We have reached the second legs of the 2022/23 Champions League playoffs and on Wednesday the 24th of August we have a meeting between GNK Dinamo Zagreb and Bodø/Glimt.
The match will be played at the Stadion Maksimir in Zagreb with the hosts 1-0 down from the first leg played in Norway last week.
Počela je prodaja ulaznica! ⚡️⚽️ Dinamo vs Bodø/Glimt 😎 IDEMO ZAJEDNO U LIGU PRVAKA! 🔥💙
GNK Dinamo Zagreb come into the match having beat Osijek 5-2 at home in the Croatian HNL on the weekend.
Having opened the scoring in the 3rd minute of the game, GNK Dinamo Zagreb conceded the equaliser to go in level at 1-1. The hosts upped their level in the second half and scored 4 goals to Osijek’s 1 and claim maximum points.
It was important for GNK Dinamo Zagreb to get back to winning ways as they lost their first match of the season at Bodø/Glimt in the first leg of this tie last week. The only goal of the game was scored by the hosts in the 37th minute on what is a difficult surface for away teams.
Home form in the Champions League shows GNK Dinamo Zagreb are tough to beat and they are undefeated in their 6 most recent matches at Stadion Maksimir.
In fact, GNK Dinamo Zagreb have lost only 1 of their last 12 home Champions League fixtures and that was against Manchester City. Trends show both teams have scored in 6 of their last 8 home Champions League games.
Bodø/Glimt make the trip to Zagreb having been held to a 2-2 draw at home by HamKam in the Norwegian Eliteserien.
Bodø/Glimt twice took the lead in the match but could not hold on and the second equaliser was scored in the 86th minute. However, Bodø/Glimt can be forgiven for having one eye on the Champions League.
The 1-0 win in the home leg of this Champions League tie plus the draw in the Eliteserien on the weekend means Bodø/Glimt are undefeated in their last 9 fixtures in all competitions. There have been 7 wins in those 9 matches and 3 of the wins have come in the Champions League.
However, away form in the Champions League is poor and Bodø/Glimt have failed to win any of their 4 away trips in the competition. There have been 3 defeats and one draw and Bodø/Glimt have failed to keep a clean sheet.
Looking ahead to the team news and GNK Dinamo Zagreb do not appear to have any injury concerns. Josip Drmic is expected to come back into the starting XI having started on the bench on the weekend. Bruno Petković will play up-front.
Bodø/Glimt have two players unavailable for this game with Sondre Brunstad Fet out for the season and Morten Konradsen not likely to return until September.
This could be the time for Norwegian football to return to the group stages of the Champions League. With a lead to defend from the first leg, the pressure will be on GNK Dinamo Zagreb to score and that could leave gaps at the back for Bodø/Glimt to exploit.
We expect both teams to score and for this game to end level, seeing Bodø/Glimt progress on aggregate.
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