Scottish giants Celtic welcome the recently crowned Norwegian champions Bodo/Glimt to Celtic Park in Glasgow to do battle in this Europa Conference League round of 32 matchup. The hosts arrive at this match by way of a third place finish in a tight Europa League group G while their opponents Bodo/Glimt managed a second place finish in their Europa Conference League group. Celtic have been on a brilliant run of nine straight victories and have recovered well after somewhat of a shaky start to the season. The Bhoys sit atop the Scottish Premier League with a league record of 20 wins, three draws and three defeats and are coming off a 4-0 cup win against Championship side Raith Rovers in their last match.
Their opponents Bodo/Glimt are currently in their offseason as the Norwegian league finished in November and doesn’t kick off again until April. They are the reigning champions, winning only their second league title in the club’s history and finished with a record of 18 wins, nine draws and three defeats in the last campaign. This should be a good matchup against two teams who have been experiencing a lot of recent success. Bodo/Glimt closed their last season out on an 18 match unbeaten run and haven’t lost since August in all competitions (including friendlies). The Yellow Horde also managed to navigate their Conference League group stage without a defeat, drawing all three away matches including an impressive 2-2 away draw to AS Roma.