What can Kilmarnock expect from Copenhagen?

Recent form: Copenhagen will go into the first leg of their Conference League play-off with Kilmarnock off the back of a 1-1 draw with Viborg on Sunday.

The weekend game was their fifth in the Danish top flight this term and the result leaves them a place and a point behind league leaders Silkeborg, having won three and drawn two of those five matches.

After finishing third in the league last season, they entered Conference League qualifying at the second-round stage, where they dismantled Magpies of Gibraltar before scraping past Czech side Banik Ostrava on penalties.

European pedigree: The very fact Copenhagen have competed in the Champions League groups in the past two seasons highlights the scale of the task Kilmarnock face.

In the 2022-23 campaign, they finished bottom of their section but earned draws with Manchester City, Sevilla and Borussia Dortmund.

Last term, they made it to the last 16, where they were again paired with Premier League champions City, after memorable group wins against Manchester United, Galatasaray and an impressive draw away to Bayern Munich.

The Danish side beat Celtic over two legs in the Europa League last 32 in 2019-20 before going on to reach the quarters, but perhaps Kilmarnock can take inspiration from the 4-0 defeat they suffered at Aberdeen in the 2007-08 Uefa Cup.

Dangerman: Picking out one is difficult in a squad of such quality, but teenage striker Orri Oskarsson already has six goals in just nine games this season.

The Icelandic forward also managed 15 strikes last term, one more than ex-Celtic and Southampton winger Mohamed Elyounoussi.

Keeping on the Celtic theme, Jordan Larrson, son of Henrik, is also an attacking option, while former Dortmund and Sevilla man Thomas Delaney is an anchor in midfield.