KøBENHAVN. FC Copenhagen overcomes Viborg with a 2-0 win with a goal from R. Bardghji (8′) and a goal from D. Vavro (48′). FC Copenhagen made the most of its superior ball possession (58%).

The match was played at the Parken stadium in København on Sunday and it started at 6:00 pm local time. In front of 23,245 spectators.​ The referee was Sandi Putros with the help of Deniz Yurdakul and Steffen Beck Bramsen. The 4th official was Sebastian Friis Aagerup. The weather was overcast clouds. The temperature was pleasant at 16.39 degrees Celsius or 61.5 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 75%.​

Match Statistics​

Ball possession

FC Copenhagen had a strong ball possession 58% while Viborg was struggling with a 42% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

FC Copenhagen was more aggressive with 51 dangerous attacks and 21 shots of which 8 were on target. This is one of the reasons why FC Copenhagen won the match​.

FC Copenhagen shot 21 times, 8 on target, 7 off target. On the opposite side, Viborg shot 8 times, 2 on target, 2 off target.

Cards

FC Copenhagen received 3 yellow cards (Jordan Larsson, Elias Jelert and Viktor Claesson). Talking about the opposition, Viborg received 3 yellow cards (Nigel Thomas, Ibrahim Said and Jean-Manuel Mbom).

Standings

After playing this match, FC Copenhagen will have 18 points to sit in the 1st place. On the opposite side, Viborg will stay with 8 points like OB and Lyngby to sit in the 9th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Superliga, FC Copenhagen will play away against OB on the 16th of March with a 30-8 head to head in favor of FC Copenhagen (13 draws).

Viborg will play away agasint Lyngby on the 16th of March with a 12-5 head to head statistic in favor of Viborg (4 draws).

FC Copenhagen – Formation

FC Copenhagen adopted the aggressive line-up (4-3-3).

The manager Jacob Neestrup Hansen decided to play with the following team: Kamil Grabara (7.9), Elias Jelert (7.5), Denis Vavro (8.1), Kevin Diks (8.1), Birger Meling (7.8), Lukas Lerager (8.1), Rasmus Falk Jensen (7.0), Diogo Gonçalves (7.8), Roony Bardghji (7.7), Orri Steinn Óskarsson (6.8) and Elias Achouri (6.3).

The home team had on the bench: Viktor Claesson (6.6), Mohamed Elyounoussi (6.3), Andreas Cornelius (7.1), Christian Sørensen, Theo Sander, Jordan Larsson (6.8), Valdemar Lund Jensen, William Clem (6.6) and Oscar Højlund.

Substitutions

FC Copenhagen made 5 changes: Rasmus Falk Jensen for William Clem (86′), Orri Steinn Óskarsson for Andreas Cornelius (46′), Diogo Gonçalves for Viktor Claesson (64′), Elias Achouri for Mohamed Elyounoussi (64′) and Roony Bardghji for Jordan Larsson (72′).

Best player: Kevin Diks​

The most impressive player for FC Copenhagen was Kevin Diks even if he didn’t score any goal.

His rating is (8.1) with 92 passes (98% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 2 duels out of 2. He hit the woodwork once times.

Viborg – Formation

Also Viborg adopted the aggressive line-up (4-3-3).

Jacob Friis played with: Mads Söndergaard, Lucas Lund Pedersen (7.8), Daniel Anyembe (7.3), Nicolas Bürgy (7.5), Žan Zaletel (6.3), Oliver Bundgaard Kristensen (7.0), Magnus Westergaard (7.0), Jeppe Grønning (7.1), Jamie Jacobs (7.0), Ibrahim Said (6.4) and Anosike Ementa (6.6), Serginho (7.0).

They had on the bench: Jacob Bonde (6.8), Nigel Thomas (6.6), Renato Júnior, Alassana Jatta, Isak Steiner Jensen (7.0), Jean-Manuel Mbom (6.4), Kasper Kiilerich and Srdjan Kuzmic (6.7).

Substitutions

Viborg made 5 changes: Anosike Ementa for Srdjan Kuzmic (63′), Ibrahim Said for Isak Steiner Jensen (46′), Serginho for Nigel Thomas (46′), Jeppe Grønning for Jacob Bonde (78′) and Jamie Jacobs for Jean-Manuel Mbom (78′).

Best player: Lucas Lund Pedersen​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Viborg was the goalkeeper: Lucas Lund Pedersen. His rating is 7.75. He performed 6 saves.

Results of the day

These are the results of the day in the Superliga.​

• Midtjylland – AGF – 1-1
• FC Copenhagen – Viborg – 2-0
• Brøndby – Randers – 3-1
• Lyngby – Nordsjælland – 1-1
• Silkeborg – Hvidovre – 1-0