- Team form: OB Odense are second in the Superliga Relegation Group with 41 points from 31 games.
- Standings: Vejle Boldklub are bottom of the group with 21 points from 31 games.
OB Odense are in the driver's seat
OB Odense enter this game in better shape than Vejle Boldklub and have the home advantage, so they are fancied to take all three points on Sunday. This relegation battle looks too close to call between two clubs who have shown little ambition and even less quality in the Danish Superliga this season.
OB have been solid and predictable for the most part, while Vejle have been dismal with a win and four defeats from their last five games, although they did finally stop the bleeding with a 2-0 home victory over Fredericia last weekend. Alexander Zorniger has certainly made OB more solid since his appointment in June 2025, focusing on central overloads and quick vertical attacks. Vejle coach Claus Noergaard is a much more pragmatic figure who will set his side up to play a low block, absorb the pressure and look to counter.
Odense have more attacking quality
Attacking outlook
OB have more quality going forward, however, so this chess match could be a bit of a test to see whether the hosts can break down the visitors’ block with their vertical combination play.
- Leeroy Owusu has been a big threat for OB all season with three goals in nine appearances in the relegation group.
- Vejle have struggled to find a consistent goal source, but Mikkel Duelund has chipped in with three in six appearances since the relegation group began and will be their main threat here.
Form and stats
OB’s home average of 1.87 goals scored and 1.93 goals conceded per game in the relegation group suggests they will try to be positive here while Vejle have conceded 34 goals in 15 away games, so the both teams to score market is popular at 1.6.
However, we are taking the odds for this to be an OB win because they are clear favourites and have a much better home record. The last meeting finished 1-1 at Vejle and the last five head-to-heads are perfectly balanced at two wins apiece and one draw.
Hosts have enough to deny Vejle
OB have one win and one defeat in their last two home matches, although they lost 2-3 to Silkeborg in an open game in a previous fixture that suggests we may see a few goals.
Vejle’s away form is dire with back-to-back defeats and no goals scored, and they have shipped 34 goals in 15 away fixtures, so we will take OB Odense to take all the points they desperately need to stay in the relegation group in 2026.
