Bodo/Glimt v Crvena Zvezda

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Norwegian hosts, Bodo/Glimt, will be eager to place themselves in a favourable position ahead of the 2nd leg of this upcoming encounter against Serbian outfit Crvena Zvezda as they look to make the most of home advantage in this 1st leg tie of this Champions League play-off tie at their Aspmyra Stadion with an impressive eight-match unbeaten sequence under their belts, while Crvena Zvezda have won four out of their last five matches in all competitions.

Bodo/Glimt have progressed through the earlier qualifying rounds of this season's Champions League competition thanks to wins against Latvian outfit Rigas by an emphatic 7-1 win on aggregate along with a 5-1 win on aggregate against Polish Ekstraklasa side, Jagiellonia Bialystok, and the hosts will be eager to get themselves across the line here too.

Recent results certainly suggest that the Norwegian hosts can produce a positive result on home soil at their Aspmyra Stadion as Bodo/Glimt have lost just once in their last 14 matches in all competitions while also picking up nine wins in the process as well.

In addition, Bodo/Glimt have impressed at home as well, putting together a nine-match unbeaten run which includes collecting seven wins along the way.

Crvena Zvezda will also fancy their chances here in Norway at the Aspmyra Stadion as the Serbian visitors are unbeaten in their last five games overall which consist of four wins and a draw; the four victories have been gained over Jedinstvo Ub, Tekstilac Odzaci, Novi Pazar and Cukaricki respectively, all of which were also in the Serbian domestic top flight.

The bigger picture shows Crvena Zvezda have suffered just one defeat in their previous 35 matches in all competitions which is some record indeed, while also losing just once in their last 14 outings on the road and collecting 12 wins in the process.

However, Crvena Zvezda have produced a wretched record on the road in previous campaigns in the Champions League as the Serbian side have lost 10 out of their last 12 outings on the road and collecting just two wins which came in the form of wins against Tirana and Pyunik.

Seven of these previous 14 away games have also produced three goals or more while seven of Bodo/Glimt's last nine games on home soil at the Aspmyra Stadion have also resulted in Over 2.5 goals as well.

Bodo/Glimt v Crvena Zvezda Verdict

Bodo/Glimt are currently enjoying a purple patch of form in all competitions which includes previous wins in the qualifying rounds in this competition and although Crvena Zvezda have also collected some impressive recent wins, Bodo/Glimt with home advantage look the stronger outfit and more likely for the win here.

Therefore, our main bet will be Bodo/Glimt win @ 1.72

Other side bets worth considering:

Bodo/Glimt win & Over 2.5 goals @ 2.40

Correct Score: Bodo/Glimt 2-1 @ 8.50