Dortmund vs Bodo/Glimt prediction: EUROPE: Champions League – League phase betting tips on match 2025-12-09 20:00.
[p]Needing a win to keep their realistic hopes of UEFA Champions League (UCL) progression alive, Bodø/Glimt face a huge challenge as they travel to take on German giants Borussia Dortmund.[/p]
[p]Match News and Current Form[/p]
[p]Having missed out by just a point last season, Dortmund are gunning to secure a top-eight finish in this season’s league phase, scoring exactly four goals in four of their five UCL games this term (W3, D1, L1). Only defending champions PSG (G19) have outscored the Black and Yellows across the first five matchdays (G17), and as they’ve lost just one of their last 20 home games in the UCL (W13, D6), they look well placed to pick up what would be their 100th victory in competition history. Three points may be crucial here too, given that Dortmund face a trip to Tottenham before hosting last year’s finalists Inter in their final two games.[/p]
[p]Bodø/Glimt’s first full UCL campaign has been just as difficult as they must have imagined, as they’re winless across their opening five games despite fighting valiantly (D2, L3). With this the first of three extremely difficult fixtures to close out the league phase, the chances of Bodø becoming the first Norwegian team since 2007/08 to win a game in this competition appear slim, especially as they’re winless in a joint-club record eight games in major European competition (D2, L6), losing each of the last three. Kjetil Knutsen’s men also arrive in Germany bruised, as they’ve missed out on the Norwegian title for just the second time since 2019, falling short to Viking by just one point![/p]
[p]Head-to-Head History[/p]
[p]These sides have never played each other previously. Dortmund’s six games against Norwegian sides have averaged a whopping 5.5 total goals (W4, D1, L1), while Bodø last faced a German team in 1999/00 (D1, L1).[/p]
[p]Hot Stats and Streaks[/p]
[p]Just six of the 28 goals scored in Dortmund’s UCL matches this season came before half-time.[/p]
[p]Only one of Dortmund’s last five home fixtures saw both teams score.[/p]
[p]Bodø have failed to score in just two of their last 21 games in UEFA competition.[/p]
[p]Six of Bodø’s seven UCL goals this term arrived in the second half.[/p]
[p]Key Players to Watch and Missing Players[/p]
[p]Dortmund’s Serhou Guirassy has netted 14 times across his 11 UCL home games, scoring six in his last three including a brace against Villarreal here on matchday five. Ole Blomberg could well be Bodø’s biggest threat as he has four goal involvements in as many games (G2, A2), including the match opener against Juventus last time out in the UCL (L 3-2).[/p]
[p]Dortmund don’t appear to have fresh injury concerns, while Bodø have doubts over Brede Moe and Sondre Auklend after they went off injured in their last outing.[/p]
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[p]Betting Analysis[/p]
[p]Backing Dortmund to win by a -2 handicap looks smart here given their free-scoring nature in this season’s UCL.[/p]
[p][i]Author: Ryan Fisher[/i][/p]