NEC - Bodo/Glimt prediction: team news, lineups, expert analysis
Champions League
In the Champions League qualification final on August 19, 2026, NEC and Bodo/Glimt will play their first leg. Each side is confident they deserve to win here.
NEC - Bodo/Glimt: team news and expert analysis
The club from Nijmegen surprised everyone last season. They even outperformed Ajax, ultimately finishing third in the Eredivisie. Incidentally, this season started off with a loss—1-2 at home to Telstar. However, they then secured a resounding 4-1 victory against Willem II. The team from Bodo, on the other hand, saw their dominance in the Eliteserien end in 2025, narrowly losing out to Viking. Even now, their rival's chances for first place are at least as high.
In the Champions League, the Dutch debutant has already impressed. In the previous round, they managed to overcome a strong opponent in Olympiacos. They held out for a goalless draw in Greece. At home, after a 1-1 draw, substitute Mora scored an extra-time winner to edge out their Piraeus rivals.
The Scandinavians, who have already enjoyed successful European campaigns in recent years, have knocked out another tough opponent, Union Royale. That tie also went to extra time: after a 3-3 draw in Belgium, the hosts missed their chance to seal it in regular time—conceding for 2-2 in the 88th minute. But they too had a joker: Helmersson secured a 3-2 win late in extra time.
Previous matches: NEC - Bodo/Glimt
The clubs have only recently started playing in European competitions, especially the Dutch side. So it’s not surprising that this will be their first ever head-to-head meeting.
Both are inconsistent but definitely hungry for victory. We expect this will result in "over 3.0 goals total" (odds – 1.60).
NEC - Bodo/Glimt: key statistics and trends
- NEC finished both previous qualifying matches in a draw in regular time
- The team scores an average of 2.26 goals and also concedes quite a few—1.56
- Bodo/Glimt also ended both previous qualification matches in draws
- On average, Bodo/Glimt scores 2.53 goals and concedes 0.71 goals per match
- 29% of Bodo/Glimt's matches end with goals for both teams and an average total of 3.24 goals per match
NEC - Bodo/Glimt: Probable starting lineups
NEC plays a 1-3-1-4-2 formation (possible lineup): Krettas - Fonville, Sandler, Storm - Neyashmich - Lebreton, Tadic, Bischoff, Uuassa - Linssen, Sheri
Bodo/Glimt plays a 1-4-3-3 formation (possible lineup): Haikin, Bjorkan, Gundersen, Bjortuft, Shevold, Fet, Berg, Euklend, Heuge, Blomberg, Brynhildsen
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