Drita will welcome Copenhagen to Kosovo on Tuesday, 29 July, for the second leg of their UEFA Champions League second qualifying round match.
The visitors hold a 2-0 aggregate advantage coming into the match following their win on home soil in the first leg, but the tie is far from over, particularly as Drita will be able to rely on big support on Tuesday night.
The Kosovan side have never made it this far in qualifying, and they won't want to go out with a whimper.
How the bookies view it: The hosts are big underdogs
Despite not being embarrassed in the first leg away from home, Drita have been priced as huge outsiders on Tuesday night. BoyleSports have priced a home win as long as 6/1, while a victory for Copenhagen away from home has been priced at 4/11. The draw, which would see the visitors safely through to the third round of qualifying, has been priced at 7/2.
Head to head: A second meeting in a week
The clash between Drita and Copenhagen this week will be the second time that the two clubs have faced each other in a week, after the first leg took place in Denmark on 22 July. That match marked the first time that the two clubs had ever met, meaning Copenhagen currently boasts a 1-0 advantage in the overall H2H.
Players to watch: Mattson has earned a start
Magnus Mattson had seemingly started this season out of favour with Copenhagen manager, Jacob Neestrup, as the midfielder started their first league and European games on the substitutes' bench.
However, after coming off the bench to score the winner against Viborg in their opening league match, before doing the same but with two goals in the first leg against Drita last week, the 26-year-old was given a start at the weekend.
Mattson can expect to start this match as well, not least because he is a dead-ball specialist should they struggle to break Drita down in open play.
If Drita are to pull off the unthinkable, then you feel they need a massive performance from striker, Arb Manaj. The 27-year-old has scored three goals in three Champions League appearances so far this season.
Predicted line-ups
Drita have no injuries or suspension to report for this match, so it wouldn't be a shock to see them go in unchanged after a gutsy appearance away in Denmark last week. Copenhagen don't have the same luxury, and they are missing three first team players – Runar Alex Runarasson, Oliver Hojer and Junnosuke Suzuki.
Drita: Maloku – Krasniqi, Beytulai, Mesa, Ovouka – Broja, Balaj, Limaj, Dabiqaj, Tusha – Manaj
Copenhagen: Kotarski – Zague, Garananga, Pereira, Meling – Larsson, Clem, Delaney, Elyounoussi – Cornelius, Mattsson
Anything else catch the eye?
Although Copenhagen didn't win as convincingly as many predicted in the first leg, they never looked like conceding against their Kosovan opponents. The Danish giants have kept a clean sheet in three of their last four matches in all competitions, and they have won each of those matches. Copenhagen to win to nil has been priced at 23/20 by BoyleSports.
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