- Atletico Madrid are 12th in the UEFA Champions League 2025-2026 with 13 points from 7 games.
- FK Bodo Glimt are 28th with 6 points from 7 games.
Bodo are on a roll
Atletico Madrid should win this fixture, but they might not get the job done easily with Bodo Glimt playing as well as they have ever done. The Norwegian champions are on a 5 game unbeaten run, winning 4 and drawing 1, with their last 3 games having been victories.
Bodo are major underdogs at 9.0 for this clash, and they have a much better chance of winning than that suggests. Atletico are very short at 1.26 and there is little value in that at all.
Kjetil Knutsen has turned them into an all-out attacking team since taking over in July 2022. Their 4-3-3 system is built on ferocious pressing, quick vertical play and exploiting turnovers with overlapping full-backs.
Alvarez and Soerloth leading the way for Atleti
The only way to counter that is with good defensive organisation, which Atletico have in abundance under Oscar Fernandez, who took charge in July 2021. His side are compact, narrow and can make explosive counter attacks.
Jens Petter Hauge is Bodo’s go-to man in Europe right now, having scored 4 in 7 Champions League appearances this season, but Julian Alvarez’s 4 goals in 6 games tops the Atletico charts.
Alexander Soerloth has hit form with 3 of Atleti’s last 8 goals coming in their last 5 matches, so he looks a great anytime goal chance on Wednesday when these two very different teams clash in a pivotal group game.
Atleti are solid at home
Atletico have 2 wins and 1 defeat in their last 3 home games, while Bodo have won their last 3 in a row. It is hard to look past the Atleti record of 3 straight home wins in the UEFA Champions League, but Bodo’s 2025/26 has been such a shock that they should not be underestimated.
Backing over 2.5 goals in this match looks a good shout here as Bodo have 5 goals in 3 away UEFA Champions League games and have no fear of going at Atletico. With home advantage, the Spaniards should prevail in the end due to their solid structure and superior all-round quality, but Bodo’s form and attacking intent should make it an entertaining clash.
