FC Copenhagen-OB

Sunday 18/5 17.00

FC Copenhagen (3rd) will be highly motivated for this match. A win might give them silver medals (and thus Champions League participation). It has been a terrible season for FC Copenhagen and to obtain silver medal would be fantastic in this light. It is especially the absence of playmaker Nicolai Jørgensen that has had a negative effect on the team the entire season. Jørgensen has seen some playing time lately, but is not fit for this match. Defensively the situation is not good either. Central defenders Margreitter and Mellberg are absent and midfielder Delaney will probably have to stand-in alongside Stadsgaard in the central defence. OB (7th) have even greater problems. They have four suspended players: key midfielder Rasmus Falk, defenders Espen Ruud, Daniel Høegh and Anders Møller Christensen (captain). They are important absences and naturally a bad situation to be without three starters in defence. OB will have to move midfielders to the backline and several players who have experienced limited playing time will get their chance. Offensively OB will lose a lot by the absence of Rasmus Falk. He is the best player in the club and has been linked with Ajax Amsterdam.

FC Copenhagen are motivated and face less squad problems than OB. At home they should win this one, but the bookies have surely set the line accordingly. The bookies also expect goals galore due to the several defensive absences but neither of the teams possesses a strong offense currently. We find good value in under 3.5 goals.

Recommendation: Under 3.5 goals – 1.89 at Betfair