Bodo/Glimt vs Twente prediction: EUROPE: Europa League – Play Offs betting tips on match 2025-02-19 17:45.
[p]Still on their end of season break, Bodø/Glimt suffered heartbreak in the first leg of their UEFA Europa League (UEL) knockout play-off against Twente, suffering a 2-1 defeat thanks to a 95th-minute penalty from 36-year-old veteran Ricky van Wolfswinkel. That late goal may be psychologically damaging as much as anything to the Norwegians, who have never previously progressed from a two-legged tie in major European competition when losing the first leg across four previous attempts. [/p]
[p]That will set the alarm bells ringing for Bodø and their supporters ahead of this return leg, although a stellar home record offers a glimmer of hope. A return of 25 wins from their prior 31 home matches in all European competitions highlights their ability to turn Aspmyra Stadion into a fortress (D1, L5), something that will be needed again here to reach the last 16 of this competition for the first time in the club’s history.[/p]
[p]Despite their first-leg advantage, that would be new-found territory for Twente as well, with their last progression to the last 16 of a European competition coming back in 2011/12. With an unbeaten away record against Norwegian sides for added inspiration (W2, D1), momentum is certainly with Joseph Oosting’s men, who backed up their win last Thursday by beating Waalwijk 2-0 in the Eredivisie at the weekend. [/p]
[p]That made it six matches unbeaten across all competitions (W4, D2), a run that began with a 3-2 win over Malmö on their last European away day. That presents Twente with the chance to make a piece of club history here, as the last time they won consecutive road games in a major European competition within the same season was back in 1977/78![/p]
[p]Players to watch: Patrick Berg was on target in the first leg, with that his fifth successive goal to serve as Bodø’s first of the match. Sam Lammers scored in domestic action at the weekend to take his seasonal tally to nine, with each of his two in this competition coming on the road. [/p]
[p]Hot stat: Bodø/Glimt’s last ten home games have averaged 4.4 total goals. [/p]
[p][i]Written by Nathan Evans[/i][/p]