Get ready for the first of two legs in this Champions League clash between Bodø / Glimt and Legia Warszawa

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Competition: Europe Champions League
Competition: Wed 07.July
Match begins: 16:00 (UTC)
Venue: Aspmyra Stadion (7354 seats)

It's game one of two in the Champions League as Bodø / Glimt host Legia Warszawa. This is a 1st Qualifying Round fixture played over two legs and nothing will be decided tonight.

Bodø / Glimt have less rest than Legia Warszawa in this fixture, as the hosts were involved in a Eliteserien game only four days ago. Thankfully the previous game, versus Viking, was also a home game here at Aspmyra Stadion. The away team is better rested.

It should be mentioned that Legia Warszawa play their home matches on grass, so they have to adjust for this one as it's played on artifical turf. Does it matter? Recent statistics for Legia Warszawa on artifical turf are 0 victories, 2 draws and 0 defeats from two games. In these matches they have a goal statistics scored/conceded: 0-0. You can compare this with overall results below.

Everyone involved with the away team has to get their travel gear ready for this match as there's a whopping 2600 kilometers to cover before arriving at the match.

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Bodø / Glimt form and stats

Last season, Bodø / Glimt's Europa League journey ended in the 3rd qualifying round.

17 points is a decent return from 8 Eliteserien games here at Aspmyra Stadion for Bodø / Glimt. The data says 5 wins, 2 draws and 1 loss.

Bodø / Glimt drew their last game, also a home match. Viking was the opponent, 2-2 the score. Midfield player Patrick Berg got a match rating of 8.62 in that game, the max score being 10. Berg scored two goals, hit one key pass, dribled passed the opponent 1 of 1 times and had 61 successful passes (of 71 total).

Heartbreak before that as Bodø / Glimt lost 0-1 at Sandefjord's place.

The bookmakers consider this a fairly even contest. One could say only the home advantage separates the teams. It could be relevant to look at how Glimt have performed in matches similar to this (as small favourites). Our database has found three matches with the results: Won one, drawn one and lost one.

Goals are plentiful at Aspmyra Stadion in the league this season as Glimt has scored 22 goals here in 8 home games. Glimt's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 9 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.

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Legia Warszawa form and stats

Warszawa was sent out of Champions League in the 2nd qualifying round last season.

The away team have been very comfortable on their travels so far, racking up 10 wins, 4 draws and only 1 loss in the Ekstraklasa. Things are running smoothly for Warszawa who hasn't tasted defeat in their last 15 matches, regardless of venue and tournament. Their last defeat was against Podbeskidzie.

Did you know that the longest clean sheet streak is 1816 minutes? This record is held by Mazaropi when he played in Vasco da Gama. Warszawa goalkeeper Artur Boruc is eager to challenge this, with his 637 minutes of keeping balls out from the net.

Rafael Lopes scored in Legia Warszawa's previous match, the home game against Podbeskidzie that ended 1-0.

Prior to that match, a home win 1-0 against Podbeskidzie in the Ekstraklasa.

As mentioned above, this is an open game with no clear favourite. We have found one similar match played by Warszawa in our archives, and the results are: zero wins for Legia Warszawa, one draw and zero defeats.

Warszawa have scored 19 goals on their travels this season, from 15 away games in the league. Warszawa are tighter than a frog's bottom, as only 5 away goals have been conceded so far.

Head 2 Head

Top Goalscorers

Bodø / GlimtE. Botheim
E. Botheim
7 goals
GlimtU. Saltnes
U. Saltnes
4 goals
Bodø / GlimtP. Berg
P. Berg
3 goals

Bodø / Glimt missing players

Legia Warszawa missing players

Bodø / Glimt Legia Warszawa
Total Home   Statistics Stat   Away Total
25 16   Played P   12 25
16 12   Won W   8 15
6 3   Drew D   3 6
3 1   Lost L   1 4
64 51   Scored S   20 44
21 14   Conceded C   6 22
100% 100%   Over 0.5 O 0.5   83% 84%
92% 100%   Over 1.5 O 1.5   50% 64%
52% 62%   Over 2.5 O 2.5   42% 44%
36% 50%   Over 3.5 O 3.5   25% 32%
24% 38%   Over 4.5 O 4.5   17% 28%
52% 50%   BTTS BTTS   33% 44%
36% 44%   Clean Sheets C S   58% 48%
12% 6%   Failed to Score F T   25% 24%
 
7.5 8.3   Corners for (avg) C F   6.5 5.8
4.2 3.5   Corners against (avg) C A   2.8 2.9
1 0.6   Yellow cards (avg) Y C   1.5 1.5
1 1   Red cards R C   1 1
 
15.2 17.1   Shots (avg) S (   14.2 13.2
4.8 5.5   Shots on Target (avg) S O   5.9 5.9
53% 59%   Goal Efficiency G E   28% 29%

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Molde 11 8 2 1 28 11 6 5 0 1 17 5 5 3 2 0 11 6 17 26
2 Bodø / Glimt 13 7 3 3 27 13 8 5 2 1 22 9 5 2 1 2 5 4 14 24
3 Vålerenga 11 5 4 2 21 14 6 2 3 1 11 7 5 3 1 1 10 7 7 19
4 Kristiansund 10 5 2 3 8 9 5 3 1 1 5 3 5 2 1 2 3 6 -1 17
5 Viking 11 5 2 4 21 23 5 3 1 1 12 7 6 2 1 3 9 16 -2 17
6 Rosenborg 11 4 3 4 20 16 6 3 1 2 14 8 5 1 2 2 6 8 4 15
7 Odd 9 4 3 2 13 9 3 2 1 0 5 1 6 2 2 2 8 8 4 15
8 Lillestrøm 8 4 1 3 10 10 4 3 0 1 6 4 4 1 1 2 4 6 0 13
9 Haugesund 8 3 3 2 9 6 4 3 1 0 8 2 4 0 2 2 1 4 3 12
10 Strømsgodset 9 3 2 4 13 18 4 3 1 0 10 3 5 0 1 4 3 15 -5 11
11 Sarpsborg 08 9 2 3 4 7 12 4 0 2 2 1 3 5 2 1 2 6 9 -5 9
12 Sandefjord 8 3 0 5 10 16 5 2 0 3 6 8 3 1 0 2 4 8 -6 9
13 Tromsø 10 2 3 5 10 17 5 0 2 3 5 10 5 2 1 2 5 7 -7 9
14 Mjøndalen 8 1 4 3 8 9 4 0 3 1 3 4 4 1 1 2 5 5 -1 7
15 Stabæk 9 1 3 5 11 20 4 1 1 2 4 7 5 0 2 3 7 13 -9 6
16 Brann 11 1 2 8 9 22 5 1 1 3 6 9 6 0 1 5 3 13 -13 5
  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Legia Warszawa 30 19 7 4 48 24 15 9 3 3 29 19 15 10 4 1 19 5 24 64
2 Rakow Czestochowa 30 17 8 5 46 25 15 9 3 3 19 9 15 8 5 2 27 16 21 59
3 Pogon Szczecin 30 15 7 8 36 23 15 8 5 2 17 8 15 7 2 6 19 15 13 52
4 Slask Wrocaw 30 11 10 9 36 32 15 7 7 1 21 13 15 4 3 8 15 19 4 43
5 Warta Poznan 30 13 4 13 33 32 15 6 2 7 14 15 15 7 2 6 19 17 1 43
6 Piast Gliwice 30 11 9 10 39 32 15 6 3 6 18 15 15 5 6 4 21 17 7 42
7 Lechia Gdansk 30 12 6 12 40 37 15 6 3 6 23 18 15 6 3 6 17 19 3 42
8 Zagebie Lubin 30 11 8 11 38 40 15 7 5 3 24 19 15 4 3 8 14 21 -2 41
9 Lech Poznan 30 9 10 11 39 38 15 4 7 4 19 17 15 5 3 7 20 21 1 37
10 Gornik Zabrze 30 10 7 13 31 33 15 6 3 6 22 20 15 4 4 7 9 13 -2 37
11 Jagiellonia Biaystok 30 10 7 13 39 48 15 6 5 4 23 19 15 4 2 9 16 29 -9 37
12 Wisa Krakow 30 8 9 13 39 42 15 4 2 9 19 24 15 4 7 4 20 18 -3 33
13 Wisla Plock 30 8 9 13 37 44 15 4 4 7 18 19 15 4 5 6 19 25 -7 33
14 Cracovia Krakow 30 8 13 9 28 32 15 6 5 4 18 18 15 2 8 5 10 14 -4 32
15 Stal Mielec 30 6 11 13 31 47 15 4 5 6 12 20 15 2 6 7 19 27 -16 29
16 Podbeskidzie 30 6 7 17 29 60 15 6 4 5 17 23 15 0 3 12 12 37 -31 25

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The UEFA Champions League is the major international club football tournament in Europe. The competition begins already in late June and lasts for almost a year, ending with the final played in late May or early June. After several qualifying rounds the group stage is where the “true” Champions League begins for many viewers. Eight groups with four teams each battle through six rounds to qualify for the knock-out phase. Then a round of 16, quarterfinals and then semifinals needs to be won before a place in the final is secured.