In the second round of the Danish championship, on Friday, starting at 18:00, the Aalborg – Midtjylland game will be played. The confrontation will take place on “Aalborg Portland Park”.
In the last direct confrontation, disputed in May, the Midtjylland scored 3-0. It was the fourth success in the last five straight games. In four of these games the table has undergone at least three changes.
The hosts debuted with the right in the new season, succeeding to impose in the move from Sonderjyske with the score of 1-0. The only goal scored by Kasper Kusk in the 79th minute. He was brought up early in Copenhagen, the 26-year-old attack, only to the fourth goal scored for his new band. Thus, Wieghorst’s band is playing well in the European Cups campaign, a campaign which he missed in the season after finishing fifth in play-off.
On the other hand, the en-titre champion gave two points on his own ground in confrontation with Aarhus. Aalborg he definitely dominated the game, 62% possession and 17 occasions goal, the offensive did not find the way to the opponent’s goal. Moreover, Jakob Poulsen missed a 11 meter kick at the end of the game. It was for the first time in the last ten games, when Midtjylland did not score even a goal. The last time this happened in April, in the quarter-cups, after a 0-0 on Hobro’s field. It remains to be seen if Jess Thorup will be able to lead his team to a new title.
PREDICTION: Both teams to score / YES @ 1.76
