kristiansund have scored away.
  • Bodø / Glimt have the fewest conceded goals (15) in Eliteserien
  • Bodø / Glimt have the fewest conceded goals in the first half (4) in Eliteserien
  • Bodø / Glimt have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded at home.
  • Bodø / Glimt haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
  • Kristiansund have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Kristiansund have the fewest conceded goals in the second half (7) in Eliteserien
  • Kristiansund have the fewest dropped points from leading position (0) in Eliteserien
  • Kristiansund have won significantly less corners away then 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 Molde 16 10 3 3 41 20 8 7 0 1 27 9 8 3 3 2 14 11 21 33
2 Bodø / Glimt 15 8 4 3 30 15 8 5 2 1 22 9 7 3 2 2 8 6 15 28
3 Kristiansund 15 8 2 5 20 16 8 6 1 1 15 6 7 2 1 4 5 10 4 26
4 Rosenborg 15 7 4 4 28 20 7 4 1 2 15 8 8 3 3 2 13 12 8 25
5 Lillestrøm 15 7 4 4 21 18 8 5 1 2 11 7 7 2 3 2 10 11 3 25
6 Viking 15 7 3 5 30 31 8 5 2 1 19 12 7 2 1 4 11 19 -1 24
7 Vålerenga 15 5 7 3 26 21 7 2 4 1 13 9 8 3 3 2 13 12 5 22
8 Haugesund 15 6 4 5 24 21 7 6 1 0 16 4 8 0 3 5 8 17 3 22
9 Odd 15 6 4 5 24 26 7 4 2 1 16 10 8 2 2 4 8 16 -2 22
10 Sandefjord 15 6 2 7 21 25 8 3 2 3 10 10 7 3 0 4 11 15 -4 20
11 Strømsgodset 15 5 4 6 21 24 7 5 2 0 16 5 8 0 2 6 5 19 -3 19
12 Sarpsborg 08 16 4 5 7 13 22 8 2 4 2 6 6 8 2 1 5 7 16 -9 17
13 Tromsø 15 3 5 7 16 27 7 0 3 4 7 14 8 3 2 3 9 13 -11 14
14 Mjøndalen 15 2 6 7 18 20 8 1 3 4 10 11 7 1 3 3 8 9 -2 12
15 Stabæk 15 3 3 9 20 34 7 2 1 4 9 13 8 1 2 5 11 21 -14 12
16 Brann 15 2 4 9 16 29 8 2 3 3 11 13 7 0 1 6 5 16 -13 10

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Eliteserien is at the top of the Norwegian football league system. Seasons run from March to November with the 16 teams playing each other home and away for a total of 240 fixtures. When all these are played, the top team in the league table is the the “League Winner” while the winner of the cup in Norway is the “Norwegian Champion”.