Esbjerg perform at a high level so far being 3rd in the table. Fredericia can look both up and down from their 5th position.
- Fredericia have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
It's no vacation for neither Esbjerg nor Fredericia 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.
Esbjerg is in the 3rd league table position and will remain there regardless of what happens for the rest of the season. Fredericia have already sealed their fate; they will finish in 5th place no matter what happens.
Esbjerg form and stats
The home supporters can't complain about results here at Blue Water Arena as Esbjerg have scored 16 goals to get 23 points from 11 games. The overall stats in the First Division are 7-2-2 (wins-draws-losses).
The fans are hoping that Esbjerg will strike back in this match, putting things right after the 0-2 away loss in the First Division game against Silkeborg. Before that, Esbjerg had a home game versus HB Køge which ended with a victory 1-0.
The betting market estimate that the home team has about 55-60% chance of winning this match. There could be betting value if you think differently, so to help you here are the stats from Esbjerg's earlier matches at home being 55%-60% favourite: Played four games, won three matches, drawn one and lost zero.
Esbjerg has scored 16 league goals at home this season, in 11 matches. From these home matches, Esbjerg have conceded only 9 goals. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 1 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 home matches.
Fredericia form and stats
As the visiting team in First Division matches, Fredericia have produced an overall stat of 5-1-5 so far.
A 0-1 loss hosting Silkeborg before that.
As mentioned above, the odds for this match puts the home team as favourites. Perhaps this eases the pressure on the away team, who are capable of producing an upset here on a good day. Looking at earlier matches with similar odds and Fredericia playing away, we found one game. Results were one away win, zero draws and zero home wins.
Fredericia have scored 16 goals on their travels this season, from 11 away games in the league. 16 goals have been conceded by Fredericia in these games.
Head 2 Head
This is not the first time this season these parties meet, as the history books show this recent fixture: Fredericia - Esbjerg 1-3. Head-to-head totals (for the last ten meetings): Esbjerg won seven games, one match ended with a draw and Fredericia has two wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: seven / threeTop Goalscorers
  C. Jensen 9 goals |   J. Kauko 8 goals |  J. Ankersen 5 goals |
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| Esbjerg | Fredericia | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 28 | 13 | 4 | Played | P | 4 | 13 | 28 |
| 17 | 8 | 4 | Won | W | 0 | 6 | 12 |
| 4 | 3 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| 7 | 2 | 0 | Lost | L | 4 | 6 | 11 |
| 38 | 18 | 5 | Scored | S | 1 | 19 | 38 |
| 29 | 10 | 0 | Conceded | C | 11 | 21 | 36 |
| 96% | 92% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 75% | 69% | 25% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 75% | 85% | 79% |
| 43% | 38% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 69% | 54% |
| 21% | 15% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 50% | 38% | 25% |
| 4% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 25% | 15% | 7% |
| 46% | 46% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 25% | 54% | 57% |
| 36% | 46% | 100% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 23% | 21% |
| 21% | 15% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 75% | 23% | 21% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | 2.2 | 1.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.5 | 1.2 | 1.5 |
| 4 | 2 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 10.8 | 12.1 | 11.2 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 9.8 | 10.9 | 12.1 |
| 4.1 | 4.5 | 2.8 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.2 | 4.3 | 4.8 |
| 33% | 31% | 45% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 8% | 34% | 28% |
- Fredericia have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Fredericia haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Viborg | 22 | 17 | 5 | 0 | 45 | 14 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 27 | 7 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 18 | 7 | 31 | 56 |
| 2 | Silkeborg | 22 | 16 | 1 | 5 | 53 | 19 | 11 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 28 | 9 | 11 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 25 | 10 | 34 | 49 |
| 3 | Esbjerg | 22 | 15 | 3 | 4 | 33 | 20 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 9 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 17 | 11 | 13 | 48 |
| 4 | FC Helsingør | 22 | 11 | 3 | 8 | 31 | 27 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 15 | 10 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 16 | 17 | 4 | 36 |
| 5 | Fredericia | 22 | 9 | 5 | 8 | 29 | 27 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 16 | 16 | 2 | 32 |
| 6 | HB Køge | 22 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 23 | 25 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 11 | -2 | 30 |
| 7 | Fremad Amager | 22 | 8 | 4 | 10 | 40 | 29 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 25 | 13 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 15 | 16 | 11 | 28 |
| 8 | Hobro | 22 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 30 | 40 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 17 | 21 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 13 | 19 | -10 | 24 |
| 9 | Hvidovre | 22 | 7 | 2 | 13 | 23 | 38 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 20 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 14 | 18 | -15 | 23 |
| 10 | Vendsyssel | 22 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 19 | 40 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 29 | -21 | 16 |
| 11 | Kolding IF | 22 | 2 | 8 | 12 | 19 | 40 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 13 | 23 | 11 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 17 | -21 | 14 |
| 12 | Skive | 22 | 3 | 5 | 14 | 19 | 45 | 11 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 25 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 12 | 20 | -26 | 14 |
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