Bayern München v Bodo/Glimt: Champions League prediction, lineups and tips

Bayern München open their Champions League League Stage campaign at home to Bodo/Glimt on Thursday night, and the bookmakers see this as one of the most one-sided fixtures of the round. Bet365 have the hosts in at 1.08 for a home win, with the visitors out at 23.00. Bodo/Glimt had to fight through two qualifying rounds just to reach this stage, and they arrive at the Allianz Arena unbeaten in their last four European outings.

Bayern go into this one with a clean slate in continental competition this season, this is their opening fixture of the League Stage and their season stats in this competition currently read 0-0 across the board simply because no minutes have been played yet. Bodo/Glimt, by contrast, have already logged four European matches to get here. They beat NEC Nijmegen 3-0 at home and 3-1 away in the previous qualifying round, an aggregate double that sent them through in style, before edging past Union St. Gilloise: a 3-3 draw away followed by a 3-2 home win. That run has them scoring three goals a game on average across those four fixtures, with only six conceded in return.

There is little incentive for Bayern to experiment in their opening League Stage game. Expect a strong side from the off, built around the same spine that has carried them domestically. Bodo/Glimt have no such luxury given the players they are missing, and Kjetil Knutsen's side will need their squad depth tested early in the competition proper.

Kick-off at the Allianz Arena is at 20:00 BST on Thursday 10 September. A UK broadcaster for this fixture had not been confirmed at the time of writing, and this page will be updated closer to kick-off once the rights holder is verified. This is a single League Stage fixture with no extra-time or penalties involved: the result stands as it is after 90 minutes, whatever the scoreline.