Nordsjaelland - CSKA Sofia    (won)

Reasoning: Honestly, I don’t understand these high odds on the visitors.. I admit that Danish football, and Scandinavian football in general, has developed significantly, more than that of any other nation, meaning these teams go into every match with strong chances. However, I don’t feel that the current odds accurately reflect the balance of power. For one thing, the home side are not in the best form.. They have failed to win any of their last 4 competitive matches, and during that run, they conceded 3 goals against Lyngby and 4 against Viborg, while Hearts managed 20(!) shots against them. So it is impossible to say that their defence is not capable of crumbling.

However, their attacking play still deserves attention, as Lind, Adel and the young, promising Hjalte Rasmussen could all start, with Jenssen behind them creating and shaping the attacks. Their offensive play and pressing will be strong, true to their mentality, so I certainly don’t expect a boring match. And looking at Sofia’s attackers, even less so. Okay, Zwarts will be unavailable, which is a major blow, but Godoy and Pittas could lead the line, representing significant quality, with Ebong and Pereira on the wings providing good support, while in the middle, Sensi, who also excelled in Serie A, and Bruno Jordao could feature.. Unless the Bulgarians make a really serious mistake, this should be a close match. I wouldn’t expect them to win, but neither do I think they will be travelling home with a defeat by two or more goals.