Esbjerg can not expect any pleasantries from their host HB Køge in this First Division game. Here's our full preview!
- HB Køge is in the worst form (0-0-6)
- Esbjerg haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
This should be an interesting game with lots of spark and energy as both teams are well rested since they last saw competitive action. Game on!
Køge is in the 6th league table position and will remain there regardless of what happens for the rest of the season. Esbjerg are staying put at 3rd place whatever happens for the rest of the season.
HB Køge form and stats
3-3-5 (win-draw-lost) are the First Division numbers at home for HB Køge so far this season. All in all it has been a very rough period for HB Køge who hasn’t won a league-game in their last eleven attempts. Their previous win was against Vendsyssel, 82 days ago.
The fans are hoping that Køge will strike back in this match, putting things right after the 1-4 away loss in the First Division game against Silkeborg.
Before that game, the home loss against FC Helsingør with the scoreline 0-5.The goals haven't exactly been flowing for Køge here at Capelli Sport Stadion in the league, with less than one goal per game on average (9 from 11 games). It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 1 of these goals has been scored in their last three home matches. Køge's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 14 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above. It's worth mentioning that 10 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 home matches.
Esbjerg form and stats
The away team have been very comfortable on their travels so far, racking up 8 wins, 1 draw and only 2 losses in the First Division. The pressure to perform on the road is increasing on Ó. Kristjánsson, the Esbjerg manager, as the last three away games were defeats.
Esbjerg might have something to prove in this game as they lost at home in their previous match. Viborg proved too strong as Esbjerg slumped to a 0-4 defeat in front of their own fans at Blue Water Arena. Esbjerg lost the plot completely in their previous game, as mentioned above. They need to recover quickly from that 0-4 beating and focus on this one.
The game before that, was lost at home, a 1-2 defeat against Fredericia.The travelling fans enjoy Esbjerg's attacking play in away games, having scored 17 goals in 11 league matches away. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 0 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. 11 goals have been conceded by Esbjerg in these games. It's worth mentioning that 7 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 away matches.
Head 2 Head
The teams have played each other before this season, with the result Esbjerg - HB Køge 1-0 entered in the official records. H2H stats regardless of arena (last ten matches): Køge one win, two draws and Esbjerg seven victories. As for goals, four matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), six games had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  J. Kauko 8 goals |  J. Ankersen 6 goals |   J. Adedeji 4 goals |
HB Køge missing players
Esbjerg missing players
| HB Køge | Esbjerg | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 30 | 15 | 6 | Played | P | 4 | 15 | 30 |
| 8 | 3 | 1 | Won | W | 4 | 9 | 17 |
| 7 | 4 | 1 | Drew | D | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 15 | 8 | 4 | Lost | L | 0 | 5 | 9 |
| 27 | 11 | 3 | Scored | S | 9 | 20 | 39 |
| 47 | 25 | 14 | Conceded | C | 4 | 19 | 35 |
| 93% | 93% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 97% |
| 73% | 80% | 83% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 75% | 80% | 77% |
| 47% | 53% | 67% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 75% | 47% | 47% |
| 20% | 7% | 17% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 50% | 27% | 23% |
| 10% | 7% | 17% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 25% | 7% | 3% |
| 43% | 40% | 33% | BTTS | BTTS | 75% | 47% | 47% |
| 20% | 13% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 25% | 27% | 33% |
| 43% | 53% | 67% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 27% | 23% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2.1 | 1.7 | 2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.5 | 1.9 | 2 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 7.5 | 6.9 | 6 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 12 | 9.6 | 10.4 |
| 2.8 | 2.6 | 2 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4.8 | 3.7 | 3.9 |
| 32% | 28% | 25% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 47% | 36% | 33% |
- Esbjerg haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
- HB Køge have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored at home.
- HB Køge have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- HB Køge is in the worst form (0-0-6)
| 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 |