Both seeking to hit the ground running in the new Danish Superliga season, Brondby and Silkeborg will square off at the Brondby Stadion on Sunday night.
Brondby failed to keep pace with both FC Copenhagen and FC Midtjylland in the title race last term, placing a distant third behind the top-two.
That means the boys from Vestegnen have now failed to win a Danish Superliga crown since season 2020-21.
Priced up at 7/1 to finish top of the pile this time around, the bookmakers’ odds suggest that Brondby’s wait for another title will go on.
As for Silkeborg, they will be looking to improve on last season’s bottom half finish in the Danish Superliga.
That being said, Kent Nielsen side did end last season on a high note, qualifying for the Europa Conference League courtesy of a 3-1 play-off win over Randers.
How the bookies view it: Brondby to bag victory
Brondby head into their opening league game of the season as short-priced 4/7 favourites on Boylesports. Those odds are understandable given that Frederik Birk Christensen’s side avoided defeat in 13 of their 16 league games at home last season.
Silkeborg are as big as 16/5 to bank all three points on Sunday night, while a share of the Brondby Stadion spoils is also deemed unlikely at 16/5 with the same firm.
Head to head: Brondby looking to snap winless streak
While Brondby hold the upper hand in terms of the overall head-to-head record between the pair, they failed to defeat Silkeborg in four attempts across all competitions last season. Both teams scored in each of those four matches last term, so a repeat here looks worthy of consideration at 7/10 on Boylesports.
Players to watch: Take a chance on Uchino
Widely regarded as one of the brightest young talents in Japan, Kotaro Uchino made the move to Brondby earlier this summer. The 21-year-old striker is an eye-catching 6/4 anytime goalscorer option here with William Hill.
Rami Al Hajj left Plymouth Argyle to join Silkeborg over the close season. The attacking midfielder is as big as 6/1 to get on the scoresheet on Sunday night.
Predicted line-ups
Brondby boss Christensen will be hoping the aforementioned Uchino can fill the big shoes of last season’s star striker Mathias Kvistgaarden, who recently completed a big money move to Norwich City.
Silkeborg will come into their opening league game of the season with a relatively clean bill of health, with winger Younes Bakiz the only reported absentee.
Brondby: Pentz; Villadsen, Alves, Lauritsen, Kohlert; Nartey, Tahirovic, Wass; Vallys; Bundgaard, Uchino
Silkeborg: Larsen; Stuker, Ganchas, Madsen, Montano; Andersen, Oxenberg, Mattsson; Al Hajj, Simmelhack, Adamsen
Anything else catch the eye?
Given how goal-heavy the two teams' games were last term, backing both teams to score alongside over 2.5 goals looks an attractive bet here at even-money (1/1) on Boylesports.
There were a combined total of 19 goals across the pair’s four meetings in all competitions last season, including a couple of 3-3 draws.
Moreover, BTTS and over 2.5 goals would have been a winning formula in each of those four fixtures, and that only adds to the appeal of siding with the same selection on Sunday night.
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