🇳🇴 Bodø/Glimt vs 🇦🇹 Sturm Graz — UCL Play-off (1st leg), Aspmyra Stadion 🏟️.
Expect a cautious first half, synthetic turf edge for hosts, and heavy emphasis on set-pieces & transitions. Baseline: 1–1 🤝 with value on Draw and Under 2.5 📊.
🇳🇴 Bodø/Glimt
vs Sturm Graz 🇦🇹 — UCL Play-off (1st leg)⭐ UEFA Champions League
📅 Today
🧭 Match Overview
First leg under Arctic lights: expect measured tempo, careful risk management, and outsized impact from set-pieces & transition attacks. Home turf (synthetic) slightly favors Bodø/Glimt.
📈 Current Form & Context
Bodø/Glimt 🇳🇴
- High-volume attack at Aspmyra; home xG per match ~1.8–2.1, xGA ~0.9–1.1.
- Weakness: space behind advanced full-backs; can concede on defensive set-pieces.
Sturm Graz 🇦🇹
- Compact mid-block; league xGA baseline ~0.8–1.0 away, efficient transitions.
- Strength on defending restarts; vertical outlets via flanks/half-spaces.
🧱 Sturm set-piece stability
🧊 Turf/home-climate edge — Bodø/Glimt
🩺 Squads & Absences
Bodø/Glimt — expected shape
4-3-3 with narrow wingers, aggressive full-backs, and 5–8s counter-press after loss. No confirmed first-XI absences reported pre-match; routine late fitness checks.
Sturm Graz — expected shape
4-2-3-1/4-4-2, double pivot for control, quick vertical breaks. No major XI absences indicated; monitor final lineups.
♟️ Tactical Breakdown
Bodø/Glimt
Wing pressure, rehearsed corner routines, and fast central combinations. Risk zones: counters into full-back channels and fouls in Zone 14.
Sturm Graz
Patience without the ball; 4-4-2 pressing triggers on half-space passes; threat from fast breaks and near-post set-piece patterns.
🧮 iStatica Probability Model (90’)
Under 2.5 — 55% | Over 2.5 — 45%
BTTS — 50%
First-leg dynamics → moderated tempo; hosts more ball-dominant, visitors structured and transition-dangerous.
🎯 iStatica Forecast & Bets
Baseline scoreline: 1–1 🤝
Model 31% (fair 3.23) 💰
Odds are market snapshots and may move. Bet responsibly. 🔒
💹 Market Snapshot — 1X2 & Totals
- 1X2: Bodø/Glimt 2.20–2.45 | Draw 3.25–3.40 | Sturm 3.00–3.30
- Total 2.5: Over ~1.95–2.05 | Under ~1.85–1.95
Use lines from your preferred bookmaker; check limits and margin. 📎