Bodo Glimt are now off the top of the table for the first time this season. Viking have chased them down and Bodo Glimt dropped points by only drawing 1-1 vs Rosenborg last week. It has still been a strong season for Kjetil Knutsen’s men, but they are going to have to fight hard if they want to win the gold medal this year.

Bodo Glimt have 6 of their remaining 9 league fixtures at home which is very beneficial and crucial for them. They are still the highest scoring team in the division with 53 goals scored in 21 rounds, but play this game just few days after a trip to Switzerland where they played Lugano in the UE Conference League.

However, they made some rotations in the Conference League game, such as second topscorer Moumbagna who started on the bench.

The team is struggling dealing with the midweek games of the Conference League. 2 of the 3 defeats they have had in the whole season, as well as 2 draws of the 4 they had in total, came in this month of August when they have been playing Conference League qualifiers.

But Bodo Glimt is a team with experience in Europe, they know how to manage this situations, and have the best squad in the league, so should be able to make some changes and maintain the competitive spirit. After winning only 1 of the last 5 league games, they need a victory here to continue in the fight for the title and win it, as did in 2020 and 2021.

On the other hand, Valerenga are fighting very hard against relegation. It has not been pretty sometimes, but new manager Geir Bakke has overseen a 6 match unbeaten run in the league which has enabled them to climb out of the relegation zone. They beat Aalesund 3-1 last week and in their most recent away game managed to earn a 1-1 draw vs top of the table Viking. There is now much more belief and confidence. New signings Elias Hagen and Andrej Ilic have been smart additions.

The club has a decent squad (6th best in terms of value - 13MM Euros), but their season has been difficult and they have been dealing with relegation almost all of the time.

This could be a close match because Valerenga are playing much better now. But Bodo Glimt should show their quality and class by getting the victory. They have the best squad in the Eliteserien (37MM Euros value) and need a victory urgently to continue in the title race. In the last league meetings, they beat Valerenga 1:3 (June’s this year, conceding at 91’), 0:6 and 5:1.

博多·格里姆特本赛季第一次离开了积分榜榜首。维京人一直在追赶他们，博多·格里姆特上周只在1-1战平罗森伯格的比赛中丢了分。对于Kjetil Knutsen的队员来说，这仍然是一个强劲的赛季，但如果他们想赢得今年的金牌，他们将不得不努力奋斗。

Bodo Glimt剩下的9场联赛中有6场在主场，这对他们来说是非常有益和关键的。他们在21轮比赛中打进53球，仍然是该级别进球最多的球队，但这场比赛是在他们前往瑞士的几天后进行的，他们在那里与卢加诺队进行了欧洲联盟联赛。

然而，他们在联盟比赛中进行了一些轮换，比如得分第二的蒙巴纳在替补席上首发。

这支球队正疲于应对周中东部联赛的比赛，他们整个赛季的3场失利中有2场，以及他们总共4场比赛中的2场平局，都发生在8月份的东部联赛预选赛中。

但是Bodo Glimt是一支在欧洲有经验的球队，他们知道如何处理这种情况，并且拥有联盟中最好的阵容，所以应该能够做出一些改变并保持竞争精神。在过去的5场联赛中只赢了1场之后，他们需要一场胜利来继续争夺冠军并赢得冠军，就像2020年和2021年一样。

另一方面，瓦伦伦加正在为保级而努力。有时候情况不太好，但新任主帅吉尔·巴克已经在联赛中保持了6场不败，这使得他们从降级区爬了出来。他们上周以3-1击败了奥勒松，在最近的客场比赛中，他们1-1战平了榜首的维京人。现在有了更多的信念和信心。新签下的伊莱亚斯·哈根和安德烈·伊利奇是明智的补充。

俱乐部有一个不错的阵容(在价值方面排名第六，1300万欧元)，但是他们的赛季一直很艰难，他们几乎一直在处理降级问题。

这可能是一场势均力敌的比赛，因为瓦伦加现在打得好多了。但是Bodo Glimt应该通过取得胜利来展示他们的实力和水平。他们拥有精英队中最好的阵容(价值3700万欧元)，他们迫切需要一场胜利来继续争夺冠军。在最近的联赛交锋中，他们分别以1:3(今年6月，在91 '时失球)、0:6和5:1击败了瓦莱伦加。