- Union St.-Gilloise have won 6, drawn 1 and lost 3 of their last 10 matches in all competitions.
- FK Bodo Glimt have won 9 and drawn 1 of their last 10 games.
Battling styles collide in Belgium
There's a nice stylistic contrast for this UEFA Champions League Qualification 2026 fixture as the high-pressure, high-octane counter-pressing style of FK Bodo Glimt should meet the compact, flexible, set-piece driven game of Union St.-Gilloise at the Stade Joseph Marien on Tuesday.
David Hubert has impressed with the structure he has brought to Union SG since taking charge on 13th October 2025, while Kjetil Knutsen has produced a high-tempo machine with Bodo Glimt since 15th July 2022. Glimt like the ball moving quickly, they press in numbers and want to create havoc when the opposition tries to play out.
Union SG have a set-up that works very well in a compact shell, can be deadly from set-pieces and always have some bite on the counter attack. It will be fascinating to see how these two styles mesh and which one can force the other into a mistake.
Union can edge a classic
Bodo Glimt are in red-hot form and arrive on the back of a 5-game winning streak, while Union SG have won four of their last five in all competitions, losing 7-3 away to PSV Eindhoven in Friendly Club Matches 2026 before their 2-1 win at home to OSC Lille in the same competition.
The only H2H came in the UEFA Europa League 2024/2025, where Union SG drew 0-0, which should serve as a reminder that this game can get tight and tactical. Backing the goals markets and both teams to get on the board has a lot of merit here, but we're going to be brave and back Union to edge this game.
The oddsmakers have Union SG as a 127/100 favourites, and that seems a bit short considering that Bodo Glimt are 11/5 on the same occasion. Bodo are a very live bet here if they can get their press on top early, but the hosts are unbeaten at home in six games in all current competitions (W6), have scored 19 across those last six.
They are a different proposition at their own place, where they have won 4 consecutive games, and that unbeaten record gives them a slight edge in a game where Bodo can edge it. Andreas Helmersen is the sharpest sword in this Glimt side right now, as he has scored 5 of their 13 goals across the last 5 matches in all competitions, while Besfort Zeneli has laid the foundation with 3 assists across Union's 9 goals across the same amount of matches.
