National cups are something special for many teams and supporters. Today's match will decide whether it's HB Køge or Midtjylland that keep their silverware dream alive.
There’s little time for restitution or working hard at the training pitch these days, with both teams having played their last game less than four days ago.
HB Køge form and stats
Action has already taken place for Køge in Landspokal Cup as they have defeated Bispebjerg and FA 2000 to reach the 3rd Round. Køge was eliminated in the 8th finals last season in the Landspokal Cup.With 1 First Division win, 1 draw and 4 defeats from their home games, HB Køge are certainly not brimming with confidence.
Times are rough for the home team, having gone 223 minutes without scoring a league goal. M. K. Helsted was the last player to find the net.
Køge's previous game was also a home match, the defeat 0-1 versus Silkeborg. Before that, Køge drew at home versus Skive.
The lack of attacking qualities in Køge means that they have only scored 2 goals in 6 league home games, less than half a goal per match. Defensively it’s touch-and-go for the home team as 9 goals have been conceded.
Midtjylland form and stats
They also participated in Landspokal Cup last season. This ended in the 3rd round.As the visiting team in Superliga matches, Midtjylland have produced an overall stat of 1-1-2 so far.
Midtjylland had fun at their own home (Rishøj Stadion) last time out, beating København 4-0. Sory Kaba, Evander and Pione Sisto (2) scored. A 1-2 loss hosting Ajax before that.
As you can tell from the results above, Midtjylland was very dominant against København, winning the match with a scoreline that even the finest fortune teller couldn't predict. 4-0 (!) with Sory Kaba, Evander and Pione Sisto (2) providing the goals.
The travelling fans enjoy Midtjylland's attacking play in away games, having scored 6 goals in 4 league matches away. Midtjylland are struggling defensively in their away games, having conceded 6 goals in these matches.
Head 2 Head
H2H stats regardless of arena (last six matches): HB Køge one win, one draw and Midtjylland four victories. As for goals, four matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), two games had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  P. Sisto Ifolo Emirmija 5 goals |  A. Dreyer 4 goals |   M. Helsted 3 goals |
HB Køge missing players
Midtjylland missing players
| HB Køge | Midtjylland | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 11 | Played | P | 13 | 25 | ||
| 9 | 3 | Won | W | 4 | 13 | ||
| 5 | 3 | Drew | D | 4 | 4 | ||
| 11 | 5 | Lost | L | 5 | 8 | ||
| 35 | 8 | Scored | S | 14 | 46 | ||
| 36 | 14 | Conceded | C | 22 | 37 | ||
| 96% | 91% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 92% | 96% | ||
| 68% | 55% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 77% | 80% | ||
| 52% | 45% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 54% | 68% | ||
| 28% | 9% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 38% | 48% | ||
| 16% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 15% | 20% | ||
| 48% | 36% | BTTS | BTTS | 54% | 56% | ||
| 28% | 18% | Clean Sheets | C S | 23% | 28% | ||
| 28% | 55% | Failed to Score | F T | 31% | 20% | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2 | 1.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.1 | 1.9 | ||
| 3 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 2 | ||
| 238 | 95 | Total Shots | T S | 146 | 325 | ||
| 101 | 32 | Shots on Target | S O | 43 | 115 | ||
| 35% | 25% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 28% | 38% | ||
| 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 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 27 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 11 | 6 | 16 | 27 |
| 2 | Silkeborg | 11 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 29 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 6 | 17 | 24 |
| 3 | Fredericia | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 18 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 20 |
| 4 | Esbjerg | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 17 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 20 |
| 5 | Fremad Amager | 11 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 28 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 17 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 6 | 15 | 19 |
| 6 | FC Helsingør | 11 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 16 | 17 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 11 | -1 | 16 |
| 7 | Hobro | 11 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 16 | 21 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 10 | -5 | 16 |
| 8 | HB Køge | 11 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 10 | 15 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 6 | -5 | 13 |
| 9 | Hvidovre | 11 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 12 | 25 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 15 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 10 | -13 | 10 |
| 10 | Kolding IF | 11 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 19 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 8 | -9 | 8 |
| 11 | Vendsyssel | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 21 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 17 | -12 | 8 |
| 12 | Skive | 11 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 20 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 11 | -12 | 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 | SønderjyskE | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 16 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 17 |
| 2 | Midtjylland | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 4 | 16 |
| 3 | AGF | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 16 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 15 |
| 4 | Brøndby | 8 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 15 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 15 |
| 5 | Vejle | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 14 |
| 6 | AaB | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 14 |
| 7 | Nordsjælland | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 16 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 12 |
| 8 | OB | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 10 | -2 | 10 |
| 9 | København | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 14 | 17 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 9 | -3 | 10 |
| 10 | Randers | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 7 |
| 11 | Lyngby | 8 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 19 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 12 | -11 | 2 |
| 12 | Horsens | 8 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 16 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 7 | -12 | 2 |
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