AB Copenhagen host Brondby in the Danish Cup. Brondby's league form in the Superliga has been patchy lately, while AB Copenhagen have had their own ups and downs a tier below.
This is a genuine gap-in-tiers cup tie, with Brondby the top-flight visitors and AB Copenhagen playing their week-to-week football in the second division. The match is still a month away from where we're looking at it now, so both sides have time to find some rhythm before it comes around.
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Form on both sides
AB Copenhagen have picked up wins in bursts across their cup and league games this season, but they've also dropped points regularly, including a run of defeats in August. Their overall record sits fairly evenly between wins, draws and losses, with enough goals scored to suggest they can trouble teams.
AB Copenhagen: 20 completed matches; Brondby: 20 completed matches.
AB Copenhagen
- Win
- 50% 10 / 20
- Draw
- 30% 6 / 20
- Loss
- 20% 4 / 20
- Scored
- 35
- Conceded
- 22
- Difference
- +13
Brondby
- Win
- 50% 10 / 20
- Draw
- 20% 4 / 20
- Loss
- 30% 6 / 20
- Scored
- 42
- Conceded
- 29
- Difference
- +13
| League | Home | Away | Date | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. Division | HB Koge | AB Copenhagen | 16.10.2026 | 2-3 |
| 1. Division | AB Copenhagen | Aarhus Fremad | 09.10.2026 | 2-0 |
| 1. Division | AB Copenhagen | Esbjerg | 19.09.2026 | 3-0 |
| DBU Pokalen | AB Copenhagen | Sonderjyske | 16.09.2026 | 3-1 |
| 1. Division | Hillerød | AB Copenhagen | 12.09.2026 | 1-0 |
| 1. Division | AB Copenhagen | Aalborg | 05.09.2026 | 0-2 |
| 1. Division | Kolding IF | AB Copenhagen | 29.08.2026 | 2-1 |
| DBU Pokalen | Brønshøj | AB Copenhagen | 25.08.2026 | 2-4 |
| 1. Division | AB Copenhagen | Hvidovre | 22.08.2026 | 1-1 |
| 1. Division | Vendsyssel FF | AB Copenhagen | 16.08.2026 | 0-3 |
| League | Home | Away | Date | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Superliga | Brondby | Lyngby | 11.10.2026 | 5-2 |
| Friendlies Clubs | Brondby | Sirius | 02.10.2026 | 1-1 |
| Superliga | Brondby | FC Copenhagen | 20.09.2026 | 0-1 |
| DBU Pokalen | Vejle | Brondby | 17.09.2026 | 1-2 |
| Superliga | FC Midtjylland | Brondby | 14.09.2026 | 4-1 |
| Superliga | Brondby | Randers FC | 06.09.2026 | 0-3 |
| Superliga | FC Nordsjaelland | Brondby | 30.08.2026 | 3-1 |
| Superliga | Brondby | Silkeborg | 24.08.2026 | 3-1 |
| Superliga | Brondby | Sonderjyske | 17.08.2026 | 3-2 |
| Superliga | AC Horsens | Brondby | 09.08.2026 | 0-2 |
Brondby's sample covers Superliga fixtures, cup ties and a few friendlies, and it isn't a picture of total control. They've lost more often than you'd expect from a Superliga club, including recent defeats to Randers and Midtjylland, even though they can still score goals when they're on song.
Brondby's top-flight status doesn't automatically translate into control against a lower-division opponent, given how shaky their recent league form has been.
Comparative Team Statistics: AB Copenhagen vs Brondby


A cup tie that crosses the divide
This clash pits a Superliga side against a 1. Division outfit, and the Danish Cup has a habit of throwing up awkward nights for the bigger name. Brondby's recent stretch of Superliga defeats means they won't arrive with any real sense of invincibility.
AB Copenhagen, for their part, have shown they can score goals and take points off decent opposition even while sitting a tier below. That combination, an unsettled top-flight visitor and a home side capable of goals, is exactly the kind of mix that makes cup ties hard to call.
Squad lists and player details
Squad and player details
| Name | Country | Age | Position | Height | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A. Benediktsson | Iceland | 23 | Goalkeeper | 196 | n/a |
| J. Mathys | Denmark | 22 | Attacker | 185 | n/a |
| Name | Country | Age | Position | Height | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| D. Wass | Denmark | 37 | Midfielder | 181 | 74 |
| P. Pentz | Austria | 29 | Goalkeeper | 183 | 80 |
| J. Vanlerberghe | Belgium | 30 | Defender | 189 | 75 |
| P. Mortensen | Denmark | 37 | Attacker | 188 | 81 |
| M. Frøkjær-Jensen | Denmark | 27 | Midfielder | 186 | 79 |
| F. Alves | Denmark | 26 | Defender | 195 | 84 |
| M. Köhlert | Germany | 28 | Defender | 169 | 62 |
| B. Slisz | Poland | 27 | Midfielder | 180 | 76 |
| M. Divković | Croatia | 27 | Defender | 181 | 72 |
| O. Villadsen | Denmark | 24 | Defender | 173 | 70 |
| C. Winther | Denmark | 23 | Midfielder | 177 | 73 |
| L. Binks | England | 25 | Defender | 188 | 86 |
| S. Fukuda | Japan | 25 | Attacker | 173 | 63 |
| G. Beavers | USA | 21 | Goalkeeper | 193 | 83 |
| F. Bundgaard | Denmark | 22 | Midfielder | 176 | 62 |
| M. Ejdum | Denmark | 22 | Midfielder | n/a | n/a |
| Christopher Olivier | Austria | 20 | Defender | 187 | 81 |
| M. Younis | Australia | 21 | Midfielder | 175 | 74 |
| O. Hyseni | Denmark | 19 | Attacker | 171 | 65 |
| Lukas Larsen | Denmark | 20 | Defender | 173 cm | 65 kg |
| J. Ambæk | Denmark | 18 | Attacker | 180 | 80 |
| Mathias Jensen | Denmark | 21 | Midfielder | 181 | n/a |
| O. Fenger | n/a | n/a | Attacker | n/a | n/a |
| W. Sonne Schmid | n/a | n/a | Goalkeeper | n/a | n/a |
| R. Canut | n/a | n/a | Defender | n/a | n/a |
Neither side arrives with the kind of form that makes them an easy one to back with confidence. Brondby's league slump takes some shine off their tier advantage, while AB Copenhagen's inconsistency means they're no banker either.
Without a clear angle to lean on here, this looks like one to watch rather than back outright.
