Brøndby vs Esbjerg betting preview: Visitors should struggle at Brøndby Stadium

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 Brøndby and Esbjerg.

Brøndby form and stats

21 points is a decent return from 9 Superliga games here at Brøndby Stadium for Brøndby, who have the most scored goals (33) in Superliga,. The data says 7 wins, 0 draws and 2 losses. Brøndby has won so many consecutive home games (four in a row) that they struggle to remember the last time points were lost here at Brøndby Stadium. We remember; it was AGF. The team is able to perform also as the away side, as they are nurturing a very healthy winning streak of five straight victories regardless of arena.

Brøndby's previous game was a Superliga match also played at home, ending 2-1 versus Esbjerg (placed 13th). The home side are looking to build on that result. In the game before, an away victory match versus Silkeborg with a 1-0 scoreline.

The betting market estimate that the home team has about 55-60% chance of winning this match. There could be betting value if you think differently, so to help you here are the stats from Brøndby's earlier matches at home being 55%-60% favourite: Played five games, won 4 matches, drawn 0 and lost 1.

Brøndby are an "over 2,5 goals" team alone here at Brøndby Stadium in their league games, having scored an impressive 23 goals in 9 attempts. Brøndby have conceded 14 from these games.

Esbjerg form and stats

There's been little loot from Esbjerg's travels as they have only collected 1 point from 7 away games in the Superliga. Esbjerg, who have the fewest scored goals (13) in Superliga, only have 0 wins to counter their 6 defeats and 1 draw. Esbjerg seem to be suffering from homesickness with two consecutive losses away. Third time lucky?

Two away games in a row for Esbjerg, who will hope to get a better result in this one after losing 1-2 versus Brøndby in the Superliga. Prior to that result Esbjerg won their away game at AB in the Landspokal Cup. The scoreline was 2-1.

As mentioned above, the odds for this match puts the home team as favourites. Perhaps this eases the pressure on the away team, who are capable of producing an upset here on a good day. Looking at earlier matches with similar odds and Esbjerg playing away, we found six games. Results were 2 away wins, 0 draws and 4 home wins.

There's been a serious shortage of goals from Esbjerg's away games in the league this season with only 3 goals from 7 matches. Esbjerg have conceded 14 goals in these games.

Head 2 Head

Brøndby - Esbjerg 2-1 was the story when these teams last met, earlier this season. Head-2-head stats last ten meetings: 3 - 2 - 5 (Brøndby wins - draws - Esbjerg wins). As for goals, 5 matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), 5 had two or less.

Top Goalscorers

K. Wilczek 14 goals

D. Kaiser 8 goals

Y. Yakovenko 5 goals

Brøndby missing players

Esbjerg missing players