Champions League: Galatasaray vs Bodo/Glimt – Betting preview

Ace Football previews the Champions League game between Galatasaray and Bodo/Glimt who meet up this coming Wednesday. The match preview includes the current team news, stats, and a recommended betting tip.

Bodo/Glimt head over to the Rams Global Stadyumu this coming Wednesday to face title favourites Galatasaray in a round 3 match in the Champions League.

Team form: Galatasaray vs Bodo/Glimt

Galatasaray Form

In their last three matches, Galatasaray won 1-0 against Liverpool, before recording a draw in a 1-1 match against Besiktas. They were back on top last time out, defeating Istanbul Basaksehir 1-2. Galatasaray just have a single home win to show from their efforts in the past six Champions League matches at the Rams Global Stadyumu. They also drew three and lost two of these six encounters, in which they scored eight and conceded ten goals.

Bodo/Glimt Form

In their last three matches, Bodo/Glimt drew 2-2 with Tottenham, beat FK Haugesund by 2-0 and beat Sarpsborg 08 by 2-5. Bodo/Glimt didn’t manage a single away win in their last six Champions League matches, but managed one draws, while suffering zero defeats. They conceded two and scored two goals themselves.

Betting stats and facts for Galatasaray and Bodo/Glimt

Here are some facts that might be useful for placing bets on the upcoming game between Galatasaray and Bodo/Glimt. The facts are based on the statistics from the last couple of matches that these teams played across all tournaments.

Players in form: Galatasaray vs Bodo/Glimt

As the new Champions League campaign has recently started, we are still a bit in the dark, as to which striker will dominate the top scorer table for Galatasaray and Bodo/Glimt this season. However, there might be some interesting prospects, when looking at the list of players who are in the best form at the moment.

Popular betting markets: Galatasaray vs Bodo/Glimt

Full-time result

Galatasaray won eight of their last 10 matches on home soil, drew two and lost none. Bodo/Glimt won seven games, drew two and lost one in their last 10 away games across all tournaments. Galatasaray didn’t lose any of their previous 5 matches. Amazingly, Galatasaray are on a streak of 34 home matches without defeat. Bodo/Glimt have hit a nice vein of form, not losing any of their last 8 games. Bodo/Glimt didn’t lose any of their 5 most recent away games.

Both teams to score

Galatasaray scored the first goal of the match an impressive eight times in the last ten home games. Astonishingly, Bodo/Glimt scored the opening goal of the match in nine of their last ten games. Both teams have scored in the last 6 consecutive away games Bodo/Glimt played. Galatasaray probably enjoy the prospect of scoring on Wednesday, as Bodo/Glimt managed only two clean sheets in the previous 10 matches. The former claimed five clean sheets in their last 10 matches.

Total goals

Over 2.5 goals happened in six of Galatasaray’s last ten matches across all tournaments. They pulled off an average of 2.1 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals were scored in eight of the ten most recent games across all tournaments for Bodo/Glimt. They performed an average of three goals in these. Galatasaray are on a nice streak of scoring at least once in their previous 31 matches. Bodo/Glimt are on a nice streak of scoring at least once in their previous 26 matches.