Bodo/Glimt vs Qarabag prediction: EUROPE: Europa League – League phase betting tips on match 2024-11-06 17:45.
[p]Reigning Eliteserien champions, and current leaders, Bodø/Glimt have made a terrific start to their UEFA Europa League (UEL) campaign, picking up seven points from their opening three games (W2, D1). Those two victories have been by a one-goal margin though, demonstrating the Norwegian outfit’s ability to grind out wins, and they now appear to be in good shape to progress beyond the league phase of Europe’s second-tier competition. [/p]
[p]Having enjoyed such a positive start, the task for Kjetil Knutsen’s side now is to break into the UEL’s top eight and reach the knockout stage. Victory here could well propel Glimt into one of those automatic qualification spots, and having beaten Braga on matchday three, another success here would see them record consecutive wins in the main draw of the competition for the very first time.[/p]
[p]Azerbaijan Premier League champions Qarabağ are the visitors on Thursday night, as they make the trip to Norway in search of their first points of the UEL campaign. Currently rock bottom of the league-phase table, Gurban Gurbanov’s side have lost all three such games, having conceded more goals than anyone else in the competition (eight) after three matches, while netting just once themselves.[/p]
[p]Despite their struggles in Europe this season, QarabaÄź have been dominant domestically, and against what current form suggests, may fancy their chances of putting UEL points on the board this week. The Horsemen have fared well in five meetings with Norwegian sides (W2, D2, L1), picking up a 2-2 draw in the same competition last term in the Scandinavian nation against Molde.[/p]
[p]Players to watch: Including qualifiers, Ulrik Saltnes has six goal involvements (G2, A4) in continental competitions so far this season, with five of those coming on home soil. Qarabağ’s Toral Bayramov has scored four times in his last six appearances for club and country, and already has two European goals to his name this term, albeit both of those came in the team’s failed attempt to qualify for the UEFA Champions League.[/p]
[p]Hot stat: Across the six league-phase games played out by these two sides, five red cards have been shown![/p]
[p][i]Written by Ben Olawumi[/i][/p]