Bodo/Glimt hold an overwhelming advantage across league position, home form, and head-to-head history. The hosts have won ten of eleven home league matches, averaging 3.1 goals scored and just 0.6 conceded per game. Valerenga have won only twice in eleven away league games, allowing 2.4 goals per contest. Furthermore, Bodo/Glimt have won eight of the last nine meetings against Valerenga, and the visitors enter without suspended defender H. Sjatil as well as injured players K. Finnsson and E. Rashani. With an average of 5.0 goals per game across their previous nine encounters, a high-scoring home victory is strongly favoured by the numbers.
Bodo/Glimt vs Valerenga prediction
- Round
- Regular Season - 12
- Venue
- Aspmyra Stadion, Hakata
- Referee
- Tore Hansen
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Recent form
Last 5 matches · 4W-0D-1L · +8 goal difference
Last 5 matches · 2W-1D-2L · +2 goal difference
Our verdict
BetGenius backs Bodo/Glimt to win (Match Winner) at 85% confidence — a strong call. Total goals: Over 2.5 Goals.
Match preview
League leaders Bodo/Glimt welcome eleventh-placed Valerenga in Eliteserien action, with the hosts looking to maintain their position at the summit of the table. Tied on 56 points with Viking and holding a superior goal difference of plus 38, Bodo/Glimt enter this match with immense motivation to keep their title push on track.
The home side has built a formidable record at their own ground, winning ten of eleven league matches while scoring 34 goals and conceding only seven. Valerenga, in contrast, have collected 26 points from 23 matches and have found life difficult away from home, losing six of eleven road fixtures and conceding 26 goals in the process.
Head-to-head meetings between these sides have tilted heavily toward Bodo/Glimt in recent seasons. The hosts have claimed victory in eight of the past nine encounters across all competitions, including high-scoring home wins by 7-2, 4-2, and 5-1 scorelines.
Key factors
- Bodo/Glimt have won 10 of 11 home league games this season, scoring 34 goals and conceding only 7.
- Valerenga have lost 6 of 11 away matches in the league, conceding an average of 2.4 goals per away fixture.
- Bodo/Glimt have won 8 of the last 9 head-to-head meetings between the two sides in all competitions.
- A 30-point gap separates 1st-placed Bodo/Glimt (56 points) from 11th-placed Valerenga (26 points).
- Valerenga are missing H. Sjatil through suspension alongside injured pair K. Finnsson and E. Rashani.
Team news
Bodo/Glimt
Team news unavailable for this fixture.
Valerenga
- K. FinnssonInjury
- E. RashaniInjury
- H. SjatilYellow Cards
Statistical comparison
Key players this season
Bodo/Glimt
- A. Helmersen12G
- O. Didrik Blomberg7A
Valerenga
- L. Haren10G
- H. Bjørdal6A
League scoring and assist totals for this season — not a predicted lineup. Availability is only shown where team news names the same player.
Table context
| # | Team | P | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bodo/GlimtPromotion - Champions League (Qualification) | 23 | +38 | 56 |
| 2 | VikingPromotion - Champions League (Qualification) | 23 | +37 | 56 |
| 3 | MoldePromotion - Conference League (Qualification) | 23 | +17 | 40 |
| 4 | TromsoPromotion - Conference League (Qualification) | 23 | +11 | 40 |
| 8 | Fredrikstad | 23 | -8 | 29 |
| 9 | KFUM Oslo | 23 | -9 | 29 |
| 10 | Sarpsborg 08 FF | 23 | -6 | 28 |
| 11 | Valerenga | 23 | -8 | 26 |
| 12 | Ham-Kam | 23 | -15 | 26 |
| 13 | Sandefjord | 23 | -8 | 24 |
| 14 | AalesundEliteserien (Relegation) | 23 | -12 | 24 |
Head-to-head
- 8
- Bodo/Glimt
- 0
- Draws
- 1
- Valerenga
Bodo/Glimt have won 8 of the last 9 meetings, averaging 5.0 goals a game, both teams scored in 78% of them.
- 2026-08-08Valerenga1-2Bodo/Glimt
- 2025-11-01Valerenga3-1Bodo/Glimt
- 2025-07-26Bodo/Glimt7-2Valerenga
- 2023-09-28Valerenga2-4Bodo/Glimt
- 2023-09-24Bodo/Glimt4-2Valerenga
Our record in Eliteserien
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Published October 23, 2026. Form, team news and table context refresh automatically.

