Dinamo Zagreb vs Bodo/Glimt Match Analysis and Prediction

Dinamo Zagreb and Bodo/Glimt will have an encounter at the Stadion Maksimir in the second leg of their Champions League qualifying playoff-round tie on Wednesday.

Having claimed a first-leg victory, the Norwegian outfit head into the game 90 minutes away from a spot in Europe’s premier club competition and will be looking to pick up where they dropped off last week.

Dinamo Zagreb enter the midweek contest facing an uphill battle as they will need to overturn a one-goal deficit to secure their spot in the Champions League group stages after suffering a 1-0 defeat at Bodo/Glimt in last week’s playoff-round first leg.

Ante Cacic’s side had previously picked up one draw and three wins from their four games in the qualifiers, defeating KF Shkupi and Ludogorets Razgrad in the second and third rounds respectively.

The Croatian outfit will fancy their chances of turning things around on their home turf, where they are currently on a run of four consecutive wins and are unbeaten since the turn of the year.

Meanwhile, Bodo/Glimt would have hoped for a more inspiring result leading up to Wednesday’s matchup, as they were held to a 2-2 draw by league strugglers HamKam when the sides met last weekend.

The Gronnbuksene were previously on a run of six consecutive victories in the Norwegian Eliteserien, scoring an impressive 24 goals and conceding three since a narrow 3-2 defeat against Odd on July 2.

Kjetil Knutsen’s side now turn their attention to the Champions League qualifiers where they are currently on a four-game unbeaten run, claiming three wins and one draw.

While Bodo/Glimt will look to continue where they left last week, they have failed to win any of their three away games in the qualifiers, losing twice and managing one draw, while scoring two goals and conceding five in the process.

Dinamo Zagreb vs Bodo/Glimt head to head

The two teams have previously met on just one occasion in the first leg of their Champions League qualifying playoff-round tie, where Bodo/Glimt claimed a 1-0 home win.

Bodo/Glimt 1-0 Dinamo Zagreb 16/08/22

Dinamo Zagreb latest home form

Dinamo Zagreb have recently been on a good run of form at home, and have won each of their four most recent matches. They managed to defeat Osijek 5-2 in their last home game in the league. In their last five matches, they have scored 19 goals and conceded eight.

Dinamo Zagreb 2-2 Shkupi 19/07/22

Dinamo Zagreb 4-1 Istra 1961 29/07/22

Dinamo Zagreb 4-2 Ludogorets 09/08/22

Dinamo Zagreb 4-1 Hajduk Split 13/08/22

Dinamo Zagreb 5-2 Osijek 20/08/22

Dinamo Zagreb latest away form

Dinamo Zagreb lost 1-0 to Bodo/Glimt in their last away game in the Champions League. However, they have recently been on a good run of form on the road, having been unbeaten in their previous seven matches. In their last five matches, they have scored nine goals and conceded four.

Slaven Koprivnica 1-5 Dinamo Zagreb 23/07/22

Shkupi 0-1 Dinamo Zagreb 26/07/22

Ludogorets 1-2 Dinamo Zagreb 02/08/22

Varazdin 1-1 Dinamo Zagreb 05/08/22

Bodo/Glimt 1-0 Dinamo Zagreb 16/08/22

Bodo/Glimt latest home form

Bodo/Glimt have recently been on a good run of form at home, having been unbeaten in their 12 most recent matches. They played out a 2-2 draw with HamKam in their last home game in the league. In their last five matches, they have scored 23 goals and conceded just two.

Bodo/Glimt 8-0 Linfield 27/07/22

Bodo/Glimt 5-0 Zalgiris 03/08/22

Bodo/Glimt 7-0 Odd 06/08/22

Bodo/Glimt 1-0 Dinamo Zagreb 16/08/22

Bodo/Glimt 2-2 HamKam 20/08/22

Bodo/Glimt latest away form

Bodo/Glimt have recently been on a relatively good run of form on the road, having lost just one of their five most recent matches. They defeated Sarpsborg 08 4-1 in their last away game in the league. In their last five matches, they have scored nine goals and conceded four.

HamKam 0-2 Bodo/Glimt 16/07/22

Linfield 1-0 Bodo/Glimt 19/07/22

Aalesund 1-2 Bodo/Glimt 30/07/22

Zalgiris 1-1 Bodo/Glimt 09/08/22

Sarpsborg 08 1-4 Bodo/Glimt 12/08/22

Dinamo Zagreb news

Dinamo Zagreb will be missing defender Josip Sutalo, who is set to sit out his 10th consecutive game after coming off with a 16th-minute injury against Shkupi back in July.

Mislav Orsic and Bruno Petkovic were both on target at the weekend and the duo should retain their roles in the starting XI.

Bodo/Glimt news

Bodo/Glimt head into Wednesday with no fresh injury concerns as the duo of Morten Konradsen and Sondre Brunstad Fet continue their spells on the sidelines.

Knutsen could name a back four of Brice Wembangomo, Helstad Amundsen, Marius Hoeibraaten and Alfons Sampsted, with Ulrik Saltnes, Elias Hagen and Hugo Vetlesen in midfield.

Prediction and Odds

Dinamo Zagreb will fancy their chances of turning things around against a Bodo/Glimt side who have struggled to grind out results on unfarmiliar territory.

The hosts head into Wednesday’s contest with much confidence and we predict they will make use of home advantage to their benefit and claim the desired result.

Odds: 1 2.22 X 2.05 2 2.30

Probable outcomes

Dinamo Zagreb 2-0 Bodo/Glimt

Dinamo Zagreb 2-1 Bodo/Glimt

Dinamo Zagreb 3-0 Bodo/Glimt

Dinamo Zagreb 3-1 Bodo/Glimt

Dinamo Zagreb 3-2 Bodo/Glimt