National cups are something special for many teams and supporters. Today's match will decide whether it's Nykøbing or Esbjerg that keep their silverware dream alive.
The hosts Nykøbing saw competitive action as recent as three days ago, playing in the 2. Division Group 2. That game was an away game at AB, so at least Nykøbing are thankful to return home in this one. Game on!
Nykøbing form and stats
This is not the first game this season in the Landspokal Cup for Nykøbing, as the manager C. Jensen led his troops to eliminate Skjold Birkerod and FC Nakskov, and reach the 3rd Round. Last season their Landspokal Cup adventure ended in the 3rd round.Nykøbing has a nice streak going on as they have played twelve consecutive leaguegames without losing (regardless of home/away). They are keen to extend their tally, a streak that began after the Vendsyssel defeat 115 days ago. Nine out of nine points from the last three home games for Nykøbing, and the home supporters are ready to scream their lungs out to keep the winning streak alive.
Happy days for Nykøbing in their previous game, a 2. Division Group 2 match away at AB that ended with a 6-1 victory. Previous to that game, a 2. Division Group 2 home match hosting Næstved in a game that was won 3-2.
As indicated by the result mentioned above, Nykøbing played a great game against AB and beat them comfortably. Expectations are high for this one.
There's a new fixture coming up fairly quickly for Nykøbing, as the 2. Division Group 2 home game vs Roskilde is only three days away.
Esbjerg form and stats
The traveling awayteam has defeated Silkeborg and Glamsbjerg in order to reach 3rd Round of Landspokal Cup. They also participated in Landspokal Cup last season. This ended in the quarter-finals.Playing away, Esbjerg have won 3 games, drawn 1 and suffered 1 defeat in the First Division this season.
J. Kauko (2) and S. Bækgård scored in Esbjerg's previous match, the home game against Fredericia that ended 3-1. Preceding that game was the away First Division victory against Hobro with the score of 2-1.
The travelling fans enjoy Esbjerg's attacking play in away games, having scored 9 goals in 5 league matches away. 7 goals have been conceded by Esbjerg in these games.
Head 2 Head
As for the last three games between these two teams, there's one Nykøbing victory, one draw and one Esbjerg win. Over/under statistics; two of these games ended with three goals or more, one match with two goals or less.Top Goalscorers
  J. Kauko 4 goals |  J. Ankersen 4 goals |  Y. Yakovenko 2 goals |
Nykøbing missing players
Esbjerg missing players
| Nykøbing | Esbjerg | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 10 | Played | P | 11 | 25 | ||
| 12 | 5 | Won | W | 4 | 11 | ||
| 6 | 3 | Drew | D | 2 | 6 | ||
| 7 | 2 | Lost | L | 5 | 8 | ||
| 54 | 19 | Scored | S | 22 | 46 | ||
| 35 | 11 | Conceded | C | 19 | 39 | ||
| 96% | 90% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | ||
| 84% | 80% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 96% | ||
| 68% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 73% | 72% | ||
| 48% | 20% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 55% | 44% | ||
| 24% | 20% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 18% | 12% | ||
| 52% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 73% | 80% | ||
| 28% | 30% | Clean Sheets | C S | 18% | 12% | ||
| 24% | 30% | Failed to Score | F T | 9% | 8% | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1.7 | 2.2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.2 | 2.3 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 2 | ||
| 264 | 109 | Total Shots | T S | 122 | 324 | ||
| 142 | 52 | Shots on Target | S O | 38 | 118 | ||
| 36% | 37% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 58% | 39% | ||
| 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 |