Napoli 4-3 Bodø/Glimt: McTominay Double Survives Late Fet Header as Hosts Ride Their Luck

Napoli beat Bodø/Glimt 4-3 at the Stadio Diego Armando Maradona, but the scoreline flatters the hosts. Bodø/Glimt generated 2.66 expected goals to Napoli's 1.52, and the visitors' second-half surge — 2.56 xG after the break alone — turned a controlled first half into a frantic finish.

Matteo Politano scored after 64 seconds, Scott McTominay added two more, and Odin Lurås Bjørtuft's 89th-minute own goal gave Napoli the cushion they needed. Sondre Brunstad Fet's header from a corner in the 90th minute made it 4-3, but there was no time left for a fourth.

Napoli lined up in a 4-3-3 and dominated the opening 45 minutes. They had 52% possession, 12 shots to Bodø/Glimt's two, and 1.21 xG to the visitors' 0.10. Politano's early goal — assisted by Leonardo Spinazzola — set the tone, a left-footed finish from inside the box with an xG of just 0.11.

Bodø/Glimt, also in a 4-3-3, struggled to find space in behind. Their first-half xG of 0.10 came from just two shots, one on target. Jens Petter Hauge equalised in the 27th minute with a right-footed finish, assisted by Fet, but it was against the run of play. The goal had an xG of 0.07.

McTominay restored Napoli's lead in the 41st minute, finishing right-footed from a Kevin De Bruyne assist. The goal had an xG of 0.09. Napoli went into the break 2-1 up, having won 17 duels to Bodø/Glimt's 14 and completed 275 passes at 92% accuracy.

Whatever Bodø/Glimt changed at half-time worked. They flipped the possession split — 66% in the second half — and generated 13 shots to Napoli's five. Their xG jumped from 0.10 to 2.56, a rise of 2.46. They also won five corners to Napoli's one and had 18 touches in the box to Napoli's five.

Andreas Helmersen equalised in the 62nd minute, left-footed, assisted again by Fet. The goal had an xG of 0.15. Napoli were suddenly hanging on. McTominay's second goal in the 75th minute — a header from a Politano assist, xG 0.10 — came against the run of play and gave the hosts breathing room.

Bodø/Glimt kept coming. They had five big chances in the second half to Napoli's two. Fet's 90th-minute header from a corner had an xG of 0.87, the highest single chance of the match. It made it 4-3, but the final whistle went moments later.

Napoli scored four goals from 1.52 xG. Bodø/Glimt scored three from 2.66. The difference was finishing and timing. McTominay scored twice from 0.64 xG. Politano scored from 0.14. Hauge scored from 0.10. Fet scored from 0.90.

Napoli also benefited from Bjørtuft's own goal in the 89th minute, which came from a situation that did not register an xG value. That goal made it 4-2 and proved decisive when Fet scored a minute later.

Bodø/Glimt's set-piece threat was notable: 0.99 xG from set plays, all in the second half. Napoli had zero. The visitors also completed 600 passes at 91% accuracy, compared to Napoli's 440 at 90%. They had 389 passes in the opposition half to Napoli's 235.

Napoli took the points, but Bodø/Glimt left with the better chance volume. The hosts' 4-3 win was built on clinical finishing and a late own goal, not control. Bodø/Glimt's second-half performance — 2.56 xG, 13 shots, five big chances — was the most dominant 45 minutes of the match. It just wasn't enough.