Bodo/Glimt vs Olympiacos Piraeus prediction: EUROPE: Europa League – Play Offs betting tips on match 2025-03-05 20:00.
[p]Bodø/Glimt served up a game for the ages with a 5-2 win over Twente (6-4 on aggregate) in the UEFA Europa League (UEL) knockout round play-offs, where a deluge of late goals saw them progress into the last 16 of this competition for the first time. The Norwegians have played just six competitive games since December (W4, D1, L1) due to their domestic season having already ended months ago, with Glimt winning their fourth league title.[/p]
[p]With three wins from their last five UEL outings (W3, D1, L1), Bodø/Glimt are proving to be a team that thrives in Europe. Playing at Aspmyra Stadion seems to bring even more out of them, as the hosts have won four of their last five UEL home games (L1) despite conceding the opening goal in each of those fixtures. [/p]
[p]Up next are Olympiacos, a team who are looking for consecutive European trophies following last season’s Conference League triumph – when they became the only Greek club to have won a major UEFA trophy. The Red-Whites carry momentum into this trip, with a 1-0 win in their local derby against AEK Athens marking a fourth consecutive victory and extending their long unbeaten run since October (W18, D8). [/p]
[p]That streak includes seven games in this UEL campaign (W4, D3) where they conceded just a solitary goal. In fact, Olympiacos have conceded just three goals in this season’s competition – no side has conceded fewer – and recent form suggests they’re likely to extend their defensive solidarity having kept a clean sheet in their last four competitive trips as well as their last three UEL away games.[/p]
[p]Players to watch: Kasper Høgh has six goals this season, all of which came in Europe and in wins where at least four match goals were scored. With this UEL campaign’s top-scorer Ayoub El Kaabi injured and doubtful, Olympiacos will hope for an impact from Chiquinho, who has scored the last goal of the match with four of his last five goals.[/p]
[p]Hot stat: Eight of Bodø/Glimt’s ten UEL matches in this season have seen both teams score and over 2.5 goals, including all five at this venue.[/p]
[p][i]Written by Sridhar B[/i][/p]