Odense BK vs Lyngby Predictions

Odense would’ve been hoping to make a winning start to the campaign, though they were up against it right from the word go, despite playing at home. Facing the champions first time out was never going to be easy, so Monday’s hosts can be forgiven for coming up short, while they can be commended for battling and scoring twice against the best team in Denmark.

As mentioned above, despite losing, positives could be taken by OB last weekend. Conceding three goals at home is always disappointing but scoring two against the champions is pleasing. Moreover, the fact that they outperformed their visitors in terms of both shots and shots on target was impressive, while the fact that they emerged with an expected goal difference of only -0.38 tells us that they were perhaps unfortunate not to take a point. Now in calmer waters, Odense will be looking to register their first win of the campaign.

While Monday’s hosts lost a week ago, Lyngby made a winning start to the new campaign, as they beat Aalborg by two goals to nil in front of a home crowd. Such a result was pleasing, though their performance wasn’t overly impressive. In truth, had the visitors taken their chances, then a share of the spoils would’ve been the best that Lyngby could’ve hoped for, as they posted 1.36 expected goals for and conceded 1.51.

As far as this match is concerned, Odense are the team to be with. Lyngby did make a winning start last weekend, but the way in which they gave away scoring chances doesn’t bode well against a side that scored plenty of goals at home last season.

At the prices, ‘Odense to Win & Over 1.5 Goals’ catches the eye. Aalborg may not have been able to have punished what ultimately looked like a weak Lyngby rear-guard last week, but Odense showed their quality when notching twice against the best team in the country. Add in the fact that they averaged 1.67 goals for and 1.75 expected goals for between the turn of the year and the end of the last campaign at home, notching multiple goals against good sides such as Midtjylland and Elfsborg, and backing Monday’s hosts to notch twice on route to victory looks like a viable option.