Kolding IF
- Kolding IF are 9th in the Danish 1. Division 2026/2027 with 7 points from 8 games, while Hillerød are 8th with 8 points from 8.
- Kolding IF have won 1 and drawn 1 of their 4 games on their home turf, losing 2 of their 4 games in the 1. Division 2026/2027 at Autocentralen Park.
- Jonas Kamper's Kolding IF are an organised, but by no means a high-scoring team, that pack themselves into a 5-4-1 block and defend in numbers.
- Kolding IF set up shop with the safety-first mindset and like to build from the back with the players in front of the ball.
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Kolding have won 1, drawn 2 and lost 2 of their last 5 matches and, as such, are having an average season in Denmark's second-tier.
- The game before the international break was a 2-1 home win over AB and they followed that up with a 2-1 away defeat to Aarhus Fremad and a 0-0 draw at home to Fredericia last time out.
Hillerød
- Hillerød are 8th with 8 points from 8.
- Hillerød are more direct and like to hurt teams on the counter-attack, so this should be a block vs transition game, which the home side should have the edge in, in theory.
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Hillerød have been in better form over the past month, winning 3 of their last 5 and losing just 1.
- The visitors drew 1-1 at Koge in the 1. Division 2026/2027, lost 2-1 in extra-time away at Vanløse in the Cup and then beat Akademisk Boldklub Gladsaxe 1-0 on home turf.
- Hillerød are yet to taste victory on the road in the 1. Division 2026/2027 (D1, L3).
Key Players
- Sterling Yateke on 3 goals in 6 games for them in the 1. Division 2026/2027.
- Solomon Opoku is on a hot streak for Hillerød with 3 of their 10 goals coming in the last 5 matches.
Betting Insights
- Kolding have a slightly better home record than away (W1, D1, L2) and can be backed at 1.9 this Friday against a Hillerød side that are yet to taste victory on the road in the 1. Division 2026/2027 (D1, L3).
- Over 2.5 goals at 1.62 and Both Teams To Score - Yes at 1.58 both look good bets for this matchup, which should be an exciting game, while we're going for Kolding to nick it 2-1 in the exact score market as they have more of a cutting edge with Sterling Yateke on 3 goals in 6 games for them in the 1. Division 2026/2027 and Solomon Opoku is on a hot streak for Hillerød with 3 of their 10 goals coming in the last 5 matches.
Prediction
We're going for Kolding to nick it 2-1 in the exact score market.