Nordsjaelland vs Randers - prediction, team news, lineups

Nordsjaelland and Randers will spell head-to-head successful matchweek 2 of the Danish Superliga erstwhile they conscionable astatine Right to Dream Park connected Sunday afternoon.

The hosts began their league run with a 1-1 gully against Horsens earlier securing their spot successful the adjacent circular of Conference League qualifying a fewer days later, portion Randers besides opened their home play with a gully aft being held astatine location by Silkeborg.

Match preview

The 2025-26 run saw Nordsjaelland execute their highest decorativeness successful the Danish apical formation since finishing arsenic runners-up successful 2012-13, with Jens Fonsskov Olsen's broadside ending the play 3rd successful the standings.

The Tigers recorded 15 wins, 5 draws and 12 defeats from their 32 league matches, securing European shot successful the process and earning a spot successful the 2nd qualifying circular of the Conference League.

Their European run began conscionable 3 days earlier the caller Superliga season, with Nordsjaelland drawn against Swedish broadside GAIS successful the Conference League 2nd qualifying round, wherever contempt entering arsenic beardown favourites, Olsen's broadside suffered a shock 1-0 decision successful Gothenburg successful the archetypal leg.

Nordsjaelland responded successful emphatic manner aft returning to home action, drafting 1-1 distant against Horsens earlier signaling their biggest triumph of the play truthful acold by thrashing GAIS 6-0 astatine Right to Dream Park to overturn the first-leg shortage and advancement to the 3rd qualifying round, wherever they volition look Icelandic broadside Valur Reykjavik.

Despite their inconsistent start, the Tigers volition present play their 2nd location lucifer successful 3 days and volition anticipation their European signifier tin transportation implicit into the league arsenic they hunt for their archetypal Superliga triumph of the season.

As for Randers, Rasmus Bertelsen's broadside came dangerously adjacent to relegation past season, surviving by conscionable a azygous constituent aft a mediocre extremity to the run from FC Fredericia helped support them successful the apical flight.

The Horses volition beryllium determined to debar different relegation conflict this clip astir and person strengthened their attacking options with the arrivals of forwards Kasper Junker and Mohamed Sankoh.

However, they person besides mislaid experienced midfielder Andre Romer, who joined Icelandic broadside KA Akureyri, portion Australian goalkeeper Paul Izzo, who was near retired of their opening fixture, could besides beryllium heading for the exit door.

The summation of attacking reinforcements was a necessity for Randers aft they scored conscionable 33 goals past season, the lowest full successful the part and a cardinal crushed down their struggles passim the campaign.

Only bottom-placed Vejle recorded a little attacking return, highlighting the standard of the betterment required if Bertelsen's broadside are to determination distant from the relegation representation this term.

Their opening Superliga fixture against Silkeborg offered immoderate encouragement, with Randers taking the pb aft conscionable 10 minutes earlier yet settling for a 1-1 gully against a broadside who besides struggled past play and finished lone 1 constituent supra them.

Randers tin instrumentality assurance from their caller grounds against Nordsjaelland, having recorded 1 of their standout performances of past play with a 3-0 triumph erstwhile the sides met successful September, though the Tigers responded with a 1-0 triumph successful the pursuing encounter.

Nordsjaelland Danish Superliga form:

D

Nordsjaelland signifier (all competitions):

L D W 

Randers Danish Superliga form:

W

Team News

Nordsjaelland person nary caller wounded concerns pursuing their opening league fixture and midweek European success, though with this already being their 4th competitory lucifer of the season, Olsen could determine to rotate his squad.

Runar Norheim impressed during the 6-0 triumph implicit GAIS by scoring doubly and should clasp his spot successful the starting XI, portion Villum Berthelsen, Prince Amoako Junior and Hjalte Boe Rasmussen are besides expected to proceed successful attack.

The Tigers volition stay without Araphat Mohammed and Souleymane Alio, who proceed to retrieve from semipermanent injuries and person not featured since 2025.

Randers volition beryllium without Warren Caddy, who remains sidelined until astatine slightest mid-August, portion Oliver Jones continues his betterment from a genu wounded that has kept him retired for much than 12 months.

With Izzo perchance closing successful connected a departure, Jannich Storch is expected to support his spot betwixt the posts aft starting the opening fixture against Silkeborg.

Nordsjaelland imaginable starting lineup:

Hansen; Ankersen, Salquist, Yirenkyi; Lahteenmaki, Roljkaer, Janssen, Norheim; Sadio, Berthelsen, Junior

Randers imaginable starting lineup:

Storch; Lissens, Dammers, Hoegh, Sjolstad; Pedersen, Bjorkengren; Edudzi, Mahmoud, Themsen; Sankoh

We say: Nordsjaelland 2-1 Randers

Both sides began their Superliga campaigns with draws and this could beryllium to beryllium different intimately contested brushwood betwixt 2 teams inactive searching for their archetypal league triumph of the season.

However, Nordsjaelland finished 15 points supra Randers past word and person already shown their attacking prime successful Europe, portion their other competitory fixtures should permission them sharper astatine this signifier of the campaign.

Randers are apt to supply a hard test, but we expect the hosts to marque location vantage number and assertion a constrictive 2-1 triumph astatine Right to Dream Park.

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