Hoping to continue their remarkable Champions League journey, debutants Bodo/Glimt welcome Sporting Lisbon to Aspmyra Stadion for the first leg of their round-of-16 tie.
The Norwegian hosts stunned Inter Milan both home and away in the playoff round, while the Lions secured automatic passage to the last 16 after finishing inside the top eight of the league phase.
Our Bodo/Glimt vs Sporting prediction offers a clear view of the contest, together with additional Champions League betting tips.
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Bodo/Glimt vs Sporting Lisbon: Norwegian hosts aiming to extend fairytale run
Key stats:
- Both teams have scored and over 2.5 goals have occurred in 10 of Glimt’s last 11 Champions League matches.
- Bodo have won their last four Champions League games.
- Sporting are winless in their last 15 away games at the round-of-16 stage or beyond in Europe, losing nine of those.
- Glimt have won 12 of their last 17 continental matches (D1, L4).
- Eight of Sporting’s last 10 matches across all competitions have produced over 2.5 goals.
Correct score prediction: Glimt 2–1 Sporting
Bodo have turned Aspmyra into a very difficult place for visiting teams, as shown by victories over Manchester City and Inter Milan in recent Champions League outings, so the Norwegian hosts will be confident of making home advantage count once again.
Kjetil Knutsen’s men have scored freely throughout the campaign and will believe they can take advantage into the return leg in Lisbon.
Sporting have failed to score in just one of their last 14 away European games, so goals at both ends are expected, supporting our above scoreline.
Pre-match odds and win probability: Evenly balanced
- HOME: 6/4 (2.50) – 40.0%
- DRAW: 13/5 (3.60) – 27.8%
- AWAY: 6/4 (2.50) – 40.0%
*Odds from Bet365, subject to change
These odds reflect the potential competitive nature of the encounter, with both sides handed a 40.0% probability of victory. A draw at 27.8% further emphasises that this is a game of fine margins.
Our hot tip — Glimt over 1.5 goals — looks particularly appealing at 21/20 (2.05).
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Most recent H2H: First-ever competitive meeting
This will be the first competitive meeting between Glimt and Sporting, though the Lisbon outfit have previously faced Norwegian opposition six times in Europe, winning five of those matches, while the Super Team boast victories over Porto and Braga in last season’s Europa League.
Bodo/Glimt preview: Norwegian surprise package still dreaming
Bodo/Glimt are enjoying a historic Champions League campaign, competing in the competition proper for the first time.
The Norwegian side finished 23rd in the league phase, going unbeaten in their last three matches, before producing an impressive 5–2 aggregate victory over Inter Milan in the knockout play-offs.
Knutsen’s men enter this contest with strong momentum, having won five consecutive competitive matches since the start of the year, the most recent being a 2–1 victory over Molde in the Norwegian Cup last Thursday.
The hosts appear to have a fully fit squad available for this encounter, though Sondre Auklend and Patrick Berg sit one booking away from suspension.
Predicted XI: Haikin (GK), Sjovold, Bjortuft, Gundersen, Bjorkan, Evjen, Berg, Fet, Blomberg, Hogh & Hauge
Bodo/Glimt’s last five results
- 06/03/26: Molde 1–2 Bodo/Glimt (Norwegian Cup)
- 25/02/26: Inter 1–2 Bodo/Glimt (Champions League)
- 19/02/26: Bodo/Glimt 3–1 Inter (Champions League)
- 29/01/26: Atletico Madrid 1–2 Bodo/Glimt (Champions League)
- 21/01/26: Bodo/Glimt 3–1 Manchester City (Champions League)
Sporting Lisbon preview: Lions aiming to improve knockout record
Sporting progressed directly to the round of 16, finishing seventh in the Champions League league phase after securing a dramatic 3–2 victory away at Athletic Bilbao on matchday eight.
Rui Borges’s men arrive in Norway in excellent form, currently unbeaten in their last 12 matches across all competitions, with their most recent fixture ending in a 2–2 draw away to Braga, where the Lions led twice in the first half before conceding a late equaliser.
The visitors will be without Maximiliano Araujo and Pedro Goncalves, with both suspended for this encounter.
Geovany Quenda continues recovery from foot surgery, while Giorgi Kochorashvili, Ricardo Mangas, and Fotis Ioannidis are likely to miss out due to fitness issues.
Predicted XI: Silva (GK), Fresneda, Diomande, Inacio, Vagiannidis, Hjulmand, Morita, Catamo, Trincao, Guilherme & Suarez
Sporting’s last five results
- 08/03/26: Braga 2–2 Sporting (Primeira Liga)
- 04/03/26: Sporting 1–0 Porto (Taca de Portugal)
- 28/02/26: Sporting 3–0 Estoril (Primeira Liga)
- 22/02/26: Moreirense 0–3 Sporting (Primeira Liga)
- 16/02/26: Sporting 1–0 Famalicao (Primeira Liga)
Player to watch: Jens Petter Hauge
Jens Petter Hauge has scored six goals in 10 Champions League appearances this season, including three across the last two at Aspmyra, and will look to prove decisive again as Bodo aim to seize control of this tie.