Bodo/Glimt v FC Porto

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Norwegian outfit Bodo/Glimt will be relieved to be returning to the more familiar surroundings of their Aspmyra Stadion for this upcoming Europa League clash with Portuguese visitors Porto following their 4-1 mauling away from home at the hands of Brann in the Norwegian Eliteserien on the weekend, while Porto had no such concerns as they posted a comprehensive 3-0 win away from home at Vitoria Guimaraes in the Portuguese Primeira Liga.

Aside from recent defeats to the likes of the aforementioned Brann and Red Star Belgrade (the latter resulting in an eventual 3-2 loss in the Champions League qualifiers), Bodo/Glimt have produced an encouraging sequence of results overall, losing just twice in their previous 14 matches in all competitions.

The Norwegian hosts have also picked up 10 wins in the process which will give them a boost ahead of this opening game in the league stage of the Europa League, while eight of these 14 games have also seen both teams score as well.

In addition, Bodo/Glimt have also won their last eight home games on the trot in all competitions, five of which have resulted in both teams hitting the back of the net but on the Europa League front, the Norwegian hosts have lost their last four ties on the trot, so the goals market may be the safer option in this clash.

Porto made it back-to-back wins in recent times as the visitors secured all three points with a 3-0 win away from home at Vitoria Guimaraes in the domestic top flight on the weekend which followed a previous 2-1 home win against Farense.

The Portuguese visitors have also produced an impressive string of results overall heading into this Europa League opening game of the league phase as Vitor Bruno's side have suffered just the single defeat in their last 21 games in all competitions.

Within this excellent run of results, Porto have registered no fewer than 18 wins in the process which must surely give the visitors a more than decent chance of hitting the back of the net at the very least on Wednesday night at the Aspmyra Stadion.

Furthermore, Porto have won 10 out of the last 11 away games in all competitions which places Vitor Bruno's side in a favourable position to notch against Bodo/Glimt but the Portuguese visitors have also struggled for consistency in recent times on the Europa League stage as Porto have managed to collect just three wins out of their last 11 ties overall at this level.

Bodo/Glimt v Porto Verdict

Bodo/Glimt's impressive results at home have been more or less matched by Porto's excellent results on the road so both teams look likely to score here in what could end up being a score-draw.

Therefore, our main bet will be BTTS Yes @ 1.61

Other side bets worth considering:

Draw @ 3.80

Correct Score: 1-1 @ 7.50