Hobro IK
vs
FC Copenhagen
Kick-off
17:00 GMT
23 July 2018
With the World Cup feeling as though it was months ago, football has returned to normality with club friendlies and domestic league fixtures taking place. The Danish Superliga has just restarted for the 2018/19 season and Hobro meet Copenhagen in the final game of matchday two.
The recent results between these two sides aren’t as one-sided as you may think with Hobro winning and drawing two of the last three. Copenhagen won the most recent one at the end of February by a 2-0 scoreline after drawing 0-0 in the earlier meeting. Both teams have scored in just two of the last eight fixtures and the last game where both scored was in 2016 as Hobro finished 4-2 winners.
Hobro are currently bottom of the table so any points will take them off the bottom. They have three injured players: Julian Kristoffersen, Jonas Damborg and Alexander Kirkevold. Latest matches: Hobro IK
13.07.2018
Supe
Vejle BK
Hobro IK
3:1
L
30.06.2018
Club
Viborg FF
Hobro IK
3:1
L
25.06.2018
Club
Hobro IK
Aalborg BK
1:1
D
13.05.2018
Supe
Hobro IK
SonderjyskE
3:2
W
06.05.2018
Supe
SonderjyskE
Hobro IK
1:0
L
After a nightmare start to the season, three points for Copenhagen will take them 6th in the table while a loss will mean they are bottom heading towards August. Jonas Wind, Pieros Sotiriou, Laszlo Köteles and Mikael Antonsson will all miss out through injury. Latest matches: FC Copenhagen
19.07.2018
UEFA
FC Copenhagen
Kuopio PS
1:1
D
16.07.2018
Supe
FC Copenhagen
AC Horsens
1:2
L
12.07.2018
UEFA
Kuopio PS
FC Copenhagen
0:1
W
07.07.2018
Club
CSKA Moscow
FC Copenhagen
1:4
W
04.07.2018
Club
NK Maribor
FC Copenhagen
0:0
D
Most people would see Copenhagen as big favourites for this Superliga clash but with Hobro having a good end to last term and the fact that the visitors played three games within a week, it might not be that simple. The match could quite easily end as a draw but Copenhagen will be disappointed if they fail to take all three points.
23 July 2018 - 17:00 GMT
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