OB-FC Midtjylland

Sunday 29/9 19.00

Who is going to stop FC Midtjylland (1st)? The top team are still unbeaten this season and have the strongest defence. They do not have any suspensions and they even have midfielder Izunna Uzochukwu back. So things are getting better for the top team. For OB (10th) on the other hand things are not as bright after three league losses in a row. Two starters in midfielder, Conor O’Brien and Danish international Rasmus Falk, are out with suspensions. The loss of Falk is especially a hard blow. The two-man army of Falk and midfielder Emil Larsen are the only players who can create chances. The continued use of striker Morten Skoubo is still a mystery for us here at SuperligaBets. He is not scoring nor is he creating chances. Everything he does is slow and stops the flow of the game and is not at a Superliga level. With his age in mind he might just be over the hill. But why coach Troels Bech uses Skoubo is still beyond us.

Both teams played in the cup tournament midweek and OB used the first team to get a win against FC Svendborg from 2nd division. It was a needed win in order to boost the morale. FC Midtjylland also got a win but used the reserves and won against FC Djursland from 2nd division. With fit players and the return of midfielder Izunna an away win is plausible and also contains value.

Recommendation:  2 - 2.20 Mermaidbet

UPDATE: Winger Rilwan Hassan has been called up for Midtjylland. He was a key player last season and this could be his first match this season. It is however doubtful that he will get more pitch-time than 15 minutes, but important news for Midtjylland that have had problems with their squad depth. OB are without their first keeper Christiansen, but back-up Toppel is almost as good, so no huge loss. We stick to our away win recommendation.