Bodø / Glimt 0-0 LOSC Lille: result and report

The Pundit picked Bodø / Glimt (56%): wrong

Report

Bodø / Glimt were expected to beat LOSC Lille at home. Instead they were held to a goalless draw, and it was a fair reflection of a match in which neither side created much.

With no goals to explain, the story is in the chances. Bodø / Glimt had the only two big chances of the match but missed both. They also had four shots on target to LOSC Lille's three, despite taking just four shots in total.

That is why the home side will feel this one got away. Clear openings were rare, and Bodø / Glimt had the best of them without taking either.

LOSC Lille's afternoon looked different on the numbers, though. They had seven shots to four, eight key passes to four and 44 dangerous attacks to 36. They also finished with slightly higher xG, 0.71 to 0.60, and sustained more pressure on average across the match. Still, none of that produced a big chance. Their attacking added up to volume rather than clear openings.

Neither goalkeeper was badly exposed either. LOSC Lille made four saves and Bodø / Glimt three, while neither side reached one expected goal.