FC Copenhagen-AaB

Wednesday 20/5 20.00

FC Copenhagen (1st) lost the title hopes with a 2-0 loss at FC Midtjylland on Sunday. It was a logical result due to a long list of injuries that left the FC Copenhagen without any senior players on the bench. FC Copenhagen played a 120 minute cup final on Thursday and the lack of player rotation is likely to have resulted in some very tired players. There is hope that star offensive midfielder Nicolai Jørgensen and winger Rurik Gislason could return from injuries, but the remaining list of injured players is still long. Central defender Per Nilsson is banned for the match and head coach Solbakken really have no quality replacements available. Do not be surprised if FC Copenhagen arrive with youth players in the line-up. AaB (5th) suffered a disappointing loss against OB last weekend, which makes the 4th place very difficult to get. However, an away match against FC Copenhagen will certainly motivate AaB’s players. AaB created many chances against OB, but were wasteful. In general, they seem to be in a good state and show signs of what made them a title-winning team last season. they have two issues however. In the central defence, they look to start with the two youngsters Jakob Blåbjerg and Kasper Pedersen. They have played four matches together, so it is still a rather unproven partnership. In midfield, strong defensive midfielder Rasmus Würtz (captain) is banned. On a positive note, other strong central midfielder Kasper Risgård looks to be back in the starting line-up after struggling with an injury.

AaB played the last match on Friday, while FC Copenhagen played on Sunday. Add that FC Copenhagen have had a tight schedule, have many injured players and probably are demoralised. AaB should have nice chances of leaving Copenhagen with points here.

Recommendation: 2 (AH +0.5) – 1.86 at Unibet

UPDATE: Key midfielder Jørgensen out for FC Copenhagen. Gislason returns. For AaB, Risgård and central defender Petersen set to return. Good news for the away side.