- Bodo Glimt are unbeaten in 6 away matches in all competitions (W4, D2).
- NEC Nijmegen have won 3 and lost 4 of their last 7 home matches in all competitions.
Shock result on the cards in UEFA Champions League Qualification 2026
Bodo Glimt are flying at the moment, winning 8 and drawing 2 of their last 10 matches in all competitions. They come into this Champions League qualifying clash with NEC Nijmegen having a mixed recent run of 1 win, 1 draw and 3 defeats in their last 5 matches, and holding a 0-0 draw and a 2-1 win over Olympiakos in the UEFA Champions League Qualification 2026. Their recent results tell a story of a team that plays with bite and balance. A 3-3 draw away to Union St.-Gilloise in UEFA Champions League Qualification 2026 was followed by a 2-1 away win over Valerenga in Eliteserien 2026, and then a 3-2 extra-time win over Union St.-Gilloise at home in the same competition. This is a side that travels fast and packs a punch. Kjetil Knutsen has been at the helm of Bodo Glimt since 2022 and it is a long-term project with a high tempo and a lot of fluid rotation. The team counter-press in an organised fashion and there is an edge to their play that can be missing in other Scandinavian outfits. NEC are on a slightly wobblier run of 1 win, 1 draw and 3 defeats in the last 5 games. Their 3-game form shows a 0-0 draw at Olympiakos in UEFA Champions League Qualification 2026, a 1-2 home defeat to Telstar in Eredivisie 2026/2027, and a 2-1 home win against Olympiakos in UEFA Champions League Qualification 2026.
NEC are more exposed defensively
Bodo Glimt average 2.67 goals scored and 1.17 goals conceded per away game in all competitions, so they travel with confidence and are usually the better side on the road.
Dick Schreuder has only recently taken charge of NEC, and he has instilled a brave, attack-first shape with a 3-4-2-1 base, overloading wide areas with pace and power. They are a good side when on their game, but there is a little more exposure to the counter-attack in their play.
Bryan Linssen leads NEC in UEFA Champions League Qualification 2026 with 1 goal in 2 games while Ole Blomberg is Bodo Glimt's top scorer in UEFA Champions League Qualification 2026 with 2 goals in 2 games. Both have a reliable finishing ability to add to their respective teams' attacking game.
Bodo Glimt are the value
NEC are odds-on to win at 2.35, with Bodo Glimt a shade shorter at 2.92 and the draw at 3.6. However, the visitors' form and away numbers suggest they can nick this one, or at least make it a tight, high-scoring battle.
Bodo Glimt are a strong travelling team and NEC have lost 3 of their last 4 at home. There is also the possibility that NEC get their tempo wrong at some point during the game as Bodo Glimt's speed in the counter-press could be a factor.
Both teams to score is heavily backed at 1.4, but over 2.5 goals at 1.5 should be the focus here for 2 sides that like to play on the front foot. These teams have averaged 3.5 goals per game in their 2 games in this competition and NEC score an average of 2.29 and concede 1.43 goals at home in all competitions.
