Bodo/Glimt vs Dinamo Zagreb Match Analysis and Prediction

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Bodo/Glimt will face Dinamo Zagreb in the Champions League qualification playoff round, with the winner of the two legs advancing to the group stage.

Having only been promoted ahead of the 2018 season, Bodo/Glimt have enjoyed a remarkable rise in recent years, winning Norway’s Eliteserien division for the first time in 2020 before retaining it last season. The Norwegian champions have never made it to the group stage of the Champions League.

Kjetil Knutsen’s side could not make it past the first qualifying round of the Champions League last year, as they lost 5-2 on aggregate to Legia Warsaw, but they have defeated KI Klaksvik, Linfield and Zalgiris this time round to set up a final round showdown with the Croatian champions.

Den Gule Horde have undoubtedly gathered invaluable experience from their impressive run to the Europa Conference League quarter-finals last season, having defeated Roma 2-1 at home at that stage before losing 4-0 at Stadio Olimpico in the second leg.

Making it to Europe’s elite competition proper for the first time in their history would be a remarkable achievement by Bodo/Glimt, while potentially taking the club to new levels financially.

Meanwhile, Dinamo Zagreb have been here and done it before on several occasions in recent times, having qualified for the group stage of the Champions League on five occasions since 2011.

Ante Cacic, who is in his second stint in charge of Purgeri, came in just after the first of those campaigns, after which Dinamo Zagreb had been knocked out of the competition without a single point taken from a tough group alongside Real Madrid, Lyon and Ajax.

The Blues surprisingly fell at the playoff qualification round last season, when Moldovan outfit Sheriff Tiraspol stunned them 3-0 on aggregate to qualify for the group stage for the first time in their history.

Bodo/Glimt vs Dinamo Zagreb head to head

The two teams have not previously met in any competition and this will be their first meeting in the first leg of their Champions League qualification playoff round tie.

Bodo/Glimt latest home form

Bodo/Glimt have recently been on a good run of form at home, as they have won each of their seven most recent matches. They managed to defeat Odd 7-0 in their last home game in the league. In their last five matches, they have scored 29 goals and conceded just one.

Bodo/Glimt 4-1 Sarpsborg 08 09/07/22

Bodo/Glimt 5-0 Jerv 23/07/22

Bodo/Glimt 8-0 Linfield 27/07/22

Bodo/Glimt 5-0 Zalgiris 03/08/22

Bodo/Glimt 7-0 Odd 06/08/22

Bodo/Glimt latest away form

Bodo/Glimt have recently been on a relatively good run of form on the road, having lost just one of their five most recent matches. They defeated Sarpsborg 08 4-1 in their last away game in the league. In their last five matches, they have scored nine goals and conceded four.

HamKam 0-2 Bodo/Glimt 16/07/22

Linfield 1-0 Bodo/Glimt 19/07/22

Aalesund 1-2 Bodo/Glimt 30/07/22

Zalgiris 1-1 Bodo/Glimt 09/08/22

Sarpsborg 08 1-4 Bodo/Glimt 12/08/22

Dinamo Zagreb latest home form

Dinamo Zagreb have recently been on a good run of form at home, and have been unbeaten in their five most recent matches. They managed to defeat Hajduk Split 4-1 in their last home game in the league. In their last five matches, they have scored 17 goals and conceded eight.

Dinamo Zagreb 3-2 Lokomotiva Zagreb 15/07/22

Dinamo Zagreb 2-2 Shkupi 19/07/22

Dinamo Zagreb 4-1 Istra 1961 29/07/22

Dinamo Zagreb 4-2 Ludogorets 09/08/22

Dinamo Zagreb 4-1 Hajduk Split 13/08/22

Dinamo Zagreb latest away form

Dinamo Zagreb have recently been on a good run of form on the road, having been unbeaten in their seven most recent matches. They drew 1-1 with Varazdin in their last away game in the league. In their last five matches, they have scored 11 goals and conceded just three.

Sibenik 0-2 Dinamo Zagreb 15/05/22

Slaven Koprivnica 1-5 Dinamo Zagreb 23/07/22

Shkupi 0-1 Dinamo Zagreb 26/07/22

Ludogorets 1-2 Dinamo Zagreb 02/08/22

Varazdin 1-1 Dinamo Zagreb 05/08/22

Bodo/Glimt news

Bodo/Glimt are set to take to the pitch without the services of Ola Solbakken, Sondre Fet and Nikita Haikin due to injury.

Julian Faye Lind will continue to deputise in goal for Haikin, who was forced off with the issue in the previous round, following his transfer from Rosenborg eailer this month.

Dinamo Zagreb news

Head coach Cacic named Josip Drmic and Mislav Orsic on the bench for the weekend’s 4-1 victory over Hajduk Split, with Orsic coming to score deep in injury time.

The duo are likely to replace Luka Ivanusec and Bruno Petkovic in attack, with the rest of the squad set to be unchanged once again.

Prediction and Odds

Bodo/Glimt have won all their three home matches during this season’s qualifying rounds, but the visitors will undoubtedly present them with a tougher challenge.

We are expecting this to be an open and entertaining affair, and we envisage a draw which should provide Zagreb with an advantage upon their return home.

Odds: 1 2.26 X 2.05 2 2.20