Prediction for Celtic vs Bodø Glimt: Norwegian champions won't make life easy for the Bhoys in Europa Conference play-off

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Celtic must negotiate their way past one of the surprise packages of the Europa Conference League's group stage if they are to make the last 16 of the competition.

Norwegian champions Bodø Glimt are playing their 15th match of this season's European campaign, the longest run in the club's history, and their unbeaten run through the group stage of this competition yielded a 12-point total that gave them the runners-up spot behind Roma.

While this is Bodø Glimt's first official meeting with a Scottish club, Celtic have played against Norwegian opposition on 12 occasions, ten of which were against Rosenborg including the last six, all in the past five years.

Celtic are red-hot 1/3 favourites to progress from this tie and 21/50 to win Thursday's first leg at Parkhead but Glimt, who are 6/1 to stun the Glasgow giants on Thursday, can't be underestimated.

A 6-1 thrashing of Jose Mourinho's side on Matchday 3 was considered a fluke by most observers but the Norwegians had enough about them to get a 2-2 draw in Rome as well as holding CSKA Sofia to a stalemate in Bulgaria.

Glimt conceded half as many goals as anyone else in their group, just five in six matches, and they won't be rocking up in Glasgow and giving up stacks of chances to Celtic.

Celtic, go into this fixture with confidence sky high after nine straight wins, scoring at least three in each of their last four matches, and Ange Postecoglou will be keen to take Celtic as deep as possible in this competition despite the fact that their focus is on regaining the Scottish Premiership title.

Celtic have kept four clean sheets in their last five games but they are no certainties to shut out Bodø Glimt, who