A key fixture in Eliteserien as both participants are struggling for the top spots. With Viking in 2nd position and Bodø / Glimt at 1st, this has all the looks of an exciting fight. Read on to learn more!
- Viking have the most points from losing position (14) in Eliteserien
- Bodø / Glimt have the most scored goals (43) in Eliteserien
It's time to recharge all electronic entertainment devices for Bodø / Glimt, who are travelling more than 1500 kilometers to play this game.
Bodø / Glimt could be less fresh than the hosts in this fixture, as they played a Europa Conference League game only three sleeps ago. That game, against Bohemians 1905, was also an away game. It's a tiring schedule for Bodø / Glimt.
Viking form and stats
19 points is a decent return from 8 Eliteserien games here at SR-Bank Arena for Viking. The data says 6 wins, 1 draw and 1 loss. The team is able to perform also as the away side, as they are nurturing a very healthy winning streak of seven straight victories regardless of arena.
A good away victory last time out for Viking, who won 2-0 against Brann (placed 6th). Diop, defender, was given a rating of 7.32/10 in that game, top of the team. Diop won 6 of 10 duels.
Ahead of that match, Viking won a home game hosting Aalesund (3-1).Sports bettors, take note: A review of the 14 latest league matches highlights that 11 of them had goals from both teams.
With more than 1,5 conceded goals on average, the Viking defense is not exactly impregnable. 12 goals conceded from 8 games. You can find more goal stats on the Statistics tab above.
Bodø / Glimt form and stats
Bodø / Glimt have been very strong on the road so far with a massive 21 points collected from 8 Eliteserien games. 7 wins, 0 draws and 1 defeat is the record so far. Glimt has recorded two wins in a row in their away matches and hold legitimate hopes of a third one.
Two travels in a row for Bodø / Glimt, whose boss Knutsen could celebrate last time after the Europa Conference League win against Bohemians 1905.
Preceding that, the 0-2 home loss versus Tromsø.Take note that 12 of this club's 16 most recent league fixtures have ended with at least three goals.
The visitors are returning home after this fixture, hosting Pyunik in just three days.
The Bodø / Glimt manager Knutsen has got the team scoring on the road, with 20 away goals in 8 league matches.
Head 2 Head
It's not the first time these two teams get together this campaign, as the history books show this recent game: Bodø / Glimt - Viking 5-1. H2H stats regardless of arena (last ten matches): Viking one win, one draw and Bodø / Glimt eight victories. As for goals, nine matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), one game had two or less.
Top Goalscorers
  A. Pellegrino 14 goals |  F. Pemi Moumbagna 11 goals |   Z. Tripić 9 goals |
Viking missing players
Bodø / Glimt missing players
| Viking | Bodø / Glimt | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 16 | 8 | 2 | Played | P | 2 | 8 | 17 |
| 11 | 6 | 1 | Won | W | 2 | 7 | 13 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 3 | 1 | 1 | Lost | L | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 36 | 24 | 5 | Scored | S | 5 | 20 | 43 |
| 22 | 12 | 4 | Conceded | C | 3 | 8 | 18 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 88% | 100% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 56% | 62% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 100% | 62% | 71% |
| 44% | 62% | 50% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 50% | 38% | 47% |
| 25% | 38% | 50% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 50% | 25% | 24% |
| 69% | 75% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 50% | 53% |
| 25% | 25% | 50% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 38% | 35% |
| 6% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 12% | 12% |
| 5.8 | 7.6 | 3.5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 8 | 5.6 | 6.4 |
| 5.2 | 4.4 | 5.5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 3.5 | 2.5 | 2.5 |
| 1.9 | 1 | 2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.5 | 1.2 | 1.2 |
| 2 | 1 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 15.6 | 19.1 | 17 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 15 | 16.1 | 18.1 |
| 6.1 | 7.4 | 5.5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 6 | 6.4 | 6.8 |
| 37% | 41% | 45% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 42% | 39% | 37% |
| 13.1 | 12.9 | 12.5 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 11 | 10.2 | 9.1 |
| 4.1 | 4 | 3.5 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 5 | 3.8 | 3.6 |
- All of Bodø / Glimt's matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
- All of Viking's home-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
- Bodø / Glimt have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
- Bodø / Glimt have the fewest dropped points from leading position (0) in Eliteserien
- Bodø / Glimt have the most points (21) away in Eliteserien
- Bodø / Glimt have the most scored goals (20) away in Eliteserien
- Bodø / Glimt have the most scored goals (43) in Eliteserien
- Bodø / Glimt have the the best goal difference (+12) away in Eliteserien
- Bodø / Glimt have the the best goal difference (+25) in Eliteserien
- Bodø / Glimt have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded.
- Bodø / Glimt haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Viking have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Viking have scored in all their home matches so far.
- Viking have the most points from losing position (14) in Eliteserien
- Viking have the most scored goals (24) at home in Eliteserien
- Viking have the most scored goals in the second half (29) in Eliteserien
- Viking have won significantly more corners at home than away.
- Viking haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Viking is in the best form (6-0-0) in Eliteserien
| 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 | 17 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 43 | 18 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 23 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 20 | 8 | 25 | 41 |
| 2 | Viking | 16 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 36 | 22 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 24 | 12 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 10 | 14 | 35 |
| 3 | Tromsø | 16 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 23 | 14 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 6 | 9 | 33 |
| 4 | Molde | 17 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 39 | 19 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 22 | 7 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 17 | 12 | 20 | 32 |
| 5 | Lillestrøm | 16 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 32 | 23 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 23 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 29 |
| 6 | Brann | 17 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 28 | 23 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 18 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 5 | 27 |
| 7 | Sarpsborg 08 | 16 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 28 | 26 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 16 | 12 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 14 | 2 | 24 |
| 8 | Odd | 17 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 17 | 19 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 14 | -2 | 22 |
| 9 | Rosenborg | 17 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 21 | 24 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 14 | 14 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 10 | -3 | 22 |
| 10 | Strømsgodset | 16 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 19 | 19 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 6 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 13 | 0 | 20 |
| 11 | Haugesund | 16 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 15 | 23 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 8 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 15 | -8 | 18 |
| 12 | Stabæk | 16 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 17 | 25 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 18 | -8 | 16 |
| 13 | HamKam | 16 | 5 | 1 | 10 | 20 | 37 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 10 | 27 | -17 | 16 |
| 14 | Sandefjord | 15 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 20 | 32 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 8 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 24 | -12 | 13 |
| 15 | Vålerenga | 15 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 18 | 28 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 10 | 19 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 9 | -10 | 11 |
| 16 | Aalesund | 17 | 3 | 1 | 13 | 12 | 36 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 14 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 22 | -24 | 10 |
- Viking
- Aftenbladet - (local newspaper)
- Vikinghordene - (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)
