IK Start host Bodø/Glimt in the Eliteserien, round 8 at Sparebanken Sør Arena, Kristiansand (14,563 capacity).

IK Start won 0, drew 2 and lost 3 of their previous 5 matches (D–L–L–D–L), scoring 4 and conceding 12.

Bodø/Glimt won 4, drew 0 and lost 1 of their previous 5 matches (W–L–W–W–W), scoring 16 and conceding 7.

The two sides have met 10 times: IK Start 3 wins, Bodø/Glimt 6, 1 draw.