In this data analysis piece, we will be looking out for the best centre-backs currently playing in Eliteserien using statistics. Centre-backs in the modern game have evolved a lot. No longer do we find them only defending and being part of the backline to defend, They play a huge role in the team’s...
In our third data analysis piece on the Eliteserien, we will be looking out for the best full-backs currently playing in the league using data. Full-backs have come a long way in redefining their traits in the modern game. Gone are the days when they had a very limited task...
In this data analysis piece, we will be looking out for the best wingers currently playing in the Eliteserien using statistics. The wingers’ evolution in football has been well documented, where they were once only key to creating chances but not scoring goals. The modern-day wingers have changed the trend by getting more involved than...
Scandinavia has long been one of the most interesting and fruitful markets from a recruitment perspective within football. There is talent throughout the region with the Danish Superliga, the Norwegian Eliteserien and the Swedish Allsvenskan, in particular, being hotbeds of talent. With that said, however, we should not ignore the...
FK Bodø/Glimt quickly became everybody’s Scandinavian darling over the last few seasons. In 2020, under the guidance of Kjetil Knutsen, the Norwegian side lifted the Eliteserien title for the first time in its history. Glimt did so in style too, scoring 103 goals in 30 games, winning the league by...
In recent years, Norway was not dominated by Rosenborg or Molde anymore, as Kjetil Knutsen led Bodø/Glimt to huge success in both domestic competitions and in Europe. Many players developed and moved to bigger clubs through this journey, such as Lens’ Patrick Berg and Jens Hauge on loan at Eintracht...
In this data analysis piece, we will be looking out for the best central midfielders currently playing in the Elu Eliteserien using statistics. The best central midfielders are the most complete ones as modern managers are hugely dependent on their central midfielders for the team’s successful tactics. In our analysis, we will be considering...
In this data analysis piece, we will be looking out for the best wingers currently playing in OBOS-ligaen using statistics. The wingers’ evolution in football has been well documented where they once upon a time were only key to creating chances but not scoring goals. The modern-day wingers have changed the...
In this data analysis piece, we will be looking out for the best centre-backs currently playing in OBOS-ligaen using statistics. Centre–backs in the modern game have evolved a lot. No longer do we find them only defending and being part of the backline to defend. They play a huge role in...
In our second data analysis piece on OBOS-ligaen, we will be looking out for the best full-backs currently playing in the league using data. Full-backs have come a long way in redefining their traits in the modern game. Gone are the days when they had a very limited task to do...
In this data analysis piece, we will be looking out for the best central midfielders currently playing in OBOS-ligaen using statistics. The best central midfielders are the most complete ones as modern managers are hugely dependent on their central midfielders for the team’s successful tactics. In our analysis, we will...
Lens completed Ligue 1’s first major incoming transfer of the 2022 January transfer window when they announced the signing of Patrick Berg (175cm/5’9”, 70kg/154lbs) from Bodø/Glimt in mid-December, with the right-footed 24-year-old central midfielder having just captained his side to a second straight Norwegian Eliteserien title. Captain Berg played a...
The last round of European fixtures brought one of the most shocking results of the season so far. An AS Roma side led by the legendary Jose Mourinho fell to a humiliating 6-1 defeat in the UEFA Europa Conference League to FK Bodø/Glimt from the Eliteserien. The defeat was the...
After suffering relegation to OBOS-Ligaen in 2019, 2017 Norwegian Cup champions Lillestrøm found themselves in dire need of a rebuild last year. Geir Bakke, who had only just rejected the advances of Rosenborg - who were also in need of a rebuild, though on a much smaller scale to Lillestrøm...
At just 15 years old, Kristoffer Klaesson signed his first professional contract with the famous Norwegian club Vålerenga. Fast forward more than five years, the now-20-year-old could well be on his way to Elland Road with Leeds United. According to reports in Norway, the Peacocks have made official contact with...
Halfway through the 2018 season, Martí Cifuentes was appointed head coach of Sandefjord in the Norwegian Eliteserien. Despite the turnaround of results that autumn, they were relegated, whereas Cifuentes was trusted with embedding his philosophy in the group while in the second tier. This season they are back in Eliteserien,...
In the 13th round of the Norwegian First League, the match between Valerenga and Bodo/Glimt promises an exciting game with hopefully plenty of goals and actions in the final thirds. Both teams are currently overperforming and can look into the future with confidence. Glimt are undoubtedly the surprise of the...
History is being written in front of our very eyes. Or to be more precise, there are still way too many football fans who don’t know what is going on in Norway. There is a small club with a stadium of over 8,500 capacity that sets record after record. Bodo/Glimt...
