UEFA Champions League · 2026Wed, 19 Aug 2026, 19:00 UTCScheduledPre-match analysis
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What the record shows

The available record does not support a clear cross-team pattern. No second pattern clears the sample and coverage gates. Limitation: At least one team has fewer than the configured season sample.

Season-opening preview

Current-season evidence is still building.

This competition's new season has only just started, so PitchMath does not yet hold enough completed matches for a current-season grade. The comparison below is last season's recorded data, shown as historical context.

1 / 2 matches toward the first current-season grade

Current season so far

Completed matches in the season being played. Kept separate from the historical block below.

  • NEC Nijmegen1 matches
  • Bodø/Glimt1 matches

Previous-season context

Recorded season totals from the source competition. Not current form.

These two clubs played in different competitions last season, so the values are shown side by side without ranking them against each other.

NEC Nijmegen

Competition
Eredivisie
Season
2025/26
Sample
34 matches
Profile grade
A
Data cutoff
24 May 2026
  • Goals scored2.26 goals/match
  • Goals allowed1.56 goals/match
  • Expected goals1.83 xG/match
  • Expected goals allowed1.42 xG/match
  • Shots17 shots/match
  • Shots allowed11.2 shots/match
  • Shots on target6.76 shots/match
  • Shots on target allowed4.97 shots/match
  • Possession56.6%
  • Corners6.12 corners/match
  • Corners allowed3.97 corners/match
  • Fouls11.8 fouls/match
  • Clean-sheet frequency15%
  • Scoring frequency97%

Bodø/Glimt

Competition
UEFA Champions League
Season
2025/26
Sample
14 matches
Profile grade
A
Data cutoff
30 May 2026
  • Goals scored2 goals/match
  • Goals allowed1.57 goals/match
  • Expected goals1.7 xG/match
  • Expected goals allowed2.28 xG/match
  • Shots11.4 shots/match
  • Shots allowed19.4 shots/match
  • Shots on target5.07 shots/match
  • Shots on target allowed7.21 shots/match
  • Possession46.9%
  • Corners3.86 corners/match
  • Corners allowed7.64 corners/match
  • Fouls9.79 fouls/match
  • Clean-sheet frequency14%
  • Scoring frequency86%

Evidence quality

How much supports this analysis

Grade D · Unavailableunavailable
Season samples1 / 1home / away teams
Recent samples1 / 1last-five windows
Freshness8 daysfrom nearest prior match
  • At least one team has fewer than the configured season sample.
  • At least one team has an incomplete last-five window.
  • Recorded xG is incomplete, so xG context is omitted where unavailable.

Known unknowns

  • Lineups, injuries, suspensions and tactical changes are not available in the retained dataset.
  • Some metrics are unavailable or below their observation minimum: goals_for, goals_against, xg_for, xg_against, shots, shots_on_target, possession, corners, cards, fouls.
  • The completed-match sample is too small for broad style conclusions.
Analysis cutoff: Wed, 19 Aug 2026, 19:00 UTC · analysis-v4
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