The fourth game week of the 2020-21 Danish Superliga saw league leaders Brøndby IF take a visit to seventh place Randers, who are 5 points adrift of their opponents. Brøndby have started their season in a good fashion by posting 3 wins on the trot while Randers will be looking to get back to winning ways after losing to the defending champions FC Midtjylland last weekend.
This tactical analysis will discuss the tactics deployed by both the teams and how each of their managers set them up for this clash. Let’s begin the analysis.
Lineups
Brøndby lined up in their usual 3-5-2 formation that they have been using since last season. Manager Niels Frederiksen made 2 changes to the team that won last weekend as he brought in Josep Radosevic and Andreas Bruus for Lasse Vigen and Peter Bjur.
Randers on the other hand lined up in a 4-4-2 system that later changed to a 3-4-1-2 in the second half. Thomas Thomasberg made 4 changes to the lineup that was defeated 1-0 against FC Midtjylland. The likes of Egho, Kopplin, Mathias Nielsen, and Marxen came into the team with the rest of them retaining their places.
Brøndby in possession
Brøndby in their flat 3-5-2 mostly looked to play a direct style of football by passing the ball to their forwards when they made runs into the channels. This was effectively done when they were able to break after winning the ball in the midfield.
