Linfield host the first leg in this deciding Champions League 2nd Qualifying Round game. Bodø / Glimt will try their very best to bring a solid result back to Aspmyra Stadion before the return leg in 10 days.
Bodø / Glimt play their home matches on artifical turf, while this fixture is played on grass. Recent stats for Bodø / Glimt when playing on grass are 9 wins, 8 draws and 5 defeats from 22 matches. They have scored 38 goals and conceded 29 times in these fixtures.
Bodø / Glimt have a very long trip to this away game, as there's more than 3800 kilometers in distance to cover. This could prove a challenge, at least for the supporters.
The visiting Bodø / Glimt played their last game only three days ago, a Eliteserien match. That game was also an away game, at HamKam. It will be interesting to see if they are fully ready and rested for this match, and/or if some changes in the lineup is necessary.
Linfield form and stats
Action has already taken place for Linfield in Champions League as they have defeated The New Saints to reach the 2nd Qualifying Round. Last season their Champions League adventure ended in the 1st qualifying round against Žalgiris.Linfield's previous fixture was a Champions League game also played at their own arena, finishing 2-0 versus The New Saints. The home team hope to to build on that result.
Before that, Linfield had a Premiership home game versus Coleraine which ended with a victory 2-0.Bodø / Glimt form and stats
The traveling awayteam has defeated KI in order to reach 2nd qualifying round of Champions League. Bodø / Glimt was sent out of Champions League in the 1st qualifying round last season, when Legia Warszawa turned out to be too strong.Playing away, Bodø / Glimt have won 4 games, drawn 0 and suffered 3 defeats in the Eliteserien this season.
Bodø / Glimt play their second away game in a row, but can be confident going into this one after the 2-0 victory visiting HamKam. Haikin (goalkeeper) was the best performer with a rating of 8.34. Haikin topped it up with a clean sheet.
A new game in only four days for Bodø / Glimt, the Eliteserien home match versus Jerv. Busy days.
The travelling fans enjoy Glimt's attacking play in away games, having scored 13 goals in 7 league matches away. Bodø / Glimt have conceded 10 goals in these away matches.
Head 2 Head
Top Goalscorers
  A. Pellegrino 10 goals |  H. Vetlesen 3 goals |  U. Saltnes 3 goals |
Linfield missing players
Bodø / Glimt missing players
| Linfield | Bodø / Glimt | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 13 | Played | P | 13 | 25 | ||
| 15 | 8 | Won | W | 7 | 14 | ||
| 6 | 4 | Drew | D | 1 | 5 | ||
| 4 | 1 | Lost | L | 5 | 6 | ||
| 47 | 21 | Scored | S | 26 | 54 | ||
| 20 | 7 | Conceded | C | 19 | 31 | ||
| 88% | 85% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | ||
| 72% | 69% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 92% | 92% | ||
| 48% | 31% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 69% | 68% | ||
| 20% | 15% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 62% | 52% | ||
| 16% | 15% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 23% | 24% | ||
| 48% | 38% | BTTS | BTTS | 46% | 60% | ||
| 40% | 62% | Clean Sheets | C S | 38% | 28% | ||
| 24% | 15% | Failed to Score | F T | 15% | 12% | ||
| 6.4 | 7.4 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5.4 | 6.1 | ||
| 3 | 2.5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.5 | 4.2 | ||
| 1.3 | 1.3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0.6 | 1 | ||
| 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 1 | ||
| 9.5 | 9.5 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 13.6 | 14.5 | ||
| 4.6 | 4.8 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2.6 | 3.8 | ||
| 41% | 33% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 59% | 52% | ||
| 7.3 | 7 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 13 | 11.1 | ||
| 2.5 | 2.5 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 4.4 | 4 | ||
| 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 | 14 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 28 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 19 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 15 | 30 |
| 2 | Lillestrøm | 14 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 27 | 13 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 14 | 11 | 14 | 30 |
| 3 | Bodø / Glimt | 14 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 30 | 18 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 17 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 13 | 10 | 12 | 25 |
| 4 | Viking | 15 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 26 | 18 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 14 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 13 | 8 | 25 |
| 5 | Rosenborg | 13 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 23 | 17 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 11 | 6 | 21 |
| 6 | Strømsgodset | 14 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 20 | 21 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 9 | -1 | 21 |
| 7 | Aalesund | 14 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 17 | 19 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 12 | -2 | 20 |
| 8 | Sarpsborg 08 | 13 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 29 | 22 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 16 | 12 | 7 | 19 |
| 9 | Odd | 14 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 14 | 19 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 | -5 | 19 |
| 10 | HamKam | 14 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 18 | 17 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 17 |
| 11 | Sandefjord | 13 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 23 | 26 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 16 | 13 | -3 | 17 |
| 12 | Vålerenga | 13 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 15 | 22 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 15 | -7 | 14 |
| 13 | Haugesund | 14 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 21 | 26 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 13 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 13 | -5 | 13 |
| 14 | Tromsø | 12 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 16 | 23 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 13 | -7 | 13 |
| 15 | Jerv | 14 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 10 | 25 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 14 | -15 | 11 |
| 16 | Kristiansund | 11 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 7 | 25 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 13 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 12 | -18 | 1 |
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