HB Køge
- With 23 points from 23 games, HB Køge are eight points ahead of 15-point Middelfart in the relegation group of the 1. Division 2025-2026.
- Every point is vital and both teams are expected to give it their all in the fight to ensure their survival in next season’s 1. Division.
- His Koge play a ball-on-the-ground, high-tempo style that can be very effective when the pressing of the young players gets a foothold in the match.
Middelfart
- Kristoffer Johannsen’s men have struggled for points of late, losing heavily to Lyngby and Aarhus Fremad, but bounced back with a confidence-boosting 2-0 win over AaB on April 4.
- Jonas Villemoes, the captain, has been the rock in the middle of the park and his side’s defence during a season of struggle.
- But young left-sided attacker Jerailly Wielzen has been their best attacking option, leading the counter attacks and contributing multiple goals this season.
Head-to-Head
Middelfart have the H2H edge over HB Køge this season, winning 2-1 in November’s away fixture after a 2-2 draw in August’s home game.
Key Players
- HB Køge
- Tobias Thomsen will be their main threat on Friday with two goals in last weekend’s 2-0 win over Aarhus Fremad, but with young forward Alfred Gøthler already sold to Leganés for the summer, the rest of their attack can hurt teams too.
- Middelfart
- Jonas Villemoes, the captain, has been the rock in the middle of the park and his side’s defence during a season of struggle.
- Jerailly Wielzen has been their best attacking option, leading the counter attacks and contributing multiple goals this season.
Betting Insights
- Odds favor the home side at 1.86 with Middelfart 3.84 at the time of writing.
- I think the odds on Koge to get the job done on Friday at 1.86 are good enough to take, but with Middelfart fresh from a victory and having beaten them once this year already they can be dangerous outsiders at 3.84.
Prediction
This match up has all the makings of a classic ‘high-tempo vs low-block’ match up, and we could see both sides get on the board as they have done in the last two head-to-head meetings.
