Perhaps a welcome break from league football as Bodø / Glimt & Tromsø face off to decide who makes it to next stage of the NM Cup. All the pre-match information is available here!
Tromsø and Bodø are the two largest cities in the Northern part of Norway, and their teams are the best performing ones from that part of the country. The rivalry really started in the early 1990s as both teams began playing at the top level. Norwegian football needed more rivalries and the media started branding this one as the "battle of the north". Matches draw big crowds and are often played on the 16th of May, the day before the Norwegian Constitution Day.
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.
Bodø / Glimt form and stats
Glimt participated in NM Cup the last season, where they reached the 4th round.Bodø / Glimt have been outstanding at home so far in the Eliteserien with 5 wins, 1 draw and only 0 losses.
Bodø / Glimt lost their last game at Strømsgodset after a 0-2 scoreline. Haikin had a busy but productive day in the Strømsgodset match. Despite making six saves the loss could not be prevented. Midfield player Berg got a match rating of 8.34 in that game, the max score being 10. Berg hit three key passes, dribled past the opponent 4 of 4 times and had 60 successful passes (of 65 total).
Ahead of that match, Glimt won a home game hosting HamKam (3-0).Another home game is coming up fairly shortly for the hosts, as Molde are coming to town in four days.
It's goals goals goals for Bodø / Glimt who have scored 19 goals from 6 league home games. Bodø / Glimt have only conceded 5 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Tromsø form and stats
Last season their NM Cup adventure ended in the 4th round.The story so far for the visiting team on their Eliteserien travels is 4 wins, 1 draw and 0 defeats.
The regulars enjoyed Tromsø's previous match versus Stabæk, a 2-1 win played at home. Öyvann, who plays in defense, got the "man of the match" on his team with the rating 7.6. Öyvann hit two key passes and won 3 of 3 duels.
Prior to that result Tromsø won their away game at Aalesund in the Eliteserien. The scoreline was 3-2.There might be some complaints about the fixture list from the Tromsø manager Helstrup as the team has another away game coming up in only four days, this time against Lillestrøm.
Tromsø are not goal shy away from home in the league, finding the net 8 times in 5 away games so far. It's not easy to score on Tromsø as they have only conceded 4 goals from these away games.
Head 2 Head
H2H stats regardless of arena (last ten matches): Bodø / Glimt seven wins, one draw and Tromsø two victories. As for goals, eight matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), two games had two or less.
Top Goalscorers
  A. Pellegrino 12 goals |  F. Pemi Moumbagna 8 goals |   V. Erlien 7 goals |
Bodø / Glimt missing players
Tromsø missing players
| Bodø / Glimt | Tromsø | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 11 | Played | P | 11 | 25 | ||
| 17 | 7 | Won | W | 7 | 12 | ||
| 4 | 3 | Drew | D | 4 | 8 | ||
| 4 | 1 | Lost | L | 0 | 5 | ||
| 57 | 28 | Scored | S | 22 | 43 | ||
| 25 | 12 | Conceded | C | 8 | 30 | ||
| 92% | 82% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 91% | 96% | ||
| 80% | 73% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 73% | 76% | ||
| 64% | 64% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 45% | 52% | ||
| 44% | 55% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 18% | 32% | ||
| 24% | 36% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 18% | 24% | ||
| 44% | 45% | BTTS | BTTS | 64% | 68% | ||
| 44% | 55% | Clean Sheets | C S | 36% | 24% | ||
| 20% | 18% | Failed to Score | F T | 9% | 12% | ||
| 5.5 | 5.6 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 2.8 | 3.5 | ||
| 2.3 | 2.2 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.9 | 4.4 | ||
| 1 | 1.2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.4 | 1 | ||
| 2 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | ||
| 12.2 | 13.1 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 8.2 | 8.1 | ||
| 4.6 | 4.8 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2.5 | 2.7 | ||
| 52% | 58% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 81% | 66% | ||
| 7.4 | 6.2 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 11.3 | 9.9 | ||
| 2.8 | 2.5 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 2.6 | 2.9 | ||
| 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 | 12 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 32 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 19 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 6 | 21 | 31 |
| 2 | Tromsø | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 23 |
| 3 | Brann | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 24 | 15 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 15 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 21 |
| 4 | Viking | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 26 | 20 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 19 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 6 | 20 |
| 5 | Molde | 12 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 25 | 16 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 19 |
| 6 | Sarpsborg 08 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 18 |
| 7 | Lillestrøm | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 18 | 16 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 17 |
| 8 | Odd | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 9 | -2 | 16 |
| 9 | Stabæk | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 15 | 19 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 15 | -4 | 15 |
| 10 | Strømsgodset | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 13 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 11 | -1 | 14 |
| 11 | Rosenborg | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 14 | 18 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 9 | -4 | 13 |
| 12 | Haugesund | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 16 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 9 | -6 | 12 |
| 13 | Vålerenga | 10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 14 | 17 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 7 | -3 | 10 |
| 14 | Sandefjord | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 15 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 12 | -3 | 9 |
| 15 | HamKam | 11 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 10 | 27 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 20 | -17 | 7 |
| 16 | Aalesund | 11 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 23 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 12 | -16 | 4 |
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