UEFA Champions League · 19 August 2026
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OV1.5
Predicts if total goals will be over 1 goals
High
confidence
Value analysis
+5% edge · ValueOur model rates this 5% more likely than the odds imply — a potential value edge.
Bodo/Glimt delivered a clinical performance to earn a 3-1 victory against NEC Nijmegen in the UEFA Champions League. Setting up in a 4-3-3 system under Kjetil Knutsen, the Norwegian side took control of the contest against Dick Schreuder's 3-4-2-1 lineup.
The visitors broke the deadlock in the 25th minute when S. Fet found the back of the net. NEC Nijmegen suffered another setback late in the first half as T. Storm received a yellow card in the 43rd minute, moments before A. Helmersen struck in the 44th minute to give Bodo/Glimt a 2-0 lead at the break.
Bodo/Glimt continued their dominance early in the second half, with H. Aleesami adding a third goal in the 50th minute. Both managers made several tactical adjustments throughout the second period, with Schreuder introducing three fresh players in the 68th minute after Bodo/Glimt's O. Brynhildsen had picked up a caution from referee François Letexier.
NEC Nijmegen managed to salvage a consolation goal in the 85th minute courtesy of C. Bischoff, but the deficit proved insurmountable. Following a 90th-minute booking for J. Monteiro, Bodo/Glimt saw out the closing stages to seal the 3-1 triumph.
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NEC Nijmegen take on Bodo/Glimt in the UEFA Champions League on Wednesday, 19 August 2026. Below is our data-driven preview and prediction for this fixture, based on head-to-head history, recent form and league position.
Bodo/Glimt sit 21st in the UEFA Champions League on 0 points from 0 games.
Final result: NEC Nijmegen 1–3 Bodo/Glimt. Bodo/Glimt won the match.
NEC Nijmegen come into this fixture having won 1, drawn 1 and lost 2 of their last 4 games (DWLL), scoring in 2 of them.
Bodo/Glimt come into this fixture having won 3, drawn 1 and lost 1 of their last 5 games (DWWWL), scoring in 4 of them.
In their last 2 meetings, NEC Nijmegen have won 0, drawn 0 and lost 1 against Bodo/Glimt. These fixtures have averaged 2.0 goals per game, with both teams scoring in 50% of them.
Defensively, NEC Nijmegen kept 0 clean sheets and Bodo/Glimt kept 0 across those meetings, giving a useful guide to how tight this matchup tends to be.
Our prediction for NEC Nijmegen vs Bodo/Glimt is Predicts if total goals will be over 1 goals with a 88% confidence rating at odds of 1.2. This tip is informed by the head-to-head trends above (2.0 goals per game, 50% both-teams-to-score), recent form (NEC Nijmegen DWLL, Bodo/Glimt DWWWL).
| Date | Home | Score | Away | Comp. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 Aug 2026 | Bodo/Glimt | – | NEC Nijmegen | UEFA Champions League |
| 19 Aug 2026 | NEC Nijmegen | 1–3 | Bodo/Glimt | UEFA Champions League |
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 | Bodo/Glimt | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
