FC Nordsjaelland vs Odense 0-0

FC Nordsjaelland and Odense finished level at 0-0 in Farum after a missed penalty and three Odense saves shaped the match. Justin Janssen failed from the spot in the 53rd minute after VAR confirmed the penalty, and that was the best chance in a game that never produced a goal.

The first half stayed goalless. Mark Brink was booked in the 4th minute and Julian Andreas Pauli followed for Odense in the 31st before Victor Nelsson was cautioned in the 46th. The half-time score was FC Nordsjaelland 0-0 Odense.

FC Nordsjaelland pressed after the break and the penalty decision in the 52nd minute gave them the opening that followed one minute later, but Janssen could not convert. Both sides turned to the bench in the 62nd minute, with Odense making three changes and FC Nordsjaelland two, and FC Nordsjaelland made further changes in the 63rd, 70th, 88th and 90th minutes while Odense added two more in the 79th and 88th. Nicklas Rojkjaer was booked in the 88th minute, but neither side found the finish to break the deadlock.

The numbers backed FC Nordsjaelland’s territorial edge. They had 57% of the ball, 622 passes to Odense’s 480, 19 shots to 10 and 5 on target to 3, with 9 corners to 3 and one offside each. FC Nordsjaelland also finished with 1.9 expected goals to 0.41, while Odense’s five saves kept them in it.

Three FC Nordsjaelland players were booked, with Brink in the 4th minute, Nelsson in the 46th and Rojkjaer in the 88th. Odense’s only yellow card went to Pauli in the 31st minute. There were no red cards.