Category: Eliteserien

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Kjetil Knutsen Tactics At Bodø/Glimt 2025/2026: Europe’s Ultimate Dark Horse – Tactical Analysis

Bodø/Glimt are having a historic UEFA Champions League campaign this season; the last time a Norwegian club advanced to the UCL or…

March 3, 2026

Analysis

Kjetil Knutsen Tactics At Bodø / Glimt 2022/2023 – How Bodo Are Still Dominating The Eliteserien

Currently, at the top of the first Norwegian football league (Eliteserien), FK Bodø/Glimt is attempting to reclaim this trophy for their hometown…

November 2, 2025

Analysis

Finding the best full-backs from the Eliteserien – data analysis

In our third data analysis piece on the Eliteserien, we will be looking out for the best full-backs currently playing in the…

September 19, 2025

Analysis

Viking FK Tactics 2023/2024 – The Key Tactical Points That See Them Top Of The Eliteserien

In recent years, the Eliteserien, one of the most interesting tournaments in Scandinavia due to the amount of young talent and variety…

September 19, 2025

Analysis

Kjetil Knutsen Tactics At Bodø/Glimt 2022: Why Europe’s Sweet Scandinavian Darlings Have Turned Sour – Tactical Analysis

FK Bodø/Glimt quickly became everybody’s Scandinavian darling over the last few seasons. In 2020, under the guidance of Kjetil Knutsen, the Norwegian…

September 19, 2025

Analysis

David Datro Fofana Scout Report At Molde FK 2022/2203 – Molde’s Ivorian Teenage Sensation

After being the second-best team in the Eliteserien for a very long time, where the likes of Bodo/Glimt have shown high-level dominance,…

September 8, 2025

Analysis

Casper Tengstedt Scout Report At Benfica 2022/2023 – Player Analysis

It’s fair to say that over the past 10 years, Benfica have potentially been the best club in European football at identifying…

July 22, 2025

Analysis

Aune Heggebø Scouting Report At SK Brann 2023/2024 – Player Analysis

One of the fun things about using our xGOLD tool to find similar players to the ideal profile is when the tool…

July 4, 2025

Analysis

TFA 2025 Breakout XI: Sverre Nypan Scouting Report At Rosenborg BK – Data Analysis

Total Football Analysis Breakout XI for 2025 includes eight ‘alternates’ / ‘bench players’ who almost made the cut for a full scouting…

June 16, 2025

Analysis

Andreas Georgson Tactics At Lillestrøm SK 2024/2025 – Revisiting His Evolving Set Play Toolbox Through A Lillestrøm Lens – Set Piece Analysis

In August last year, Andreas Georgson‘s set-piece ideas were analyzed after his impact on Southampton‘s dead balls had an immediate and impressive…

June 10, 2025

Analysis

Martí Cifuentes Tactics At Sandefjord Fotball 2020 – Tactical Analysis

Halfway through the 2018 season, Martí Cifuentes was appointed head coach of Sandefjord in the Norwegian Eliteserien. Despite the turnaround of results…

April 30, 2025

Analysis

TFA’s 2025 Breakout XI: Olaug Tvedten Scouting Report At Vålerenga Fotball – Data Analysis

Total Football Analysis’ Breakout XI for 2025 includes eight ‘alternates’ / ‘bench players’ who almost made the cut for a full scouting…

January 26, 2025

Allsvenskan

Scandinavia Scouting Report: Oskar Sivertsen, Tobias Gulliksen, Zeidane Inoussa, Sebastian Nanasi

With the majority of European leagues ramping up their preparations for the start of the 2024/25 season over the coming weeks, you…

September 30, 2024

AC Milan

Total Football Analysis Magazine – September 2024 – 20 In-Depth Articles

Football season is officially in full swing, after an action-packed summer of Euro 2024 and the Paris 2024 Olympics. Our latest September…

September 17, 2024

Alfred Johansson

Rosenborg FC 2024: A struggling giant in the midst of a identity crisis – scout report

The Norwegian Eliteserien is heading towards its halfway point of the 2024 season. While newfound powerhouse Bodö/Glimt are again leading the league,…

August 3, 2024

Analysis

Norway’s Rising Stars: Eliteserien’s top-five undervalued teenage talents – tactical analysis

In recent years, Norway has emerged as a hotbed for footballing talent, producing several notable stars who have made a significant impact…

April 5, 2024

Analysis

Vålerenga Fotball 2023: How their varied corner kick deliveries are keeping them out of the relegation zone – set-piece analysis

Vålerenga Fotball are a side in the top flight of Norwegian football, although their status in the league is on thin ice,…

September 27, 2023

Analysis

Sarpsborg 08 2023: Scrutinising their six-yard box suffocation strategy – set-piece analysis

Sarpsborg 08 have a new and conflicting history. The Norwegian city has been home to multiple struggling clubs in years before 2008.…

July 19, 2023

Allsvenskan

Three upcoming U23s you need to know from Europe’s summer leagues – scout report

Quite often, many conversation topics I see at this time of year centre around ‘the season being over’. And indeed, this is…

July 8, 2023

Analysis

Why have defending champions Molde endured a poor start to the 2023 Eliteserien season? – scout report

The 2023 Eliteserien is currently in full swing, and Bodø/Glimt is dominating the top of the table, as we highlighted in a…

June 26, 2023