KøBENHAVN. FC Copenhagen beats Silkeborg with a 2-0 win with a goal from D. Vavro (45′) and a goal from J. Larsson (61′). Silkeborg lost this match even if it was better in terms of ball possession (58%).
The match was played at the Parken stadium in København on Sunday and it started at 4:00 pm local time. The referee was Jørgen Daugbjerg Burchardt assisted by Deniz Yurdakul and Danny Kolding. The 4th official was Mathias Lykke. The weather was rain and snow. The temperature was quite cold at 5.52 degrees Celsius or 41.94 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 52%.
Match Statistics
- 42 Ball Possession 58
Shots
- 11 Total 6
- 4 On Target 2
- 5 Off Target 4
- 2 Shots blocked 0
- 110 Attack 109
- 60 Dangerous attack 42
- 63 Ball safe 63
- 0 Penalties 0
- 1 Corners 1
Fouls
- 8 Total 5
- 2 Yellow Cards 1
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 4 Substitutions 5
Ball possession
Silkeborg was in firm control of the ball 58% while FC Copenhagen was struggling with a 42% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
FC Copenhagen had a more offensive attitude with 60 dangerous attacks and 11 shots of which 4 were on target. This is one of the reasons why FC Copenhagen won the match.
FC Copenhagen shot 11 times, 4 on target, 5 off target. Regarding the opposition, Silkeborg shot 6 times, 2 on target, 4 off target.
Cards
FC Copenhagen received 2 yellow cards (Peter Ankersen and W. Clem). Regarding the opposition, Silkeborg received 1 yellow card (Pelle Mattsson).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this match, FC Copenhagen has 45 points to hold in the 3rd place. On the other side, Silkeborg will stays with 27 points to hold in the 6th place.
Next matches
FC Copenhagen – Formation
FC Copenhagen
45'
9'
61'
FC Copenhagen started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
The manager Jacob Neestrup Hansen decided to play with the following team: Kamil Grabara , Peter Ankersen , Denis Vavro , Kevin Diks , Christian Sörensen , Lukas Lerager , W. Clem , Mohamed Elyounoussi , Jordan Larsson , Andreas Cornelius and Elias Achouri .
The home team had on the bench: Viktor Claesson , Elias Jelert, R. Bardghji , Diogo Gonçalves , Orri Óskarsson , Birger Meling, S. McKenna, Rúnar Alex Rúnarsson and O. Højlund.
Substitutions
FC Copenhagen made 4 changes: Mohamed Elyounoussi for Diogo Gonçalves (61′), Elias Achouri for Viktor Claesson (84′), Andreas Cornelius for R. Bardghji (73′) and Jordan Larsson for Orri Óskarsson (74′).
Player of the match: Denis Vavro
The player that probably impressed the most for FC Copenhagen was Denis Vavro .
His rating is with 1 goal, 77 passes (88% accurate) and 2 key passes. He won 4 duels out of 7. He performed 1 cross.
Silkeborg – Formation
Silkeborg
Silkeborg started with a christmas tree line-up (4-3-2-1).
Kent Nielsen played with: Andreas Poulsen, Nicolai Larsen , O. Sonne , Pontus Rödin , Joel Felix , Lubambo Musonda , Pelle Mattsson , Mark Brink , Anders Klynge , Tonni Adamsen and Stefán Teitur Thórdarson , Alexander Lind .
The following players were sitting on the bench: Callum McCowatt , R. Østrøm, Kasper Kusk , Asbjörn Böndergaard, Jacob Pryts , Jens Martin Gammelby , Mads Larsen , Frederik Rieper and Oskar Boesen.
Silkeborg could not rely on the presence of Jacob Pryts (injured).
Substitutions
Silkeborg made 5 changes: Lubambo Musonda for Jens Martin Gammelby (57′), Alexander Lind for Kasper Kusk (82′), Tonni Adamsen for Callum McCowatt (66′), Nicolai Larsen for Jacob Pryts (58′) and Stefán Teitur Thórdarson for Mads Larsen (83′).
Player of the match: Nicolai Larsen
The most impressive player for Silkeborg was the goalkeeper: Nicolai Larsen . His rating is 7.34. He performed 2 saves.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Superliga.
- Hvidovre – Vejle – 2-1
- Viborg – Lyngby – 2-1
- FC Copenhagen – Silkeborg – 2-0
- Brøndby – Midtjylland – 2-1
