Silkeborg have enginereed 5 home victories so far, Midtjylland have won 4 away. Who enhances their standings after this one?
- Silkeborg have the most matches over the total-line (13) in Superliga
- Midtjylland have the most clean sheets (5) away in Superliga
It should be mentioned that Midtjylland play their home matches on grass, so they have to adjust for this one as it's played on artifical turf. Does it matter? Recent statistics for Midtjylland on artifical turf are 3 victories, 2 draws and 0 defeats from five games. In these matches they have a goal statistics scored/conceded: 14-4. You can compare this with overall results below.
Both teams should be fairly well rested for this game, as they have had some quiet days to prepare. Hopefully this will translate into lots of action on the pitch.
Silkeborg form and stats
When playing at home in the Superliga, Silkeborg have managed 5 wins, 1 draw and suffered 4 defeats from 10 games.
No payout for Silkeborg in their previous match, an away game at Brøndby that ended in defeat 1-2. Larsen had a busy but productive day in the Brøndby match. Despite making six saves the loss could not be prevented. Engel, defender, was given a rating of 7.8/10 in that game, top of the team. Engel hit three key passes and won 6 of 6 duels.
In the game before, a strong away victory at SønderjyskE. A Landspokal Cup game. This is expected to be a close game, with Silkeborg perhaps considered small favourites due to their home advantage. Looking back at earlier matches similar to this one (expected to be close with Silkeborg as a small favourite), we find 8 games. Silkeborg has won 4 of these, drawn 1 and lost 3.
An interesting fact: 10 of the most recent 12 league games from these players have had at least one goal from each side.
Silkeborg have proved capable of finding the net in their games here at JYSK park with 15 goals in 10 league matches. Silkeborg have conceded 15 from these games.
Midtjylland form and stats
As the visiting team matches, Midtjylland, who have the most clean sheets (5) away in Superliga, have produced an overall stat of 4-6-0 so far.
Midtjylland have much to play for after their unexpected defeat (1-3) to Lyngby in their previous outing, played in front of their own supporters. The attacker Şimşir got a match rating of 7.45 in that game. Şimşir scored one goal, hit two key passes and dribled past the opponent 1 of 2 times.
Ahead of that match was the away draw versus AaB that ended 0-0.As mentioned above, this is an open game with no clear favourite. We have found 4 similar matches played by Midtjylland in our archives, and the results are: 3 wins for Midtjylland, 0 draws and 1 defeat.
It's not easy to score on Midtjylland as they have only conceded 9 goals from these away games. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 0 of these goals has been conceded in their last three away matches.
Head 2 Head
The contenders have met each other already this season, with the match result Midtjylland - Silkeborg 1-3 registered in the official records. Data for the former ten meetings between these two contenders are: two wins for Silkeborg, zero draws and eight wins for Midtjylland. Over 2,5 goals: eight times; under 2,5 goals: two games.
Top Goalscorers
  G. Isaksen 7 goals |   S. Jørgensen 6 goals |  T. Adamsen 6 goals |
Silkeborg missing players
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| Silkeborg | Midtjylland | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 21 | 10 | 3 | Played | P | 3 | 10 | 21 |
| 8 | 5 | 2 | Won | W | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| 4 | 1 | 0 | Drew | D | 1 | 6 | 9 |
| 9 | 4 | 1 | Lost | L | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| 31 | 15 | 5 | Scored | S | 6 | 20 | 29 |
| 32 | 15 | 4 | Conceded | C | 1 | 9 | 26 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 67% | 80% | 86% |
| 90% | 90% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 33% | 70% | 76% |
| 62% | 70% | 67% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 33% | 40% | 43% |
| 29% | 20% | 33% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 33% | 40% | 29% |
| 14% | 10% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 33% | 30% | 14% |
| 67% | 60% | 67% | BTTS | BTTS | 33% | 50% | 57% |
| 14% | 20% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 67% | 50% | 29% |
| 19% | 20% | 33% | Failed to Score | F T | 33% | 20% | 29% |
| 4.6 | 5 | 6.7 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5 | 4.5 | 5.6 |
| 5 | 4.1 | 4.7 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 3.7 | 4.3 | 4.4 |
| 1.2 | 0.9 | 1 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.3 | 2.3 | 2 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 12.2 | 12.4 | 17 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 9.3 | 11.2 | 14.1 |
| 4.2 | 4.7 | 5.3 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4.7 | 4.7 | 5 |
| 35% | 32% | 31% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 43% | 43% | 28% |
| 12 | 12.6 | 9.7 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 7.3 | 11.3 | 10.6 |
| 4.8 | 4.6 | 4.7 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 2.7 | 4.1 | 3.7 |
- Midtjylland have not yet lost a game away.
- Midtjylland have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded away.
- Midtjylland have the most clean sheets (5) away in Superliga
- Midtjylland have the the best goal difference (+11) away in Superliga
- Midtjylland have won significantly less corners away then at home.
- Silkeborg have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Silkeborg have the fewest matches under the total-line (8) in Superliga
- Silkeborg have the most matches over the total-line (13) in Superliga
- Silkeborg haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
| 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 | 21 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 36 | 19 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 22 | 10 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 14 | 9 | 17 | 40 |
| 2 | København | 21 | 12 | 3 | 6 | 43 | 21 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 20 | 7 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 23 | 14 | 22 | 39 |
| 3 | Viborg | 21 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 31 | 23 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 16 | 13 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 15 | 10 | 8 | 37 |
| 4 | Brøndby | 21 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 31 | 32 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 20 | 18 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 14 | -1 | 30 |
| 5 | AGF | 20 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 23 | 19 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 11 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 29 |
| 6 | Randers | 20 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 26 | 28 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 15 | 17 | -2 | 29 |
| 7 | Silkeborg | 21 | 8 | 4 | 9 | 31 | 32 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 15 | 15 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 16 | 17 | -1 | 28 |
| 8 | OB | 21 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 27 | 37 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 16 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 14 | 21 | -10 | 28 |
| 9 | Midtjylland | 21 | 6 | 9 | 6 | 29 | 26 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 17 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 20 | 9 | 3 | 27 |
| 10 | Horsens | 21 | 6 | 4 | 11 | 25 | 36 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 19 | 19 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 17 | -11 | 22 |
| 11 | AaB | 21 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 18 | 32 | 10 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 11 | 20 | -14 | 15 |
| 12 | Lyngby | 21 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 20 | 35 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 17 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 12 | 18 | -15 | 15 |
