National cups are something special for many teams and supporters. Today's match will decide whether it's Alta or Bodø / Glimt that keep their silverware dream alive.
It’s busy days for these teams as both were in action only a few days ago. There’s no rest for the wicked, or in this case; no rest for Alta and Bodø / Glimt.
Alta form and stats
This is not the first game this season in the NM Cup for Alta, as the manager V. Johnsen led his troops to eliminate Tromsø and Skjervøy, and reach the 3rd Round. Last season their NM Cup adventure ended in the 3rd round.The Alta manager V. Johnsen might feel some added pressure to get something from this game after two straight home defeats.
Alta enjoyed a nice away win last time out, playing at Florø's place. The match ended 2-1 with M. Pedersen and P. Brekke scoring.
Ahead of that match, Alta lost 1-3 at home to Eidsvold.Some members of the home team might already be thinking of their next match, the 2. Division game versus Senja in only three days. This game is also played here.
Bodø / Glimt form and stats
The traveling awayteam has defeated Rana and Junkeren in order to reach 3rd round of NM Cup. Bodø / Glimt's mission in NM Cup last season failed in the 2nd round.Playing away, Bodø / Glimt have won 5 games, drawn 2 and suffered 2 defeats in the Eliteserien this season. Having won their last three away games Glimt has no reason to fear anyone.
It's the second away game in a row for Glimt, but there's smiles all around after the 3-1 victory versus Viking in the Eliteserien last time out. Erik Botheim, attacking player, was the top performer on the team in that game, scoring a match rating of 8.45. Botheim scored one goal, served one assist and hit one key pass.
Preceding that match was the 1-1 draw at home vs Odd.A new game in only four days for Glimt, the Eliteserien home match versus Vålerenga. Busy days.
Bodø / Glimt has displayed an ability to score goals in away matches in the league this season, 14 goals from 9 games. As opposed to that, Glimt have seen the ball go into their own net 9 times on the road.
Head 2 Head
Alta-Bodø / Glimt H2H statistics last ten meetings regardless of arena: Alta one win, Bodø / Glimt five wins, four draws. five of these ten matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).Top Goalscorers
  E. Botheim 10 goals |   M. Gamst Pedersen 9 goals |  U. Saltnes 7 goals |
Alta missing players
Bodø / Glimt missing players
| Alta | Bodø / Glimt | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 13 | Played | P | 13 | 25 | ||
| 11 | 5 | Won | W | 8 | 15 | ||
| 6 | 4 | Drew | D | 2 | 5 | ||
| 8 | 4 | Lost | L | 3 | 5 | ||
| 44 | 27 | Scored | S | 25 | 56 | ||
| 41 | 23 | Conceded | C | 13 | 26 | ||
| 96% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | ||
| 84% | 92% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 77% | 88% | ||
| 68% | 77% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 54% | 60% | ||
| 44% | 54% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 46% | 44% | ||
| 24% | 23% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 15% | 20% | ||
| 72% | 85% | BTTS | BTTS | 54% | 52% | ||
| 16% | 8% | Clean Sheets | C S | 23% | 32% | ||
| 16% | 8% | Failed to Score | F T | 23% | 16% | ||
| 2.4 | 1.6 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5.9 | 6.8 | ||
| 1.5 | 0.1 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.1 | 3.7 | ||
| 0.5 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.8 | 1.2 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | ||
| 4.7 | 2.6 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 12.4 | 14.8 | ||
| 2 | 0.6 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2.8 | 3.3 | ||
| 84% | 343% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 58% | 64% | ||
| 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 | 19 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 40 | 19 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 26 | 10 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 9 | 21 | 38 |
| 2 | Molde | 19 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 46 | 23 | 9 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 31 | 9 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 15 | 14 | 23 | 37 |
| 3 | Kristiansund | 19 | 11 | 2 | 6 | 27 | 22 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 20 | 8 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 14 | 5 | 35 |
| 4 | Rosenborg | 19 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 40 | 25 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 23 | 10 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 34 |
| 5 | Lillestrøm | 19 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 31 | 24 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 18 | 14 | 7 | 34 |
| 6 | Viking | 19 | 9 | 4 | 6 | 37 | 37 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 22 | 16 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 15 | 21 | 0 | 31 |
| 7 | Haugesund | 19 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 31 | 29 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 18 | 8 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 13 | 21 | 2 | 28 |
| 8 | Vålerenga | 19 | 6 | 9 | 4 | 31 | 27 | 10 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 18 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 15 | 4 | 27 |
| 9 | Strømsgodset | 18 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 26 | 27 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 20 | 8 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 19 | -1 | 25 |
| 10 | Sandefjord | 19 | 7 | 4 | 8 | 26 | 32 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 11 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 12 | 21 | -6 | 25 |
| 11 | Odd | 19 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 27 | 36 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 18 | 14 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 22 | -9 | 23 |
| 12 | Sarpsborg 08 | 19 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 20 | 27 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 18 | -7 | 20 |
| 13 | Tromsø | 19 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 22 | 35 | 9 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 18 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 17 | -13 | 16 |
| 14 | Mjøndalen | 19 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 21 | 28 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 14 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 14 | -7 | 14 |
| 15 | Brann | 19 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 22 | 38 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 16 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 22 | -16 | 14 |
| 16 | Stabæk | 18 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 23 | 41 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 17 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 12 | 24 | -18 | 13 |
- Bodø/Glimt
- Avisa Nordland - (local news - mostly pay-to-read)
- Bodøposten - (local newspaper)
- Glimtforum.net - (supporter forum)