FC Copenhagen v Rakow Czestochowa

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FC Copenhagen will be looking to finish the job when they return to their Parken ground on Wednesday where they'll play host to their Polish visitors, Rakow Czestochowa, in this Champions League play-off 2nd leg.

Copenhagen registered a narrow but vitally important 1-0 win away from home in last week's 1st leg at the ArcelorMittal Park and the Danish hosts will now be desperate to protect this 1-0 lead on Wednesday night on home soil where they have suffered just the one defeat out of their last nine home games.

Results overall have been extremely encouraging for FC Copenhagen as the Danish outfit have lost just once in their previous 18 matches in all competitions which also includes picking up no fewer than 15 wins in the process, thus making Wednesday night's hosts a very tough prospect for Rakow Czestochowa in this return leg.

Copenhagen are also unbeaten in their five Champions League games so far in this current campaign which include a 8-3 win on aggregate against Icelandic side, Breidablik, and winning on penalties against Czech Republic outfit, Sparta Prague, in the previous qualifying round.

Polish visitors, Rakow Czestochowa, therefore face a tough assignment on Wednesday night as they look to inflict what looks like a highly unlikely defeat upon a solid FC Copenhagen outfit who have been very tough to beat in their own backyard.

Indeed, Rakow Czestochowa need to score at least two goals at Parken in order to stand a chance of qualifying for the group stage of this season's Champions League, so this could be the end of the road for the Polish visitors in terms of realising their Champions League dreams this season.

The Polish club had progressed through the earlier qualifying rounds by virtue of beating the likes of Estonian club Flora 4-0 on aggregate, Azerbaijan side Qarabag 4-3 on aggregate and Cypriot side Aris Limassol 3-1 on aggregate on their way to this play-off stage.

However, having collected just three wins out of their last eight outings on the road in all competitions, Rakow Czestochowa face a tough task of pulling something out of the hat in Denmark on Wednesday night.

FC Copenhagen v Rakow Czestochowa Verdict

FC Copenhagen have lost just two of their last 17 home games in the Champions League and the Danish hosts' previous experience at this level should stand them in good stead as they look to finish the job in hand against a relatively inexperienced Rakow Czestochowa at this level on Wednesday night.

These two clubs had never crossed paths in any competition until last week's 1st leg in Poland but FC Copenhagen should be able to see off their Polish counterparts with home advantage behind them in this return leg.

Therefore, our main bet will be FC Copenhagen win @ 1.60

Other side bets worth considering:

FC Copenhagen win & Under 2.5 goals @ 3.75

Correct score: FC Copenhagen 1-0 @ 6.50