Bodo/Glimt vs Kristiansund BK Prediction & Betting Tips

Recent Form

Bodo/Glimt's last 20 matches make for eye-catching reading: 16 wins, only two defeats, and goals flying in at both ends of their fixture list, including some big European nights against decent opposition.

Bodo/Glimt: 20 completed matches; Kristiansund BK: 20 completed matches.

Bodo/Glimt

20 matches

Win

80% 16 / 20

Draw

10% 2 / 20

Loss

10% 2 / 20

Scored

54

Conceded

24

Difference

+30

Kristiansund BK

20 matches

Win

25% 5 / 20

Draw

20% 4 / 20

Loss

55% 11 / 20

Scored

20

Conceded

37

Difference

-17

Kristiansund's equivalent run is the polar opposite. Just five wins in 20, an 8-1 hammering at Viking among the low points, and a home defeat to Rosenborg in their most recent outing. Conceding far more than they score has been the pattern.

The current form lines up neatly with where both sides sit in the table.

Comparative Team Statistics: Bodo/Glimt vs Kristiansund BK

Head-to-Head

This fixture has leaned one way for years. Bodo/Glimt won the reverse fixture 3-0 back in April, and last season's home meeting finished 7-1 in their favour.

Going further back there are a handful of Kristiansund wins and draws scattered in, so it's not a total whitewash, but the recent meetings have been thoroughly one-sided.

League Table Picture

Bodo/Glimt sit second with 50 points from 21 games, built on 16 wins and a goal difference well into positive figures.

Kristiansund are down in 15th on 19 points from the same number of matches, with 12 losses already this season. That's a big gap to make up in any single fixture.

Players to Watch

A. Helmersen has been Bodo/Glimt's main source of goals, with 11 in 18 appearances, and O. Didrik Blomberg has chipped in with six assists to help keep the chances flowing.

Bodo/Glimt:

Best scorers:

A. Helmersen - 11

K. Høgh - 7

Best assist providers:

O. Didrik Blomberg - 6

K. Høgh - 4

J. Hauge - 4

Kristiansund BK:

Best scorers:

L. Alvheim - 10

Penalty cards:

J. Júlíusson x 1 x 4

H. Bruseth x 5

W. Igor x 4

For Kristiansund, L. Alvheim is their standout, with 10 goals in 20 games, roughly half their season's output on his own. A few of their players, including H. Bruseth and J. Júlíusson, have picked up plenty of yellow cards too, which is worth keeping in mind against a side that likes to move the ball quickly.

How This Could Play Out

Put the table gap, the current form and the head-to-head history together and it all points the same direction: Bodo/Glimt look set to control this from start to finish.

Kristiansund's issue has been leaking goals in bunches away from home, and that's exactly the kind of game state Bodo/Glimt have thrived in this season. A repeat of last year's 7-1 scoreline is unlikely to be typical, but a comfortable home performance wouldn't surprise anyone following both sides' recent runs.