Qarabag vs FC Copenhagen prediction: EUROPE: Champions League – League phase betting tips on match 2025-09-30 16:45.
[p]QarabaÄź host Copenhagen as they look to become the first Azerbaijani side to ever win back-to-back UEFA Champions League (UCL) games.[/p]
[p]Match News and Current Form[/p]
[p]After coming through three rounds of qualifiers, Qarabağ stunned Benfica on matchday one of the league phase, recovering from being 2-0 down inside 16 minutes to pull off a stunning 3-2 victory. It marked just the 18th time in competition history that a team has come from two goals down to win an away game, while it also ended the Horsemen’s wait for a win in the UCL proper (D2, L4). Gurban Gurbanov’s side have fired in seven goals without reply in domestic action since, so will be confident of ending a four-match losing streak in main draw European home games.[/p]
[p]Copenhagen went ahead twice on matchday one against Bayer Leverkusen, but failed to hold on to either of those leads, with a 91st minute own goal meaning they had to settle for a 2-2 draw. The Lions now hit the road looking for their first away win in the UCL since beating Club Brugge 2-0 in December 2016, with that result accounting for half of their wins on the road in this competition (W2, D4, L14). Jacob Neestrup’s side have excellent form behind them as they look to improve on that poor return, as they’ve lost just two of their last 27 games across all competitions (W19, D6).[/p]
[p]Head-to-Head History[/p]
[p]Copenhagen have won three of the previous four H2Hs (L1), all of which have come in European qualifiers. Qarabağ’s only victory came in a home UCL qualifier in 2017 (2-1), helping them progress from that tie.[/p]
[p]Hot Stats and Streaks[/p]
[p]QarabaÄź have conceded the first goal in their last three European games (W2, L1).[/p]
[p]QarabaÄź have kept a clean sheet in just one of their last nine European home games.[/p]
[p]Copenhagen have trailed in only one of their seven UCL matches this season.[/p]
[p]Each of Copenhagen’s last four European away games produced under 2.5 goals.[/p]
[p]Key Players to Watch and Missing Players[/p]
[p]Abdellah Zoubir assisted Qarabağ’s winner against Benfica and has three goal involvements across their last two European home games (G1, A2). Robert scored Copenhagen’s second goal against Leverkusen and has directly contributed to three goals in as many games since (G2, A1).[/p]
[p]Marko Janković is out injured for Qarabağ, while Copenhagen are missing Elias Achouri, Andreas Cornelius and Magnus Mattsson.[/p]
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[p]Betting Analysis[/p]
[p]With Qarabağ’s struggles as hosts in Europe and Copenhagen’s lack of European wins on the road, a score draw looks like a strong bet.[/p]
[p][i]Author: Tom Penn[/i][/p]