Bodo/Glimt had the ball but could barely get a shot away

Bodo/Glimt and Lille drew 0-0 at Aspmyra Stadion, and the home side's shooting, rather than its possession, is what stands out.

Four shots. That is how many Bodo/Glimt managed at Aspmyra Stadion on Tuesday, all of them from inside the box, in a goalless draw with Lille. Their home games usually bring about thirteen, so this was a side seldom able to test the Lille goalkeeper. The average team in the league takes around 14.6 shots a match, which makes the shortfall starker still.

Possession was not the problem. Bodo/Glimt had 51% of the ball, close to the 53.2% they usually hold at home, so they controlled the rhythm of the match in terms of keeping the ball but did not turn it into shooting chances. Expected goals, a measure of chance quality that scores each shot by how often shots like it tend to go in, puts their night at 0.53. In their home matches this season they have averaged 1.37, and the typical team in the league reaches 1.74.

Lille had 49% of the ball, a little above the 47% they average on their travels, and they took nine shots, seven of them inside the box. That is more than the eight they usually manage away from home. Their expected goals of 0.61 sit below the 1.08 they usually create on the road, so the chances were more numerous than usual but, taken together, less threatening.

The most active players were goalkeepers and creators. B. Özer made four saves for Lille, the most of anyone on the pitch, which is why he finished with a 7.5 rating. N. Haikin made three saves at the other end. C. Verdonk made three key passes for Lille, more than anyone else, while P. Berg won four duels for the home side, a sign of how often Bodo/Glimt were fighting for the ball rather than building from it.

The second half was mostly about substitutions. Both sides made changes at 70 minutes, Lille made a further change at 86, and Bodo/Glimt brought on fresh legs at 88. Neither side's substitutes found a goal, and the game ended as it had been for most of its length.

Bodo/Glimt arrive at this point on the better run, having won four of their last six matches, and they have collected three points from three in the Champions League, sitting 28th in the table. Lille have had a harder start, with two wins, two draws and two defeats in their last six. They are 35th, with four goals scored and ten conceded, and have yet to take a point.

Player of the matchB. Özer4 saves7.5

N. Haikin2 saves7.3

P. Berg1 chance created7.1

T. Nianzou1 duels won7.1