Match preview
Denmark2. Division
Right, let's have a chat about this one. Middelfart host Roskilde at 12:00 on 17 October in the 2. Division, and if you've been following the form, the picture is pretty clear.
Roskilde are in a right state of form. They've won their last two — 3–0 at home to Skive and 2–0 on the road at Thisted FC — and across their last five they've collected 3 wins and 2 draws without a single defeat. Twelve goals in, three out. That's a side with a bit of zip about them. And it's not just the recent stuff; their away record over 20 games is 10 wins, 6 draws, 4 losses, averaging 1.8 points per game and conceding just 1.15 per match. In their latest 10 across all grounds, they've gone 6 wins, 4 draws, 0 losses, scoring 2.3 per game and keeping it to 0.7 conceded. That's a team that's hard to pin down on the road.
Middelfart, on the flip side, are in a bit of a tangle. Their last five has been 1 win, 3 draws, 1 loss, and that loss was a 3–1 defeat at B 93 just seven days ago. At home over 20 games, they've managed 6 wins, 4 draws and 10 losses — 1.1 points per game and 1.9 conceded per match. That's a home record that leaves a lot to be desired, and the 1–0 win over FA 2000 two weeks ago was the only bright spot in a run that's been mostly flat.
Now, the head-to-head is mostly in the history books. Four of the five meetings between these two go back two or three years. The only recent meeting — back in August at Roskilde's ground — ended 1–1. So there's no strong pattern to lean on there, and the current form and venue records have to do the heavy lifting.
The counter-argument, if you want one, is that Middelfart did grab that 1–0 at home against FA 2000, and they've drawn three of their last five. The 1–1 at Roskilde's ground in August showed they can compete for 90 minutes. And the over/under and BTTS numbers are fairly even between the two sides — neither team's record screams "goal-fest" or "scoreless grind." But when you stack up the numbers — Roskilde's 6W 4D 0L in ten, their 10W 6D 4L away record, and Middelfart's 6W 4D 10L at home — the weight of evidence points one way.
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So here's the call: Roskilde away win at 2.55. The market's pricing them at 39.22%, but the form and the venue records say they're better than that. This is a side that's on a roll, playing on the road where they've been solid, against a home side that's been struggling to find a rhythm.