Season trivia for Eliteserien 2021
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 2021 Eliteserien season in Norway.
Best scoring couple
The top goal-scoring pair, in other words two players where one scored the goal and the other player assisted to it, were Thomas Lehne Olsen and Gjermund Åsen. Together they were behind 6 goals for Lillestrøm in the 2021 season.
Fastest goalscorer
These players all scored goals in the first minute of a match during the 2021 season:
Fastest hat-trick
All of these players managed to score a hat-trick, that is, three goals in the same match, within 14 minutes:
Top goalscorer by calendar month
In June 2021, Ohi Omoijuanfo (Molde) scored 8 goals, which was the most goals in a calendar month of the 2021 season.
Most braces by player
Ohi Omoijuanfo in Molde scored (at least) two goals in a match 9 times and was thus the player who scored the most braces in matches during the 2021 season.
Most first goals in a match
The player who scored the first goal in a match the most times during the 2021 season was Ohi Omoijuanfo in Molde, 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 Thomas Lehne Olsen in Lillestrøm during the 2021 season, in total he did this 10 times.
Most penalty goals by player
The best penalty taker in the league during the 2021 season was Veton Berisha, in total he scored 6 penalties for his Viking.
Most penalty goals by team
Viking was the most effective team of all when it came to penalty goals during the 2021 season, in total they scored 7 of their goals from penalties.
Most stoppage time goals by player
In total, 2 players scored 2 goals in added time, and the players who did so were Bård Finne (Brann) and Veton Berisha (Viking).
Most stoppage time goals by team
When it comes to stoppage time goals, Lillestrøm was the best team, in total they scored 5 goals in the final minutes of the match.
Most own goals by player
The unluckiest scorer during the 2021 season was Even Hovland, as he held the somewhat dubious honour of scoring the most own goals of any player in Eliteserien, which he did 2 times.
Most own goals by team
Sandefjord scored 4 own goals in all their matches, making them the best at it in the entire league during the 2021 season.
Players with goals in most consecutive matches
There were 2 players who scored in 3 consecutive matches during the 2021 season, and the players who achieved this were Erik Botheim (Bodø/Glimt) and Oliver Valaker Edvardsen (Stabæk).
Players with most goals in the first half
It was Ohi Omoijuanfo in Molde who scored the most goals in the first half, with a total of 15 goals in the first half of the match.
Players with most goals in the second half
Thomas Lehne Olsen in Lillestrøm scored a total of 18 goals in the second half, including stoppage time, which was the best in Eliteserien during the 2021 season.
Most consecutive wins
There were 11 teams that had 2 consecutive wins in the 2021 season, and those teams were Vålerenga, Kristiansund, Tromsø, Rosenborg, Strømsgodset, Molde, Viking, Sandefjord, Bodø/Glimt, Lillestrøm and Sarpsborg.
Most matches in a row without losing
Lillestrøm were the team with the longest unbeaten run during the 2021 season, playing 20 straight matches without losing.
Most consecutive losses
During the 2021 season, there were 8 teams that had 2 consecutive losses, and those teams were Kristiansund, Rosenborg, Strømsgodset, Odd Grenland, Viking, Sandefjord, Brann and Stabæk.
Most matches in a row without a win
Mjøndalen managed the feat of not winning a single match in 25 consecutive matches during the 2021 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 Viking were best at during the 2021 season, they came back to win 7 matches in total.
Most blown leads resulting in losses
Taking the lead in matches only to lose is no admirable feat, but Haugesund have managed this in 4 matches during the 2021 season, more than any other team in Eliteserien.
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