National cups are something special for many teams and supporters. Today's match will decide whether it's Skive or Thisted that keep their silverware dream alive.
It's no vacation for neither Skive nor Thisted as both were in action only a few days ago. Expect some tired legs on the pitch and/or possibly some changes to the lineups.
Skive form and stats
Skive have reached this Landspokal Cup stage through battling and winning against Odder. Last season their Landspokal Cup adventure ended in the 2nd round.Skive have played three 2nd Division home games so far, perhaps enough to set expectations for the season. In that case, only 1 point from these matches could be a signal of rough times ahead.
Skive drew their last game, also a home match. FA 2000 was the opponent, 2-2 the score.
Preceding that game was the away draw at Roskilde that finished 1-1.This is expected to be a close game, with Skive perhaps considered small favourites due to their home advantage. Looking back at earlier matches similar to this one (expected to be close with Skive as a small favourite), we find 11 games. Skive has won 3 of these, drawn 2 and lost 6.
The manager Fischer will start preparations for the next game as soon this is finished, as the hosts are going to Thisted in only three days.
The Skive fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 4 in 3 matches. Defensively there's plenty of potential for improvement as Skive have allowed the opposition to score 8 goals here at Hancock Arena.
Thisted form and stats
The traveling awayteam has defeated Brabrand in order to reach 2nd round of Landspokal Cup. Last season their Landspokal Cup adventure ended in the round of 16.Thisted are doing rather OK so far in their away games in the 2nd Division, having played 3 games and collected 3 points (1 win, 0 draws and 2 losses).
Home advantage was not enough for Thisted in their previous game as they lost hosting Aarhus Fremad, 1-3.
It was a 2nd Division defeat before that one as the away game against Esbjerg wasn't a success with a 1-5 loss.So, this is expected to be a close game, an even contest. Looking at earlier matches with Thisted playing away and similar expectations, we found 16 relevant matches. Results were 8 Thisted wins, 2 draws and 6 defeats.
The visitors are returning home after this fixture, hosting Skive in just three days.
Thisted find the net regularly in their away games. 4 goals from 3 away fixtures in the league. People interested in "over 2,5 goals" betting will like to know that Thisted concede an average of more than 2,5 goals per away match all on their own.
Head 2 Head
Head to head numbers (for the preceeding ten meetings): Skive won two games, five matches ended with a draw and Thisted got three wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: four / six.
Skive missing players
Thisted missing players
| Skive | Thisted | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 12 | Played | P | 12 | 25 | ||
| 5 | 2 | Won | W | 2 | 6 | ||
| 7 | 2 | Drew | D | 3 | 5 | ||
| 13 | 8 | Lost | L | 7 | 14 | ||
| 24 | 14 | Scored | S | 13 | 27 | ||
| 43 | 27 | Conceded | C | 22 | 44 | ||
| 96% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 92% | ||
| 76% | 92% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 83% | 72% | ||
| 56% | 83% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 67% | 64% | ||
| 36% | 58% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 25% | 32% | ||
| 4% | 8% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 8% | 12% | ||
| 60% | 75% | BTTS | BTTS | 75% | 60% | ||
| 12% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 8% | 20% | ||
| 32% | 25% | Failed to Score | F T | 17% | 28% | ||
| 3.7 | 3.9 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3.6 | 3.1 | ||
| 3.9 | 3.9 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 6.6 | 5.8 | ||
| 1.8 | 1.9 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.2 | 1.4 | ||
| 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | ||
| 7 | 7.5 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 7.6 | 8.2 | ||
| 3.4 | 3.4 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.1 | 3.3 | ||
| 28% | 34% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 35% | 33% | ||
| 9.1 | 9.2 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 14.7 | 14.1 | ||
| 3.8 | 3.8 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 7.6 | 6.3 | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Esbjerg | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 14 | 15 |
| 2 | Aarhus Fremad | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 11 |
| 3 | Roskilde | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 10 |
| 4 | Middelfart | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 8 |
| 5 | Nykøbing | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 8 |
| 6 | AB | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | -2 | 6 |
| 7 | Fremad Amager | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | -3 | 6 |
| 8 | FA 2000 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | -1 | 5 |
| 9 | Skive | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | -3 | 5 |
| 10 | HIK | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 8 | -3 | 3 |
| 11 | Thisted | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 8 | -8 | 3 |
| 12 | Brabrand | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | -3 | 2 |
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