FC Copenhagen-SønderjyskE

Sunday 06/10 17.00

FC Copenhagen (11th), the defending champions, are placed beneath the relegation line after almost a third of the tournament. If you refrain from putting consideration in this week’s poor results (0-4 at Real Madrid and 2-3 at Brøndby), they are actually improving a lot. The key is their new coach Ståle Solbakken, who has made the players improve their ambition. But there are also some concerns, new striker Fanendo Adi is struggling with his first touches while the right hand side consisting of winger Bolaños and back Jacobsen is far from it’s top level. Copenhagen will be without left back Bengtsson and they will probably have to fill the gap with one of their young talented right backs. SønderjyskE (10th) are really struggling at the moment. They lost 4-1 in Esbjerg last weekend, where their defensive vulnerability was obvious. They are still struggling with injuries so their tactical possibilities are highly limited. Nevertheless it was probably a good move to sign free agent Daniel Jensen to bolster the midfield. His passing skills will be much needed in later matches, but it is unlikely to have much impact in this match where SønderjyskE’s only chance will be their counters. The SønderjyskE offense does not seem high on confidence at the moment though, so unlikely that they will be a huge counter threat.

Despite of the proximity in the current table, we find FC Copenhagen big favourites. They are simply stronger: better material, home field advantage, better morale. The odds are not very impressive however, so we’ve decided only to post this as an idea.

Idea: 1 – 1.51 Mermaidbet