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Bodo/Glimt vs Tottenham Preview: Team News & Prediction

by Alex Lawes · May 5 2025, 17:54
Updated May 8 2025, 12:43
Bodo/Glimt vs Tottenham Preview: Team News & Prediction
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It was an impressive performance from Tottenham Hotspur in the first-leg but they have left the door ajar for Bodo/Glimt to fight back in the second-leg of this UEFA Europa League semi-final.

Kick-off date/time: Thursday 8th May, 2025: UK – 8:00pm / US ET – 3:00pm / US PT – 12:00pm

How to watch on TV: UK – TNT Sports / US – CBS Sports

How to watch online: UK – Discovery+ / US – Paramount+

Bodo/Glimt Preview: Home advantage

In the quarter-finals of the UEFA Europa League last month, Bodo/Glimt defeated Lazio by two goals to nil up in the Arctic Circle in the first-leg before then managing to overcome the Romans on penalties at the Stadio Olimpico in the Italian capital after a defeat in the second-leg.

Kjetil Knutsen has done a magnificent job in charge of the Norwegian champions and it would be fitting for their fairytale to have yet another level to go to with a European final awaiting them if they can overturn the current two-goal deficit against a fragile Tottenham Hotspur side.

Tottenham Preview: Spurs’ fragility

At the start of this season, Ange Postecoglou made a point of saying he always wins things in his second season in charge and as daft as that appeared at the time to say and as poor as they have been throughout this campaign, the Australian could well still deliver silverware.

Spurs were up and at it with a slightly more pragmatic style in north London last week as they defeated the Norwegians by three goals to one in the first-leg at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium thanks to goals from Brennan Johnson, James Maddison and Dominic Solanke.

Bodo/Glimt Team News: Returning players

Bodo/Glimt will be content to have scored late on last week via Uli Saltnes and they will be boosted by their returning contingent. Key players Patrick Berg, Hakon Evjen and Andreas Helmersen will all be back in the squad this week following their suspensions last week.

Predicted XI (4-3-3): Khaikin; Sjovold, Nielsen, Gundersen, Bjorkan; Evjen, Berg, Saltnes; Maatta, Hogh, Hauge

Unavailable: Vetti (Injured), Bassi (Injured)

Questionable: 

Tottenham Team News: Maddison injury

Spurs, on the other hand, actually now have players missing for the trip to Norway and the big one is England international James Maddison. He is expected to miss the rest of this season after a magnificent campaign in this competition and also having entered into some good form.

Predicted XI (4-3-3): Vicario; Porro, Romero, Van de Ven, Udogie; Bissouma, Bentancur, Kulusevski; Johnson, Solanke, Tel

Unavailable: Dragusin (Injured), Bergvall (Injured), Maddison (Injured)

Questionable: Son (Fitness), Solanke (Injured)

Key Stats

  • Bodø/Glimt are aiming to be the first Norwegian team to reach the final of a UEFA senior men’s club competition.
  • Bodø/Glimt have lost their previous four UEFA competition matches against English teams.
  • Bodø/Glimt have won eight of their last ten UEFA competition two-legged ties.
  • Bodø/Glimt have won nine of their previous ten UEFA competition home matches this season (L1).
  • Bodø/Glimt have scored 29 goals in their previous ten UEFA competition home matches this season.
  • Bodø/Glimt have only failed to score in two of their last 27 UEFA competition matches.
  • Winners of the inaugural edition of the UEFA Cup in 1971/72, Tottenham are aiming to reach their fourth UEFA Cup/UEFA Europa League final. It would be their first in the Europa League era, their last in the UEFA Cup was in 1983/84 when they won the competition for the second time.
  • Tottenham have lost the second leg in only one of their previous eight UEFA competition semi-final ties (W6 D1).
  • Tottenham have won all their five UEFA competition matches against Norwegian teams.
  • Tottenham have lost only two of their last 14 UEFA competition matches (W8 D4).
  • Tottenham have scored more goals (340) than any other team in UEFA Cup/UEFA Europa League history. Sporting CP are second with 321 goals.

Bodo/Glimt vs Tottenham Prediction

Tottenham are famed for their fragility and they now head to completely different conditions against a side well grooved at home with just a two-goal advantage that could be wiped out with two set-pieces within the first 15 minutes of the game. Spurs’ squad is better than what Postecoglou has got out of it this season and the fact that Uli Saltnes notched late on means they will be extremely nervous as they head to the Aspmyra Stadion in Bodo. Whether or not Bodo/Glimt can overturn the deficit is a big ask but certainly doable and siding with them for the leg would be the sensible bet.

Bodo/Glimt vs Tottenham Tip: Bodo/Glimt to win

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