Comments and predictions for Bodo/Glimt vs Tottenham: Roosters escape
The match between Bodo/Glimt vs Tottenham in the Europa League takes place at 2:00 a.m. on May 9. Nghe An Newspaper analyzes performance, makes football comments and predicts the score.
Latest Bodo/Glimt vs Tottenham team information
Tottenham's James Maddison was forced off in the first leg with a knee injury and is expected to miss the rest of the season. Radu Dragusin (cruciate ligament) and Lucas Bergvall (ankle) are also out.
However, coach Postecoglou hopes Dominic Solanke (thigh injury) and Son Heung-min (foot) will be back in time. If not, Richarlison and Brennan Johnson could play alongside either Mathys Tel or Wilson Odobert – who scored in the draw with West Ham.
Dejan Kulusevski is likely to replace Maddison in the creative role, partnering Rodrigo Bentancur and either Yves Bissouma or Pape Matar Sarr in midfield. The defence will be a quartet of Pedro Porro, Cristian Romero, Micky van de Ven and Destiny Udogie – the starting XI from the first leg.
For Bodo/Glimt, Daniel Bassi remains absent due to a foot injury. However, coach Knutsen will welcome back captain Patrick Berg, Hakon Evjen and Andreas Helmersen after being suspended for the first leg.
Berg and Evjen are almost certain to start, supporting Ulrik Saltnes in midfield, in place of Jens Petter Hauge and Sondre Brunstad Fet. Helmersen is likely to be the backup for Kasper Hogh – who leads the Europa League scoring charts this season with 7 goals, level with Bruno Fernandes and Ayoub El Kaabi.
Knutsen will consider whether to keep Isak Dybvik Maatta on the right or move Hauge up front alongside Hogh and Ole Didrik Blomberg. The back four of Fredrik Sjovold, Villads Nielsen, Jostein Gundersen and Fredrik Bjorkan is likely to remain.
Latest predicted lineup for Bodo/Glimt vs Tottenham
Bodo/Glimt:
Haikin; Sjovold, Nielsen, Gundersen, Bjork; Evjen, Berg, Saltnes; Maatta, Hogh, Blomberg
Tottenham Hotspur:
Vicario; Porro, Romero, Van de Ven, Udogie; Sarr, Bentancur, Kulusevski; Johnson, Solanke, Tel
Latest football commentary on Bodo/Glimt vs Tottenham
It took just 38 seconds for Brennan Johnson to open the scoring for Tottenham in the first leg, and goals from James Maddison and Dominic Solanke put the English side three goals ahead within 61 minutes. However, a late equaliser from Bodo/Glimt's Ulrik Saltnes gave the Norwegian champions hope.
Despite Spurs edging closer to their first major trophy in 17 years, manager Ange Postecoglou has complained about the “negative atmosphere” surrounding the club, with the club forced to rely on winning the Europa League to secure Champions League football next season due to poor domestic form.
Tottenham have lost 19 of their 35 Premier League games this season. After three straight defeats, they only managed a 1-1 draw with West Ham last weekend, leaving them in 16th place and 14 points off the top half.
Postecoglou – who declared at the start of the season that he “always wins in his second year” – will want to improve on Tottenham’s poor away record, which has seen them win just two of their last 10 away games in all competitions (D1 L7). However, they did beat Eintracht Frankfurt and keep a rare clean sheet in their last Europa League trip, securing their place in the semi-finals.
Spurs haven't won consecutive away games in European competition since November 2013, but they now have a perfect record against Norwegian sides, including last week's win over Bodo/Glimt – their best record against any nation.
With a two-goal advantage after the first leg at home, Tottenham have every reason to believe in their ticket to the next round. In the history of the Europa League since its rebranding in 2009–10, only nine of the 92 teams have failed to progress after winning by two goals in the first leg.
Whatever the result in the second leg, Bodo/Glimt have made history as the first Norwegian club to reach the semi-finals of a major continental tournament.
The Superlagets have a full week to rest and prepare for the rematch with Tottenham. They are also aiming for their first win against the English football representative, having lost all four previous encounters – including a 0-1 home defeat to Arsenal in the 2022-23 Europa League.
Including last week’s defeat, Bodo/Glimt have lost seven of their 11 Europa League away games since the 2022-23 season – second only to Roma in terms of defeats. They also have the lowest away win rate (9%) of the 19 teams to have played at least eight away games in that time. However, their home form has been a reliable asset.
Indeed, Bodo/Glimt have won all five of their last five home games in the Europa League, scoring 15 goals in total, and recently beat Lazio – who topped their round of 36 group – 2-0 in the second leg of their quarter-final, before overcoming their opponents on penalties.
In fact, they have won all eight of their last home games in all competitions, including their opening two games of the 2025 Eliteserien season by the same scoreline of 3-0. Coach Kjetil Knutsen has encouraged his players to “go all out” if they want to make history.
Latest Bodo/Glimt vs Tottenham score prediction
Based on the above football comments, we and the world's leading football sites have given the results of the match.Bodo/Glimt vs Tottenhamas follows:
- Sportsmole:Bodo/Glimt 1-3 Tottenham
- WhoScore:Bodo/Glimt 2-2 Tottenham
- Our newspaper predicts:Bodo/Glimt 2-2 Tottenham
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