Bodø/Glimt host Union St. Gilloise on Tuesday 11 August 2026 at 17:00 UK time knowing the second leg of their UEFA Champions League 3rd qualifying round tie is level after a 3-3 first-leg draw. Nothing separates the sides on aggregate, so the winner in this match goes through and the other goes out.
That is why readers are searching for this fixture now: it is the next step in a tie that has already produced six goals and no winner. Bodø/Glimt and Union St. Gilloise have met only twice in European competitions, and both matches ended level, including a 0-0 draw in the 2024 UEFA Europa League group stage before the first leg in this qualifying round finished 3-3.
The numbers point to a team that should be hard to stop. Bodø/Glimt are unbeaten in their last ten matches across all competitions and sit top of the Norwegian Eliteserien table, while Kjetil Knutsen has a fully fit squad with no reported injuries. The expected line-up also suggests a settled side, with N. Haikin, F. Sjøvold, Fredrik Bjørkan, J. Gundersen, O. Bjørtuft, Patrick Berg, S. Auklend, S. Fet, Jens Petter Hauge, O. Brynhildsen and Ole Didrik Blomberg among those listed to start.
Even so, the first leg showed the gap between control and certainty. Bodø/Glimt have been scoring freely, with wins over Ham-Kam, Sandefjord, Lillestrom and Valerenga in the weeks before the return fixture, but they still gave up three goals away to Union St. Gilloise. That leaves Knutsen with a simple job and a difficult one at the same time: keep the attacking momentum, but tighten the game enough to avoid another open contest.
The second leg on 11 August is therefore more than a repeat meeting. It is the match that decides whether Bodø/Glimt turn a strong run and a healthy squad into progress, or whether another draw between these two sides finally tips the tie the other way.
