Brøndby IF vs FC Copenhagen Live Stream, Predictions

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Brøndby IF

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Brøndby IF will be hoping to bounce back here following a 3-2 Superliga defeat in their last game at the hands of FC Midtjylland.

In that game, Brøndby IF managed 53% possession and 11 shots at goal with 4 on target. For Brøndby IF, the scorers were Nicolai Vallys (12') and Ohi Omoijuanfo (31'). FC Midtjylland got 21 shots at goal with 6 of them on target. Henrik Dalsgaard (9'), Darío Osorio (22') and Franculino Djú (74') scored for FC Midtjylland.

It has been seldom in recent times where Brøndby IF have kept a clean sheet. In fact, Brøndby IF have been scored against in 6 of their previous 6 games, shipping 9 goals on the way.

Leading up to this clash, Brøndby IF:

• haven't lost in the league to FC Copenhagen in their last 2 matches.
• are unbeaten in their last 9 home league matches. A run that they'll hope to extend here.

FC Copenhagen

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FC Copenhagen come into this meeting following on from a 0-3 Superliga win with the defeat of Silkeborg IF in their last game.

In that match, FC Copenhagen managed 40% possession and 14 attempts at goal with 9 of them on target. For FC Copenhagen, the goals were scored by Mohamed Elyounoussi (3', 27') and Diogo Gonçalves (87'). Silkeborg had 6 shots on goal with 2 on target.

In as many as 5 of the previous 6 clashes featuring FC Copenhagen, at least three goals have been hit. The overall average goals scored per game within that time is 3.33, with the number of goals averaged by FC Copenhagen being 2. We will have to see whether or not that trend will be continued on in this game.

Their past results show that FC Copenhagen:

• remain undefeated by Brøndby IF when they have played them away from home in the previous 4 league games. A very decent away record against them.
• are undefeated in their previous 2 away league matches.

👥 Head to head

Checking out their prior head to head duels going back to 16/10/2022, there is nothing to separate the two clubs with Brøndby IF winning 2 of those games, FC Copenhagen 2 and 2 being draws in normal time.

15 goals were shared by the two clubs throughout the course of those matches, with 7 of them from Drengene fra Vestegnen and 8 created by FCK. That’s an average goals per game figure of 2.5.

The previous league contest between these sides was Superliga match day 1 on 01/04/2024 which ended up with the score at FC Copenhagen 1-2 Brøndby IF.

On that day, FC Copenhagen managed 45% possession and 12 shots on goal with 4 on target. Their only player on the scoresheet was Peter Ankersen (42').

For their opponents, Brøndby IF had 6 shots on goal with 4 on target. Mathias Kvistgaarden (69') and Sean Klaiber (93') scored.

The match was refereed by Sandi Putros.

ℹ️ Team News: Brøndby IF

The Brøndby IF boss Jesper Sørensen does not have any fitness worries whatsoever before this clash thanks to a fully injury-free group available for selection.

🗞️ Team News: FC Copenhagen

FC Copenhagen boss Jacob Neestrup has to currently contend with reduced team options. Davit Khocholava (Knee problems), Lukas Lerager (unknown injury), Andreas Cornelius (unknown injury), Rúnar Alex Rúnarsson (unknown injury), Khouma Babacar (unknown injury), Jordan Larsson (unknown injury), Theo Sander (Knee surgery), Nicolai Boilesen (Knee injury) and Roony Bardghji (Cruciate ligament tear) miss out here. Khouma Babacar will not be able to play in this game through being suspended.

💭 Prediction

In our view, Brøndby IF might need a bit of good fortune to score goals against this FC Copenhagen lineup who we think will likely end up scoring and staying ahead.

We’re therefore tipping a 0-1 win for FC Copenhagen at the conclusion of the game.

Expecting it to be tight.

Our expert partners are tipping under 3.5 goals for this match. Check out their VIP predictions here.

Renata Leite, 18:08 08/05/2024