FC Copenhagen vs Jagiellonia prediction: EUROPE: Conference League – League phase betting tips on match 2024-10-02 19:00.
[p]An underwhelming third-placed finish in the league last season means that Copenhagen are competing in the UEFA Conference League this term, having been in the UEFA Champions League for the previous two campaigns. It’s not all doom and gloom though, as three points against Jagiellonia Białystok to kick off the league phase on Thursday will earn the Danes a fourth successive victory in all competitions and a sixth home win in seven in Europe. [/p]
[p]The Lions’ last three games have seen them go into half-time at 0-0 before coming out on top, so their fans might have to be patient here. Those supporters will have positive memories of the last time that Copenhagen faced Polish opposition, as Jacob Neestrup’s men edged past Raków Częstochowa 2-1 on aggregate to reach the Champions League group phase last season.[/p]
[p]Jagiellonia are in the odd situation of having reached their first-ever main draw of a European competition despite emphatically losing their last two rounds of qualifying. They lost 5-1 on aggregate to Bodø/Glimt in the third qualifying round of the Champions League, before a 7-1 aggregate Europa League play-off defeat against Ajax consigned them to the Conference League. [/p]
[p]Just reaching Europe’s third-tier competition is a momentous achievement however, and despite those dispiriting results mentioned above, Jagiellonia have won four of their last five league matches as they look to defend their title, opening the scoring inside 15 minutes on three of those occasions. When they go 1-0 down though, Adrian Siemieniec’s side haven’t been good at getting anything out of the game recently, as they have lost their last five such encounters. [/p]
[p]Players to watch: Despite being a defender, Kevin Diks has incredibly scored five goals this season already, but interestingly, Copenhagen have only kept one clean sheet in those matches in which he’s found the net (W4, L1). Compare that with Kristoffer Hansen, whose last four strikes for Jagiellonia have all come in clean-sheet wins, while two of those four games also saw him register an assist. [/p]
[p]Hot stat: Jagiellonia haven’t drawn any of their last 17 matches (W10, L7). [/p]
[p][i]Written by Alex Bowmer[/i][/p]