Bodø/Glimt came into the 20:00 BST game in Bodø having lost 5-0 away to Bayern Munich on matchday 1, while Dortmund had beaten Villarreal 3-2 at home. Niko Kovač, whose contract extension to June 2029 was announced on Tuesday, made five changes to the side that drew 2-2 with Werder Bremen at the weekend, the bundesliga.com live ticker reported, and left Nico Schlotterbeck at home as a precaution after recent ankle injuries. Dortmund started in a 3-4-2-1 with Gregor Kobel in goal and Fábio Silva up front. Kjetil Knutsen's side lined up 4-4-2, with Haitam Aleesami and Andreas Helmersen brought in after a 3-1 domestic win over Kristiansund.
The clubs drew 2-2 in Dortmund last December. Bodø/Glimt went on to reach the last 16, where Sporting knocked them out, while Dortmund went out to Atalanta in the knockout play-off round, according to the same ticker.
The only goal and the chances before it
- 52' Bodø/Glimt 1-0 Borussia Dortmund: Fredrik Sjøvold, a left-footed shot from the center of the box into the bottom right corner, assisted by a Sondre Auklend cross.
Patrick Berg started the move by playing Auklend in on the right, and Sjøvold finished Auklend's low cross past Kobel, according to bundesliga.com and Bulinews.
Bodø/Glimt had the better chances before the goal. Jens Petter Hauge forced Kobel into a save from around 18 yards after a poorly cleared corner, Sondre Brunstad Fet shot just past the far post after Berg made space for him, and Ole Didrik Blomberg failed to turn in a Hauge delivery when the hosts should have led, Bulinews reported. Dortmund's only real moment of the first half came when Konstantinos Karetsas tested Haykin, and a Fábio Silva header came from an offside position. Just before half-time Hauge set up Helmersen, who slid his chance past the far post, and Helmersen forced a save from Kobel early in the second half, bundesliga.com reported.
Kovač's four changes on the hour
Both bookings went to Dortmund in the first half: Joane Gadou in the 13th minute for pulling back Fredrik André Bjørkan, and Fábio Silva in the 25th for a high boot on Bjørkan, according to bundesliga.com. Bodø/Glimt were not shown a card.
Kovač made no change until after the goal. In the 60th minute he made four at once: Felix Nmecha for Joey Veerman, Ethan Nwaneri for Karetsas, Serhou Guirassy for Fábio Silva and Julian Ryerson for Samuele Inácio. Dortmund were the more dangerous side from then on. Haykin kept out an Nmecha shot from range, Aleesami, the Bodø/Glimt captain, blocked a Guirassy effort, and Haykin collected a close-range Nwaneri header, Bulinews reported. Carney Chukwuemeka replaced Maximilian Beier in the 77th minute, and Knutsen's only change was Ola Brynhildsen for Hauge in the 78th. With two minutes of stoppage time added, Haykin made a last save from Nmecha.
Until after we conceded, we basically didn't show up. The passion, the intensity, the football we need to win here were completely missing in the first half.
Niko Kovač, Borussia Dortmund manager, translated from German, via Sport1
Kovač added that Dortmund only got into the game after the four substitutions, that Bodø/Glimt had been clearly better until then and that his side had lost deservedly, Sport1 reported. Defender Waldemar Anton told DAZN that the intensity had been missing.
We simply didn't play well in the first half; with the ball and against the ball we were a step too late.
Waldemar Anton, Borussia Dortmund defender, to DAZN, translated from German, via Sport1
According to Bulinews, it was Dortmund's fourth successive away defeat in the Champions League. Sport1 noted that Dortmund had not lost to a Norwegian club for 27 years, since a 3-0 defeat by Rosenborg.
Bodø/Glimt vs Dortmund: chances and crosses
| Stat | Bodø/Glimt | Borussia Dortmund |
|---|---|---|
| Possession | 47.8% | 52.2% |
| Shots | 11 | 9 |
| Shots on target | 3 | 4 |
| Corners | 4 | 10 |
| Fouls | 7 | 8 |
| Yellow cards | 0 | 2 |
| Offsides | 1 | 3 |
| Goalkeeper saves | 4 | 2 |
| Passes (completed) | 550 (467) | 583 (504) |
| Crosses (completed) | 6 (3) | 27 (3) |
Dortmund had slightly more of the ball and won 10 corners to Bodø/Glimt's four, but completed only three of their 27 crosses. Bodø/Glimt had 11 shots to Dortmund's nine, with three on target to Dortmund's four. Haykin made four saves and Kobel two. The hosts made 33 clearances to Dortmund's 17 and won 15 of their 19 tackles, while Dortmund completed 86% of their passes to Bodø/Glimt's 85%.
Bodø/Glimt 24th, Dortmund 18th
Both clubs have three points after two of their eight league-phase games, with one win and one defeat each. In the 36-team table after matchday 2, Dortmund are 18th, with three goals scored and three conceded. Bodø/Glimt are 24th, the lowest of the 13 clubs on three points, on a goal difference of minus four after scoring once and conceding five. Paris Saint-Germain lead the table, one of nine clubs with six points from six.
For Bodø/Glimt, it was a first league-phase win after the 5-0 defeat in Munich. Dortmund, who beat Villarreal 3-2 in their opener, lost for the first time in this season's Champions League.
Napoli and Sabah: two trips on matchday 3
- Bodø/Glimt: away at Napoli, Tuesday 20 October 2026, 20:00 BST.
- Borussia Dortmund: away at Sabah FK, Tuesday 20 October 2026, 17:45 BST.
Napoli are 32nd with no points after two defeats, the second a 3-1 loss at Villarreal on Tuesday (our Villarreal v Napoli report has the details). Sabah FK are 22nd on three points. Dortmund's Bundesliga position is on our Bundesliga table and Bodø/Glimt's league position is on the Eliteserien table; the Bundesliga simulator lets you decide the rest of the German season yourself.
What this report rests on: the goal, assist, cards, substitutions, lineups, team stats and both clubs' league-phase records are from ESPN's match data, and the table after matchday 2 is our count of ESPN full-time results, three points for a win, ranked by points, goal difference, goals scored, away goals scored, wins and away wins. The narrative comes from bundesliga.com (match report and live ticker) and Bulinews, and the Kovač and Anton quotes are our translation from German of Sport1.