2. Division Group 1 match preview: Middelfart versus Thisted

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Competition: Denmark 2. Division Group 1
Competition: Sat 20.March
Match begins: 13:00 (UTC)
Venue: MG & BK.s anlæg - kunstgræsbane

Middelfart will hope to utilise their home advantage to help bridge the gap to today’s opponents. The home side are currently 5 points behind Thisted.

Insights:
  • Middelfart have the most scored goals in the first half (16) in 2. Division Group 1
  • Thisted have the fewest conceded goals (10) in 2. Division Group 1

Thisted could be less fresh than the hosts in this fixture, as they played a 2. Division Group 1 game only three sleeps ago.

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Middelfart form and stats

3 victories, 0 draws and 4 defeats. That’s what Middelfart have to build on here at MG & BK.s anlæg - kunstgræsbane in the 2. Division Group 1.

It's back home for Middelfart, who return with a good feeling about themselves after beating VSK Århus away with the result 2-1. Ahead of that match, Middelfart lost 3-4 at home to Aarhus Fremad.

The home team are moderate favourites in this game. How does Middelfart handle that role? We have found five games in our database similar to this one, based on the home odds. The stats for these games are one win, three draws and one defeat.

Middelfart can score goals in their home matches. After 7 league matches they have found the net 15 times. Middelfart have conceded 14 goals in these home games, a significant number.

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Thisted form and stats

The visitors, who have the fewest conceded goals (10) in 2. Division Group 1, are W2-D2-L2 on the road this term. That's in the 2. Division Group 1.

The Thisted goalkeeper is collecting clean sheets like a laundry worker. It's been 379 league minutes without conceding a goal, and counting.

There were no winners in Thisted's previous match, a 2. Division Group 1 home game that ended 0-0 vs Holstebro (placed 14th). That result followed a home victory 1-0 versus Jammerbugt.

Thisted are the outsiders in this one, but not by much. Their performance in similar games (being the away team and moderate outsiders) is two wins, two draws and three defeats. From a total of seven matches.

Thisted are scoring more than one goal per away game on average, having accumulated 8 away goals from 6 games (in the league). Thisted have conceded 7 goals in these away matches.

Head 2 Head

The teams have played each other before this season, with the result Thisted - Middelfart 2-0 entered in the official records. As for the last ten games between these two teams, there's three Middelfart victories, two draws and five Thisted wins. Over/under statistics; six of these games ended with three goals or more, four matches with two goals or less.

Middelfart missing players

Thisted missing players

Middelfart Thisted
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
14 7 2 Played P 2 6 13
6 3 0 Won W 0 2 7
1 0 0 Drew D 1 2 3
7 4 2 Lost L 1 2 3
26 15 4 Scored S 2 8 18
24 14 7 Conceded C 4 7 10
100% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 92%
93% 86% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 83% 62%
57% 71% 100% Over 2.5 O 2.5 50% 33% 23%
29% 43% 50% Over 3.5 O 3.5 50% 33% 23%
29% 43% 50% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 8%
50% 57% 100% BTTS BTTS 50% 33% 23%
29% 29% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 33% 54%
21% 14% 0% Failed to Score F T 50% 33% 31%
 
0 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 0
0 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 0 0
1.9 1.7 2 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2 1.6 1.5
2 1 0 Red cards R C 1 1 1
 
12.9 14.7 15.5 Shots (avg) S ( 9 11.2 12.9
6.1 7.4 7 Shots on Target (avg) S O 4 5 6.2
31% 29% 29% Goal Efficiency G E 25% 16% 19%
Key stats in 2. Division Group 1 this season:
  • Middelfart have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Middelfart have the fewest points from losing position (0) in 2. Division Group 1
  • Middelfart have the most scored goals in the first half (16) in 2. Division Group 1
  • Middelfart haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
  • Thisted have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Thisted have the fewest conceded goals (10) in 2. Division Group 1
  • Thisted have the fewest matches over the total-line (3) in 2. Division Group 1
  • Thisted have the most clean sheets (7) in 2. Division Group 1
  • Thisted have the most matches under the total-line (10) in 2. Division Group 1
  • Thisted haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Jammerbugt 13 9 3 1 35 15 6 6 0 0 21 4 7 3 3 1 14 11 20 30
2 B 93 14 9 1 4 27 17 7 4 0 3 16 11 7 5 1 1 11 6 10 28
3 Frem 14 7 5 2 24 16 8 4 3 1 12 7 6 3 2 1 12 9 8 26
4 Thisted 13 7 3 3 18 10 7 5 1 1 10 3 6 2 2 2 8 7 8 24
5 Aarhus Fremad 14 6 5 3 25 19 6 3 2 1 11 6 8 3 3 2 14 13 6 23
6 Dalum 13 6 4 3 18 15 6 3 3 0 9 6 7 3 1 3 9 9 3 22
7 VSK Århus 14 5 6 3 16 12 7 1 3 3 9 10 7 4 3 0 7 2 4 21
8 Middelfart 14 6 1 7 26 24 7 3 0 4 15 14 7 3 1 3 11 10 2 19
9 Brabrand 13 5 2 6 19 19 6 4 1 1 10 5 7 1 1 5 9 14 0 17
10 Sydvest 14 4 4 6 17 21 8 1 4 3 9 11 6 3 0 3 8 10 -4 16
11 Næsby 14 4 2 8 22 31 8 2 2 4 10 13 6 2 0 4 12 18 -9 14
12 Holbæk B&I 14 4 2 8 18 28 6 3 0 3 11 9 8 1 2 5 7 19 -10 14
13 Oure 14 2 1 11 14 38 7 1 0 6 7 21 7 1 1 5 7 17 -24 7
14 Holstebro 14 1 3 10 12 26 7 1 2 4 8 13 7 0 1 6 4 13 -14 6

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The Danish 2nd Division has been through many changes, but are currently divided in two divisions with twelve teams each. This is the third highest level of football in Denmark. The teams in each division meet each other twice for a total of 22 fixtures each. Then, a promotion and relegation playoff decided which two teams are promoted and which four are relegated.