Bodo/Glimt vs Borussia Dortmund - prediction, team news, lineups

Looking to origin a important European upset, Bodo/Glimt invited German giants Borussia Dortmund to Aspmyra Stadion for a League Phase Champions League clash connected Wednesday night.

Superlaget were demolished by different Bundesliga powerhouse connected matchday 1 of the competition, whilst BVB enjoyed a constrictive occurrence astatine Signal Iduna Park implicit Spanish outfit Villarreal.

Match preview

Following their historical tally to the circular of 16 successful past season's Champions League, Bodo/Glimt were served a ample dose of world connected September 10, erstwhile the 2026-27 docket acceptable up an opening travel to Bayern Munich.

Unsurprisingly, Vincent Kompany's rampant troops made lightwork of their Norwegian visitors, with Michael Olise (2), Alphonso Davies, Jamal Musiala and Harry Kane each getting onto the scoresheet as Superlaget failed to adjacent registry a changeable connected target.

Since that bitterly-disappointing nighttime astatine Allianz Arena, Bodo/Glimt person won 3 of their past 4 home fixtures, with a 3-1 occurrence implicit relegation-threatened Kristiansund connected Saturday keeping them level connected points with Viking FK astatine the apical of the Eliteserien standings.

Netting Superlaget's last extremity of the play contest, substitute Andreas Helmersen boosted his tally to 12 top-flight goals for the calendar year, with the 28-year-old doing his utmost to capable the shoes of the departed Kasper Hogh.

A origin for Norwegian optimism up of Wednesday night, Bodo/Glimt person scored a staggering 21 goals crossed 7 consecutive location wins, and defeated Manchester City (3-1), Inter Milan (3-1) and Sporting Lisbon (3-0) astatine Aspmyra Stadion past play successful the Champions League.

After Nico Schlotterbeck and Daniel Svensson fired successful precocious strikes astatine Signal Iduna Park implicit the weekend, it appeared arsenic if Borussia Dortmund were heading towards their 5th consecutive Bundesliga occurrence of the caller campaign.

However, that infamous bottling quality of BVB reared its disfigured caput erstwhile again, with Werder Bremen recovering to snatch a 2-2 gully connected their travels courtesy of efforts from Ludovit Reis and Niclas Fullkrug.

Nevertheless, Niko Kovac's broadside person enjoyed an fantabulous tally of signifier since their German Super Cup decision by Bayern Munich connected August 22, stringing unneurotic a seven-game unbeaten streak (W6 D1) crossed Bundesliga, DFB Pokal and Champions League action.

Just similar against Werder Bremen connected Friday, determination was a precocious flurry of goals successful Dortmund's opening European fixture of 2026-27 connected September 8, erstwhile a Serhou Guirassy brace helped the hosts to maximum points implicit Villarreal.

Given the information that Bodo/Glimt person lone emerged onto the Champions League country successful caller years, it is nary astonishment that Wednesday nighttime volition spot lone the second-ever gathering betwixt the 2 sides, who played retired a 2-2 gully successful Dortmund during past term's League Phase.

Bodo/Glimt Champions League form:

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Bodo/Glimt signifier (all competitions):

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Borussia Dortmund Champions League form:

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Borussia Dortmund signifier (all competitions):

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Team News

Bodo/Glimt are without 1 of their cardinal defenders this week, with Odin Luras Bjortuft suspended aft picking up a reddish paper successful the decision by Bayern Munich past month.

As a result, Superlaget volition request to find a caller spouse for Danish centre-back Villads Nielsen, with Haitam Aleesami perchance coming into the XI.

Leading goalscorer Helmersen was rested from the commencement successful the Eliteserien implicit the play but should instrumentality to the broadside for the sojourn of a European giant.

Borussia Dortmund are incapable to telephone upon the talents of Schlotterbeck and Ramy Bensebaini, who are some serving suspensions for reddish cards collected successful past term's Champions League.

BVB are besides expected to beryllium without right-back Julian Ryerson, with the playmaker sustaining a rib wounded whilst connected planetary work for Norway.

Still connected the betterment from a superior genu injury, experienced midfielder Emre Can is yet to diagnostic this play and volition play nary portion successful the Arctic Circle connected Wednesday.

Bodo/Glimt imaginable starting lineup:

Haikin; Sjovold, Nielsen, Aleesami, Bjorkan; Kitolano, Berg, Fet; Auklend, Blomberg, Helmersen

Borussia Dortmund imaginable starting lineup:

Kobel; Gadou, Anton, Svensson; Sabitzer, Veerman, Nmecha, Beier; Sabitzer, Karetsas, Guirassy

We say: Bodo/Glimt 2-2 Borussia Dortmund

Last defeated connected location ungraded successful aboriginal May, Bodo/Glimt volition beryllium assured of playing the relation of underdog hosts to large effect connected Wednesday night.

Dortmund request to retrieve rapidly aft their Bundesliga illness connected Friday, and it is acceptable to beryllium a hard travel to the Arctic Circle for the Germans.

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