Brøndby-Esbjerg preview

Sunday 7/6 16.00

Brøndby (3rd) have been playing very well in 2015. They have not lost in the last seven matches and they are playing with great confidence. This is not made worse by the return of talismanic central defender Daniel Agger from a ban. Only new injury concern is strong winger, Ferhan Hasani, but Brøndby have a solid replacement in Alexander Szymanowski. Brøndby head coach Thomas Frank has said that he expect his team to come out with force to give a full stadium a nice experience. We should expect Brøndby in the strongest line-up here. Esbjerg (9th) survived with an intense 2-1 win against FC Vestsjælland last weekend. Esbjerg have not played particularly well recently, perhaps due to the high stakes. Now they can play without pressure, which potentially improves their game or make them too relaxed. Head coach Niels Frederiksen will be making changes for this match. Strong left back Jonas Knudsen is out with a minor injury, forcing Esbjerg to use a central defender on the back position. Furthermore, speedy striker Daniel Larsson will be benched since he is not staying at the club. He would have been a good weapon here. Instead, Robin Söder will start in attack, but he has been playing without confidence all season. Speedy winger Kevin Mensah is set to replace Emil Lyng, which should be a fairly even swap.

Brøndby should be more motivated for the match, and with Esbjerg resting some players it looks like a clear home win. We should expect to see an intense match with two teams who want to push forward, but anything else than a home win would surprise.

Recommendation: 1 – 1.75 at Tipico