In this week 19 match on the 24th of February, Nordsjælland and OB will play a match in Farum in a meeting of these two closely matched Superliga teams. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy and cold day, with daytime temperatures of only 2 degrees, making for an unpleasant day. In their last match, Nordsjælland recorded a 1-1 draw against Lyngby. Wahidullah Faghir struck first for Nordsjælland in the 59th minute on a feed from Emiliano Marcondes, but Alfreð Finnbogason got the equalizer for Lyngby in the 2nd minute of the second half’s stoppage time earning Lyngby a comeback draw. With 17 points in their last 10 matches Nordsjælland should be reasonably happy with their performance, while 6th placed OB is fresh off their 0-0 scoreless draw against Randers. OB had 8 on net, and Randers had 11, but no one could beat the goalie, and the game ended in a 0-0 draw,. OB should be reasonably happy with their recent performance, earning 18 points in their last 10 matches.
In their last match on Jul 18th, Nordsjælland was victorious by a score of 2 to 0. Ernest Appiah Nuamah scored the first goal for Nordsjælland in the 3rd minute, then Andreas Schjelderup added another in the 86th minute In the end, OB was frustrated by Nordsjælland’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Nordsjælland ended the match with the shutout victory.
OB is lucky enough to have a few offensive weapons, with Breum and Arbnor Mucolli each having 2 goals in their last 5. Ernest Appiah Nuamah has been the most prolific scorer on Nordsjælland in the last five matches with 3 goals.