Superliga: High-profile vs below par, at least according to the table. Nordsjælland - Horsens. Home victory or a surprise result?
- Nordsjælland have the fewest conceded goals (12) in Superliga
- Horsens have the fewest conceded goals in the second half (6) in Superliga
This has all the signs of an exciting match with lots of spark and excitement as both contenders are well revitalized since they last ran out on the pitch. Game on!
Nordsjælland form and stats
Nordsjælland have performed here at Right to Dream Park this season with 4 wins from 7 Superliga matches. Some points have been lost, as they have drawn 2 games and lost 1.
A strong away win for Nordsjælland against Randers the last match, as Ascone and Nygren were on target. Defender Frese got the top score of the team in the match with a rating of 8.44/10. Frese signed up for two assists, hit three key passes and won 8 of 12 duels.
Before that, Nordsjælland drew at home versus AGF.The Nordsjælland fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 11 goals in 7 league matches.
Horsens form and stats
Horsens have only collected 4 points from their away games in the Superliga, after 1-1-5 (7 played). It's all red in the travel logs of Horsens, having lost five matches in a row as the visiting team.
Horsens won their last game, 3-2 versus Silkeborg played at home. Those three points felt good as this side had gone three league fixtures without victory. Late drama in the previous game, when Jacobsen scored the winning goal two minutes into stoppage time to defeat Silkeborg. Jacobsen, attacking player, was the top performer on the team in that game, scoring a match rating of 7.41. Jacobsen scored one goal.
Previously, the Landspokal Cup victory away at Hørsholm-Usserød. 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 Horsens playing away, we found 5 games. Results were 1 away win, 0 draws and 4 home wins.
The attacking power of Horsens when travelling is not overwhelming with 4 goals scored from 7 league matches away. As opposed to that, Horsens have seen the ball go into their own net 8 times on the road. Horsens has visited these top teams three times, and 2 of 3 has ended with 2 goals or more!
Head 2 Head
Horsens - Nordsjælland 1-0 was the story when these two contenders previously met, earlier this season. Stats for the preceeding ten meetings between these two squads are: four wins for Nordsjælland, four draws and two wins for Horsens. Over 2,5 goals: seven times; under 2,5 goals: three games.
Top Goalscorers
  A. Schjelderup 8 goals |  E. Appiah Nuamah 5 goals |   A. Jacobsen 4 goals |
Nordsjælland missing players
Horsens missing players
| Nordsjælland | Horsens | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 14 | 7 | 1 | Played | P | 3 | 7 | 14 |
| 8 | 4 | 1 | Won | W | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| 4 | 2 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Lost | L | 3 | 5 | 6 |
| 22 | 11 | 2 | Scored | S | 2 | 4 | 14 |
| 12 | 7 | 1 | Conceded | C | 5 | 8 | 16 |
| 93% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 86% | 86% |
| 79% | 86% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 67% | 43% | 50% |
| 36% | 43% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 67% | 43% | 43% |
| 29% | 29% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 14% |
| 7% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 14% |
| 57% | 71% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 67% | 43% | 43% |
| 29% | 14% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 29% | 36% |
| 21% | 14% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 33% | 43% | 36% |
| 5.6 | 4.6 | 4 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5 | 3.6 | 3.5 |
| 4 | 3.9 | 3 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 3.3 | 6.1 | 5.9 |
| 2.2 | 2.3 | 2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.3 | 1.9 | 1.9 |
| 3 | 2 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 12.2 | 11.4 | 9 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 9.7 | 11 | 11.4 |
| 5.3 | 5.1 | 4 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.7 | 3.6 | 3.6 |
| 30% | 31% | 50% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 18% | 16% | 28% |
| 11.9 | 11.3 | 11 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 15 | 17.9 | 15.2 |
| 3.5 | 3.9 | 5 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 4.7 | 6 | 5.4 |
- Horsens have the fewest conceded goals in the second half (6) in Superliga
- Horsens have the fewest scored goals (4) away in Superliga
- Nordsjælland have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Nordsjælland have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Horsens have scored away.
- Nordsjælland have the fewest conceded goals (12) in Superliga
- Nordsjælland have the fewest conceded goals in the first half (4) in Superliga
- Nordsjælland have the most matches under the total-line (9) in Superliga
- Nordsjælland have the the best goal difference (+10) in Superliga
- Nordsjælland have won significantly less corners at home than away.
- Nordsjælland haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Nordsjælland | 14 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 22 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 5 | 10 | 28 |
| 2 | Randers | 14 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 22 | 19 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 12 | 10 | 3 | 23 |
| 3 | Viborg | 13 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 17 | 13 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 22 |
| 4 | Silkeborg | 14 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 24 | 20 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 13 | 4 | 21 |
| 5 | Midtjylland | 14 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 23 | 20 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 16 | 9 | 3 | 21 |
| 6 | OB | 14 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 17 | 20 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 6 | -3 | 19 |
| 7 | AGF | 14 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 17 | 15 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 18 |
| 8 | København | 14 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 21 | 20 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 13 | 1 | 18 |
| 9 | Horsens | 14 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 14 | 16 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 8 | -2 | 18 |
| 10 | Brøndby | 14 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 19 | 23 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 12 | -4 | 17 |
| 11 | AaB | 13 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 15 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 9 | -3 | 14 |
| 12 | Lyngby | 14 | 0 | 5 | 9 | 13 | 28 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 15 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 13 | -15 | 5 |
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