Bodø/Glimt vs Borussia Dortmund: Champions League preview
Reviewed by Elison · Wed 14 Oct 2026UEFA Champions League · League phase
Bodø/Glimt
Borussia Dortmund
Wednesday 14 October 2026 · 21:00
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Bodø/Glimt host Borussia Dortmund on Wednesday night in the league phase of the UEFA Champions League, with both clubs arriving in reasonable form and a shared history in this competition that makes for an intriguing backdrop to the meeting.
Form Guide
Bodø/Glimt go into this fixture with three wins from their last five matches across all competitions. They beat Kristiansund BK 3-1 at home in the Eliteserien most recently, and before that ran out 6-2 winners away to Rana in the NM Cupen. A 1-2 defeat at Brann in the Eliteserien interrupted that momentum, but they had previously won 3-2 at home to Sandefjord. The heaviest blow in this run came away to Bayern München in the Champions League, where they were beaten 5-0. That away record is a notable concern: across their three away games in the last five, they have one win, two defeats, seven goals scored and nine conceded. At home, by contrast, they have won both games, scoring six and conceding three. Both teams scored in four of their last five outings, and they failed to score in one.
Borussia Dortmund arrive in strong shape, unbeaten across their last five matches with four wins and one draw. They edged VfB Stuttgart 1-0 away and thrashed SC Paderborn 07 3-0 at home in the Bundesliga, beat Villarreal 3-2 at home in the Champions League, and won 3-2 away at 1899 Hoffenheim, before drawing 2-2 at home to Werder Bremen most recently. They have scored in every one of those five games and kept two clean sheets. Both of their away games in this run ended in wins, with four goals scored and two conceded across those two fixtures.
Head to Head
These two clubs have met once in recent competitive football. In December 2025, in the league phase of the UEFA Champions League, the tie was played at Borussia Dortmund’s ground and finished 2-2, with both teams scoring — the only meeting between them ending all square. Bodø/Glimt have no wins against Dortmund in that record, and Dortmund have none against Bodø/Glimt.
Team News
Bodø/Glimt are without several players for this fixture. Bjørtuft is suspended following a red card, while Evjen and Riisnæs are both ruled out with knee injuries. Mikkelsen misses out with a groin injury, and Sjong is also ruled out through injury. Kitolano is doubtful with a knee injury.
Borussia Dortmund also carry absentees into this match. Can and Konstantelias are both ruled out with knee injuries, and Lerma misses out with a muscle injury. Schlotterbeck is also ruled out.
What to Watch
Bodø/Glimt’s home form stands up well, but their vulnerability away from home and their heavy defeat in their most recent Champions League outing suggest the step up in level is still testing them in Europe. One suspension and several injuries thin their squad, adding to the challenge of facing an opponent who has not lost in five matches. Dortmund’s consistent scoring across all five recent games, combined with two clean sheets, points to a side that has found both ends of the pitch in good order. Both teams scored in four of Bodø/Glimt’s last five matches, which suggests goals at both ends remain a realistic prospect, though Dortmund’s away record in that run hints at a tighter unit on the road. The absence of several key figures from both squads gives Wednesday’s fixture an additional edge of unpredictability.
With Bodø/Glimt’s home crowd behind them and Dortmund arriving in the form of an unbeaten side, this league phase meeting shapes up as a genuinely open contest — and the single previous encounter between these sides, which produced four goals and no winner, is at least a reminder that neither side should be taken lightly.
