Soccer match preview: Bodø / Glimt confident before travelling to Odd

Everyone involved with the away team has to get their travel gear ready for this match as there's a whopping 1300 kilometers to cover before arriving at the match.

Both teams have had sufficient rest since their previous game. Let's aim for an animated fixture!

Odd form and stats

The story so far in the Eliteserien for Odd, who have the most clean sheets (7) in Eliteserien, at their home stadium (Skagerak Arena) is 2 wins, 2 draws and 1 defeat.

No payout for Odd in their previous match, an away game at Haugesund that ended in defeat 1-2. Defender Johansen got the top score of the team in the match with a rating of 7.74/10. Johansen scored one goal, hit one key pass and won 2 of 3 duels.

Trench warfare? In this team's last 13 league games, 10 have contained zero, one or two goals.

Odd aren't scoring a lot here at Skagerak Arena in the league, with only {4 goals} from 5 games. Defensively Odd have been outstanding, conceding less than half a goal on average per home game in the league (2 in 5 games). For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.

Bodø / Glimt form and stats

The strength of Bodø / Glimt on their travels this season is incredible with 15 points collected from 6 Eliteserien away games. Bodø / Glimt has 5-0-1 on the road, with 13 goals scored and 6 conceded.

There were no winners in Glimt's previous match, the home game that ended 2-2 vs Molde (placed 6th). The one point brought very little pleasure, as the players felt they could have won; with an xG score of 3.65 - 1.35. Bodø / Glimt's last match (vs Molde) ended in drama as all points looked lost at the score 0-2. They did not give up, fought back and in the end a courageous finish rescued a draw after 90 minutes thanks to a 90th minute equalizer by Saltnes. Glimt coach Knutsen could be heard cursing the gods after the 2-2 draw against Molde, as the team hit the posts three times. Sørensen was the top performer of the team in that game with a match score of 7.73. The defender Sørensen hit four key passes and won 4 of 7 duels.

A home victory as predicted against Tromsø ahead of that, in the NM Cup.

Goal hungry football fans should note that 10 of this club's 12 most recent league rounds have ended with three or more goals.

Bodø / Glimt have scored more than twice on average per away game (in the league), an impressive attacking display. They have 13 goals from 6 away matches.

Head 2 Head

This was the end result when the sides met previously this campaign; Bodø / Glimt - Odd 2-0. H2H stats regardless of arena (last ten matches): Odd three wins, two draws and Bodø / Glimt five victories. As for goals, six matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), four games had two or less.

Top Goalscorers

A. Pellegrino 12 goals

F. Pemi Moumbagna 9 goals

A. Erlykke 4 goals

Odd missing players

Bodø / Glimt missing players