Rødovre Mighty Bulls beat Rungsted Seier Capital 2:1 in the Metal Ligaen on Friday evening. The result keeps the hosts in fifth place while the visitors remain ninth. Both sides sit on zero points in the table, which tells you nothing about the standings yet because the season has barely started.
Rødovre have played four matches, Rungsted five. The home side have two wins and two defeats, while their opponents have one victory and four losses. The gap between them is not large, but the number of games played makes a direct comparison tricky.
These two met just a week ago on September 18th. Rødovre won 4:1 that time, and tonight they did it again, though this time it was closer. The away side found no answer when it mattered, even though they had been competitive in their last game against Sønderjyske.
I had given Rungsted a 49 per cent chance of winning tonight. The prediction did not come off. The visitors looked solid in their 2:3 loss to Sønderjyske on Tuesday, but they could not carry that momentum. They lost their man in the second period and never got out of second gear after that.
Rødovre's recent form has been uneven. They beat Sønderjyske 5:3, lost to Herning Blue Fox 1:3, then lost heavily to Frederikshavn 1:5. Tonight they got over the line against a side that had beaten Odense Bulldogs 3:1 just a few days ago. The support of the fans could be called devoted, but that is an assessment, not a fact. The fact is the home crowd stayed until the end.
What this means for the table is not much at the moment. Both teams have zero points, so the standings will not shift until more games are played. What matters is that Rødovre have taken maximum points from their last two meetings with Rungsted, and that gives them a small edge going forward.
