UEFA Champions League · 2026

Bodø/Glimt 3–0 NEC Nijmegen · UEFA Champions League

3–0Full-time analysis

This page describes the completed match context. The result is not presented as a prior forecast.

Match at a glance

Bodø/Glimt won 3–0.

Shots
213
Shots on target
92
Possession
80%20%

Full time

What the match recorded

Bodø/Glimt beat NEC Nijmegen 3–0. Recorded in this match (Bodø/Glimt – NEC Nijmegen): shots 21–3, shots on target 9–2, possession 80%–20%, corners 4–2. This is what was recorded. It is not a claim that the result was foreseeable.

Pre-match record

What the data showed before kick-off. Kept for reference; it did not know the result.

The teams have contrasting possession records

weak

Bodø/Glimt have recorded the higher season possession share.

60.3% ●PossessionBodø/Glimt · NEC Nijmegen47.7%
Evidence and caveat

Comparison: The recorded possession gap is 12.7 percentage points.

Window: season

MetricBodø/GlimtNEC NijmegenBaseline
Possession60.3%47.7%47.7%

Caveat: Possession share does not show where possession occurred or how chances were created.

This match

Match statistics

  • Shots21 shots3 shotsBodø/Glimt 21 shots, NEC Nijmegen 3 shots
  • Shots on target9 shots2 shotsBodø/Glimt 9 shots, NEC Nijmegen 2 shots
  • Possession80%20%Bodø/Glimt 80%, NEC Nijmegen 20%
  • Corners4 corners2 cornersBodø/Glimt 4 corners, NEC Nijmegen 2 corners
  • Fouls10 fouls8 foulsBodø/Glimt 10 fouls, NEC Nijmegen 8 fouls
  • Yellow cards0 cards2 cardsBodø/Glimt 0 cards, NEC Nijmegen 2 cards
  • Passes777 passes188 passesBodø/Glimt 777 passes, NEC Nijmegen 188 passes
  • Pass accuracy90.7%61.7%Bodø/Glimt 90.7%, NEC Nijmegen 61.7%
  • Shots inside box14 shots1 shotBodø/Glimt 14 shots, NEC Nijmegen 1 shot
  • Blocked shots3 blocks0 blocksBodø/Glimt 3 blocks, NEC Nijmegen 0 blocks
  • Goalkeeper saves2 saves7 savesBodø/Glimt 2 saves, NEC Nijmegen 7 saves
  • Offsides2 offsides3 offsidesBodø/Glimt 2 offsides, NEC Nijmegen 3 offsides

History

Head-to-head

Recent meetings between these teams.

Last 5 meetings

1Bodø/Glimt
0Draws
0NEC Nijmegen
NEC Nijmegen — Bodø/Glimt · UEFA Champions League1–3

Metric comparison

Team comparison

Season averages, with the sample size beside each metric.

Where the edge is

Season: Bodø/Glimt favored in 0 of 11 directional metrics · NEC Nijmegen in 0 · 11 too close

led this metric higher value (descriptive) too close

Window

Season

Bodø/Glimt3 matchesNEC Nijmegen3 matches
2.67 goals/match ▲Goals scored3/30.67 goals/match
1 goal/match ▲Goals allowed3/32.33 goals/match
17.3 shots/match ▲Shots3/313.7 shots/match
7.33 shots/match ▲Shots on target3/35 shots/match
60.3% ●Possession3/347.7%
5.33 corners/match ●Corners3/34 corners/match
11 fouls/matchFouls3/311.3 fouls/match

Evidence quality

How much supports this analysis

Grade B · Useful evidenceUseful evidence — limited
Season samples3 / 3home / away teams
Recent samples3 / 3last-five windows
FreshnessLess than one dayfrom nearest prior match
  • 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: xg_for, xg_against, cards.
Analysis cutoff: Tue, 25 Aug 2026, 23:00 UTC · analysis-v4

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