Odense take on the visitors Nordsjaelland in the round 1 match of Danish Superliga. The match will be played on Monday, July 18th at Nature Energy Park (Odense).
Odense are considered one of the middle peasants in Danish football. They had a long history of successes, this is a 3-times national champion. But the last time the "gold" the"striped" won back in 1989. And for the last ten years they have not even risen to the top three in the final table. Also, the team took the cup 5 times, but this success was also noted for the last time in 2007. And so - rather mediocre performances, like what was shown in 2021/2022. First, Odense finished in 8th place in the main stage of the championship. And in the elimination round, although they ended up 2nd, they did not participate in serious competition with the leader of this six, Viborg. But, according to the regulations, from the 1st position among the outsiders they got the right to argue for a pass to the Conference League. But still the coach, Alm, retained the position. In general, the composition is almost the same, although one of the leaders, Jens Thomassen, went as a free agent to the French Nimes.
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Nordsjaelland "shoot" a dozen years ago. Then the "tigers" lived up to their proud nickname. They first, in 2010 and 2011, took the national cup. And then they got the championship title, the only one in history. The title allowed they to make debut in the group stage of the Champions League in the fall of 2012. There, the Danes finished 4th, but took away points from Juventus. And they were remembered for the scandalous own goal from Luis Adriano. The Brazilian then pretended not to understand that the opponent had stopped, waiting for the ball to be returned to him. The last time in the international arena, without any success, Nordsjaelland played in 2018. Gradually, the team rolled back to the level of the mid-table team of their native Superliga. And the last draw ended with low 9th place. However, Flemming Pedersen remained in the coaching position, which he has held since 2019. Yes, and the composition is still almost the same, although they made good money on the sale of talents.
Nordsjaelland won 3-1 in head-to-head at home last season. But then they flew out in the cup, and in the championship in 3 matches with Odense they scored only 1 point. Bookmakers consider the home team to be the favorite. The stadium factor in this pair is important, and Odense was clearly stronger last season. We dare to bet on his victory at home.
Prediction for the match: Odense to win.
