Viktor Claesson will lead FC Copenhagen onto the Parken pitch on Sunday, 17 May, when Copenhagen host Randers FC in the Danish Superliga Round 32 return match with kick-off set for 14:00.
Both sides will line up in a 4-2-3-1 formation: Copenhagen listed as led by Claesson, Randers led by Wessel Dammers. Copenhagen confirmed a starting XI of Dominik Kotarski, Junnosuke Suzuki, Pantelis Hatzidiakos, Mathias Joergensen, Birger Meling, Mads Emil Madsen, William Clem, Jordan Larsson, Viktor Claesson, Robert and Youssoufa Moukoko. Randers confirmed Jannich Storch, Benjamin Oern, Lucas Lissens, Wessel Dammers, Nikolas Dyhr, Frederik Lauenborg, Laurits Raun Pedersen, Elies Mahmoud, Mathias Greve, Martin Andre Sjoelstad and Thibault Klidje.
The weigh-in for the fixture is stark on paper: Copenhagen arrive at Parken having strung together three straight home victories and fresh from a 4-0 win away at JYSK Park against Silkeborg, where Viktor Dadason, Thomas Delaney, Youssoufa Moukoko and Viktor Claesson each scored. Randers come off a 2-2 home draw with Odense Boldklub in which Nikolas Dyhr and Thibault Klidje were on the scoresheet.
Head-to-head history gives Copenhagen a pronounced edge. The previous meeting between the sides finished 2-1 to Copenhagen at Cepheus Park Randers, and in the last 10 encounters Copenhagen have won eight, Randers have one victory and there has been one draw.
That record is the clearest piece of context fans can take into Sunday: this is a Round 32 return match in the Danish Superliga and Copenhagen’s recent results and past dominance over Randers form the backdrop to a fixture that will be played entirely at Parken this afternoon.
But the tightness of the most recent meetings introduces immediate tension. Despite the series of wins for Copenhagen, the last head-to-head was decided by a single goal, and Randers bring recent scorers in Dyhr and Klidje plus a backline marshalled by Dammers. Randers manager Rasmus Bertelsen and Copenhagen head coach Bo Svensson have set near-identical shapes for the game, which turns the match into a contest of finishing and individual moments rather than wholesale tactical surprises.
On paper the contest is straightforward: Copenhagen’s confirmed selection contains the players who contributed to the 4-0 victory at JYSK Park and keeps Claesson as the fulcrum of a 4-2-3-1; Randers will try to unsettle that rhythm with the same formation and the duo of Dyhr and Klidje who scored in their last outing. The timing matters — this is a Sunday afternoon fixture with a 14:00 start, the return leg in Round 32, and both managers have named full lineups that make the immediate game plan clear.
The most consequential fact heading into the match is also the simplest: Copenhagen arrive at Parken with momentum and a dominant recent record against Randers, and Randers will need to overturn both the form and the head-to-head pattern to leave Copenhagen without defeat. How Claesson and Dammers perform today will determine whether that pattern continues or the narrow margins of recent meetings finally swing Randers’ way.
