Super Manager Runde 8: captain picks and best buys
Super Manager Efterår 2026 Runde 8 preview: best buys, captain picks and differentials
Super Manager Efterår 2026 Runde 8 starts on Thursday night, and because holdet runs a per-match deadline the clock that matters is the first kickoff: FC København host AC Horsens at 19:00 on 11 September. That is the most lopsided fixture in the Superliga this week — FC København are 76.1% to win with 2.55 expected goals and a 48.2% clean sheet chance, AC Horsens are 7.9% to win with 0.73 expected goals — and on its own it sets the top of the projection table. The model refreshed on 10 September and the FC København eleven is now confirmed, which has moved several of the biggest names in the game.
All twelve Superliga clubs play in Runde 8. There are no blanks and nothing to plan around: six matches from Thursday evening to Monday night. What decides the round instead is the four-per-club cap, the fact that the FC København spike lasts exactly one round, and one very expensive name who is no longer in the starting eleven. Every number below is the current model output, and you can sort the same columns yourself on the Super Manager player picks page.
Runde 8 fixtures: the numbers per team
One row per team, from the same run that feeds the Super Manager market probabilities page:
| Team | Fixture | Win% | Expected goals | Clean sheet% |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FC København | [H]ACH, Thu | 76.1% | 2.55 | 48.2% |
| AC Horsens | [A]FCK, Thu | 7.9% | 0.73 | 7.8% |
| Lyngby | [H]SØN, Sun | 57.7% | 1.99 | 33.9% |
| Sønderjyske | [A]LYN, Sun | 19.3% | 1.08 | 13.6% |
| Nordsjælland | [H]AGF, Sun | 52.0% | 2.02 | 25.6% |
| AGF | [A]FCN, Sun | 25.0% | 1.36 | 13.3% |
| FC Midtjylland | [H]BIF, Mon | 51.4% | 1.88 | 28.7% |
| Brøndby IF | [A]FCM, Mon | 24.5% | 1.25 | 15.3% |
| Viborg | [A]SIF, Sun | 51.2% | 1.90 | 28.0% |
| Silkeborg | [H]VFF, Sun | 24.8% | 1.27 | 15.0% |
| Randers FC | [H]OB, Sun | 41.2% | 1.58 | 24.8% |
| OB | [A]RAN, Sun | 32.7% | 1.39 | 20.5% |
Three conclusions follow. AC Horsens are the avoid of the round at a 7.8% clean sheet chance, the worst defensive projection on the board by a distance. Lyngby are the best fixture after FC København: home favourites at 57.7% with the second-best clean sheet number of the week at 33.9%. And AGF have flipped from target to fade — they travel to Nordsjælland as 25.0% underdogs, and their two best fixtures land in Runde 9 and Runde 10 instead. The full sequence is on the Super Manager schedule page.
Captain picks for Runde 8
Super Manager has a captain (kaptajn) and he scores double, so this is the highest-leverage call of the round.
Viktor Dadason (6.12m, FCK) is the pick. He is the highest-projected player in Runde 8 at 153k, with 0.61 projected goals and 0.22 assists against the leakiest defence of the week, and the confirmed lineup has him starting at a starter factor of 1.00 on 64 minutes. At 8.0% ownership he is both the highest ceiling and the biggest differential available in the armband. Check the eleven yourself on the Super Manager predicted lineups page before Thursday.
Robert (6.12m, FCK) is the steadier version of the same bet at 140k: 71 predicted minutes, a full 1.00 starter factor, 0.46 goals and 0.21 assists, and the highest six-round weighted score in the entire game at 366k. If you want a captain you will not have to sell again on Sunday, this is the one.
Thapelo Maseko (4.94m, FCK) at 129k is the third option and much the cheapest route into the fixture: 79 predicted minutes, a 1.00 starter factor and 4.2% ownership. Outside FC København, the best armband is Runar Robinsønn Norheim (4.14m, FCN) at 106k — still the highest-projected defender in the game.
| Captain option | Price | Owned | Runde 8 | Weighted 6-round |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Viktor Dadason (FCK) | 6.12m | 8.0% | 153k | 352k |
| Robert (FCK) | 6.12m | 29.9% | 140k | 366k |
| Thapelo Maseko (FCK) | 4.94m | 4.2% | 129k | 258k |
| Runar Robinsønn Norheim (FCN) | 4.14m | 35.1% | 106k | 330k |
| Alexander Lind (FCN) | 6.32m | 19.8% | 105k | 342k |
| Isak Snaer Thorvaldsson (LYN) | 4.01m | 3.0% | 104k | 215k |
Goalkeepers for Runde 8
Diant Ramaj (5.38m, FCK) is the best keeper in the round at 91k, on the back of that 48.2% clean sheet chance. Only 7.9% of managers own the top-projected goalkeeper in the game, and unlike the FC København defenders he holds his value afterwards: a weighted six-round score of 252k, the best in the position.
The value answer is Diego Kochen (2.74m, LYN) at 69k behind a 33.9% clean sheet chance — joint second-best keeper projection of the round at half the price of the names above him, for a points-per-million of 25.2. Lyngby are 57.7% favourites at home, and he is owned by 1.5%. The fee on a 2.74m keeper is under 0.03m, so buying him for one or two rounds and moving on is a perfectly rational trade.
Kasper Kiilerich (3.53m, VFF) at 69k on a 28.0% clean sheet is the middle road and already 21.1% owned. Elias Olafsson (5.46m, FCM) takes 64k on a 28.7% clean sheet but costs twice what Diego Kochen does for five thousand less.
Defenders for Runde 8
Runar Robinsønn Norheim (4.14m, FCN) is still the best defender in the game: 106k on 84 predicted minutes, with 0.28 projected goals and 0.18 assists from defence plus a 25.6% clean sheet at home to AGF. His run reads 106k → 78k → 102k → 85k across Runde 8 to 11 for a weighted score of 330k. At 35.1% ownership he is template rather than differential — and selling him to fund a one-round FC København defender is a losing trade.
The FC København block is where the ceiling sits, and the confirmed eleven has firmed all of it up. Junnosuke Suzuki (4.57m, FCK) and Felix Beijmo (5.01m, FCK) both project 95k on a full 90 minutes and that 48.2% clean sheet; Junnosuke Suzuki is 9.2% owned against 20.9% and half a million cheaper, so he is the better of the two. Asger Sørensen (4.94m, FCK) at 89k and 2.4% ownership is the differential route into the same clean sheet, and Birger Meling (4.48m, FCK) gives you 83k.
Be clear about what these are. Junnosuke Suzuki falls from 95k to 42k in Runde 9, Felix Beijmo from 95k to 49k, Birger Meling from 83k to 36k. They are one-round defenders bought for one fixture. The 1% fee on a 4.5m defender is about 0.05m, so a buy-and-sell across a single round is cheap — just plan the exit before you make the entry.
The budget tier is strong this week because Lyngby and Randers FC are both at home:
| Player | Price | Owned | Runde 8 | Minutes | Clean sheet% | PPM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Juho Laehteenmaeki (FCN) | 3.33m | 24.9% | 69k | 83 | 25.6% | 20.7 |
| Oliver Bundgaard Kristensen (VFF) | 2.48m | 29.6% | 60k | 79 | 28.0% | 24.3 |
| Mikkel Fischer (LYN) | 2.64m | 0.3% | 58k | 88 | 33.9% | 22.0 |
| Martin André Sjølstad (RAN) | 2.74m | 0.6% | 57k | 65 | 24.8% | 20.9 |
| Renzo Tytens (LYN) | 2.26m | 1.0% | 57k | 78 | 33.9% | 25.0 |
| Oskar Buur (LYN) | 2.75m | 0.7% | 56k | 82 | 33.9% | 20.4 |
Mikkel Fischer (2.64m, LYN) has the best floor of the group at 88 predicted minutes behind the second-best clean sheet chance of the round, and 0.3% of managers own him. Renzo Tytens (2.26m, LYN) is the cheapest way to buy the same clean sheet at a points-per-million of 25.0. Martin André Sjølstad (2.74m, RAN) is the one to hold beyond this week: his weighted score of 203k rests on Randers FC fixtures that stay useful through Runde 11.
Midfielders for Runde 8
Two FC København names sit on top. Robert (6.12m, FCK) at 140k and Thapelo Maseko (4.94m, FCK) at 129k are the two best midfield projections of the round. Thapelo Maseko remains the standout value premium: 129k for 4.94m is a points-per-million of 26.2 on 79 minutes and a confirmed starting role. Note that his ownership has climbed from under 2% to 4.2% in the last few days — the differential is being found, so the edge is narrowing. Thomas Delaney (4.74m, FCK) at 92k and 1.1% ownership is the third FC København midfielder and still almost unowned, and William Clem (4.36m, FCK) at 75k is the cheapest way in.
Then the pick that decides leagues. Simon Colyn (2.93m, LYN) projects 101k for a points-per-million of 34.6 — the best in the entire game — on 81 predicted minutes, 0.33 goals and 0.16 assists at home to Sønderjyske. He is owned by 2.3%. A sub-3m midfielder returning above 100k is what funds a premium somewhere else in the eleven.
Five more midfield differentials with real numbers behind them:
| Player | Price | Owned | Runde 8 | Weighted 6-round | Penalties | PPM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ibrahim Adel (FCN) | 4.96m | 5.0% | 86k | 257k | 55% | 17.3 |
| Lamine Sadio (FCN) | 3.12m | 3.6% | 80k | 211k | — | 25.7 |
| Sami Jalal Karchoud (VFF) | 3.69m | 3.7% | 78k | 203k | — | 21.2 |
| Elies Mahmoud (RAN) | 4.46m | 5.0% | 75k | 239k | 90% | 16.8 |
| Mike Themsen (RAN) | 3.19m | 2.1% | 67k | 224k | — | 21.1 |
| Lauge Sandgrav (LYN) | 2.57m | 0.4% | 68k | 143k | — | 26.6 |
Lamine Sadio (3.12m, FCN) is the new name on this list and the best of them for the money: 80k at a points-per-million of 25.7 on 3.6% ownership, in the round's second-best attacking fixture. Ibrahim Adel (4.96m, FCN) is the pricier Nordsjælland route with 55% of the penalties, and Elies Mahmoud (4.46m, RAN) takes 90% of the Randers FC spot kicks and carries a weighted 239k that makes him a hold rather than a one-week punt. Mike Themsen (3.19m, RAN) is the same fixture 1.27m cheaper on 85 predicted minutes.
Looking a week ahead, Lucas Riisgaard (2.72m, SIF) projects only 53k with Viborg visiting, but 72k and 82k in Runde 9 and 10 for a weighted 236k. He is a buy for next week, not this one. Same story for Kristian Arnstad (6.84m, AGF), who takes 94% of the AGF penalties: 55k now, then 87k and 107k.
Forwards for Runde 8
Viktor Dadason (6.12m, FCK) is the best forward and the best player of the round at 153k, and the confirmed lineup has him starting at a 1.00 starter factor on 64 minutes with 0.61 projected goals. At 8.0% ownership this is the differential premium of the week.
Alexander Lind (6.32m, FCN) at 105k is the forward to own if you would rather make one transfer than three: 0.42 projected goals at home to AGF, then 89k and 94k in Runde 9 and 10 for a weighted 342k that trails only Viktor Dadason among forwards — and the Viktor Dadason total is built almost entirely on this one fixture.
Dorian Hanza (4.56m, VFF) at 104k and Charly Horneman (4.02m, VFF) at 88k are the Viborg pair, with Viborg 51.2% favourites away at Silkeborg. Dorian Hanza is 31.2% owned; Charly Horneman gives you 85% of the projection for half a million less at 12.3%.
Isak Snaer Thorvaldsson (4.01m, LYN) at 104k is the differential of the position: 0.45 projected goals, 77 predicted minutes, 85% of the Lyngby penalties and 3.0% ownership, for a points-per-million of 26.0. His Runde 10 trip to Brøndby IF projects only 32k, so treat him as a two-round buy and plan the exit.
Cheaper and further out: Kasper Junker (3.82m, RAN) at 77k carries a weighted 259k and is the steadiest budget forward in the game; Noah Ganaus (5.71m, OB) gets 65k at Randers FC.
Hidden gems for Runde 8
Everyone in your league already owns Robert, Runar Robinsønn Norheim and Dorian Hanza. The round is decided in the seven or eight squad slots after them, and these are the names pairing top-tier projections with almost no company:
| Player | Pos | Price | Owned | Runde 8 | PPM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thapelo Maseko (FCK) | MID | 4.94m | 4.2% | 129k | 26.2 |
| Isak Snaer Thorvaldsson (LYN) | FWD | 4.01m | 3.0% | 104k | 26.0 |
| Simon Colyn (LYN) | MID | 2.93m | 2.3% | 101k | 34.6 |
| Thomas Delaney (FCK) | MID | 4.74m | 1.1% | 92k | 19.3 |
| Asger Sørensen (FCK) | DEF | 4.94m | 2.4% | 89k | 17.9 |
| Lamine Sadio (FCN) | MID | 3.12m | 3.6% | 80k | 25.7 |
| Diego Kochen (LYN) | GK | 2.74m | 1.5% | 69k | 25.2 |
| Mikkel Fischer (LYN) | DEF | 2.64m | 0.3% | 58k | 22.0 |
The Lyngby block is the theme: four of the eight names above play at home to Sønderjyske in the round's second-best fixture, and none is owned by more than 3%. A goalkeeper and a defender from the same 57.7% favourite doubles up on the same clean sheet, which is exactly the correlated stack worth taking when the fixture supports it — and Diego Kochen plus Mikkel Fischer together cost less than one FC København premium. The other theme is that the confirmed FC København eleven contains several players under 5% ownership in the easiest fixture of the round.
Who to sell before Runde 8
Mohamed Elyounoussi (8.46m, FCK) is the headline, and this is the biggest change since the last model run. He is the most-owned player in Super Manager at 53.4% and the most expensive in the game, and the now-confirmed FC København eleven has him outside it for Runde 8: a 0.00 starter factor, 23 predicted minutes and 51k, in the best fixture of the week. His Runde 9 to 13 projections are strong — 68k, 76k, 74k, 102k and 103k — so this is not a player whose season is over, and holding him for the run is defensible. But he is not a captain this week, and 8.46m tied up in a substitute in the round's easiest fixture is the worst money-per-point in the game right now.
These five are simpler, and all are projected outside their side's starting eleven:
| Player | Price | Owned | Runde 8 | Predicted minutes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Olti Hyseni (BIF) | 4.14m | 27.3% | 18k | 27 |
| Prince Junior (FCN) | 5.14m | 24.8% | 30k | 24 |
| Stanley Iheanacho (FCM) | 3.56m | 21.0% | 26k | 22 |
| Frederik Emmery (AGF) | 3.81m | 18.6% | 14k | 32 |
| Luis Binks (BIF) | 4.50m | 9.6% | 12k | 39 |
Prince Junior is the most expensive mistake of that group: 5.14m for 24 minutes in a fixture where Runar Robinsønn Norheim, Ibrahim Adel and Alexander Lind are all projected at between two and three times his return from the same match. Separately, Mads Emil Madsen (5.16m, FCK) is 13.2% owned and unavailable with a return date of 17 September — he carries a negative projection this round, so there is no case for keeping him through it.
Two more worth downgrading rather than dumping. Friday Etim (5.86m, FCM) is 40.8% owned, the second-most-owned player in the game, and projects 64k on 69 minutes at a 0.75 starter factor; his weighted 178k sits well behind Kasper Junker on 259k at two-thirds of the price. Rasmus Kristensen (5.30m, FCM) at 44k is 5.3m of defender producing less than a 2.26m one.
Planning past Runde 8
The FC København premium ends on Thursday night. Junnosuke Suzuki, Felix Beijmo, Birger Meling, Thapelo Maseko and William Clem all lose more than half their projection in Runde 9, when FC København travel to Brøndby IF as 42.8% favourites and then to FC Midtjylland at 44.1%. Robert and Diant Ramaj are the two who hold their value through that stretch, which is the argument for taking the captaincy through one of them rather than renting the whole block.
The teams whose numbers rise are AGF and Silkeborg. AGF go to AC Horsens and then host Sønderjyske at 53.6% and 63.3% — the best two-round run in the league — which is why Tobias Bech (7.53m, AGF) at 91k then 110k and Kristian Arnstad (6.84m, AGF) at 87k then 107k are the right buys next week and the wrong ones this week. James Bogere (2.73m, AGF) is the cheap version of the same move: 50k now, then 81k and 82k. Silkeborg follow the same shape behind Lucas Riisgaard, Rami Al Hajj (2.72m, SIF) at 64k then 75k, and Oliver Ross (3.94m, SIF) at 68k then 79k.
Cross-check your final eleven against the live optimal Super Manager teams solver, which builds the highest-scoring legal squad for the round under the four-per-club cap, and compare individual options side by side on the player picks page. More rounds of analysis sit in the Super Manager preview hub, and the Super Manager Runde 7 preview covers how these prices and roles got here.
FAQ
Who should I captain in Super Manager Runde 8?
Viktor Dadason (6.12m, FCK) is the captain pick for Runde 8. He is the highest-projected player in the round at 153k, the confirmed lineup has him starting on 64 minutes at a 1.00 starter factor, and he faces the AC Horsens defence that FC København are 76.1% favourites to beat with 2.55 expected goals. Robert (6.12m, FCK) at 140k is the safer alternative and Thapelo Maseko (4.94m, FCK) at 129k the cheapest. The captain scores double in Super Manager, so the armband is worth roughly a whole extra premium.
Who should I buy for Super Manager Runde 8?
The best buys are Viktor Dadason (6.12m, FCK) at 153k, Robert (6.12m, FCK) at 140k and Thapelo Maseko (4.94m, FCK) at 129k from the FC København side hosting AC Horsens, plus Runar Robinsønn Norheim (4.14m, FCN) at 106k and Alexander Lind (6.32m, FCN) at 105k. You may only field four players from one club, so Isak Snaer Thorvaldsson (4.01m, LYN) at 104k and Simon Colyn (2.93m, LYN) at 101k are the best supporting buys from the round's second-best fixture.
Which budget players are best for Super Manager Runde 8?
Simon Colyn (2.93m, LYN) is the best value pick in the game with a points-per-million of 34.6 and a 101k projection on 2.3% ownership. Diego Kochen (2.74m, LYN) at 69k in goal, Lauge Sandgrav (2.57m, LYN) at 68k, Mikkel Fischer (2.64m, LYN) at 58k, Renzo Tytens (2.26m, LYN) at 57k and Martin André Sjølstad (2.74m, RAN) at 57k are the cheap tier that funds the FC København premiums.
Best differentials for Super Manager Runde 8?
Thapelo Maseko (4.94m, FCK) at 129k and 4.2% ownership is the standout: a confirmed FC København starter in the round's easiest fixture that most managers still do not own. Isak Snaer Thorvaldsson (4.01m, LYN) at 3.0%, Simon Colyn (2.93m, LYN) at 2.3%, Thomas Delaney (4.74m, FCK) at 1.1%, Lamine Sadio (3.12m, FCN) at 3.6% and Mikkel Fischer (2.64m, LYN) at 0.3% all pair top-tier projections with ownership under 5%.
Should I sell Mohamed Elyounoussi before Runde 8?
Mohamed Elyounoussi (8.46m, FCK) is projected at only 51k for Runde 8 because the confirmed FC København lineup has him outside the starting eleven on 23 minutes at a 0.00 starter factor — and he is the most-owned player in Super Manager at 53.4%. His Runde 9 to 13 projections of 68k, 76k, 74k, 102k and 103k are genuinely strong, so holding him for the run is defensible; captaining him this week is not. If you need the money for Viktor Dadason or Robert, this is the round to raise it.
This preview was written by TheFantasyTool AI.