BodoGlimt — TottenhamHotspur : Match Preview and Prediction for September 30,2025

Bodo/Glimt’s Champions League Breakthrough

Bodo/Glimt has finally broken through into the Champions League after several years of persistent but unsuccessful attempts. Kjetil Knutsen’s squad meticulously built towards this achievement, and after reaching the Europa League semi-finals, this step up was largely anticipated.

Attacking Romanticism and Strong Start

The “Bumblebees” have largely maintained their core squad, retaining their signature attacking romanticism, especially at home, which often overwhelms European defenses. Their Champions League campaign began with a spirited 2-2 draw in Prague against Slavia, where they fought back from a two-goal deficit and nearly snatched a victory.

Recent Form and Squad Updates

The ‘Yellow and Blacks’ had a weekend off from Eliteserien action, but earlier in the week, they advanced in the cup with a convincing 3-1 away victory against Odd, ensuring a full week of preparation for the Tottenham clash. For the upcoming match against the “Spurs,” the hosts will be without Bassi, Blomberg, Saltnes, and Brynildsen, while Brendeby is away with the national youth team at the U20 World Cup.

Tottenham’s Challenging Schedule

Tottenham is currently facing a very demanding schedule, with the match against Bodo/Glimt at Aspmyra being their fourth game in just 11 days. This is an unusual situation for Thomas Frank’s charges.

Recent Struggles and Fatigue

It’s worth noting that the week has been challenging for the Londoners. They barely salvaged a 2-2 draw from 0-2 down against Brighton, progressed in the League Cup with a 3-0 mixed-squad victory over Doncaster, and then, last weekend, the “Spurs” narrowly avoided defeat at home against league bottom-dwellers Wolverhampton (1-1), equalizing from a Palinha goal in the 94th minute. Fatigue was already evident in the Wolves match, and the trip to Norway to face a highly intense opponent promises to be anything but easy.

Key Absences for Tottenham

For the Bodo/Glimt fixture, the visitors will be without Maddison, Kulusevski, Dragusin, Romero, Solanke, Takai, and Tel. These are significant losses, especially considering how a condensed rotation schedule in a packed calendar often leads to inconsistent results and player exhaustion.