Randers-Silkeborg

Friday 19/9 18.30

Randers (3rd) were expected to have a hard time making it into the upper half this season, but until now they have done their best to prove critics wrong. The strength is the continuity of the 4-4-2 formation of coach Todd. He is very loyal to his strategy and his players now what to do. This makes Randers a difficult team to beat as Brøndby were forced to realise last weekend (0-2). However, it can also be Randers’ weakness, since an opponent not aiming to attack knows just what to expect from Randers. Randers have a team with many physically strong players with great attitude, but they lack some players with some extraordinary skills (with Fisker’s shooting skills being the only deviation). Randers are without important injuries for this match. We expect striker Djiby Fall to be back in the line-up after scoring as a substitute in the last two matches. Silkeborg (12th) are stuck in the bottom. They are a decent team, but just not good enough for this level. Furthermore, they lack some confidence offensively. Midfielder Emil Scheel is still the only player who has scored for them, and their preferred striker last season Morten Beck has been demoted to the bench. Silkeborg have a lot of experienced players and they are difficult to beat, but not really dangerous offensively. Midfielder Daniel A. Pedersen got a knock in the last match, but is expected to play here. Otherwise no injury concerns.

We expect Silkeborg to be very focused at just getting a point here. At the same time, they know what to expect from Randers, why they will be a tough team to beat. Unless Randers get an early goal, we believe that this game can be a long hard struggle that easily could result in a low scoring draw. We are quite impressed by the price for a draw here, since it is quite obvious result in our opinion.

Recommendation: X – 3.90 at Betfair

Idea: Under 2.5 goals – 1.89 at Betfair

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