Kristiansund
- Kristiansund coach Amund Skiri is the polar opposite of Knutsen in every respect as he likes his side to be compact, disciplined and pragmatic.
- Sander Hestetun Kilen and Alioune Ndour are the main outlets for the home side, regularly featuring among the club's top scorers.
- Kristiansund are well organised for a team in the bottom half and have had a good start to their 2026 Eliteserien campaign with one home win.
- Júlíus Mar Júlíusson, a new signing for Skiri’s team, brings some fresh energy into the forward line and can provide a reliable target man after debuting in the opening fixtures.
- But Skiri’s side have not beaten Glimt in their last five games, so any victory this week would be a surprise.
Bodø/Glimt
- Bodø/Glimt’s head coach Kjetil Knutsen has created a masterpiece with the Norwegians in recent years, taking them to domestic dominance and European prominence with his high-octane, attack-first philosophy.
- Knutsen’s Glimt team have been domestic leaders and are coming off a brilliant Champions League campaign in which they beat Manchester City 3 - 1 and Atlético 2 - 1 in 2025 - 26.
- Bodø/Glimt’s game plan is simple and highly effective - high pressing, high tempo, high attacking fluency, multiple goals and a high-scoring win.
- Patrick Berg is the hub of the team in the centre of the park, dictating the pace, keeping the ball moving in the right direction and leading Glimt’s transition attacks from defence to offence.
- Knutsen’s team have the firepower to overwhelm Kristiansund’s defensive block with Jens Petter Hauge, the best player in Norway, a constant threat up front after scoring and assisting in Glimt’s wins over Manchester City and Atlético.
Head-to-Head
Bodø/Glimt have won the last five head-to-head meetings with Kristiansund, including scorelines of 7 - 1 and 5 - 0 .
Key Players
- Bodø/Glimt
- Patrick Berg is the hub of the team in the centre of the park, dictating the pace, keeping the ball moving in the right direction and leading Glimt’s transition attacks from defence to offence.
- Jens Petter Hauge, the best player in Norway, a constant threat up front after scoring and assisting in Glimt’s wins over Manchester City and Atlético.
- Ola Brynhildsen in good shape to start up front.
- Kristiansund
- Sander Hestetun Kilen and Alioune Ndour are the main outlets for the home side, regularly featuring among the club's top scorers.
- Júlíus Mar Júlíusson brings some fresh energy into the forward line and can provide a reliable target man after debuting in the opening fixtures.
Betting Insights
- Glimt are heavy favorites for Monday’s Eliteserien fixture at 1.28.
- We are taking both teams to score - Yes at 1.55 and over 2.5 goals at 1.3 as the main selection for this game.
Prediction
Kristiansund will score, but not enough to stop Glimt from securing another big win in this fixture.
