Bodo/Glimt v Borussia Dortmund: Preview, predicted line-ups & team news

Bodo/Glimt host Borussia Dortmund at the Aspmyra Stadion on Wednesday in matchday two of the Champions League league stage, with both clubs trying to build a platform for a top-eight finish or, at worst, a play-off place. The league-stage table is still in its infancy, with the early leaders on three points after one game each. Glimt lost their opener 5-0 away to Bayern München on 10 September, according to the supplied form data, so they start the night with no points and a minus-five goal difference. Dortmund won their opener 3-2 at home to Villarreal. The stakes are modest in raw points terms, but a second defeat would leave Glimt needing a strong second half of the campaign.

Bodo/Glimt arrive on a run of three wins and a draw in their last four before the Bayern defeat, the form data shows. They beat NEC Nijmegen 3-1 away and 3-0 at home over two legs in August, and drew 3-3 away to Union St. Gilloise before winning the return 3-2. Across those five fixtures they scored 12 and conceded 11, an average of 2.4 scored and 2.2 conceded per game.

Dortmund have played only one fixture in the supplied dataset, the 3-2 win over Villarreal on 8 September. The numbers from that game are strong: 18 shots, 6 on target, 9 corners and an expected goals figure of 2.83 against 1.34. However, all three of their goals came between the 76th and 90th minutes of the season's recorded data, which suggests the game was closer than the xG gap implies. The last meeting between the sides was a 2-2 draw at Signal Iduna Park in December 2025, also in the Champions League.

Rotation is unlikely to be a major theme in a league-stage game this early. Neither side has a domestic fixture data point supplied for this week, so the selection questions are driven by absence rather than choice. Glimt are missing three players and have three more in doubt, which limits how much they can alter their 4-3-3 shape. Dortmund used a 3-4-2-1 in their opener, and the sample is a single match, so a change of system cannot be ruled out. Even so, a side with 18 shots per game in its only recorded outing has little statistical reason to tinker.

Bodo/Glimt (4-3-3): Faye Lund; Sjøvold, Gundersen, Aleesami, Bjørkan; Berg, Fet, Saltnes; Hauge, Chooly, Helmersen. The midfield and defence both carry selection doubt given the absences listed above.

Borussia Dortmund (3-4-2-1): Kobel; Anton, Schlotterbeck, Mané; Ryerson, Sabitzer, Nmecha, Bensebaïni; Beier, Bellingham; Guirassy. A change to a back four is possible, given only one game of evidence on the shape.

Kick-off at the Aspmyra Stadion is at 20:00 BST on Wednesday 14 October 2026. UK rights for the competition belong to TNT Sports, so the game is shown on TNT Sports where selected. This is a single league-stage fixture rather than a two-legged tie, and there is no extra time or penalty shoot-out. If level after 90 minutes, the match ends as a draw and a point each is awarded.