FC Copenhagen – Silkeborg

Danish Superliga Round 6
Copenhagen, August 26, 16:00 CET

With the maximum score in five rounds of the Danish Superliga, one foot already in the group stage of the Champions League - FC Copenhagen will go into the match with Silkeborg on Saturday with a lot of confidence.
The derby of the Superliga Round 6 comes after Silkeborg surprised runners-up Nordsjaelland at home last week and won 2:0. This is how this team proved that they have the quality to fight against the favorites, even though after five rounds they only have seven points. However, Silkeborg has so far won only one point away from home (against Aarhus 2:2).
Last season against FC Copenhagen they lost 3:0 at home in the match played on February 19, and before that they were defeated 1:0 in Copenhagen last September. Overall, it can be said that at this time last year, Silkeborg was in a significantly better position than now, as a team that competed in the UEFA Conference League and was considered one of the best in Denmark. Now that is no longer the case.
It is important for FC Copenhagen that the team works better and better in defense. In the final play-off round of Champions League qualifiers, they defeated the Polish champion Rakow 1:0 away from home, in leg 1. Before that, the Hvidovre team was routinely defeated 2:0 away from home, in a match played on August 18.
Overall, FC Copenhagen plays efficiently on their home field, in the Superliga this month they beat Odense 2:1, Randers 4:0, but also the Icelandic champion Breidablik 6:3 in the Champions League qualifiers. Against Silkeborg, at the beginning of the preparatory period in early July, they won 2:1.
The match is expected in an almost celebratory atmosphere - FC Copenhagen practically secured the Champions League group stage and has the opportunity to consolidate first place in the Superliga. One gets the impression that Silkeborg is like an ideal opponent for this weekend. Unfortunately, the odds of FC Copenhagen scoring at least two goals in this match are extremely low - so the Asian Handicap home game variant is much more tempting.
The Danish champions will not count on forwards Cornelius and Babacar against Silkeborg, due to injuries. However, the form of young strikers Oskarsson and Bardghji has impressed, both teenagers on a good scoring streak this August. The question is whether Tunisian forward Achouri, who is also struggling with an injury, will be able to help the team. However, even for such a situation, the team led by the experienced captain, midfielder from Sweden Viktor Claesson, has a solution.
After this match, FC Copenhagen will have four full days to prepare for the duel with Rakow, also at their stadium. So there will be no conserving or tacticizing against Silkeborg.