Superliga preview and numbers: OB - Vejle at Nature Energy Park

It's no vacation for neither OB nor Vejle as both were in action only a few days ago. Expect some tired legs on the pitch and/or possibly some changes to the lineups.

OB form and stats

3 victories, 4 draws and 4 defeats. That’s what OB have to build on here at Nature Energy Park in the Superliga. When OB hosts teams that live in the bottom of the table (like SønderjyskE, Nordsjælland and OB), they have won 3 of 3 matches!

The OB manager Alm and his side return home after a 2-2 draw away versus SønderjyskE. The hometeam coach Alm made a successful contribution in the game against SønderjyskE, bringing on Skjelvik who scored the equalizer in the 2-2 draw. The talented striker Fenger bested all others in that fixture and received a match rating of 7.44 out of 10. Fenger scored one goal, hit two key passes, dribled past the opponent 2 of 3 times and had 18 successful passes (of 22 total).

Ahead of that match, OB won a home game hosting Nordsjælland (2-1).

There's a new game coming up fairly quickly for OB as they are travelling to their away game against Viborg in the Superliga. That match is three days after this one.

The OB fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 20 goals in 11 league matches. OB have conceded 16 in these home matches.

Vejle form and stats

The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for Vejle so far with only 1 point returning home. The records show 0-1-10 (win-draw-lose). The loyal fans travelling with their beloved Vejle have enjoyed the stadium food more than the matches as the visitors have gone twelve consecutive matches without winning on the road. The last time three points were secured away was the SønderjyskE game.

Vejle delivered a 2-2 draw playing at home against Viborg in their previous fixture. Sousa, attacking player, was the top performer on the team in that game, scoring a match rating of 7.62. Sousa scored one goal, served one assist, hit one key pass and had 28 successful passes (of 33 total).

Before that, Vejle travelled to AGF and returned home with a draw after the game finished 0-0.

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 Vejle playing away, we found five games. Results were zero away wins, one draw and four home wins.

After this away game Vejle return home for a Superliga game against Nordsjælland. That game is only four sleeps after this.

There's been a serious shortage of goals from Vejle's away games in the league this season with only 5 goals from 11 matches. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 0 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. The opposition has been scoring high and low on Vejle's goalkeeper in away games this season, as they have let in 30 goals in 11 travels. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 2 of these goals has been conceded in their last three away matches.

Head 2 Head

It's not the first time these two sides meet this season, as the results database show this recent match: Vejle - OB 2-0. Statistics for the prior ten meetings involving these two squads are: four wins for OB, two draws and four wins for Vejle. Over 2,5 goals: three times; under 2,5 goals: seven games.

Top Goalscorers

I. Jebali 6 goals

M. Fenger 6 goals

M. Frøkjær-Jensen 5 goals

OB missing players

Vejle missing players