Bodo/Glimt vs Club Brugge KV prediction: EUROPE: Europa Conference League – Group Stage betting tips on match 2023-10-04 16:45.
All four teams in Group D of the UEFA Europa Conference League (UECL) sit on one point each ahead of this matchday two fixture between Bodø/Glimt and Club Brugge, the sides’ first head-to-head meeting in UEFA competition. The Norwegians are looking to ensure they appear in springtime European knockout football for the third successive season, but will have to re-start their campaign after beginning it with a goalless draw against Lugano.
A tight domestic title race, where they are leading by a point with seven rounds remaining, might prove to be an assistance rather than a distraction as the hosts carry the momentum of an unbeaten 11-game competitive run (W7, D4). It adds to their aura that Bodø/Glimt have won 17 of their last 20 home matches in UEFA competitions, with nine coming in their previous UECL campaign in 2021/22 when they were losing quarter-finalists.
Brugge, who had played in five consecutive Champions League group stages prior to this campaign, started their UECL group campaign with a 1-1 draw against Beşiktaş. They seemingly got so attracted to that score that they followed it up with three consecutive league draws by the same scoreline! The downside of that string of 1-1 results is their slide down the domestic table to fourth, with a three-point gap to leaders Royale Union Saint-Gilloise.
Their focus will now have to divert to this fixture where they face a Norwegian side in European competition for the first time in 15 years. The Blauw-Zwart won their last two away UECL games, but more recently have failed to record a victory in their two most recent competitive trips (D1, L1), casting doubts over their ability to make this occasion count.
Players to watch: Bodø/Glimt’s Amahl Pellegrino is in cracking form with six contributions across his last three competitive games (G4, A2). Another goal from him could be a good omen as his three UECL home strikes have come in wins. One player in form for the visitors is Andreas Skov Olsen, who has four goal contributions across his last five competitive games (G2, A2) including assisting their lone UECL goal on matchday one.
Hot stat: In five of Brugge’s last seven UECL matches including qualifiers, the match opening goal arrived within the first 30 minutes.