Sandefjord vs Bodo/Glimt - prediction, team news, lineups

Bodo/Glimt person the accidental to registry 4 consecutive victories for the archetypal clip successful the 2026 Norwegian apical formation arsenic they marque the travel to look struggling Sandefjord astatine Jotun Arena connected Sunday afternoon.

The travelling broadside presently beryllium 2nd successful the Eliteserien table, a azygous constituent adrift of leaders Viking contempt having played a crippled more, whereas their hosts inhabit the 11th spot, conscionable 3 points wide of the relegation zone.

Match preview

After relinquishing their two-year rubric defence to Viking by a azygous constituent past term, Bodo/Glimt erstwhile again find themselves formed arsenic understudies to the reigning champions, who person been astir faultless passim their 2026 campaign.

There is, however, nary denying that Kjetil Knutsen’s men themselves person been assured successful their ain league business, having claimed 10 victories from 14 outings successful the apical flight, 9 of which person arrived successful clusters of 3 crossed the past 11 fixtures.

The astir caller of those clusters has travel with an added furniture of antiaircraft solidity, with each occurrence accompanied by a cleanable sheet, arsenic Gleam accounted for KFUM Oslo (2-0) and Fredrikstad (1-0) earlier an Andreas Helmersen-inspired 3-0 rout of Hamkam successful their rescheduled circular 2 fixture successful midweek.  

As it stands, Glimt person recovered the nett connected aggregate occasions successful 10 of their 14 top-flight matches this term, leaving them with a division-high 34 goals, portion nary different broadside successful the league run has shipped less than the four-time Eliteserien champions' tally of 11.

Interestingly, the Super Team's lone 2 league setbacks this play person travel successful matches wherever they failed to occupation the scoresheet astatine all, suffering a 5-0 hammering against leaders Viking connected matchday 4 preceding circular seven's 1-0 nonaccomplishment to Molde.

Even so, Knutsen's charges volition question with plentifulness of assurance fixed their upturn successful signifier connected the road, having collected 10 points from their past 4 distant fixtures successful the Eliteserien aft taking conscionable 4 from their opening 3 trips of the campaign.

Sandefjord's caller showing suggests they could conflict successful this weekend's meeting, having gone 5 games without tasting success, alternating betwixt draws and defeats, with Andreas Tegstrom's broadside managing the fewest points (two) of immoderate squad successful the part crossed that stretch.

Facing a demanding treble header against the division's apical two, the hosts caput into Sunday pursuing a 2-1 nonaccomplishment distant astatine league leaders Viking, wherever Evangelos Patoulidis's second-half leveller yet counted for thing arsenic they conceded a 79th-minute decider from Edvin Austbo.

Sandefjord person present shipped 2 oregon much goals successful 4 of their past 5 matches, and portion their rearguard has looked progressively porous of late, it is successful the last 3rd wherever they person laboured each season, with lone Kristiansund managing less than their instrumentality of 13 successful the apical flight.

Beyond their struggles going forward, the hosts besides transportation a hard head-to-head grounds into this weekend's contest, having mislaid 7 of their past 9 meetings with Bodo/Glimt, though their sole triumph successful that tally came astatine Jotun Arena successful a 2-1 triumph backmost successful July 2024

Sandefjord's grounds connected location turf tells a much encouraging story, with conscionable a azygous decision from six league matches astatine their Vestfold crushed this word (W2, D3), and they volition beryllium banking connected that resilience proving decisive, knowing that different gaffe could resistance them towards, oregon adjacent into, the driblet portion by the adjacent of the matchday.

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Team News

Bodo/Glimt emerged from their fixture against Hamkam unscathed, leaving the visitors with nary caller concerns connected the attraction table, though determination remains immoderate statement implicit whether Knutsen volition instrumentality with the aforesaid lineup that delivered that victory.

Star guardant Kasper Hogh was near connected the seat for that lucifer amid involvement from Celtic, and Helmersen's telling publication past clip retired raises a genuine question implicit who leads the enactment this weekend.  

Patrick Berg besides got connected the scoresheet connected his archetypal commencement since returning from the World Cup and looks acceptable to clasp his spot successful midfield alongside Hakon Evjen and Ulrik Saltnes wrong Knutsen's favoured 4-3-3 setup.

Sandefjord, meanwhile, spell into this brushwood with an different afloat acceptable squad, with Filip Loftesnes-Bjune (thigh) the lone confirmed absentee, though the 21-year-old's unavailability is improbable to origin excessively overmuch interest fixed his fringe status.

The instrumentality of Jakob Vester offers a further assistance for the location broadside aft the midfielder sat retired past weekend's travel to Viking done suspension, though Edvard Sundbo Pettersen, who deputised successful that game, could inactive clasp connected to his spot.

Nikolaj Moller is expected to spearhead the onslaught erstwhile much contempt drafting a blank successful each of his past 3 appearances, with the 24-year-old, who has managed 3 goals successful 13 league matches this season, looking to rediscover his scoring touch.

Sandefjord imaginable starting lineup:

Hadaya; Pedersen, Lambrix, Holten, Walle Egeli; Mork, Pettersen, Melchior; Patoulidis, Moller, Berntsen 

Bodo/Glimt imaginable starting lineup:

Haikin; Sjovold, Bjortuft, Aleesami, Bjorkan; Evjen, Berg, Saltnes; Blomberg, Hogh, Hauge

We say: Sandefjord 0-2 Bodo/Glimt

Bodo/Glimt person recovered an added furniture of antiaircraft assurance of late, and coming up against 1 of the division's weaker attacking units further suggests different cleanable expanse could beryllium connected the cards.

Momentum, on with the head-to-head record, reads firmly successful the visitors' favour, truthful a comfy distant triumph looks a realistic result successful this encounter.

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