Bodo/Glimt vs Lask Linz Prediction

Form going into the month ahead

Bodo/Glimt's overall record this season is built on plenty of wins, but their most recent run has been patchy. They edged Borussia Dortmund 1-0 and beat Kristiansund 3-1, but they've also lost 4-3 away at Napoli and slipped to a 0-2 defeat at Ham-Kam.

Bodo/Glimt: 20 completed matches; Lask Linz: 20 completed matches.

Bodo/Glimt

20 matches

Win

75% 15 / 20

Draw

5% 1 / 20

Loss

20% 4 / 20

Scored

47

Conceded

27

Difference

+20

Lask Linz

20 matches

Win

65% 13 / 20

Draw

5% 1 / 20

Loss

30% 6 / 20

Scored

57

Conceded

32

Difference

+25

Lask Linz have shown they can mix it with good sides, winning 3-2 away at Sporting CP, but they've also shipped six at home to Liverpool and lost 0-4 at Austria Lustenau. It's a team capable of both ends of the result spectrum right now.

Comparative Team Statistics: Bodo/Glimt vs Lask Linz

Early league-phase picture

This season's league-phase table only has two games in it for each side so far. Bodo/Glimt sit in 24th place with three points from a win and a loss, while Lask Linz are down in 33rd with no points after two defeats.

It's a very early snapshot rather than a settled picture, and both teams have a long way to go before the standings mean much.

Lask Linz clearly need results soon to get their league-phase campaign moving.

Players to watch

Jens-Petter Hauge has been Bodo/Glimt's main creative outlet lately, picking up three assists in his last five appearances. That sort of output from midfield or out wide tends to matter in games that open up.

Bodo/Glimt:

Best assist providers:

J. Hauge - 3

Penalty cards:

O. Bjørtuft x 1

Odin Bjørtuft has also picked up a red card in his last five matches, which is worth bearing in mind given how it can shape a game if it happens again. There's no comparable player information available for Lask Linz from what's been provided.

How this one might play out

Both sides have shown they can be involved in high-scoring games recently, Bodo/Glimt in results like the 4-3 at Napoli and Lask Linz in the 3-6 at home to Liverpool. Neither defence has looked settled in matches with better opposition.

Bodo/Glimt have home advantage and a touch more consistency behind them, but Lask Linz have proven they can score goals even in tough away trips. It points to a game where chances at both ends are plausible rather than a routine procession.