Copenhagen vs FC Basel Tips & Preview - Danes set for league phase

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Copenhagen host FC Basel after a 1-1 first leg draw in the UEFA Champions League playoffs.
Copenhagen remain confident with a strong home record and recent form.
FC Basel struggling with away form but maintain scoring consistency.

Copenhagen vs FC Basel

Copenhagen welcome FC Basel to Parken Stadium for the second leg of their UEFA Champions League playoffs, with the tie still in the balance after a 1-1 draw in the first meeting.

Both teams will fancy their chances of claiming the upper hand and could serve up an open contest here. However, the Danes are usually solid at home and are likely to come out on top.

Copenhagen News

Copenhagen will be pleased with their performance and the result in the first leg, having held their own throughout the match. They fell behind early in the contest but struck back before the break through Gabriel Pereira.

The Danes have been in good form lately and are unbeaten in nine of their last 10 matches across all competitions, playing out a 1-1 draw with Odense last weekend. That result maintains a solid record at Parken Stadium as Jacob Neestrup's team are unbeaten in eight of their last nine home matches, earning six wins on this run.

Copenhagen have quality going forward and have scored in their last five matches, with three of those fixtures producing over 2.5 goals. However, they have failed to keep a clean sheet in their last three matches across all competitions.

FC Basel News

Basel will be disappointed not to have claimed the upper hand in the home leg of the tie. They failed to build on an early effort from Xherdan Shaqiri and were pegged back just before the break.

The Swiss side have been a bit erratic lately, with just four wins from their last 10 matches across all competitions. They have also found things difficult on their travels, suffering two defeats in their last three away matches.

One positive for Basel is that they have looked solid in attack, scoring in their last 10 matches across all competitions. However, Ludovic Magnin’s team have failed to keep a single clean sheet on this run while six of the last seven fixtures have produced over 2.5 goals.

Head to Head

Last week's 1-1 draw is the only previous meeting between Copenhagen and Basel.

Verdict

FC Copenhagen v Basel

Copenhagen will come into this clash feeling confident, having done some good work at home lately. They should claim the upper hand over Basel, who have lost two of their last three away matches.

Both teams scored in the first leg, and a similar outcome is expected in Wednesday's clash. With six of Basel’s last seven matches producing over 2.5 goals, a repeat could be on the cards here.

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