UEFA Champions League: Trabzonspor vs. FC Copenhagen Preview, Odds, Prediction

Trabzonspor has a chance to reach the UEFA Champions League after a decade, but they need to beat FC Copenhagen at home in order to do so. The Turkish champions have an active result from the opening event and are behind only one goal, which isn’t some elusive target, but is respectable. On the other hand, FC Copenhagen knows there isn’t any room for calculations and that they have to behave as if the first game didn’t happen. A hostile atmosphere will be an advantage for the hosts, whose fans can’t wait for this game to start.

Preview

Trabzonspor (-105) lost the last two games, first in Denmark, and after that against Anatalyaspor this weekend, 5-2. Though, we need to admit that the champions weren’t particularly interested in playing with 100% on Saturday, and Antalya utilized that in the best possible way.

The season for them started with three victories in a row. In all three, Trabzonspor kept its net intact, displaying a perfect performance in the back line. The attack is as usual at a required level, and we have to say that overall, that is the most potent and the most dangerous part of this unit.

Trezeguet, Cornelius, Hamsik, all these guys are a constant threat to the rivals and the main weapon of the Turkish champions.

FC Copenhagen (+275) heads to Turkey in a positive mood, winning two in a row, and three of the past four. The sole loss during that time was at home to Randers FC. The most recent victim for the Danish champs was Lyngby on the road, 0-3.

This game was the first one after five in which one team couldn’t score, but it extended the streak of efficient matches, with three or more goals to six. That’s no wonder because FC Copenhagen likes to play aggressive football with high intensity and rhythm.

It has been their style for the last couple of years, and this unit usually has a few very talented forwards in their attack. Sometimes the defense suffers and is overexposed, yet that is the risk of such an approach.

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Edin Visca, Asan, and Peres are out, for this one, while some hope that Marek Hamsik might appear, even though that is highly unexpected.

There are a lot of players who are questionable in Copenhagen. Khocholava, Daramy, Boilesen, and Bardghji all remain questionable.

Head to Head Games

The opening 90 minutes in Denmark saw three goals, with the home unit winning 2-1. FC Copenhagen had a 2-0 lead, but Bakasetas’s goal in the 79th minute preserved some chances for the Turks, giving them an active result before the rematch.

Prediction

We think the most reasonable pick here would be over 2.5 goals because of both teams’ offensive-minded mentality. Trabzon is always ultra-offensive at home, and as we saw, FC Copenhagen’s events this year are more than efficient. When we combine these two factors, we should see at least three goals. The odds are at +110, which surprises us because we expected them to be much shorter.

Pick: Under 2.5 goals +110