Bodo/Glimt vs Lillepredicted line-ups, prediction and how to watch

Predicted line-ups, prediction and how to watch for Bodo/Glimt vs Lille: everything you need to know before the game.

Bodo/Glimt host Lille at the Aspmyra Stadion on Tuesday, November 3 (14:00 Mexico City time) in matchday four of the Champions League league phase.

The Norwegians are 28th with three points. The French side sit 35th of 36, still without a point after three games.

Match preview

Bodo/Glimt arrive with three points from three games and a goal difference of minus five. They sit 28th of 36. Their only win was a 1-0 victory over Borussia Dortmund on October 14, in their only home game of the league phase so far.

Away from home the record is poor: two defeats, three goals scored and nine conceded. The latest was a 4-3 loss at Napoli on October 20, where they scored three times but were exposed at the back.

In the Eliteserien, Bodo/Glimt beat Viking 3-2 on October 30, lost 1-0 to Valerenga on October 24 and won 2-0 at Ham-Kam on October 17. Across all competitions they have won three and lost two of their last five.

They scored in four of those five matches, averaging 1.8 goals per game. They also conceded in three of them. Lille have let in goals in four of their last five.

Lille are pointless and 35th in the table. They lost both home games in the league phase, scoring four and conceding seven, and were beaten 3-0 at Arsenal on October 13.

Their latest European defeat was a 4-2 home loss to Galatasaray on October 21. They have shipped ten goals in three games and their goal difference is minus six.

Domestically the picture is brighter. Lille beat Lens 1-0 on October 30, drew 1-1 at Monaco on October 25 and drew 1-1 with Brest on October 17. They did not lose in the league in that spell, though they scored only once per game.

Across their last five matches, Lille have scored five and conceded nine, with one win, two draws and two defeats. Bodo/Glimt have scored nine and conceded seven in the same period.

There is no previous meeting on record, so this is a first encounter. Both sides need points to move towards the top 24. For Bodo/Glimt, the Aspmyra Stadion is also where they have already collected points in this phase.

Team news

<cite index="3-3">Bodo/Glimt will be without goalkeeper Julian Faye Lund through injury, though Nikita Haikin should continue between the sticks.</cite> Hakon Evjen (knee) and August Mikkelsen (groin) are also unavailable.

<cite index="3-6">The probable home XI is Haikin; Sjovold, Bjortuft, Gundersen, Bjorkan; Auklend, Fet, Berg, Hauge; Blomberg, Helmersen.</cite>

<cite index="3-5">For Lille, right-back Tiago Santos suffered a cruciate ligament tear and meniscus damage, so 18-year-old Maxima Goffi looks set to start.</cite> Ayase Ueda remains out with a foot injury and Ethan Mbappe is suspended following his red card.

<cite index="3-4">Olivier Giroud, aged 40, could spearhead the attack, supported by Bakwa, Haraldsson and Diaoune.</cite> The rest of the probable XI is Ozer; Goffi, Ngoy, Alexsandro, Perraud; Andre and Bentaleb.

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