Tottenham Hotspur vs Bodo/Glimt Prediction, Preview & Betting Tips

Tottenham Hotspur enter the first leg of their UEFA Europa League semi-final as favourites, due to them having a superior squad, as well as due to the fact that Bodo/Glimt’s away record in this competition is poor, having earned just five points from four games in the Group Stage, while suffering defeats at FC Twente, Olympiacos and Lazio in the knockout stages.

On the other hand, Spurs earned 10 points from their four Group Stage matches at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, having beaten Qarabag (3-0), AZ Alkmaar (1-0) and Elfsborg (3-0) while drawing with AS Roma (2-2). In the knockout stages, they have beaten AZ Alkmaar and drew with Eintracht Frankfurt.

The Both Teams to Score market has landed in four of Tottenham’s last five matches - with Spurs entering this game as favourites, we predict that Spurs will win via a 3-1 scoreline.

Prediction: Tottenham Hotspur 3-1 Bodo/Glimt

On Thursday night, Tottenham Hotspur hosts Bodo/Glimt in the first leg of their UEFA Europa League tie.

Date: 01/05/2025

Location: Tottenham Hotspur Stadium

Time: 8pm

This will be the first-ever meeting between Tottenham Hotspur and Bodo/Glimt, while this is the first time that a Norwegian side has ever reached the semi-finals of a major European competition.

Ange Postecoglou will know that Tottenham’s whole season hinges on the UEFA Europa League, as his side’s league campaign has been nothing short of disastrous.

Tottenham sit 16th in the Premier League table with just four matches to go, having earned 37 points, winning 11, drawing four and losing 19 while scoring 62 and conceding 56. This means, that the Europa League is their only chance to win silverware and to qualify for next season’s Champions League.

Thus far, Tottenham have managed to progress past the likes of AZ Alkmaar (3-2) on aggregate as well as Eintracht Frankfurt 2-1 on aggregate to reach the semi-finals, having previously fourth in the Group Stage with 17 points from eight games.

Bodo/Glimt’s league season has only just started. Kjetil Knutsen’s men managed to win the Norwegian Eliteserien last time out with 62 points from 30 matches, seeing them finish just three points above second-place Brann. So far this campaign, they have won three and drawn one of their opening four games in the league.

In the Europa League, Bodo/Glimt finished ninth in the Group Stage with 14 points from eight matches, while in the knockout stages, they have managed to advance past FC Twente 6-4 on aggregate, Olympiacos 4-2 on aggregate as well as Lazio 3-2 on penalties after a 3-3 draw.

Tottenham Hotspur versus Bodo/Glimt will be broadcast live on TNT Sports 2 and TNT Sports Ultimate.

Tottenham Hotspur

Radu Dragusin is Tottenham’s only injury doubt heading into their home clash with Bodo/Glimt on Thursday.

Bodo/Glimt

Bodo/Glimt will be without Luras Odin Bjortuft and Ole Blomberg for their trip to Tottenham due to injury. Andreas Helmerson is suspended following his red card against Lazio.

Tottenham Hotspur

Tottenham Hotspur’s are in poor league form, however, they did earn a solid 2-1 aggregate win over Eintracht Frankfurt, in the quarter-finals of the Europa League, with Pedro Porro and Dominic Solanke scoring for the Lilywhites against the Bundesliga outfit.

Typically of their league campaign so far, Tottenham have suffered three defeats on the bounce to Wolverhampton Wanderers (4-2), Nottingham Forest and Liverpool (5-1), with the latter mentioned defeat resulting in the Anfield club winning the Premier League title.

Bodo/Glimt

Bodo/Glimt have won two of their last three league matches, having managed to beat HamKam (3-0) and KFUM (3-0) on either side of a 2-2 away draw with Molde.

In the UEFA Europa League, Bodo/Glimt managed to beat Lazio 4-3 on penalties after a 3-3 aggregate draw. During their tie at the Stadio Olimpico, they scored a 109th-minute goal through Andreas Helmerson.

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