Union SG and Bodo/Glimt drew last Tuesday's first leg 3-3
Bodo beat Manchester City, Inter and Sporting CP at home in last season's Champions League
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Bodo/Glimt progressed to the last 16 of the 2025-26 Champions League but face a tough task to reach this season's play-off round, with a confident Union SG side heading to the Aspmyra Stadion on Tuesday.
The pair duked out an entertaining 3-3 draw in the first leg of their third qualifying round tie, and each won on Saturday, Bodo triumphing 2-1 at Valerenga and USG winning 5-1 at Westerlo.
That backed up their Belgian Super Cup success over Club Brugge, while Bodo have now won their six Eliteserien games since the division resumed after the World Cup.
Goals look likely on Tuesday, but Kjetil Knutsen's team's European pedigree makes them favourites to face either NEC or Olympiakos in the play-off round.
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Team News
Andreas Helmersen looks to be Bodo's preferred option to lead the line following last term's top scorer Kasper Hogh's departure to Celtic.
Hakon Evjen is currently sidelined by a knee injury, which could keep him out until September.
Union SG new boy Relebohile Mofokeng is still to work his way into the starting side, with Raul Florucz and Promise David, both of whom scored last week, favoured.
Midfielder Adem Zorgane is again a doubt due to a knock.
The Stats
Bodo/Glimt have won their last three Champions League home matches, scoring exactly three goals in each.
There were over 3.5 goals in five of Bodo's seven home games in last season's Champions League.
Union SG beat PSV and Galatasaray away from home in last season's league phase.
Bodo have won their six games since the Eliteserien resumed, while Union SG have lifted the Belgian Super Cup and beaten Westerlo 5-1.
Raul Florucz has scored three times already this season, including twice in the first leg.
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Prediction
Bodo were the feel-good story of last season's Champions League and the atmosphere and artificial surface at the Aspmyra Stadion offer a clear advantage.
Union SG will be confident after a successful start to the season, beating Brugge to claim an early piece of silverware and responding to conceding the opening goal to blast past Westerlo.
There is real potential for goals on Tuesday and both sides showed they can keep pushing last week, with Promise David making it 3-2 to Union SG with two minutes left on the clock, only for Odin Bjortuft to equalise in stoppage time.
Goals feel like a given in the Arctic Circle, and the hosts have a curious record of scoring exactly three in their last three at home in this competition.
That is definitely worth exploring in any correct score considerations, and recent history suggests that Bodo will be able to do enough to progress.
Score prediction: Bodo/Glimt 3-2 Union SG
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