The Norwegian Eliteserien is still in its infancy this season. The top flight of Norwegian football has seen eight matchdays and moves into a big weekend of domestic fixtures. First-place Viking are just six points ahead of third-place Molde. Can the chasing pack make up some distance this week?
Lillestrøm are unbeaten in their last six meetings in all competitions with Sandefjord. The away side have a head-to-head record of 4W-2D-0L in the last six matches with Sandefjord ahead of the weekend.
Sandefjord are on a two-match losing streak in the Eliteserien and sit 13th in the standings. They picked up six points from the last 18 available and were outscored 12-10.
Lillestrøm are second in the division and two points behind first-place Viking. A win on Saturday against Sandefjord would send Lillestrøm into first place. Lillestrøm took 16 points from the last 18 points on offer. They have conceded just four times this season.
Kristiansund have won just once in their last six matches with Molde. They have a head-to-head record of just 1W-3D-2L versus Molde across the last six games.
Molde are third in the league standings after seven matches. The Norwegians are on a two-match winning streak in the Eliteserien and have taken 13 points from 21 on offer in the league this term.
Kristiansund are bottom of the Eliteserien table. They have a mere one point from six games this term. Kristiansund’s last two games ended in losses. No team in the Eliteserien has scored fewer goals than Kristiansund’s four.
Bodø/Glimt are fresh off of an incredible run to the Europa Conference League semifinals where they lost to Roma. Now, Bodø/Glimt are back on the domestic front. However, 10 points separate Bodø/Glimt from first-place Viking.
Haugesund are on a two-match winning streak in the Eliteserien. After a poor start in which they lost the opening five league matches, Haugesund have improved with back-to-back wins. They kept clean sheets in both of those wins.
Bodø/Glimt are coming off back-to-back draws in the Eliteserien. Nine points have been picked up from six games in the league. Bodø/Glimt have two games in hand over first-place Viking.
Viking will battle to stay on top of the Eliteserien standings on their trip to Tromsø. Viking are on a five-match unbeaten streak ahead of Sunday’s game. Tromsø are ninth and unbeaten in three straight matches in the division.
Tromsø have picked up nine points from 21 points on offer this season. They have been outscored 12-7. Tromsø have a head-to-head record of 2W-1D-3L versus Viking in the last six games. They were outscored 7-6 in that time.
Viking have picked up 19 points from 24 this term in the Eliteserien. They are two points ahead of Lillestrøm in the table, but Viking have played one more game than the second-place team.