UEFA Champions League League Stage - 4
Bodo/Glimt 0 - 1 FT Monaco
Match Statistics
Possession
Shots
Shots on Target
Expected Goals (xG)
Passes
Pass Accuracy
Corners
Fouls
Yellow Cards
Red Cards
Match Events
Thilo Kehrer 24'
Mohammed Salisu 42'
F. Balogun (M. Akliouche) 43'
HT
46' ↓ B. Moe ↑J. Gundersen
↓ T. Minamino ↑P. Cabral 63'
↓ M. Akliouche ↑M. Biereth 72'
73' ↓ S. Fet ↑O. Blomberg
73' ↓ K. Hogh ↑A. Helmersen
86' ↓ J. Hauge ↑V. Nielsen
86' ↓ F. Bjorkan ↑I. Maatta
Kassoum Ouattara 88'
Aleksandr Golovin 90'+5
FT
Player Cards
Our take on every player in this match
Bodo/Glimt
Goalkeepers
N. Haikin 
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
90
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Defenders
F. Sjovold 
MAGNET
86
Activity
86
Activity
83
Passes
3
Duels
B. Moe
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
45
Total Mins
46
Entry
O. L. Bjortuft
MAGNET
98
Activity
98
Activity
93
Passes
5
Duels
F. Bjorkan
MAGNET
109
Activity
109
Activity
99
Passes
10
Duels
Midfielders
Forwards
S. Auklend
MAGNET
63
Activity
63
Activity
48
Passes
15
Duels
K. Hogh
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
73
Total Mins
73
Entry
J. Hauge 
ARCHITECT
5
Key Passes
5
Key Passes
0
Assists
56%
Pass Acc
BENCH
J. Lund 
SPECTATOR
0
Saves
0
Saves
0
Conceded
0
Minutes
M. Brondbo
SPECTATOR
0
Saves
0
Saves
0
Conceded
0
Minutes
V. Nielsen
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
9
Total Mins
Started
Entry
J. Gundersen 
FRIENDLY FIRE
Red Card
Mistake
Red Card
Mistake
2
Fouls
6.3
Rating
I. Maatta
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
9
Total Mins
Started
Entry
O. Blomberg
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
17
Total Mins
Started
Entry
A. Klynge
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
0
Total Mins
Started
Entry
M. Riisnaes
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
0
Total Mins
Started
Entry
A. Helmersen
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
17
Total Mins
Started
Entry
D. Bassi
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
0
Total Mins
Started
Entry
M. Jorgensen
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
0
Total Mins
Started
Entry
M. Bro Hansen
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
0
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Monaco
Goalkeepers
P. Kohn 
PROVOCATEUR
1
Fouls Won
1
Fouls Won
1
Duels Won
0
Pens Won
Defenders
T. Kehrer 
STORMTROOPER
1
Shots
1
Shots
0
Goals
0
On Target
M. Salisu
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
90
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Caio Henrique
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
90
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Midfielders
M. Coulibaly
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
90
Total Mins
Started
Entry
J. Teze
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
90
Total Mins
Started
Entry
T. Minamino
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
64
Total Mins
63
Entry
A. Golovin
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
90
Total Mins
Started
Entry
K. Ouattara
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
90
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Forwards
M. Akliouche 
PROVIDER
1
Assists
1
Assists
1
Key Passes
6.5
Rating
F. Balogun 
SNIPER
50%
Conversion
50%
Conversion
1
Goals
2
Shots
BENCH
J. Stawiecki
SPECTATOR
0
Saves
0
Saves
0
Conceded
0
Minutes
Y. Lienard
SPECTATOR
0
Saves
0
Saves
0
Conceded
0
Minutes
S. Idumbo
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
0
Total Mins
Started
Entry
A. Bamba
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
0
Total Mins
Started
Entry
P. Cabral 
ENFORCER
4
Tackles
4
Tackles
4
Duels Won
80%
Win %
M. Biereth
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
17
Total Mins
Started
Entry
G. Ilenikhena
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
0
Total Mins
Started
Entry
L. Michal
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
0
Total Mins
Started
Entry
League Standings
P: 4 GD: +11
P: 4 GD: +11
P: 4 GD: +10
P: 4 GD: +7
P: 4 GD: +9
P: 4 GD: +8
P: 4 GD: +6
P: 4 GD: +5
P: 4 GD: +2
P: 4 GD: +5
P: 4 GD: +5
P: 4 GD: +3
P: 4 GD: +3
P: 4 GD: +2
P: 4 GD: +1
P: 4 GD: -2
P: 4 GD: +1
P: 4 GD: +2
P: 4 GD: -2
P: 4 GD: -3
P: 4 GD: -4
P: 4 GD: -2
P: 4 GD: -4
P: 4 GD: -5
P: 4 GD: +1
P: 4 GD: -1
P: 4 GD: -5
P: 4 GD: -8
P: 4 GD: -3
P: 4 GD: -6
P: 4 GD: -7
P: 4 GD: -4
P: 4 GD: -8
P: 4 GD: -9
P: 4 GD: -6
League Standings
P: 8 GD: +19
P: 8 GD: +14
P: 8 GD: +12
P: 8 GD: +10
P: 8 GD: +8
P: 8 GD: +7
P: 8 GD: +6
P: 8 GD: +6
P: 8 GD: +9
P: 8 GD: +8
P: 8 GD: +10
P: 8 GD: +10
P: 8 GD: +4
P: 8 GD: +2
P: 8 GD: 0
P: 8 GD: -1
P: 8 GD: +2
P: 8 GD: -4
P: 8 GD: -2
P: 8 GD: -2
P: 8 GD: -6
P: 8 GD: -8
P: 8 GD: -1
P: 8 GD: -2
P: 8 GD: -3
P: 8 GD: -3
P: 8 GD: -9
P: 8 GD: 0
P: 8 GD: -5
P: 8 GD: -6
P: 8 GD: -9
P: 8 GD: -13
P: 8 GD: -11
P: 8 GD: -14
P: 8 GD: -13
Match previews and recaps to help you decide which games are worth watching
Monaco's Surgical Strike Silences Aspmyra
Average Entertainment Futmetrix Score: 47/100. In a Champions League encounter where possession meant little, Monaco proved that clinical finishing trumps territorial control at the highest level.
Bodo's Dominance Proves Hollow
Bodo/Glimt arrived at Aspmyra Stadion as the architects of this contest, commanding 64% possession and forcing 17 shots across the pitch. Yet the Norwegian champions' intensity without precision became their undoing. Patrick Berg orchestrated the midfield with three key passes, while Odin Luras Bjørtuft anchored the defence with an outstanding defensive display. Despite their dominance, Bodo managed just four shots on target—a damning indictment of their final-third execution in a competition where margins are measured in millimetres.
Monaco's Lethal Efficiency
The Principality side needed just one moment. In the 43rd minute, F. Balogun converted M. Akliouche's assist with surgical precision, punishing Bodo's wastefulness with ruthless balance between attack and defence. Philipp Köhn proved the architect of Monaco's resilience, producing four crucial saves to maintain the Principality's narrow advantage. His commanding presence transformed the narrative: possession meant nothing when the goalkeeper stood between Bodo and an equaliser.
The Red Card Epilogue
The 82nd minute brought VAR intervention when Jostein Gundersen received a red card for a foul, reducing Bodo to ten men with eight minutes remaining. The numerical disadvantage crystallised Monaco's stakes—three points secured in a competition where every result shapes European destiny. Bodo's 1.67 expected goals versus Monaco's 1.29 told the story: dominance without reward, efficiency rewarded. In the Champions League's unforgiving theatre, that equation always favours the team that converts its chances.
Key Questions
How did the red card for Jostein Gundersen impact the match?
The 82nd-minute dismissal reduced Bodo to ten men, extinguishing their comeback hopes and allowing Monaco to control the final phase with numerical superiority.
What made Philipp Köhn the Man of the Match?
Four crucial saves kept Monaco's one-goal lead intact against relentless pressure, proving decisive in a match where possession favoured the home side.
What is the Futmetrix Score?
The Futmetrix Score is our 0-100 verdict on how entertaining a match is. We look at intensity, balance, stakes, and star quality to tell you if it's worth your time.
Arctic Survival as Playoff Hopes Hang by a Thread
Skip It Futmetrix Score: 30/100. Bodo/Glimt face a definitive moment in their European campaign, needing a result against a resilient Monaco to avoid being cut adrift from the playoff places.
The Setup
The transition to the new Champions League format has been unkind to the Norwegian champions. Sitting in 32nd place with zero wins from six matches, Bodo/Glimt are currently outside the top-24 qualification line. Their Form has been concerning, picking up just three points from eighteen available. At the Aspmyra Stadion, the Stakes could not be higher; a defeat here likely ends their dream of progressing. Conversely, Monaco occupy 19th place and arrive with a stable Balance to their game, having lost only once in this stage. While they are currently in the playoff zone, their narrow goal difference means they cannot afford a slip-up against the competition’s bottom-dwellers.
Key Battle
This match will be decided by the clash between the home side's high-intensity pressing system and the visitors' ability to control the tempo from deep. Without individual stars dominating the headlines, the focus shifts to the collective units. The Monaco defensive structure must withstand the frantic energy the home side typically generates in the opening twenty minutes, while the French side will look to exploit the gaps left by a Bodo/Glimt midfield forced to take risks.
Our Prediction
Expect Bodo/Glimt to throw everything forward early on, driven by the desperation of their current league position. However, Monaco have shown superior tactical discipline throughout this campaign. The visitors are likely to absorb the pressure and strike on the counter-attack, clinical finishing being the difference between the two sides. A 1-2 victory for the visitors looks the most probable outcome, leaving the hosts on the brink of elimination.