Bodo/Glimt vs Viking Stavanger
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Today’s free tip is in the Norwegian Eliteserien encounter between Bodo/Glimt and Viking Stavanger.
On the back of yet another win for surprise title hopefuls Bodo/Glimt, I’m finding it really hard to doubt them against Viking Stavanger today. Away from home, I tend to find that they give too many opportunities away, which was certainly the case in Drammen last time out. However, at home, Bodo/Glimt tend to be very impressive indeed. What’s quite remarkable about that is that it’s true even in the more average seasons where they possess lesser quality. The travel time to get to the Aspmyra Stadion plays a part, of course, but there’s more to it than that. Taking on such a hard-working, energetic team with good support behind them is really very challenging. That’s even truer now that Bodo/Glimt actually have a good squad.
It’s taken very solid tactical displays from Brann Bergen and Sarpsborg 08 to avoid defeat when they’ve travelled to the Aspmyra Stadion. No other team has had the quality nor the organisation to do it – Bodo/Glimt have beaten everyone else, inclusive of Rosenborg BK, Odd, Stromsgodset, Lillestrom, and table-toppers Molde FK themselves, and few home games have gone by where they’ve scored less than two goals. It’s been impossible to contain them, really – they’re too good in the final third.
You see, what’s being skirted over with these fantastic statistics of Bodo/Glimt’s is that they’re not dominating teams, per se. They’re working harder than most but they’re also giving away lots of chances. The difference between Bodo/Glimt and other teams is that they’re taking their chances with an incredibly impressive level of consistency. It’s not as if one player is carrying them, either. Lajouni, Zinckernagel, Herrem, Saltnes, and Konradsen have all chipped in with goals. That said, if I was forced to pick one player, it’d have to be wonderkid Evjen. He’s remarkably composed in front of goal for his age, and rumours have it that English clubs are already scouting him. Anyway, the point is that everyone is on the same page, pulling in the same direction, and the results are there for all to see. This is a very impressive outfit because they aren’t afraid to attack, and they’re good when they do.
Can Viking Stavanger match the goals of their hosts today? I doubt it. They’ve got some good options in Hoiland, Thorsvedt, Torsteinbo, and Bytyqi, and I am really looking forward to seeing Kallman whenever he’s drafted in because he was excellent at Inter Turku. However, what Viking Stavanger lack is a spine to the team, and it’s really hurting them. Scoring goals isn’t going to get them anywhere whilst their defending is as poor as it is. They can hold their own against reasonable mid-table teams and lower, but good teams seldom leave games against them without bagging at least two or three goals. Bodo/Glimt themselves won 4-3 in Stavanger not long back!
Just two teams in the Eliteserien have conceded more goals on the road than Viking Stavanger this season, which is disheartening for the visitors, considering that they’re facing one of the prolific teams in the division. Heads have dropped a little of late too, which is far from ideal. I just can’t see any positives for Viking Stavanger here. This is a tough away game at any time, let alone when things aren’t going your way and the quality gap favours the home team.
Football is football; anything can happen, I suppose. However, if logic is play any part in this fixture, Bodo/Glimt will win it by a number of goals, hence the below tip.
Verdict: Bodo/Glimt to beat the -1 Asian Handicap at 83/100.
Sunday’s Thoughts
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Swarovski Tirol vs St. Polten
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Sporting Charleroi vs Antwerp
Royal Excel Mouscron vs AA Gent
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Palmeiras vs Bahia
Botafogo vs Athletico Paranaense
Avai vs Cruzeiro
Goias vs Vasco da Gama
Bulgarian A PFG:
Arda vs Lokomotiv Plovdiv
Ludogorets Razgrad vs CSKA Sofia
Croatian Prva Liga:
Slaven Koprivinca vs Hajduk Split
Gorica vs Rijeka
Czech Republic Liga 1:
Viktoria Plzen vs Slovacko
Baumit Jablonec vs Opava
Mlada Boleslav vs Sparta Prague
Danish Superligaen:
FC Nordsjaelland vs Silkeborg
Aalborg BK vs Esbjerg
AC Horsens vs FC Midtjylland
Hobro vs Brondby
English Premier League:
Leicester City vs Wolverhampton Wanderers
Newcastle United vs Arsenal
Manchester United vs Chelsea
Estonian Meistriliiga:
Tulevik vs Flora Paide
Faroese Meistaradeildin:
NSI Runavik vs HB Torshavn
TB vs Skala
AB vs IF
B36 Torshavn vs EB/Streymur
Finnish Veikkausliiga:
IFK Mariehamn vs Ilves
RoPS vs VPS
French Ligue 1:
Lille OSC vs Nantes Atlantique
Racing Club Strasbourg vs Metz
Paris Saint-Germain vs Nimes Olympique
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Salmrohr vs Holstein Kiel
Germania Halberstadt vs Union Berlin
Rodinghausen vs Paderborn 07
Waldhof Mannheim vs Eintracht Frankfurt
Oberneuland vs Darmstadt 98
Saarbrucken vs Jahn Regensburg
Lubeck vs St. Pauli
Eichstatt vs Hertha Berlin
Osnabruck vs RB Leipzig
Chemnitzer FC vs Hamburger SV
MSV Duisburg vs Greuther Furth
Wehen Wiesbaden vs Koln
Hungarian Liga 1:
Paksi SE vs Budapest Honved
Puskas FC vs Fehervar
Debreceni VSC vs Varda SE
Icelandic Pepsideild:
IA vs Breidablik Kopavogur
HK vs KR
KA vs Stjarnan Gardabaer
Vikingur Reykjavik vs IBV
Valur Reykjavik vs FH
Lithuanian A Lyga:
Panevezys vs Suduva Marijampole
Zalgiris Vilnius vs Kauno Zalgiris
Dutch Eredivisie:
Fortuna Sittard vs Heracles Almelo
Heerenveen vs Feyenoord Rotterdam
RKC Waalwijk vs AZ Alkmaar
FC Utrecht vs PEC Zwolle
PSV Eindhoven vs ADO Den Haag
Norwegian Eliteserien:
Haugesund vs Ranheim
Kristiansund vs Odd
Bodo/Glimt vs Viking Stavanger
Stromsgodset vs Valerenga Oslo
Portuguese Liga 1:
Boavista vs Desportivo Aves
Maritimo Funchal vs Sporting Clube de Portugal
Rio Ave vs Vitoria Guimaraes
Sporting Braga vs Moreirense
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Academica de Coimbra vs Leixoes Matosinhos
Feirense vs Vilafranquense
Sporting Covilha vs FC Porto II
Penafiel vs Academico Viseu
SL Benfica II vs Estoril
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Lokomotiv Moscow vs Ural Sverdlovskaya Oblast
CSKA Moscow vs Sochi
Akhmat Grozny vs Spartak Moscow
Swedish Allsvenskan:
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IFK Norrkoping vs Elfsborg Boras
AFC Eskilstuna vs AIK Solna
Hammarby vs Helsingborg
Swiss Super League:
Lugano vs FC Sion
FC Luzern vs FC Thun
FC Zurich vs Neuchatel Xamax
Swiss Challenge League:
FC Wil vs Stade Lausanne-Ouchy
Vaduz vs Winterthur
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