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Looking to secure a second Champions League win of the campaign, Bodo/Glimt welcome winless French outfit Lille to Aspmyra Stadion on Tuesday night.
The Norwegian side have collected three points from their opening three matches in Europe's premier club competition, with a famous victory over Borussia Dortmund sandwiched between defeats to Bayern Munich and Napoli.
The visitors, meanwhile, are one of three teams yet to pick up a point, having suffered three consecutive defeats against Real Betis, Arsenal and Galatasaray.
Read our prediction, preview and betting tips for the game below, and make sure to check out our today's betting tips page for more of our expert predictions.
Bodo/Glimt vs Lille key stats
- Bodø/Glimt have won seven of their last eight home matches, scoring 20 goals in the process.
- Kjetil Knutsen's side have kept just two clean sheets across their last 10 matches.
- Lille have kept five clean sheets in their last 12 matches, but are yet to shut out an opponent in the Champions League this season.
- Les Dogues have lost all three of their Champions League fixtures so far, conceding 10 goals.
Bodo/Glimt vs Lille preview: Hosts target second European win as visitors look to end losing run
Bodo/Glimt vs Lille — Tale of the Tape
| Bodo/GlimtEliteserien | vs | LilleLigue 1 |
|---|---|---|
| 2nd | Position | 2nd |
| 59 | Points | 18 |
| 61 | Goals For | 12 |
| 23 | Goals Against | 6 |
| 11 | Clean Sheets | 5 |
| 2nd / 1st | Home / Away Rank | 5th / 2nd |
Bodø/Glimt will put their Norwegian title challenge on hold on Tuesday night as they turn their attention back to Champions League football, where they will be looking to bounce back from a dramatic 4-3 defeat to Napoli.
Since that loss in Italy, Kjetil Knutsen's men have returned to domestic action, following up a defeat to Vålerenga with a 3-2 victory over league leaders Viking.
That result leaves them level on points and goal difference with their fellow title challengers.
The Norwegian outfit also secured a superb European victory over Dortmund at the start of October, adding to their growing collection of memorable results in the competition over recent seasons.
Bodø/Glimt will hope the resilience they showed by surrendering a two-goal lead before regaining the advantage moments later against Viking can carry over into Europe, with Tuesday's encounter arguably representing their most favourable assignment of the league phase so far.
As for Lille, they will make the 1,615-mile journey to Bodø in search of their first points of the Champions League campaign, knowing another disappointing result could leave Davide Ancelotti's side languishing near the bottom of the 36-team league-phase table.
Despite collecting 18 points from their opening nine Ligue 1 matches to sit just behind Paris Saint-Germain, Lille have struggled in Europe, suffering three successive defeats to Real Betis, Arsenal and Galatasaray that have left them 35th in the standings.
Across their first three Champions League outings, Lille have conceded 10 goals and scored just four, leaving them with one of the competition's weakest attacking and defensive records despite going into two of those fixtures as firm favourites.
Since their latest setback, a 4-2 home defeat to Galatasaray, Ancelotti's men have drawn 1-1 with Monaco before edging out Lens 1-0, meaning they head into their fourth league-phase match in better recent form than their Norwegian hosts.
Ethan Mbappe scored Lille's only goal against Monaco but will miss the trip to Norway through suspension after being sent off against Real Betis on matchday one.
Bodo/Glimt vs Lille form guide & betting tips
| Bodo/Glimt | vs | Lille |
|---|---|---|
WWLLW |
Form | LDLDW |
| 9 | Goals For | 5 |
| 7 | Goals Against | 9 |
LWL |
Champions League Form | LLL |
Whispers predicts: Bodo/Glimt 2-2 Lille
Lille will be desperate to get their Champions League campaign up and running, although they face a Bodo/Glimt side that have earned some memorable victories in this competition over recent seasons.
While we do not expect the visitors to claim their first win of the campaign, we believe they have enough quality to come away with a point, with the draw available at 3/1.
Our correct-score prediction is a 2-2 draw, priced at 10/1, while we are also backing Both Teams to Score – Yes and Over 2.5 goals, available at 4/9 and 1/2 respectively.
Andreas Helmersen has already found the net once in the Champions League this season and has also scored 13 goals in 22 Eliteserien appearances. The Swedish forward is priced at 20/21 to get on the scoresheet on Tuesday.
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> Both Teams to Score – Yes at 4/9 | Likelihood: Probable
> Over 2.5 goals at 1/2 | Likelihood: Probable
> Andreas Helmersen to score anytime at 20/21 | Likelihood: Probable
> Draw at 3/1 | Likelihood: Possible
> Correct score of 2-2 at 10/1 | Likelihood: Outsider