Rana vs Bodo/Glimt Prediction & Betting Tips

Contrasting recent form

Bodo/Glimt's numbers are striking: 16 wins from 20 matches, just two defeats, and 54 goals scored against 24 conceded. That sample includes Eliteserien games alongside a heavy Champions League schedule, with results against Bayern München, NEC Nijmegen and Union St. Gilloise mixed in among the domestic wins.

Rana: 20 completed matches; Bodo/Glimt: 20 completed matches.

Rana

20 matches

Win

35% 7 / 20

Draw

15% 3 / 20

Loss

50% 10 / 20

Scored

35

Conceded

38

Difference

-3

Bodo/Glimt

20 matches

Win

80% 16 / 20

Draw

10% 2 / 20

Loss

10% 2 / 20

Scored

54

Conceded

24

Difference

+30

Rana's picture is very different. Seven wins from 20 in the second tier below Eliteserien, ten defeats, and more goals conceded than scored. It's a squad that's had to work hard just to stay competitive week to week.

The gap in recent output between the two sides is about as wide as it gets in a domestic cup fixture.

Comparative Team Statistics: Rana vs Bodo/Glimt

Two cup meetings, both one-sided

Rana and Bodo/Glimt have met twice before, both times in the Norwegian Cup, in 2021 and 2022. Bodo/Glimt won 4-1 and then 4-0, both away from home against Rana.

Those results are a few seasons old now and don't tell us much about either squad's current form, but they do show a clear pattern whenever these two have faced off in this competition.

A big gap in level for a cup tie

This is the kind of fixture where the level difference is obvious on paper. Bodo/Glimt are playing Champions League football, while Rana are grinding through a difficult third-tier campaign. Cup ties can still spring surprises, and a side juggling European commitments sometimes rotates or looks a little jaded against lower-league opposition.

Even allowing for that, nothing in Rana's recent form suggests they're well placed to cause an upset here. Their own defensive numbers have been shaky against sides at their own level, let alone one scoring at Bodo/Glimt's rate.