Napoli host Bodo/Glimt in the Champions League. Bodo/Glimt have been winning regularly in their own league, while Napoli's results have been a bit more up and down lately.
Both sides go into this one having lost their opening game in this season's league phase, so there's context there before a ball's even kicked here.
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Two very different form lines
Bodo/Glimt's last 20 matches make for eye-catching reading: 16 wins, just two defeats, and 54 goals scored. A good chunk of that comes from steamrolling teams in the Eliteserien, where they've put four or more past sides like Lillestrom and Start. But they've also shown up in Europe, beating Union St. Gilloise and NEC Nijmegen at home, though they did ship five away at Bayern Munich and lost away to NEC too.
Napoli: 20 completed matches; Bodo/Glimt: 20 completed matches.
Napoli
- Win
- 50% 10 / 20
- Draw
- 20% 4 / 20
- Loss
- 30% 6 / 20
- Scored
- 32
- Conceded
- 20
- Difference
- +12
Bodo/Glimt
- Win
- 80% 16 / 20
- Draw
- 10% 2 / 20
- Loss
- 10% 2 / 20
- Scored
- 54
- Conceded
- 24
- Difference
- +30
| League | Home | Away | Date | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Serie A | Fiorentina | Napoli | 20.09.2026 | 1-1 |
| Serie A | Napoli | Bologna | 13.09.2026 | 1-0 |
| UEFA Champions League | Napoli | Arsenal | 09.09.2026 | 0-1 |
| Serie A | Inter | Napoli | 05.09.2026 | 3-2 |
| Serie A | Napoli | Como | 30.08.2026 | 1-2 |
| Serie A | Genoa | Napoli | 22.08.2026 | 0-2 |
| Friendlies Clubs | Napoli | Aris Thessalonikis | 12.08.2026 | 6-2 |
| Friendlies Clubs | Napoli | Celta Vigo | 08.08.2026 | 1-1 |
| Friendlies Clubs | Napoli | Osasuna | 05.08.2026 | 2-1 |
| Friendlies Clubs | Napoli | Carrarese | 26.07.2026 | 2-0 |
| League | Home | Away | Date | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eliteserien | Brann | Bodo/Glimt | 20.09.2026 | 2-1 |
| Eliteserien | Bodo/Glimt | Sandefjord | 14.09.2026 | 3-2 |
| UEFA Champions League | Bayern München | Bodo/Glimt | 10.09.2026 | 5-0 |
| Eliteserien | Fredrikstad | Bodo/Glimt | 04.09.2026 | 1-2 |
| Eliteserien | Bodo/Glimt | Rosenborg | 30.08.2026 | 4-2 |
| UEFA Champions League | Bodo/Glimt | NEC Nijmegen | 25.08.2026 | 3-0 |
| UEFA Champions League | NEC Nijmegen | Bodo/Glimt | 19.08.2026 | 1-3 |
| UEFA Champions League | Bodo/Glimt | Union St. Gilloise | 11.08.2026 | 3-2 |
| Eliteserien | Valerenga | Bodo/Glimt | 08.08.2026 | 1-2 |
| UEFA Champions League | Union St. Gilloise | Bodo/Glimt | 04.08.2026 | 3-3 |
Napoli's record over the same stretch is more mixed: 10 wins, 6 losses, and only 32 goals scored across a run that blends Serie A and Champions League fixtures. There's no clear pattern of dominance here, just a team that wins some and drops points against sides both above and below them.
Bodo/Glimt arrive with real momentum, even if some of it was built against weaker domestic opposition.
Comparative Team Statistics: Napoli vs Bodo/Glimt

Early days in the league phase
The Champions League table only shows one match played for each side so far, and both lost. Napoli went down 0-1 at home to Arsenal, while Bodo/Glimt were beaten 5-0 away at Bayern Munich. That's a small sample, and neither result should be read as a full picture of either team's European campaign.
| № | Team | Played | Win | Draw | Loss | GF/GA | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 | Atletico Madrid | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1/2 | 0 |
| 27 | Napoli | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0/1 | 0 |
| 28 | Lask Linz | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0/1 | 0 |
| 34 | Sabah FA | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0/4 | 0 |
| 35 | Slovan Bratislava | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1/6 | 0 |
| 36 | Bodo/Glimt | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0/5 | 0 |
Limited team news available
The only individual notes we have relate to Bodo/Glimt. Jens Petter Hauge has been busy creating chances, picking up three assists in his last five appearances, while Odin Bjørtuft has picked up a red card in that same stretch. There's nothing here on Napoli's side, and this isn't a full squad list or confirmed lineup for either team.

How this one could play out
Given Bodo/Glimt's scoring form and Napoli's patchy home results this season, there's a reasonable chance of an open game with goals at both ends. Napoli have shown they can be got at, having already conceded twice at home this season, while Bodo/Glimt have proven they can score freely even against tougher European opposition.
Equally, Bodo/Glimt's heavy defeat at Bayern is a reminder that a step up in quality can expose them defensively too.
Squad lists and player details
Squad and player details
| Name | Country | Age | Position | Height | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| B. Badiashile | France | 25 | Defender | 194 | 75 |
| M. Politano | Italy | 33 | Attacker | 171 | 67 |
| A. Meret | Italy | 29 | Goalkeeper | 190 | 82 |
| N. Lang | Netherlands | 27 | Attacker | 173 | 70 |
| David Neres | Brazil | 29 | Attacker | 176 | 66 |
| K. De Bruyne | Belgium | 35 | Midfielder | 181 | 68 |
| L. Spinazzola | Italy | 33 | Defender | 186 | 75 |
| S. McTominay | Scotland | 29 | Midfielder | 193 | 88 |
| Amir Rrahmani | Kosovo | 32 | Defender | 192 | 87 |
| A. Zambo Anguissa | Cameroon | 30 | Midfielder | 184 | 78 |
| G. Di Lorenzo | Italy | 33 | Defender | 183 | 83 |
| V. Milinković-Savić | Serbia | 29 | Goalkeeper | 202 | 96 |
| N. Contini | Italy | 30 | Goalkeeper | 190 | 82 |
| S. Beukema | Netherlands | 27 | Defender | 188 | 77 |
| M. Olivera | Uruguay | 28 | Defender | 185 | 78 |
| S. Lobotka | Slovakia | 31 | Midfielder | 168 | 68 |
| B. Gilmour | Scotland | 25 | Midfielder | 170 | 60 |
| L. Lucca | Italy | 26 | Attacker | 201 | 80 |
| Rafa Marín | Spain | 24 | Defender | 191 | 83 |
| R. Højlund | Denmark | 23 | Attacker | 191 | 86 |
| Name | Country | Age | Position | Height | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| K. Høgh | Denmark | 25 | Attacker | 186 | 61 |
| H. Aleesami | Norway | 35 | Defender | 181 | 73 |
| N. Haikin | Russia | 31 | Goalkeeper | 185 | 68 |
| F. Bjørkan | Norway | 28 | Defender | 180 | 74 |
| P. Berg | Norway | 28 | Midfielder | 178 | n/a |
| H. Evjen | Norway | 26 | Midfielder | 173 | 70 |
| U. Saltnes | Norway | 33 | Midfielder | 187 | 78 |
| J. Hauge | Norway | 26 | Attacker | 183 | 75 |
| O. Bjørtuft | Norway | 27 | Defender | n/a | n/a |
| J. Kitolano | Norway | 25 | Midfielder | 170 | 71 |
| A. Helmersen | Norway | 28 | Attacker | 190 | 82 |
| J. Faye Lund | Norway | 27 | Goalkeeper | 186 | 80 |
| O. Brynhildsen | Norway | 27 | Attacker | 175 | 70 |
| J. Gundersen | Norway | 30 | Defender | 186 | 82 |
| A. Mikkelsen | Norway | 25 | Attacker | n/a | n/a |
| I. Määttä | Norway | 25 | Defender | 188 | 72 |
| S. Fet | Norway | 29 | Midfielder | 178 | 74 |
| O. Didrik Blomberg | Norway | 26 | Attacker | 177 | 71 |
| J. Mvuka | Norway | 23 | Midfielder | 176 | 66 |
| S. Auklend | Norway | 23 | Midfielder | n/a | n/a |
There's enough here to sketch a picture, Bodo/Glimt in better recent nick, Napoli more inconsistent, but not enough to land on a confident selection without market context.
We'd rather sit this one out than force a pick, especially with both sides only one European match into this run and genuine uncertainty on how they'll shape up against each other.
