Aspmyra Stadion: Bodø / Glimt vs Rosenborg Eliteserien preview

There’s little time for restitution or working hard at the training pitch these days, with both teams having played their last game less than four days ago.

This pitch has artifical turf, which is not Rosenborg's usual surface at their own ground. When playing on artifical turf Rosenborg have performed like this: Played 26 matches resulting in 8 wins, 11 draws and 7 defeats with the goal stats 37-40 (scored/conceded).

Bodø / Glimt form and stats

Only two Eliteserien home games for Bodø / Glimt so far, yet both highs and lows with 1 win, 1 draw and 0 defeat.

Bodø / Glimt drew their last game, also a home match. Rosenborg (placed 2nd) was the opponent, 2-2 the score. Attacking player Sondre Sorlie bested all teammates in that game and got a match rating of 8.12 out of 10. Sorlie signed up for two assists, hit three key passes and dribled passed the opponent 1 of 1 times.

A strong away win before that one, visiting Kristiansund and winning 2-0.

The hosts are modest favourites in this match, with the bookmakers estimating the chance of a home win at about 50% +- five percent. It's interesting to look at how Glimt have performed under similar circumstances, so here are some numbers: When modest favourites like this (we found two games) they have won one time, drawn one and lost zero.

It's still early days, but we have some goal stats for the Bodø / Glimt at home in the league. 5 on target and 2 scored by the opposition; from 2 matches.

Rosenborg form and stats

Rosenborg, who have the most scored goals (8) in Eliteserien, are doing rather OK so far in their away games in the Eliteserien, having played 2 games and collected 2 points (0 wins, 2 draws and 0 losses). Rosenborg has drawn their two previous away games.

Rosenborg has to pack their bags again for the second away game in a row. Last time they traveled to Bodø / Glimt for a Eliteserien game that ended a draw (2-2). Hólmar Örn Eyjólfsson, who plays in defense, got the "man of the match" on his team with the rating 7.74. Örn Eyjólfsson won 7 of 9 duels. The draw against Bodø / Glimt came from a losing position. The Rosenborg manager Å. Fridtjof Hareide brought on Rasmus Wiedesheim-Paul as a substitute and the player scored to make the scores level.

Before that, Rosenborg secured a home win against Viking with the score 5-0.

We have checked recent matches where Rosenborg have had similar odds to win. Win-draw-lose statistics from those three games were zero victories, one draw and two defeats.

3 goals so far away for Rosenborg, while their defence has allowed the opposition to score 3. All from 2 league matches away.

Head 2 Head

The two sides played each other earlier this season: Glimt - Rosenborg 2-2. Numbers for the last ten meetings between these two teams are: three wins for Glimt, two draws and five wins for Rosenborg. Over 2,5 goals: five times; under 2,5 goals: five games.

Top Goalscorers

E. Botheim 3 goals

K. Zachariassen 2 goals

U. Saltnes 1 goals

Bodø / Glimt missing players

Rosenborg missing players