Conference League Quali, 3rd round, first leg, Wednesday, 07.08.2024 at 19:00
If FC Copenhagen’s attack remains so active, the home side’s players will soon run out of ideas for their goal celebrations.
Jacob Neestrup has his team constantly attacking the opposing goal. In the first few weeks of the new season, his team’s attacking style of play has been extremely successful.
For me, the hosts are the clear favorites in this game and according to my FC Copenhagen Banik Ostrava betting tip, there should be no shortage of goals either. I particularly like the odds of 1.72 at Betano for the match combination “Win FC Copenhagen & Over 1.5 goals”
FC Copenhagen must be credited with strong early form. The “Byens Hold” have won four of their first five competitive matches and have demonstrated their appetite for goals in particular.
The bookmakers’ predictions for a home win are correspondingly positive, with top odds not even approaching 1.60.
Combined with “Over 1.5 goals”, I have found odds of 1.70 and am even pulling my Betano bonus out of my pocket for this
Jacob Neestrup’s system is fluid and changeable. Sometimes Copenhagen play in a 4-3-3 system, then again in a 4-2-3-1 formation.
Regardless of the basic formation, the Lions’ game is primarily geared towards scoring goals.
So far, the Danish representative has consistently kept the scoreboards hot in five competitive matches, sending up 14 goals.
The goals are not only evenly spread across several players, but also across the various matches. The Lions scored “Over 1.5 own goals” in four out of five games.
The odds of 1.47 in the Bet365 app for “Copenhagen over 1.5 goals” also show how clearly the home side are favored for the first leg of the third Conference League qualifying round.
If you compare this classification with the odds of over 3.25 for “Banik Ostrava Over 1.5 goals”, you quickly know how one-sided the result could be.
Both teams have played a round in the UECL qualifiers and each of them have done so with great ease. There was rarely any tension.
Copenhagen won both matches against the FCB Magpies (3:0, 5:1) and were in a scoring mood, especially at home
Banik Ostrava were not boring in their own attacking play either. The Czech representative defeated Uartu 5:1 at home, while the visitors took it a little easier in the return match (2:0).
FC Copenhagen (8:1) and Banik Ostrava (7:1) have therefore already demonstrated their own finishing power to the general public
Last weekend, Danish FCK missed out on a win for the first time this season. It was only enough for a 1-1 draw against Randers FC, but the expected goals (1.95 xG) were again in a fantastic range.
The Neestrup team fired a total of 31 shots in this match. With a little more precision in finishing, several Copenhagen goals would have been possible there too.
I take my final confidence from the various goalscorers who have already added their names to the home side’s list of goalscorers
Kopenhagen have scored a total of nine goals in their last three competitive matches, with seven different players on target.
Banik Ostrava cannot focus on any one player without losing sight of other players with great goalscoring potential.
In addition, the start to the league has not necessarily been successful. With an away defeat against Bohemians 1905 (1:2), the visitors messed up their start to the league competition
FC Copenhagen have the quality and international experience they need to win at home against Banik Ostrava.
The goal threat, home strength and the necessary personnel are there and the coach has been in charge since 2022. The players should be familiar with his processes and that helps, especially at the start of a season.
I express the superiority of the home side in my FC Copenhagen Banik Ostrava betting tip as follows: Win FC Copenhagen & Over 1.5 goals in the match!
