Bodø/Glimt vs Lazio facts

Bodø/Glimt's first appearance in the UEFA Europa League quarter-finals pits them against Lazio.

The home side reached this stage of the UEFA Conference League two seasons ago and are looking to make history by becoming the first team from Norway to qualify for the final four of a UEFA competition; their visitors, who finished top of the inaugural league phase, have reached this stage for the first time in seven years.

This will be a first meeting between the sides in UEFA competition and only the third time Lazio have faced a team from Norway.

Form guide

Bodø/Glimt

Record vs Italian clubs: W3 D1 L7 F16 A25
Home record vs Italian clubs: W3 D0 L2

Bodø/Glimt's last four matches against Italian opposition all come against Roma in the 2021/22 Conference League campaign, an eye-catching 6-1 home win against José Mourinho's side in the group stage preceding a 2-2 away draw. Another home success followed in the first leg of their quarter-final (2-1) but the eventual champions exacted their revenge with a 4-0 victory in the second leg.

They have won all their last three home matches against teams from Italy having lost their first two.

The Norwegian club just missed out on automatic qualification to the round of 16 due to a ninth-place finish in the league phase.

That brought a knockout phase play-off against Twente, Bodø/Glimt losing the first leg 1-2 but eventually progressing after a 5-2 extra-time victory in the second leg in Norway to secure a 6-4 aggregate success.

A 3-0 home win against Conference League holders Olympiacos in the the round of 16 first leg paved the way for a 4-2 aggregate triumph, Kasper Høgh scoring three of his side's four goals in the tie.

Bodø/Glimt have won seven of their last nine two-legged ties in Europe; they have lost only one of their last 12 first-leg matches (W8 D3).

They have won eight of their nine home European matches this season (L1) and have scored three or more goals in 11 of the past 16.

Høgh has scored six goals in Bodø/Glimt's last six Europa League matches. He has scored five in their last three home games in the competition and is joint-top scorer on seven goals alongside Olympiacos' Ayoub El Kaabi.

Bodø/Glimt won their fourth Norwegian title in five seasons at the start of December, beating Lillestrøm 5-2 on the final day to secure the trophy.

Lazio

Record vs Norwegian clubs: W2 D0 L0 F5 A1
Away record vs Norwegian clubs: W1 D0 L0

Lazio's only previous matches against a Norwegian team were two wins against Rosenborg in the 2015/16 Europa League group stage (3-1 h, 2-0 a).

Marco Baroni's side finished top of the league phase (W6 D1 L1), leading them to a round of 16 tie against Viktoria Plzeň. The first leg in Czechia proved a dramatic affair with Gustav Isaksen scoring in the 98th minute goal to secure a 2-1 victory despite the visitors being down to nine men following the dismissals of Nicolò Rovella and Samuel Gigot.

Alessio Romagnoli's second-leg header secured a 1-1 draw and a 3-2 aggregate win as Lazio reached their first European quarter-final in seven years.

The Italian side are through to their sixth UEFA Cup/Europa League quarter-final, where their record is W2 L3. They have lost their last two, most recently 5-6 on aggregate against Salzburg in 2017/18.

Their most recent win at this stage came in 2002/03 when they won 3-1 on aggregate against Beşiktaş before going down 1-4 across two legs in the semi-final against Porto.

Lazio have won the first leg in four of their previous five UEFA Cup/Europa League quarter-final ties (L1). Those four victories were all at home, the sole defeat at Fenerbahçe in 2012/13 (L 0-2).

The Rome club have won four of their five away matches so far this season, losing just once.

Links and trivia

Bodø/Glimt defender Haitam Aleesami played for Palermo between 2016 and 2019, making 95 appearances including in a 1-0 defeat against Lazio on 27 November 2016.

Jens Petter Hauge joined AC Milan from Bodø/Glimt in 2020/21, making 27 appearances and scoring eight goals. He was a late substitute in a 3-2 victory against Lazio on 23 December 2020.

Have played together:
Jens Petter Hauge & Alessio Romagnoli (AC Milan 2020/21)