Bodo/Glimt vs Lazio prediction: EUROPE: Europa League – Play Offs betting tips on match 2025-04-09 16:45.
[p]Norwegian champions Bodø/Glimt have navigated their way to a first-ever UEFA Europa League (UEL) quarter-final, after finishing ninth in the league phase and then coming out on top in two exciting knockout ties. They firstly required extra time to beat FC Twente 6-4 on aggregate in a thrilling second leg, before a commanding 3-0 first-leg home win against Olympiacos in the last 16 set them up for a 4-2 aggregate triumph.[/p]
[p]Kjetil Knutsen’s men are now gunning to become the first Norwegian outfit to make it to the semi-finals of a major UEFA competition, and they have the pedigree to do so, having won seven of their last nine two-legged European ties. Getting off to a bright start is certainly on the cards here as they have lost just once in their last 12 first-leg matches (W8, D3), and have been victorious in all but one of their last nine continental home games (L1).[/p]
[p]That record is unlikely to intimidate league-phase table-toppers Lazio, who will feature in their first European quarter-final since 2018 courtesy of a 3-2 aggregate win over Viktoria Plzeň in the last round. This is the Biancocelesti’s sixth quarter-final appearance on the UEL circuit, and they will be out to prove a point after losing their last two away trips at this stage of the competition to leave their overall record at won two and lost three. [/p]
[p]Marco Baroni’s men will back themselves to grind out a result here though and make life easier back home in the second leg, since just one defeat in their last seven games proves that they are tough to beat (W3, D3). The travelling fans might even expect them to cash in on being labelled as betting favourites for this match, having won three of their last four away encounters (L1).[/p]
[p]Players to watch: Kasper Høgh, the competition’s joint top-scorer this season, has netted five goals in Bodø/Glimt’s last three UEL home games, contributing to his remarkable record of losing just once in his last 17 goalscoring appearances (W16). His Danish compatriot Gustav Isaksen will be attempting to steal the headlines, having got five of his six goals for Lazio this term on the road.[/p]
[p]Hot stat: Bodø/Glimt have scored at least three times in 11 of their last 16 European home matches.[/p]
[p][i]Written by Peter Stavrinou[/i][/p]