There is optimism in Hvidovre so far this season, with their 4th spot in the First Division table and anticipating the visit of HB Køge (who are placed 7th).
- Hvidovre have the most scored goals in the first half (15) in First Division
- HB Køge have the most matches under the total-line (7) in First Division
Both teams should be fairly well rested for this game, as they have had some quiet days to prepare. Hopefully this will translate into lots of action on the pitch.
Hvidovre form and stats
The home supporters can't complain about results here at Pro Ventilation Arena as Hvidovre have scored 10 goals to get 12 points from 6 games. The overall stats in the First Division are 3-3-0 (wins-draws-losses).
The Hvidovre goalkeeper Filip Djukic is looking to record 90 more "clean sheet" minutes as his team have now played 247 minutes without conceding a goal in the First Division.
Hvidovre enjoyed a nice away win last time out, playing at Jammerbugt's place. The match ended 2-0 with T. Thomsen and M. Fakhri Al-Naser scoring.
Preceding that game was the home draw versus Horsens that ended 0-0.The hosts are modest favourites in this match, with the bookmakers estimating the chance of a home win at about 50% +- five percent. It's interesting to look at how Hvidovre have performed under similar circumstances, so here are some numbers: When modest favourites like this (we found eleven games) they have won six times, drawn two and lost three.
There will be little rest for Hvidovre after this match as they are travelling to Fredericia for a Landspokal Cup game in only four days.
The Hvidovre fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 10 goals in 6 league matches. From these home matches, Hvidovre have conceded only 5 goals.
HB Køge form and stats
There's been little loot from HB Køge's travels as they have only collected 4 points from 6 away games in the First Division. HB Køge only have 1 win to counter their 4 defeats and 1 draw.
Køge won their last game, 1-0 versus Nykøbing played at home. W. Madsen came off the bench to score the winning goal in the match against Nykøbing last time out, making the manager D. Agger feel like a tactical genius.
Preceding that game, the 0-2 loss visiting Esbjerg's place.We have checked recent matches where Køge have had similar odds to win. Win-draw-lose statistics from those 14 games were four victories, three draws and seven defeats.
The visiting Køge have scored more than one goal per away game in the league so far. The grand total is 7 goals from 6 games. The HB Køge manager D. Agger has some worries about the defense as 12 goals have been conceded in these travels.
Head 2 Head
HB Køge - Hvidovre 0-3 was the product when these two teams previously met, some time ago this season. As for the last ten games between these two teams, there's four Hvidovre victories, four draws and two HB Køge wins. Over/under statistics; five of these games ended with three goals or more, five matches with two goals or less.Top Goalscorers
  T. Thomsen 5 goals |  F. Carlsen 3 goals |  M. Fakhri Al-Naser 3 goals |
Hvidovre missing players
HB Køge missing players
| Hvidovre | HB Køge | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 12 | 6 | 2 | Played | P | 1 | 6 | 12 |
| 6 | 3 | 1 | Won | W | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 4 | 3 | 1 | Drew | D | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 4 | 6 |
| 20 | 10 | 1 | Scored | S | 1 | 7 | 14 |
| 12 | 5 | 0 | Conceded | C | 1 | 12 | 19 |
| 92% | 83% | 50% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 75% | 67% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 100% | 83% |
| 58% | 50% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 33% | 42% |
| 33% | 33% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 33% | 25% |
| 8% | 17% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 17% | 8% |
| 50% | 50% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 50% | 42% |
| 42% | 50% | 100% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 17% | 25% |
| 17% | 17% | 50% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 33% | 33% |
| 5.2 | 5 | 3.5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5 | 4.2 | 4.9 |
| 5 | 5.2 | 7.5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 8 | 5.3 | 5.5 |
| 1.6 | 1.3 | 0.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2 | 1.7 | 2.1 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 10.2 | 11.7 | 9.5 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 7 | 7 | 7.8 |
| 4.4 | 5.3 | 3.5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3 | 3.7 | 3.2 |
| 38% | 31% | 14% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 33% | 32% | 36% |
- All of HB Køge's away-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
- HB Køge have the most matches under the total-line (7) in First Division
- HB Køge haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Hvidovre have not yet lost a game at home.
- Hvidovre have the most scored goals in the first half (15) in First Division
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | FC Helsingør | 12 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 29 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 14 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 6 | 15 | 27 |
| 2 | Lyngby | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 27 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 6 | 15 | 23 |
| 3 | Fredericia | 12 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 20 | 16 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 9 | 4 | 23 |
| 4 | Hvidovre | 12 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 20 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 7 | 8 | 22 |
| 5 | Horsens | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 16 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 20 |
| 6 | Nykøbing | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 21 | 18 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 16 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 3 | 15 |
| 7 | HB Køge | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 14 | 19 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 12 | -5 | 12 |
| 8 | Esbjerg | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 19 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 11 | -9 | 12 |
| 9 | Jammerbugt | 12 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 13 | 27 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 17 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 10 | -14 | 11 |
| 10 | Fremad Amager | 12 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 12 | 25 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 17 | -13 | 9 |
| 11 | Vendsyssel | 10 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 12 | 16 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 11 | -4 | 8 |
| 12 | Hobro | 11 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 15 | 20 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 10 | -5 | 8 |