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Eliteserien 2026 · 8 Aug 2026

Vålerenga IF 1–2 Bodø/Glimt

Expected and what happened

Before the match, from team ratings for Jul 2026; the outlined result is what happened.

Expected xG
1.5 – 2.0
Actual xG
1.2 – 1.9
Goals
1 – 2

Footybot made Bodø/Glimt favourites at 50%.

Bodø/Glimt won and made the better chances: 1.9 xG to 1.2.

Best on the pitch by Footybot's score: Haitam Aleesami, 79.1 in 90′.

Well above their usual level: Haitam Aleesami +28.0, Sondre Fet +23.5, Ivan Näsberg +18.6.

Well below it: Lucas Haren −17.2, Oscar Hedvall −10.8, Mathias Grundetjern −8.4.

Going in

Each side's last five results before this match.

Vålerenga IF

31 Jul 2026L 0–3v HamKam Eliteserien
26 Jul 2026W 3–2at SK Brann Eliteserien
16 Jul 2026W 6–1v Aalesunds FK Eliteserien
11 Jul 2026L 0–4at Tromsø IL Eliteserien
29 May 2026W 3–1v Kristiansund BK Eliteserien

Bodø/Glimt

4 Aug 2026D 3–3at Royale Union Saint-Gilloise Champions League
31 Jul 2026W 4–0v Lillestrøm SK Eliteserien
26 Jul 2026W 3–0at Sandefjord Fotball Eliteserien
22 Jul 2026W 3–0v HamKam Eliteserien
17 Jul 2026W 1–0v Fredrikstad FK Eliteserien

Head to head

1 Nov 2025Vålerenga IF 3–1 Bodø/Glimt Eliteserien
26 Jul 2025Bodø/Glimt 7–2 Vålerenga IF Eliteserien

Vålerenga IF

PlayerMinGAxGScorevs usual
Hakon Sjatil Defender1300–65.8–
Ivan Näsberg Defender9000–60.9+18.6
Ole Christian Saeter Forward1301–54.2–
Gabriel Rajkovic Forward45100.5454.0–
Sebastian Jarl Defender7700–50.0+7.5
Odin Thiago Holm Midfielder1200–46.8–
Ambina Fidèle Brice Midfielder15000.0545.3–
Aaron Kiil Olsen Defender9000–43.9+3.4
Kolbeinn Finnsson Defender90000.0243.9+1.6
Carl Lange Midfielder83000.0443.5+0.2
Mohamed Ofkir Forward90000.0742.3−2.6
Magnus Westergaard Midfielder45000.0441.5+0.9
Petter Strand Midfielder75000.2339.4−6.1
Oscar Hedvall Goalkeeper9000–35.6−10.8
Mathias Grundetjern Forward77000.1334.7−8.4
Lucas Haren Midfielder90000.1133.9−17.2

Bodø/Glimt

PlayerMinGAxGScorevs usual
Haitam Aleesami Defender90100.2679.1+28.0
Sondre Fet Midfielder4500–75.1+23.5
Ole Didrik Blomberg Forward9001–56.6+6.1
Nikita Haikin Goalkeeper9000–55.5+5.5
Patrick Berg Midfielder90000.2152.9−2.9
Andreas Helmersen Forward90100.8550.0−1.1
Odin Luras Bjørtuft Defender9000–48.4−2.4
Joshua Kitolano Midfielder4500–46.4+2.6
Isak Dybvik Määttä Defender8300–45.9+6.1
Sondre Auklend Midfielder77010.4044.7−3.8
Fredrik Sjøvold Defender9000–44.0−1.1
Ola Brynhildsen Forward77000.1940.3−6.9
Ulrik Saltnes Midfielder1300–34.1–
Daniel Bassi Forward1300–32.8–
Fredrik André Bjørkan Defender1200–22.6–