Where I Started My Search
Okay so I was sitting with my coffee yesterday morning thinking: man, I really wanna dive into those Tottenham vs Bodø/Glimt stats before the match chat blows up. First thing? Google. I punched in “Tottenham Bodø/Glimt stats” like a normal person would.
Bam! First page was just news articles yelling about scores. Zero actual stats. Then I spotted those fancy soccer stats sites popping up – you know the ones. Clicked three different links expecting free data and WHAM: paywalls everywhere. “Subscribe to see xG metrics!” Nope. Not today.
My Big Breakthrough
Got real stubborn after lunch. Remembered that Bodø/Glimt’s Norwegian, so I added “Bodø/Glimt official” to my search. Found their club site under a mountain of Norwegian text. Google Translate saved my life here. Scrolled forever and found this tiny “Statistics” section buried near match reports. Jackpot!
Here’s the gold I dug up there:
- Possession percentages broken down by half
- Accurate pass counts for both squads
- Yellow cards nobody else mentioned
- Weirdly specific corner kicks near the 70th minute
But wait – Tottenham’s side was missing! Hopped over to Spurs’ English site. Easier to navigate, but their stats were… fluff. “Shots!” but not where the shots landed. Useless.
Putting It All Together
Took my Norwegian site notes and cross-checked with a free stats aggregate I never heard of before. Took ages to verify numbers because the design looked straight outta 2005. But hey:
Final truth nuggets:
- Tottenham’s passing accuracy tanked after minute 60
- Bodø/Glimt made 3 offsides in first 15 mins (!)
- Only ONE shot on target for Spurs before halftime
Wrapped it all in simple bullet points for my football group chat. Took half a day of detective work just to get what the big sites hide behind paywalls. Lesson learned? Sometimes you gotta dig in the club’s backyard – especially if they’re Norwegian.