The second leg of the 2025/26 Champions League round-of-16 tie between Sporting Clube de Portugal (Portugal) and Fotballklubben Bodo/Glimt (Norway) will take place on 17 March at the Estadio Jose Alvalade in Lisbon. The score in the first leg was 3:0 in favour of Fotballklubben Bodo/Glimt. Sporting Clube de Portugal vs Fotballklubben Bodo/Glimt: prediction, betting odds and statistics.
Sporting Clube de Portugal
Sporting Clube de Portugal lost the first leg 0:3. That was only the team's second defeat in their last seven Champions League matches (four wins, one draw), while Rui Borges' men failed to score for the first time in their previous nine games in the competition. In the return match, the home side need to win by at least four goals. The club have only overturned such a deficit once in UEFA competition history, and that came back in the distant 1963/64 season. Sporting Clube de Portugal have also won all three of their previous home matches against opponents from Norway.
- At least three goals have been scored in eight of the Lisbon club's last nine Champions League matches.
- On home soil in this tournament, Sporting Clube de Portugal are on a four-match winning run.
- The Portuguese side have conceded in five of their last six home Champions League games.
Potential Sporting Clube de Portugal Lineup (4-5-1)
Rui Silva – Ivan Fresneda, Goncalo Inacio, Georgios Vagiannidis, Ousmane Diomande – Morten Hjulmand, Joao Simoes, Geny Catamo, Hidemasa Morita, Francisco Trincao – Luis Suarez.
Forwards Fotis Ioannidis and Geovanni Kenda, defender Ricardo Mangas and midfielder Giorgi Kochorashvili are injured.
Fotballklubben Bodo/Glimt
The win in the previous match was the Norwegians' fifth straight victory in the Champions League. The team also kept a clean sheet for the first time in their previous 12 games in the competition. Fotballklubben Bodo/Glimt have scored at least twice in seven consecutive Champions League matches. To reach the next round, the visitors can even lose the second leg by two goals. If the Scandinavians lose by exactly three goals, the tie will go to extra time. However, the Norwegians have never suffered a heavy defeat in the Champions League.
- Both teams have scored in six of Fotballklubben Bodo/Glimt's last seven Champions League matches.
- Away from home in this tournament, the team have failed to win five of their previous seven matches (two draws, three defeats).
- Fotballklubben Bodo/Glimt have conceded in seven consecutive away Champions League games.
Potential Fotballklubben Bodo/Glimt Lineup (4-3-3)
Nikita Khaikin – Fredrik Sjovold, Odin Bjortuft, Haitam Aleesami, Fredrik Bjorkan – Patrick Berg, Sondre Fet, Sondre Auklend – Ole Blomberg, Jens Petter Hauge, Kasper Hogh.
Referee
Sandro Scharer (Switzerland)
Matches – 6 (international fixtures, 2025/26);
Yellow cards shown (including second yellows) – 22;
Average yellow cards per match – 3.7;
Red cards shown – 0;
Average fouls per match – 21;
Penalties – 33%.
Sporting Clube de Portugal vs Fotballklubben Bodo/Glimt: Match Prediction
The Portuguese side face a difficult task. The team need to score at least three times while also trying not to concede. Rui Borges' men have no issues with attacking output: Sporting Clube de Portugal have found the net in nine of their previous 10 home Champions League matches, and in six games during that run they scored at least twice. That includes every home match in the current edition of the tournament. Defensively, however, things are not as good. In the 2025/26 Champions League campaign, the Lisbon club have only one clean sheet, while in seven of their last eight games at the Estadio Jose Alvalade the club have conceded at least once.
The Norwegians should take advantage of their opponents' defensive problems. The visitors are on a seven-match scoring run in the Champions League and, during that period, Kjetil Knutsen's men have never scored fewer than two goals. Kasper Hogh is in excellent form, with five goals in his last five matches in this tournament. At the same time, there are questions over the Scandinavians' own defence. They managed not to concede in the first leg for the first time in a long while, and away from home in the Champions League, Fotballklubben Bodo/Glimt have kept a clean sheet only once in their entire history.
Prediction: Both teams to score – Yes
