Roma will be looking for revenge when they travel to Bodo/Glimt for the first leg of their Europa Conference League quarter-final tie. Bodo shocked the visitors when both teams met in the group stage but the Italians have shown plenty of improvement since, and are unlikely to come away from Norway empty-handed.
Bodo/Glimt have been one of the surprise teams of the Europa Conference League. They have claimed major scalps like Celtic but the high point of their campaign was the 6-1 victory over Roma in the group stage.
That result underlines Bodo/Glimt’s free flowing style as they have been among the leading scorers in the competition. Kjetil Knutsen’s men are also unbeaten in the Europa Conference League and are unbeaten across all competitions since August.
Bodo/Glimt reached the quarter-finals of the Conference League thanks to a 4-3 aggregate victory over Dutch side AZ Alkmaar. They won 2-1 in the first leg at home before travelling to Netherlands for a 2-2 draw in the reverse fixture.
Roma’s only defeat so far in the Conference League was that 6-1 loss in Norway during the group stage. They got their act together in time to earn a 2-2 draw in the reverse fixture but manager Jose Mourinho is likely to want payback for that result.
The Italians have been in good form in recent weeks and are unbeaten in their last nine matches across all competitions. That run includes a 2-1 aggregate win over Vitesse in the previous round of the Conference League. They drew 1-1 in Rome after claiming a 1-0 victory in the Netherlands.
Roma have also impressed on their recent travels and are unbeaten in their last five away matches. They warmed up for the trip to Bodo/Glimt with a 1-0 victory at Sampdoria in Serie A last Sunday.
How the bookies view it
The bookies have installed Roma as favourites with an away win priced at 26/25 by Unibet. A victory for Bodo/Glimt is valued at 5/2 by BoyleSports while SBK is offering odds of 27/10 for a draw.
Head to head
There have been only two previous matches between Bodo/Glimt and Roma, both of which came during the group stage of this year’s competition. The Norwegians claimed a 6-1 victory in the first meeting while both teams battled to a 2-2 draw in the return fixture.
Players to watch
Amahl Pellegrino has impressed for Bodo/Glimt in recent weeks, scoring in his last four matches, including the two meetings with AZ Alkmaar. The attacker was also on target against Roma during the group stage and is priced at 5/2 by bet365 to score anytime on Thursday.
Tammy Abraham has been pivotal to Roma’s good form and has found the net six times in his last nine matches across all competitions. Bet365 has the striker at odds of 21/20 to get on the score sheet on Wednesday.
Anything else catch the eye?
There were over 3.5 goals in each of the two matches between Bodo/Glimt and Roma and that run could be tipped to continue at 7/4 with Paddy Power. There were second half goals for both teams in the last meeting and a repeat is valued at 15/8 with bet365.
Since both teams are likely to score in the second half, it could be tipped as the highest scoring half at evens with bet365.
This UEFA Europa League Conference match between Bodo/Glimt and Roma will be played on Apr 7, 2022 and kick off at 20:00. Check below for our tipsters best Bodo/Glimt vs Roma prediction. You may also visit our dedicated betting previews section for the most up to date previews.
