Superliga match preview: AaB versus Esbjerg

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Competition: Denmark Superliga
Date: Sun 11.August
Match begins: 12:00 (UTC)
Venue: Aalborg Portland Park (13797 seats)

The Superliga league table might not tell the truth so early on, but it's the best truth we have so far. These two teams are placed 4th and 13th respectively.

It’s busy days for these teams as both were in action only a few days ago. There’s no rest for the wicked, or in this case; no rest for AaB and Esbjerg.

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AaB form and stats

AaB have collected seven points from their first three games here at Aalborg Portland Park, a promising start. AaB has recorded two wins in a row here at Aalborg Portland Park, increasing their hopes of victory in this match.

The AaB supporters enjoyed the previous match, watching their team host Esbjerg in Superliga and win 4-0. A defeat was the result before that one, 0-1 away at Midtjylland.

Goals are plentiful at Aalborg Portland Park this season as AaB has scored 8 goals here in 3 attempts. AaB are not conceding a lot of goals here at Aalborg Portland Park, averaging less than one per game. The total is 2 from 3 matches.

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Esbjerg form and stats

It's not happening yet for Esbjerg on their travels, with zero points from their first 3 away games. Maybe today will be different? Bitter travels for Esbjerg as they have lost four games in a row away from home. The last time they avoided an away-from-home loss was the Midtjylland.

It might be tough going out on the road again for Esbjerg, facing their second straight away game. Especially as the previous game, ended with a defeat 0-4 versus AaB. The game before that, was lost at home, a 0-1 defeat against OB.

Esbjerg are seemingly not capable of scoring regularly on their travels and have only managed 0 goals from 3 away games. For Esbjerg, more than two goals on average per game end up in their own net.

Head 2 Head

The dueling parties have met before this season: AaB - Esbjerg 4-0. As for the last ten games between these two teams, there's 5 AaB victories, 1 draw and 4 Esbjerg wins. 7 of these games ended with three goals or more, 3 matches with two goals or less.

Top Goalscorers

M. Kaufmann
2 goals

AaB missing players

Esbjerg missing players

AaB Esbjerg
Total Home Home vs low Statistic Away vs top Away Total
5 3 1 Played 1 3 5
2 2 1 Won 0 0 0
1 1 0 Drew 0 0 1
2 0 0 Lost 1 3 4
8 8 3 Scored 0 0 1
5 2 1 Conceded 1 7 9
100% 100% 100% Over 0.5 100% 100% 100%
80% 100% 100% Over 1.5 0% 67% 60%
40% 67% 100% Over 2.5 0% 33% 20%
40% 67% 100% Over 3.5 0% 33% 20%
0% 0% 0% Over 4.5 0% 0% 0%
40% 67% 100% BTTS 0% 0% 20%
20% 33% 0% Clean Sheets 0% 0% 0%
40% 0% 0% Failed To Score 100% 100% 80%
 
6.6 5.7 3 Corners For (avg) 5 4 4.2
3.8 4.7 7 Corners Against (avg) 6 6.3 4.8
1.4 1.3 0 Yellow Cards (avg) 2 2 2.6
0 0 0 Red Cards 0 0 0
Key stats this season:
  • AaB have not yet lost a game at home.
  • AaB have scored more than double the goals of Esbjerg.
  • AaB haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
  • All of AaB's home matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
  • Esbjerg have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
  • Esbjerg have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their matches.
  • Esbjerg have failed to score a single goal away.
  • Esbjerg have lost all their away matches so far.
  • Esbjerg haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
AaB Last season Esbjerg
Total Home   Statistic   Away Total
34 17   Played   18 36
10 4   Won   7 16
12 5   Drew   2 8
12 8   Lost   9 12
44 18   Scored   17 45
44 23   Conceded   26 47
97% 100%   Over 0.5   100% 92%
74% 71%   Over 1.5   72% 69%
44% 41%   Over 2.5   44% 47%
26% 18%   Over 3.5   17% 25%
12% 6%   Over 4.5   6% 14%
56% 59%   BTTS   50% 47%
21% 12%   Clean Sheets   22% 36%
26% 29%   Failed To Score   28% 25%
 
5.5 6.4   Corners For (avg)   3.8 4.3
3.9 3.9   Corners Against (avg)   6.4 6.1
1.9 1.8   Yellow Cards (avg)   2.1 2.1
3 2   Red Cards   3 5
Key stats last season:
  • AaB haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
  • Esbjerg haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.

AaB
All Superliga Landspokal Cup Club Friendlies
All Home Away
14-07-19 SU Lyngby 2 - 0 AaB
21-07-19 SU AaB 1 - 1 SønderjyskE
29-07-19 SU AaB 3 - 1 Silkeborg
04-08-19 SU Midtjylland 1 - 0 AaB
11-08-19 SU AaB 4 - 0 Esbjerg
18-08-19 SU Brøndby 16:00 AaB
26-08-19 SU Horsens 17:00 AaB
01-09-19 SU AaB 14:00 København
15-09-19 SU AGF 10:00 AaB
22-09-19 SU Nordsjælland 10:00 AaB
Esbjerg
All Superliga Landspokal Cup Europa League First Division Club Friendlies
All Home Away
25-07-19 EL Shakhtyor 2 - 0 Esbjerg
28-07-19 SU Nordsjælland 2 - 0 Esbjerg
01-08-19 EL Esbjerg 0 - 0 Shakhtyor
04-08-19 SU Esbjerg 0 - 1 OB
11-08-19 SU AaB 4 - 0 Esbjerg
18-08-19 SU Esbjerg 12:00 Lyngby
25-08-19 SU Esbjerg 12:00 Silkeborg
01-09-19 SU AGF 10:00 Esbjerg
15-09-19 SU Esbjerg 10:00 Randers
22-09-19 SU Esbjerg 10:00 Brøndby

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A D P
1 København 5 5 0 0 11 4 2 2 0 0 4 1 3 3 0 0 7 3 7 15
2 Midtjylland 5 5 0 0 7 1 3 3 0 0 4 1 2 2 0 0 3 0 6 15
3 OB 5 3 0 2 10 7 3 2 0 1 7 4 2 1 0 1 3 3 3 9
4 AaB 5 2 1 2 8 5 3 2 1 0 8 2 2 0 0 2 0 3 3 7
5 Brøndby 4 2 1 1 9 6 3 2 0 1 7 4 1 0 1 0 2 2 3 7
6 SønderjyskE 4 2 1 1 7 4 2 1 0 1 3 3 2 1 1 0 4 1 3 7
7 Nordsjælland 5 2 1 2 9 7 2 1 1 0 4 2 3 1 0 2 5 5 2 7
8 Hobro 4 1 3 0 7 6 2 0 2 0 3 3 2 1 1 0 4 3 1 6
9 Horsens 5 2 0 3 5 8 3 0 0 3 0 7 2 2 0 0 5 1 -3 6
10 Lyngby 5 2 0 3 5 10 3 2 0 1 4 4 2 0 0 2 1 6 -5 6
11 Randers 5 1 2 2 8 8 2 1 1 0 5 3 3 0 1 2 3 5 0 5
12 AGF 4 0 1 3 3 6 1 0 0 1 0 1 3 0 1 2 3 5 -3 1
13 Esbjerg 5 0 1 4 1 9 2 0 1 1 1 2 3 0 0 3 0 7 -8 1
14 Silkeborg 5 0 1 4 5 14 2 0 0 2 2 6 3 0 1 2 3 8 -9 1

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