Eliteserien duel: Close contest expected between Viking and Bodø / Glimt

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Competition: Norway Eliteserien
Competition: Sun 19.September
Match begins: 16:00 (UTC)
Venue: SR-Bank Arena (16300 seats)

Hey! Here's all you must know about the Eliteserien game Viking - Bodø / Glimt!

Insights:
  • Viking have the fewest clean sheets (0) in Eliteserien
  • Bodø / Glimt have the fewest conceded goals (18) in Eliteserien

There should be plenty of energy on the pitch in this game, as both sides have had time to recuperate from their last game. Let's hope both teams are ready to give it all.

Everyone involved with the away team has to get their travel gear ready for this match as there's a whopping 1500 kilometers to cover before arriving at the match.

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Viking form and stats

20 points is a decent return from 9 Eliteserien games here at SR-Bank Arena for Viking. The data says 6 wins, 2 draws and 1 loss. It’s been three wins in a row for Viking here at SR-Bank Arena, hoping to make this one the fourth consecutive victory.

Viking enjoyed a nice away win last time out, playing at Stabæk's place. The match ended 3-1 with Viljar Helland Vevatne and Veton Berisha (2) scoring. The striker Veton Berisha edged out all others in that game and managed a match rating of 8.64 out of 10. Berisha scored two goals, served one assist and hit one key pass.

Before that game, the 2-1 home victory against Rosenborg.

Some members of the home team might already be thinking of their next match, the NM Cup game versus Rosenborg in only three days. This game is also played here at SR-Bank Arena.

Goals decide football matches and Viking are scoring many of them at home; 21 on target from 9 league matches. 13 goals have been conceded.

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Bodø / Glimt form and stats

4 wins, 2 draws and 2 losses. That’s the product of Bodø / Glimt, who have the fewest conceded goals (18) in Eliteserien, playing as the away team in the Eliteserien this season. It could be a hat trick of victories away for Glimt, as they have won on their previous two travels.

Glimt delivered a 1-1 draw playing at home against Odd (placed 11th) in their previous match; a Eliteserien game. Defender Brede Moe was the best team player with a rating of 7.61. Moe hit two key passes and won 5 of 8 duels.

Before that one, a nice away victory 3-2 at Tromsø.

The schedule is very tough for Bodø / Glimt now as they have to travel again shortly after this match. A NM Cup game at Alta is waiting in only three days.

The visiting Glimt have scored more than one goal per away game in the league so far. The grand total is 11 goals from 8 games. It's worth mentioning that 6 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. 8 goals have been conceded by Bodø / Glimt in these games. It's worth mentioning that 4 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 away matches.

Head 2 Head

Here's the end result when the squads faced each other earlier this season; Bodø / Glimt - Viking 2-2. Head-2-head stats last ten meetings: four - one - five (Viking wins - draws - Bodø / Glimt wins). As for goals, eight matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), two had two or less.

Top Goalscorers

VikingV. Berisha
V. Berisha
12 goals
Bodø / GlimtE. Botheim
E. Botheim
9 goals
VikingZ. Tripić
Z. Tripić
7 goals

Viking missing players

Bodø / Glimt missing players

Viking Bodø / Glimt
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
18 9 3 Played P 2 8 18
9 6 3 Won W 0 4 10
4 2 0 Drew D 1 2 5
5 1 0 Lost L 1 2 3
36 21 8 Scored S 1 11 37
34 13 5 Conceded C 2 8 18
100% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 100%
94% 89% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 50% 62% 83%
83% 78% 100% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 38% 50%
61% 56% 67% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 25% 33%
39% 44% 67% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 12% 17%
83% 89% 100% BTTS BTTS 50% 50% 50%
0% 0% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 25% 33%
17% 11% 0% Failed to Score F T 50% 25% 17%
 
5.7 6.6 6.7 Corners for (avg) C F 7 5.8 6.9
5.1 4.8 5.3 Corners against (avg) C A 3.5 4 3.8
2.1 2.3 2 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1 1.5 1
0 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
15.4 16.8 18 Shots (avg) S ( 11 10.6 14.6
5.2 5.9 8.3 Shots on Target (avg) S O 0.5 1.8 2.8
39% 40% 32% Goal Efficiency G E 100% 79% 74%
Key stats in Eliteserien this season:
  • Bodø / Glimt have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
  • Bodø / Glimt have the fewest conceded goals (18) in Eliteserien
  • Bodø / Glimt have the fewest conceded goals (8) away in Eliteserien
  • Bodø / Glimt have the fewest conceded goals in the first half (5) in Eliteserien
  • Bodø / Glimt have won significantly less corners away then at home.
  • Bodø / Glimt haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
  • Viking have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their matches.
  • Viking have the fewest clean sheets (0) in Eliteserien
  • Viking have the fewest matches under the total-line (4) in Eliteserien
  • Viking have the most matches over the total-line (13) in Eliteserien
  • Viking have the most points from losing position (19) in Eliteserien
  • Viking have the most scored goals in the second half (26) in Eliteserien
  • Viking haven’t played a single 0-0 game.

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Molde 18 11 3 4 45 22 9 8 0 1 31 9 9 3 3 3 14 13 23 36
2 Bodø / Glimt 18 10 5 3 37 18 10 6 3 1 26 10 8 4 2 2 11 8 19 35
3 Kristiansund 18 10 2 6 24 20 9 7 1 1 17 6 9 3 1 5 7 14 4 32
4 Rosenborg 18 9 4 5 37 24 9 6 1 2 23 10 9 3 3 3 14 14 13 31
5 Lillestrøm 18 9 4 5 28 22 9 5 1 3 13 10 9 4 3 2 15 12 6 31
6 Viking 18 9 4 5 36 34 9 6 2 1 21 13 9 3 2 4 15 21 2 31
7 Haugesund 18 8 4 6 29 26 9 7 1 1 18 8 9 1 3 5 11 18 3 28
8 Vålerenga 18 6 8 4 30 26 9 3 5 1 17 11 9 3 3 3 13 15 4 26
9 Strømsgodset 18 7 4 7 26 27 9 6 2 1 20 8 9 1 2 6 6 19 -1 25
10 Sandefjord 18 7 3 8 25 31 10 4 3 3 14 11 8 3 0 5 11 20 -6 24
11 Odd 18 6 5 7 25 33 8 4 2 2 16 11 10 2 3 5 9 22 -8 23
12 Sarpsborg 08 18 5 5 8 19 24 9 3 4 2 11 6 9 2 1 6 8 18 -5 20
13 Tromsø 18 3 6 9 21 34 8 0 3 5 9 17 10 3 3 4 12 17 -13 15
14 Mjøndalen 18 2 7 9 20 27 9 1 3 5 11 13 9 1 4 4 9 14 -7 13
15 Brann 18 3 4 11 21 37 9 2 3 4 12 16 9 1 1 7 9 21 -16 13
16 Stabæk 18 3 4 11 23 41 9 2 2 5 11 17 9 1 2 6 12 24 -18 13

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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”.