Game week two of the Eliteserien season and the teams have had a few days to digest the first match. Here's the Kristiansund - Bodø / Glimt 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.
It's time to recharge all electronic entertainment devices for Bodø / Glimt, who are travelling more than 800 kilometers to play this game.
Kristiansund form and stats
Last season, Kristiansund's league statistics were 12 wins, 12 draws and 6 losses, resulting in a 5th position in the Eliteserien. Over these 30 matches they scored 57 goals and conceded 45. Playing at home last season Kristiansund managed 7-4-4 (win-draw-lost) with 34 goals and 26 conceded.
Kristiansund faced defeat in their previous match, away at Molde (0-2).
Kristiansund's goalkeeper Sean McDermott was extremely busy against Molde, saving the team from a uglier defeat with a stunning six saves.
There will be little rest for Kristiansund after this match as they are travelling to Vålerenga for a Eliteserien game in only four days.
Bodø / Glimt form and stats
Let's have a look at how Bodø / Glimt performed last season in the Eliteserien: They landed a 1st position in the league table after playing out 26 victories, 3 draws and 1 defeat. In total they scored 103 and conceded 32 goals in these matches. The numbers for away games only are: Won 11 - drew 3 and lost 1 with 44/21 goals scored/conceded.
270 minutes! That's how long the Bodø / Glimt goalkeeper Nikita Haikin and his defense have shut out their league opponents.
Impressive finishing from Erik Botheim and Ulrik Saltnes secured the home win 3-0 against Tromsø in their previous game. Before that, Bodø / Glimt secured a home win against Viking with the score 3-0.
A new game in only four days for Bodø / Glimt, the Eliteserien home match versus Rosenborg. Busy days.
Head 2 Head
Last eight meetings between the teams: Kristiansund won zero, Bodø / Glimt won seven and one draw. five games with over 2,5 goals, three matches with two goals or less.Top Goalscorers
![]() U. Saltnes 1 goals | ![]() E. Botheim 1 goals |
Kristiansund missing players
Bodø / Glimt missing players
| Kristiansund | Bodø / Glimt | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Played | P | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Scored | S | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | Conceded | C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 100% | 0% | 0% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 0% | 0% | 100% |
| 100% | 0% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 0% | 100% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 0% | 100% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 100% |
| 100% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | 0 | 0 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 4 | 0 | 0 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 0% | 60% |
| Kristiansund | Last season | Bodø / Glimt | |||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 30 | 15 | Played | P | 15 | 30 | ||
| 12 | 7 | Won | W | 11 | 26 | ||
| 12 | 4 | Drew | D | 3 | 3 | ||
| 6 | 4 | Lost | L | 1 | 1 | ||
| 57 | 34 | Scored | S | 44 | 103 | ||
| 45 | 26 | Conceded | C | 21 | 32 | ||
| 90% | 87% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | ||
| 87% | 80% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 100% | ||
| 70% | 73% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 93% | 90% | ||
| 43% | 60% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 73% | 67% | ||
| 20% | 40% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 40% | 47% | ||
| 83% | 80% | BTTS | BTTS | 80% | 70% | ||
| 17% | 20% | Clean Sheets | C S | 20% | 30% | ||
| 10% | 13% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 0% | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1.4 | 1.3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.7 | 1.3 | ||
| 1 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | ||
| 13.6 | 15.1 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 15.5 | 18 | ||
| 4.8 | 4.8 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 6.1 | 6.6 | ||
| 40% | 47% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 48% | 52% | ||
| 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 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 2 | Viking | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 3 | Molde | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 4 | Rosenborg | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 5 | Vålerenga | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 14 | Brann | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | -2 | 0 |
| 15 | Kristiansund | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 0 |
| 16 | Tromsø | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | -3 | 0 |
| Last season | 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 | 30 | 26 | 3 | 1 | 103 | 32 | 15 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 59 | 11 | 15 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 44 | 21 | 71 | 81 |
| 2 | Molde | 30 | 20 | 2 | 8 | 77 | 36 | 15 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 42 | 13 | 15 | 8 | 1 | 6 | 35 | 23 | 41 | 62 |
| 3 | Vålerenga | 30 | 15 | 10 | 5 | 51 | 33 | 15 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 33 | 13 | 15 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 18 | 20 | 18 | 55 |
| 4 | Rosenborg | 30 | 15 | 7 | 8 | 50 | 35 | 15 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 34 | 16 | 15 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 16 | 19 | 15 | 52 |
| 5 | Kristiansund | 30 | 12 | 12 | 6 | 57 | 45 | 15 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 34 | 26 | 15 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 23 | 19 | 12 | 48 |
| 6 | Viking | 30 | 12 | 8 | 10 | 54 | 52 | 15 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 34 | 22 | 15 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 20 | 30 | 2 | 44 |
| 7 | Odd | 30 | 13 | 4 | 13 | 52 | 51 | 15 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 28 | 22 | 15 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 24 | 29 | 1 | 43 |
| 8 | Stabæk | 30 | 9 | 12 | 9 | 41 | 45 | 15 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 19 | 17 | 15 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 22 | 28 | -4 | 39 |
| 9 | Haugesund | 30 | 11 | 6 | 13 | 39 | 51 | 15 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 22 | 26 | 15 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 17 | 25 | -12 | 39 |
| 10 | Brann | 30 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 40 | 49 | 15 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 21 | 20 | 15 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 19 | 29 | -9 | 36 |
| 11 | Sandefjord | 30 | 9 | 8 | 13 | 31 | 43 | 15 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 13 | 20 | 15 | 6 | 1 | 8 | 18 | 23 | -12 | 35 |
| 12 | Sarpsborg 08 | 30 | 8 | 8 | 14 | 33 | 43 | 15 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 20 | 14 | 15 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 29 | -10 | 32 |
| 13 | Strømsgodset | 30 | 7 | 10 | 13 | 41 | 57 | 15 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 19 | 29 | 15 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 22 | 28 | -16 | 31 |
| 14 | Mjøndalen | 30 | 8 | 3 | 19 | 26 | 45 | 15 | 6 | 0 | 9 | 16 | 18 | 15 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 27 | -19 | 27 |
| 15 | Start | 30 | 6 | 9 | 15 | 33 | 56 | 15 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 22 | 20 | 15 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 11 | 36 | -23 | 27 |
| 16 | Aalesund | 30 | 2 | 5 | 23 | 30 | 85 | 15 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 16 | 39 | 15 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 14 | 46 | -55 | 11 |
- Kristiansund BK
- Tidens Krav - (local newspaper)
- Uglan supporterklubb - (supporter site)
- Bodø/Glimt
- Avisa Nordland - (local news - mostly pay-to-read)
- Bodøposten - (local newspaper)
- Glimtforum.net - (supporter forum)
- Eliteserien official site
- VG - (newspaper)
- Aftenposten - (newspaper)
- Dagbladet - (newspaper)