Nijmegen vs Bodo Glimt Prediction 19 August 2026
🔊 Last winter, Bodø/Glimt beat Manchester City, Atletico and Inter twice, reached the last 16 of the Champions League - and still begin the new European season in qualifying. The reason is one point: that's how much they fell short of Viking in the previous Norwegian championship. NEK have taken the opposite route: a third-place finish in the Eredivisie brought the club to the Champions League for the first time in their history. The first play-off leg is on 19 August at Goffertstadion.
Head-to-Head
📊 The two sides have never met before. The closest reference point is Bodø/Glimt's experience against Dutch clubs: in 2022 the Norwegians knocked AZ out of the Conference League round of 16, that same year failed to beat PSV twice in the Europa League group stage, and in February 2024 lost to Ajax in the play-off round.
Head-to-head statistics Nijmegen - Bodo Glimt
NEC Nijmegen Team Overview
Dick Schreuder is in his second season at Nijmegen, and in his first he took the club straight into Europe. NEC came through the third qualifying round comfortably: a goalless draw in Piraeus, then a home win over Olympiacos (2:1) in extra time. The price was two injuries - Sandler and Uaissa both went off before half-time.
Home ground is the hosts' main source of hope: NEC have scored in 23 consecutive matches in Nijmegen. The Eredivisie has only just started, and the opening has been uneven: at home NEC lost to Telstar, then a week later thrashed Willem II away. The fixture list may help from here: the match against Excelsior this coming weekend is currently in doubt.
Match Results: NEC Nijmegen
Bodo/Glimt Team Overview
A town above the Arctic Circle and a stadium with a capacity of 8,270 - yet four Norwegian titles in six years, something no club further north has ever managed. Only Vikingur managed to stop that run: in the previous championship, Bodø/Glimt dropped points in just 8 of their 30 matches, but still finished second, one point behind the champions.
Now that same point is working in Bodø/Glimt's favour: the club leads Eliteserien, while Vikingur are the ones trailing - despite beating them 5-0 in Stavanger back in April. Slip-ups have become increasingly rare since then - they have gone 13 matches in a row without one. It has not come easily: in the previous qualifying round, Bodø/Glimt only got past Union Saint-Gilloise in extra time, scoring the decisive goal in the 117th minute.
Match Results: Bodo/Glimt
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Bodo/Glimt
🔁 Update from August 19, 4:50 UTC:
- Defender Jostein Gundersen has not travelled to the Netherlands due to injury. He picked up the injury a week ago. The player had been featuring in the starting lineup in both the Champions League qualifying matches and the Norwegian league games this summer. This is Bodø/Glimt's first European match without Gundersen, so there may be certain difficulties in defence.
⚽️ Goals prediction
The visitors' argument is their attack. Bodø/Glimt have scored at least two goals in 12 of their last 13 matches. Kasper Høgh, the top scorer in this Eliteserien, is on fire up front. NEC have no answer so far: they have conceded at home in 10 of their last 11 matches. And in central defence, changes are possible following Sandler's injury. The bet is Bodø/Glimt total goals over 1.5 at 1.89*.
🚩 Corners prediction
Bodø/Glimt live on deliveries: in the Champions League they have a run of seven consecutive away matches with at least ten corners. Looking more broadly, across their last 20 official matches the Norwegians earn 7.65 corners per game, their opponents 2.95. NEC have a similar ratio: 6.65 and 3.55. Add it up and you get an average of 5.6 corners for the visitors and 4.8 for the hosts, comfortably over ten combined. The ball will be with the visitors more often, but NEC also play attacking football at home, so corners will come from both sides. The bet is total corners over 9.5 at 1.85*.
🟨 Yellow cards prediction
François Letexier has been appointed in Nijmegen - a referee who took charge of last season's Europa League final and worked the round of 16 at the World Cup this summer. This season the Frenchman is averaging more than four yellow cards per game. Across their last 20 official matches, NEC players have received 33 bookings, their opponents 36. Over the same stretch Bodø/Glimt barely foul - just 13 cards - but their opponents get it rough: 40 bookings and an average of 2.65. Letexier with his four yellows per game will certainly not bring the expected averages down. The bet is total yellow cards over 2.5.
*Odds are indicative and may vary across different bookmakers.
⭐️ Editor's Pick
NEC's home run sounds more impressive than it looks: they have gone unbeaten at Goffertstadion in 7 of their last 8 matches. The only crack in it is fresh - last week at home NEC lost to Telstar. And they only got past Olympiacos in extra time, and only after the Greeks had a man sent off.
The visitors have a different foundation: Bodø/Glimt have won 5 of their last 6 away matches, and this is their fourth time in this round in five years - experience is not something they lack. NEC are playing this stage for the first time. The hosts are capable of holding on for a draw, but turning the tide against an opponent like this straight away seems unlikely. The bet is Bodø/Glimt handicap (0). Predicted score - 1:2.
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