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Banik Ostrava will host Copenhagen at the Mestsky Stadion on Thursday in the second leg of their 2024-25 UEFA Europa Conference League third-round qualifying clash. The home side have enjoyed a positive start to their league duties this season and will be looking to build on that on the continental stage this week.
They faced Urartu in round two of the Conference League qualifiers, beating the Armenian side 7-1 on aggregate with former Slavia Praha winger Ewerton directly responsible for five of those goals across the two legs.
Copenhagen have also enjoyed a bright start to their Superliga campaign but will break from that this week as they continue their push for a spot in the Conference League group stages. They faced Bruno's Magpies in the previous round of the qualifiers picking up a dominant 8-1 aggregate victory over the semi-professional outfit.
The visitors picked up a narrow but largely deserved 1-0 win over Banik in their first-leg clash last week with 18-year-old Victor Froholdt coming off the bench to score a late winner and hand Byens Hold a slim advantage ahead of their midweek clash.
Banik Ostrava vs Copenhagen Head-to-Head and Key Numbers
- Thursday's game will mark just the second meeting between Banik and Copenhagen following their maiden matchup last week.
- The visitors have won just one of their last five competitive games against Czech opposition.
- The hosts have kept clean sheets in three of their last four games across all competitions.
- Copenhagen are the joint-highest-scoring side in the Danish top flight this season with a goal tally of eight.
Banik Ostrava vs Copenhagen Prediction
Banik have won four of their last five games after winning just two of their previous 16. They have won their last four competitive games at the Mestsky Stadion and will be looking to extend that streak this week as they look to overturn their first-leg result.
Copenhagen are on a run of back-to-back victories and are undefeated in their last nine competitive outings. They are the stronger side ahead of the midweek clash and should win here as well.
Prediction: Banik Ostrava 0-2 Copenhagen
Banik Ostrava vs Copenhagen Betting Tips
Tip 1 - Result: Copenhagen to win
Tip 2 - Goals - Over/under 2.5 - Under 2.5 goals (Three of the visitors' last four matches have produced fewer than 2.5 goals)
Tip 3 - Both teams to score: NO (Both sides have found the back of the net in just one of the hosts' last five matchups)
