Bodo-Glimt – Viking: preview
We have the forecasts for the match between Bodo-Glimt and Viking in the 25th round of the 2026 season of Norway's Premier League.
Six rounds before the league ends, the two leaders of the tournament can either intensify the fight for first place or make the season's outcome more obvious. "Bodo-Glimt" is three points behind "Viking" and hosts its direct rival at home with a great advantage.
KEY FACTS
Bodo-Glimt
1. Bodo-Glimt suffered an untimely loss in the match against the mid-table Elite League side
Bodo-Glimt is a veteran in European competitions, but the need to focus on Champions League matches during the second consecutive year is playing a bad joke with Hietilä Knutsen's players. In the last four Elite League games, Bodo-Glimt suffered two defeats that put the current league leader in a position to chase them. In addition, the narrow loss to Vålerenga, a lower-table side, in the last match interrupted the streak of eight home wins in Norway's Premier League.
2. Bodo-Glimt's squad will be close to optimal
Bodo-Glimt has no personnel problems: three players on the injury list have been absent for a long time. Hietilä Knutsen's team has six full days to prepare for the match against Viking, which in the tight schedule of the last weeks is considered a luxury. This may help the most extreme defender, Frédrik Björk, start the match, as well as Bodo-Glimt's top scorer, Andreas Helmer, who in recent Elite League matches only appeared on the bench, being part of the Champions League squad.
3. In recent years, matches between Bodo-Glimt and Viking have been very productive
Excluding the 2024 season, when Bodo-Glimt and Viking scored a total of three goals, the other seven meetings in the last four years have been true football celebrations. In none of those seven matches did Bodo-Glimt and Viking score fewer than five goals in total. In the last nine home matches against Viking in all competitions, Bodo-Glimt has seven wins and one loss, but the only home loss occurred last season, when Viking finally became Norwegian champions.
Viking
1. Viking has five consecutive wins in Norway's Premier League
Like Bodo-Glimt, Viking is also regularly distracted by the Champions League, where they only earned one point in three rounds, losing three goals per game. However, the draw with Bayern (3:3) is a notable achievement. In Norway's Premier League, the current champion has been flawless lately: five consecutive wins with a total of 19:4. However, four of these five matches were played at home, and the away match statistics deserve a separate discussion.
2. Haugen recovered from injury, Askelidsen finished his suspension
In the match against Tromsø, left back Kristoffer Haugen provided two assists and returned to the squad after missing two games due to a minor injury. After recovering, Haugen, along with five other players on the injury list, is available, but three of them have been out since the start of the season, and defenders Anders Bjerlsen and Sondre Bjørshol were injured again in the summer, and the team has gotten used to getting results without them. In the match against Bodo-Glimt, central midfielder Kristoffer Askelidsen will return to the starting XI after missing the last two Premier League matches due to suspension.
3. Viking rarely wins away
In the current Elite League season, Viking won all 11 home matches, but away, the Stavanger team only managed five wins, with two draws and three losses. The last seven away trips gave Viking only three wins, with defeats against less intimidating rivals, Sarpsborg and Råenborg. The trip to northern Norway is expected to be a major challenge.
Approximate lineups
4-3-3
4-3-1-2
1. Håkin 15
2. Björk 4
3. Bortoft 6
4. Gundersen 20
5. Sjøvoll 7
6. Berg 8
7. Okland 19
8. Fet 10
9. Hauge 11
10. Diderik Blomberg 9
11. Helmer 1
12. Estbø 5
13. Heggeheim 6
14. Stensness 25
15. Falsener 28
16. Haugen 7
17. Askelidsen 29
18. Moi 8
19. Bell 20
20. Kristiansen 10
21. Trippich 22
22. Bohheim
Trend betting
In seven of the last nine head‑to‑head matches between Bodo-Glimt and Viking, at least five goals were scored. TB(4,5) at 2.62.
Bodo-Glimt won seven of the last nine home matches against Viking. P1 at 1.71.
Prediction
Bodo-Glimt vs Viking 30.10.2026 22:00
Bodo-Glimt's attempt to focus on the Champions League led to a decline in results at their own stadium: two of the last four Elite League matches ended in defeat, forcing them to recover the three-point gap with the current national champion. However, the current week was calm for the hosts in terms of schedule, and the team will go out with the optimal squad.
Viking won five consecutive matches, but another Norwegian Champions League participant has recently played many home matches in the Elite League, where they have been flawless. However, at Viking's home, points are lost frequently. Viking's head‑to‑head meetings with Bodo-Glimt are usually very productive, but seven of the last nine trips to the north of the country have brought defeats to the Stavanger team. So we expect an exciting match that will give the victory to the hosts, making the final phase of Norway's Premier League very interesting.
Prediction: 3-2
