Bodo/Glimt v Rigas FS

Bodo/Glimt vs Rigas Preview

Bodo/Glimt registered a comprehensive 3-1 at home against Odd BK in the Norwegian Eliteserien on Friday which not only saw the hosts return to winning ways after suffering a 2-1 loss away from home at Sandefjord but it also became Bodo/Glimt's fourth win in five games in all competitions, while Rigas registered a resounding 4-0 victory away from home at Irish club Larne in the 1st qualifying round of this season's Champions League, making it a 7-0 win on aggregate.

Having finished top of the Norwegian Eliteserien table at the end of last season, Bodo/Glimt will enter the qualifying phase of the Champions League at the 2nd round stage and having lost just twice in their last 11 matches overall, the upcoming hosts will fancy their chances of producing a positive result here.

The two defeats in these previous 11 games were both inflicted upon Kjetil Knutsen's side on their travels with losses at Ham/Kam and the aforementioned Sandefjord, but Bodo/Glimt have also collected seven wins within this period as well.

Overall resulted on home soil in recent times have also been pretty solid as the hosts are unbeaten in their last six games at their Aspmyra Stadion along with capturing four wins.

Rigas sailed through the 1st qualifying round of this season's Champions League as they ran out easy 7-0 winners on aggregate, winning 3-0 and 4-0 respectively over the two legs and the visitors will also head into this upcoming 1st leg tie at the Aspmyra Stadion in confident mood as well.

Rigas have won 13 out of their last 14 matches in all competitions and the visitors currently sit top of the Latvian Virsliga table where they hold a useful four-point cushion over second placed Riga on the domestic front.

In the domestic top flight, Rigas have won 11 of their last 12 league matches which manager, Viktors Morosz, will be hoping will stand his side in good stead for what is expected to be a tough opening leg in Norway on Tuesday night.

Results away from home have also been impressive from Rigas' perspective as the visitors have won their last six away games on the trot, five of which also resulted in high-scoring games and going over the Over 2.5 goals mark.

However, Rigas possess very limited experience at Champions League level as the visitors have played only four ties previously, losing on penalties to HJK back in 2022 before recording the 7-0 win on aggregate against Larne.

Bodo/Glimt v Rigas Verdict

Both Bodo/Glimt and Rigas are enjoying productive spells of promising results so this game should produce a few goals with perhaps Bodo/Glimt gaining the edge.

Therefore, our main bet will be Over 2.5 goals @ 1.66

Other side bets worth considering:

Bodo/Glimt win & Over 2.5 goals @ 1.95

Correct Score: Bodo/Glimt 3-1 @ 12.00