- Glimt have won four and drawn one of their last five matches, on a current three-match winning streak.
- NEC's last 10 matches show four wins, one draw and five defeats across all competitions.
- Glimt have won four and drawn none of their four home matches in all competitions this season.
Glimt have the edge in Norway
Glimt hold the edge in the head-to-head after they claimed an impressive 3-1 win away at NEC in the UEFA Champions League Qualification 2026 and there is nothing to suggest that the Norwegians will not back up with another positive result back on their own patch.
The goals markets look a little short here, but they are not so short that we can't get on board with Over 2.5 at 47/100 and Both Teams To Score: Yes at 9/20. Glimt look the more likely winner, although it is difficult to justify their price at 17/25 when NEC are 453/100 and the draw is 299/100, because the visitors have a good goal threat and a positive manager.
Glimt have been a real force under Kjetil Knutsen since he took over in July 2022 and his system has the team playing with real control and aggression. The 4-3-3 formation is their usual structure, but they do not play a long-ball game, preferring to build up and use short passing to overload in the centre of the pitch.
NEC will take the game to the hosts
They counter-press with aggression and have the pace to suffocate teams, but they can be caught on the break and there is a real clash of styles here with Dick Schreuder's NEC side playing a far more expansive and vertical system with a back three and wing-backs, high press and plenty of bodies committed forward.
Schreuder has done a good job since taking over at NEC in July 2025, but they could not follow up 4-1 away win over Willem II with another victory and the 3-1 defeat in Norway has knocked them back in their bid to reach the Champions League group stages.
A 1-1 draw is the most likely outcome with NEC having a mixed form under Schreuder, but with 2 wins, 1 draw and 2 defeats in their last five, it's a mixed picture. Glimt's last 10 show 9 wins and 1 draw, which is a proper red-hot run. The hosts have won 2-1 away at Valerenga and 3-2 at home to Union St.-Gilloise (after extra time) this season and their 3-1 win in Nijmegen was a statement result.
Andreas Helmersen is Glimt’s goal threat
So we can see them coming out and setting the pace from the off, but NEC have enough quality in Bryan Linssen, who has one goal in three appearances in the UEFA Champions League Qualification 2026, to get on the scoresheet. Glimt's Andreas Helmersen is their main goal threat with two goals in three games.
FK Bodo Glimt are unbeaten in four home games this term, averaging 2.75 goals scored and 0.50 conceded per game. NEC have one win, one draw and one defeat from three competitive away games this campaign, conceding 1.33 goals per game on average.
