Match Report
The table read 2nd (Viking, 43 pts) against 1st (Bodø / Glimt, 44 pts), 1 points apart. Per game in the league, Viking were scoring 2.33 and conceding 1, Bodø / Glimt 2.61 and 0.78, against a competition average of 1.55 goals per team per game.
Viking entered with three wins in a row, having scored in 15 consecutive games.
23 meetings are on record — 9 won by Viking, 12 by Bodø / Glimt, 2 drawn, at 4.09 goals per meeting. Expect goals on precedent — three or more in 74% of the meetings, and both sides scored in 70%.
The match was played at SR-Bank Arena (capacity 15,900). Half-time and full-time told different stories: Viking led 3-0 at the break, before 2 more goals closed it at 5-0.
Goal scorers
Viking: Peter Christiansen (5'), Kristoffer Askildsen (14'), Simen Kvia-Egeskog (16'), Zlatko Tripic (87'), Simen Kvia-Egeskog (74')
Key stats
Possession: Viking 29% · Bodø / Glimt 71% · Total shots: 15-6 · On target: 9-1 · Corners: 3-7