- Team form: FC Nordsjaelland's last 5 matches in all competitions have resulted in 3 wins, 1 draw and 1 defeat.
- Opponents form: Valur Reykjavik's last 5 in all competitions have ended with 1 win, 1 draw and 3 defeats.
- Top scorer: Tryggvi Hrafn Haraldsson has scored 3 goals in 3 appearances in UEFA Conference League Qualification 2026 for Valur Reykjavik.
Nordsjaelland need just to finish the job
FC Nordsjaelland will be delighted with a 2-0 lead over Icelandic visitors Valur Reykjavik in UEFA Conference League Qualification 2026 after their first-leg win, and they should finish the task with ease at the Right To Dream Park on Thursday. Jens Foensskov Olsen's side are on a roll in all departments, winning each of their last 3 games including a 1-0 Superliga 2026/2027 victory over Randers FC and the 2-0 win over Valur in Reykjavik. Runar Robinsoenn Norheim has been hot recently, scoring 3 of Nordsjaelland's 10 goals in their last 5.
Valur will not get a better chance to cause an upset in Denmark this week, but the hosts are a big favorite at 1.12, the visitors are a massive 2.55 to pull out the surprise and the draw is even more distant at 9.05.
Valur can still get on the scoresheet
Olsen, who has been in charge of Nordsjaelland since 25 June 2024, has developed a system that flows with great fluidity from 4-3-3 to 3-4-3, depending on whether his side have the ball or not. They dominate the ball and press ferociously when not in possession, so it is difficult to see anything other than a home win here.
Valur's 4-3-3/4-2-3-1 formation is just as fluid, but Christopher Brazell's team have a sharper edge on the break because they have less possession. Brazell took over on 30 June and has brought a more pragmatic style to the club that has been better at frustrating opponents and winning games of transition.
But they have had their struggles against good pressing teams and Nordsjaelland have an aggressive counter-press. Valur are on a two-game losing streak, coming off defeats to Stjarnan in the Icelandic Besta deild karla 2026 and Nordsjaelland in Europe.
Haraldsson the dangerman
Player to watch
Haraldsson has kept Valur in the game in recent weeks, scoring 3 of their 7 goals in their last 5 fixtures, so he is the player to watch if they are to grab a result that keeps them in the competition.
- Nordsjaelland are 4 wins, 2 draws and 4 defeats in their last 10 matches in all competitions, whereas Valur have 2 wins, 2 draws and 6 losses over the same number of matches.
- At home in all competitions, the Danes are 3 wins and 1 defeat in 4, while Valur are 1 win, 1 draw and 3 losses in their 5 away games.
Form and prediction
There will be a feeling that this is going to be a close game for about 45 minutes before Nordsjaelland's quality, structure and deeper bench tell in the second half. The market looks to have this as a goal-fest, but there is a better case for a home victory than a draw or a double chance win for Valur.
The odds for Over 2.5 goals are 1.47 and Both Teams to Score – No is 1.34, so there will be a preference for the latter bet.
