Can Sarpsborg 08 surprise Bodø / Glimt in their own stadium?

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Competition: Norway Eliteserien
Competition: Sun 17.October
Match begins: 15:00 (UTC)
Venue: Aspmyra Stadion (7354 seats)

Bodø / Glimt are prepared for Sarpsborg 08 with faith in landing all three points. Will they? Open our in-depth preview!

Insights:
  • Bodø / Glimt have the fewest conceded goals (19) in Eliteserien
  • Sarpsborg 08 have the fewest scored goals (22) in Eliteserien

We should expect both teams to be fresh and ready for this match, as there is some time since both teams last played. Let's have a look at how the teams are doing!

Everyone involved with the away team has to get their travel gear ready for this match as there's a whopping 1200 kilometers to cover before arriving at the match.

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Bodø / Glimt form and stats

The home supporters can't complain about results here at Aspmyra Stadion as Bodø / Glimt have scored 27 goals to get 24 points from 11 games. The overall stats in the Eliteserien are 7-3-1 (wins-draws-losses).

Nothing to worry about in defence for Bodø / Glimt, as their goalkeeper Nikita Haikin has completely shut out the opponents for 264 minutes in the Eliteserien.

A good away victory last time out for Glimt, who won 3-0 against Stabæk (placed 15th). Fredrik Andre Bjorkan, defender, was given a rating of 8.12/10 in that game, top of the team. Bjorkan scored one goal, served one assist, hit three key passes and won 4 of 9 duels.

Before that, Glimt had a home game versus Vålerenga which ended with a victory 1-0.

Glimt can score goals in their home matches. After 11 league matches they have found the net 27 times. Glimt have only conceded 10 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 1 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 home matches.

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Sarpsborg 08 form and stats

There's been little loot from Sarpsborg 08's travels as they have only collected 7 points from 10 away games in the Eliteserien. Sarpsborg 08 only have 2 wins to counter their 7 defeats and 1 draw. Bitter travels for Sarpsborg 08 as they have lost six games in a row away from home. The last time they avoided an away-from-home loss was the Rosenborg match.

Sarpsborg had fun at their own home (Aspmyra Stadion) last time out, beating Lillestrøm 2-1. Jonathan Lindseth and Ibrahima Kone scored. Attacker Jonathan Lindseth got a player rating of 7.31 in the game. "Man of the match" Lindseth scored one goal and had 17 successful passes (of 21 total).

Prior to that match, the Sarpsborg 08 manager L. Bohinen faced defeat when travelling to Strømsgodset and losing 0-5.

The home team is given a winning chance of about 80 percent by the betting public. This does not leave much hope for the visitors, but some teams enjoy the outsider role and perform well in it. Looking at similar away games for Sarpsborg 08 we find one game. Results are zero Sarpsborg 08 wins, zero draws and one defeat.

The attacking power of Sarpsborg when travelling is not overwhelming with 8 goals scored from 10 league matches away. For Sarpsborg, more than two goals on average per game end up in their own net.

Head 2 Head

Sarpsborg 08 - Bodø / Glimt 2-2 was the end result in these sides' latest H2H game, played this season. Head-2-head stats last ten meetings: five - four - one (Bodø / Glimt wins - draws - Sarpsborg 08 wins). As for goals, six matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), four had two or less.

Top Goalscorers

Bodø / GlimtE. Botheim
E. Botheim
12 goals
Sarpsborg 08I. Koné
I. Koné
10 goals
Bodø / GlimtU. Saltnes
U. Saltnes
7 goals

Bodø / Glimt missing players

Sarpsborg 08 missing players

Bodø / Glimt Sarpsborg 08
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
21 11 3 Played P 2 10 21
13 7 3 Won W 1 2 6
5 3 0 Drew D 0 1 5
3 1 0 Lost L 1 7 10
44 27 9 Scored S 2 8 22
19 10 1 Conceded C 4 23 33
100% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 90%
81% 91% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 50% 90% 71%
52% 55% 67% Over 2.5 O 2.5 50% 50% 48%
33% 36% 33% Over 3.5 O 3.5 50% 40% 33%
14% 18% 33% Over 4.5 O 4.5 50% 30% 19%
48% 45% 33% BTTS BTTS 50% 50% 48%
38% 45% 67% Clean Sheets C S 50% 20% 33%
14% 9% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 30% 29%
 
7 8 5.7 Corners for (avg) C F 3.5 4.2 3.6
3.6 3.5 2.3 Corners against (avg) C A 7.5 5.2 5
1.1 0.5 1 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 0 2 1.9
0 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 2
 
15 17.6 16.3 Shots (avg) S ( 9 10 10.4
2.7 3.4 5.7 Shots on Target (avg) S O 3 2.4 2.5
77% 73% 53% Goal Efficiency G E 33% 33% 42%
Key stats in Eliteserien this season:
  • 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.
  • Bodø / Glimt have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Sarpsborg 08 have scored away.
  • Bodø / Glimt have the fewest conceded goals (19) in Eliteserien
  • Bodø / Glimt have the fewest conceded goals in the first half (6) 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.
  • Bodø / Glimt is in the best form (5-1-0)
  • Sarpsborg 08 have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
  • Sarpsborg 08 have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Sarpsborg 08 have the fewest scored goals (22) in Eliteserien
  • Sarpsborg 08 haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.

  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 21 13 5 3 44 19 11 7 3 1 27 10 10 6 2 2 17 9 25 44
2 Molde 21 12 5 4 51 26 10 8 1 1 33 11 11 4 4 3 18 15 25 41
3 Kristiansund 21 12 2 7 29 25 11 9 1 1 21 8 10 3 1 6 8 17 4 38
4 Rosenborg 21 11 4 6 43 27 10 7 1 2 26 11 11 4 3 4 17 16 16 37
5 Viking 21 10 5 6 41 40 11 7 2 2 24 17 10 3 3 4 17 23 1 35
6 Lillestrøm 21 10 4 7 33 28 10 5 1 4 14 12 11 5 3 3 19 16 5 34
7 Vålerenga 21 7 9 5 34 28 11 4 6 1 21 12 10 3 3 4 13 16 6 30
8 Strømsgodset 21 8 5 8 31 30 10 7 2 1 25 8 11 1 3 7 6 22 1 29
9 Haugesund 21 8 4 9 32 34 10 7 1 2 19 11 11 1 3 7 13 23 -2 28
10 Odd 21 7 5 9 31 40 10 4 2 4 19 17 11 3 3 5 12 23 -9 26
11 Sandefjord 21 7 4 10 27 37 11 4 3 4 14 14 10 3 1 6 13 23 -10 25
12 Sarpsborg 08 21 6 5 10 22 33 11 4 4 3 14 10 10 2 1 7 8 23 -11 23
13 Tromsø 21 5 7 9 26 36 10 1 4 5 12 18 11 4 3 4 14 18 -10 22
14 Brann 21 4 6 11 26 40 10 3 3 4 15 17 11 1 3 7 11 23 -14 18
15 Stabæk 21 4 5 12 26 44 11 2 3 6 11 20 10 2 2 6 15 24 -18 17
16 Mjøndalen 21 2 9 10 23 32 11 1 5 5 13 15 10 1 4 5 10 17 -9 15

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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”.