BODø. Bodø / Glimt defeats Lillestrøm with a 2-0 win with a goal from E. Botheim (45′) and a goal from S. Fet (30′). Bodø / Glimt was vastly superior in terms of ball possession (62%) was among the factors of its victory.​

The match was played at the Aspmyra Stadion stadium in Bodø on Sunday and it started at 4:00 pm local time. The referee was Ola Hobber Nilsen with the help of Elvin Hansen and Christer Solheim Jørgensen. The 4th official was Stian Røvig Sletner. The weather was snow. The temperature was freezing at -0.8 degrees Celsius or 30.58 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 95%.​

Match Statistics​

Ball possession

Bodø / Glimt had a superior ball possession 62% while Lillestrøm was struggling with a 38% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Bodø / Glimt was has a more offensive attitude with 64 dangerous attacks and 18 shots of which 2 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Bodø / Glimt won the match​.

Bodø / Glimt shot 18 times, 2 on target, 16 off target. On the other side, Lillestrøm shot 10 times, 3 on target, 7 off target.

Cards

Bodø / Glimt received 2 yellow cards (N. Haikin and M. Hoibraaten). On the opposite side, Lillestrøm received 3 yellow cards (T. Olsen, T. Pettersson and M. Knudsen).

Standings

After playing this match, Bodø / Glimt will have 58 points to sit in the 1st place. On the opposite side, Lillestrøm will stay with 42 points to sit in the 6th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Eliteserien, Bodø / Glimt will play away with Rosenborg on the 28th of November with a 9-5 head to head record in favor of Rosenborg (7 draws).

Lillestrøm will host Strømsgodset on the 27th of November with a 12-10 head to head record in favor of Strømsgodset (7 draws).

Bodø / Glimt – Formation

Bodø / Glimt started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).

The manager Kjetil Knutsen decided to play with the following team: Nikita Haikin (7.8), Alfons Sampsted (7.4), Brede Moe (7.4), Marius Lode (6.8), Fredrik Andre Bjorkan (6.2), Sondre Fet (7.8), Patrick Berg (7.6), Hugo Vetlesen (8.3), Ola Solbakken (7.1), Erik Botheim (7.8) and Amahl Pellegrino (7.0).

The home team had on the bench: Joshua Smits, Marius Hoibraten (6.8), Sigurd Kvile, Elias Kristoffersen Hagen, Morten Agnes Konradsen (6.2), Gilbert Koomson, Joel Mugisha, Victor Okoh Boniface and Lasse Selvåg Nordås.

Substitutions

Bodø / Glimt made 4 changes: F. Bjorkan for M. Hoibraaten (51′), S. Fet for M. Konradsen (51′), M. Lode for S. Kvile (90′) and H. Vetlesen for E. Hagen (89′).

Best player: Hugo Vetlesen​

The player that probably impressed the most for Bodø / Glimt was Hugo Vetlesen even if he didn’t score any goal.

His rating is (8.3) with 49 passes (83% accurate) and 5 key passes. He was won 2 duels out of 8.

Lillestrøm – Formation

Lillestrøm started with an extremely aggressive line-up (3-4-3).

Geir Bakke played with: Mads Christiansen (6.3), Espen Bjornsen Garnas (6.9), Igoh Ogbu (7.3), Tom Pettersson (7.1), Eskil Smidesang Edh (7.4), Ifeanyi Mathew (6.9), Magnus Knudsen (6.3), Vetle Winger Dragsnes (7.0), Daniel Gustafsson (6.4), Thomas Lehne Olsen (6.4) and Gjermund Åsen (7.1).

The following players were sitting on the bench: Knut Andre Skjaerstein, Josef Baccay, Simen Kind Mikalsen, Philip Slordahl, Kaan Kairinen (6.6), Fredrik Krogstad, Ulrik Mathisen (7.0), Jonatan Braut Brunes and Henrik Skogvold.

Substitutions

Lillestrøm made 3 changes: D. Gustavsson for U. Mathisen (68′), M. Knudsen for K. Kairinen (69′) and I. Matthew for F. Krogstad (86′).

Best player: Eskil Smidesang Edh​

The most impressive player for Lillestrøm was Eskil Smidesang Edh.

His rating is (7.4) with 29 passes (75% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 5 duels out of 9.

Results of the day

These are the results of the day in the Eliteserien.​

• Stabæk – Kristiansund – 3-0
• Vålerenga – Tromsø – 1-1
• Bodø / Glimt – Lillestrøm – 2-0
• Molde – Rosenborg – 4-1
• Sandefjord – Brann – 2-2
• Sarpsborg 08 – Odd – 1-1