Season trivia for Eliteserien 2020
It's not all about becoming the top scorer or winning matches - there's also a wealth of fascinating information related to goalscorers and other remarkable records. Below, you'll find trivia and interesting facts from the 2020 Eliteserien season in Norway.
Best scoring couple
The players who were behind the most goals for their team in the 2020 season were the players Philip Zinckernagel - Kasper Junker (Bodø/Glimt) and Jens Petter Hauge - Kasper Junker (Bodø/Glimt). Together they scored 7 goals for their teams, where one of the players scored the goal and the other one assisted to it.
Fastest goalscorer
These players all scored goals in the first minute of a match during the 2020 season:
Fastest hat-trick
Vidar Örn Kjartansson, playing for Vålerenga, was the player who scored the fastest hat-trick. In the space of 9 minutes, he scored three goals in the match between Vålerenga-Brann.
Top goalscorer by calendar month
In December 2020, Kasper Junker (Bodø/Glimt) scored 7 goals, which was the most goals in a calendar month of the 2020 season.
Most braces by player
Most braces (at least two goals in a match) were scored 7 times during this season, and the players who managed that were these:
Amahl Pellegrino (Kristiansund)
Kasper Junker (Bodø/Glimt)
Most first goals in a match
The player who scored the first goal in a match the most times during the 2020 season was Amahl Pellegrino in Kristiansund, in total he did it 9 times.
Most last goals in a match
The last goal of the match was scored the most times by Kasper Junker in Bodø/Glimt during the 2020 season, in total he did this 7 times.
Most penalty goals by player
The best penalty taker in the league during the 2020 season was Amahl Pellegrino, in total he scored 6 penalties for his Kristiansund.
Most penalty goals by team
Bodø/Glimt was the most effective team of all when it came to penalty goals during the 2020 season, in total they scored 11 of their goals from penalties.
Most stoppage time goals by player
In total, 2 players scored 3 goals in added time, and the players who did so were Kosuke Kinoshita (Stabæk) and Torgeir Børven (Rosenborg/Odd Grenland).
Most stoppage time goals by team
When it comes to stoppage time goals, Molde was the best team, in total they scored 7 goals in the final minutes of the match.
Most own goals by player
4 players share the less-than-honourable title of most own goals during the 2020 season in Eliteserien. These players each scored 2 own goals and they were:
Pål Erik Ulvestad (Kristiansund)
Niklas Gunnarsson (Strømsgodset)
Ali Ahamada (Brann)
Ulrik Fredriksen (Haugesund)
Most own goals by team
2 teams each scored 4 own goals, and the teams that were best at putting the ball into their own net were Strømsgodset and Brann.
Players with goals in most consecutive matches
Kasper Junker in Bodø/Glimt scored in 9 consecutive matches during the 2020 season, which was the best in the league.
Players with most goals in the first half
It was Kasper Junker in Bodø/Glimt who scored the most goals in the first half, with a total of 16 goals in the first half of the match.
Players with most goals in the second half
Amahl Pellegrino in Kristiansund scored a total of 14 goals in the second half, including stoppage time, which was the best in Eliteserien during the 2020 season.
Most consecutive wins
Bodø/Glimt was the team with the most consecutive wins during the 2020 season, with a total of 10 wins in a row.
Most matches in a row without losing
Bodø/Glimt were the team with the longest unbeaten run during the 2020 season, playing 20 straight matches without losing.
Most consecutive losses
Aalesund had a streak of 9 consecutive losses, something no other team surpassed in Eliteserien during the 2020 season.
Most matches in a row without a win
Strømsgodset managed the feat of not winning a single match in 13 consecutive matches during the 2020 season, something they did best among all the teams in the league.
Most comebacks from behind to win
The art of turning a deficit in a match into a win is something Kristiansund were best at during the 2020 season, they came back to win 6 matches in total.
Most blown leads resulting in losses
Taking the lead in matches only to lose is no admirable feat, but Kristiansund have managed this in 5 matches during the 2020 season, more than any other team in Eliteserien.
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