AC Horsens vs Esbjerg

4 - 1

🕒 Tue, 21 Apr 2026 17:00 Europe/London 📍 Nordstern Arena Horsens 🧑‍⚖️ Oliver Alexander Stegemüller Fogh Simbold 🔁 Promotion Group - 26 🏁 match finished

Season

2025-2026 Season

Stage

Promotion Group - 26

Promotion Group Table

AC Horsens 1 · Esbjerg 3

Referee Stats

Oliver Alexander Stegemüller Fogh Simbold

11 matches · 1.45 yellow cards avg

Yellow cards avg	1.45
Reds avg	0.00
Penalties avg	0.27
Over 4.5 cards	9%
Home wins	36%
Draws	36%
Away wins	27%

Team Overview

AC Horsens (Home stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 8-4-4

Goals For / Against

26 / 19

Avg: 1.63 / 1.19

Points

Avg: 1.75

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Esbjerg (Away stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 6-3-7

Goals For / Against

20 / 25

Avg: 1.25 / 1.56

Points

Avg: 1.31

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Match Context & Trends

Venue-only form, goal timing, first-goal trends and league context around this 1st Division fixture.

Quick comparison bars

1.75

PPG

1.31

1.63

1.25

1.19

1.56

40%

O2.5

60%

40%

BTTS

80%

60%

Score 1st

80%

League-position context

AC Horsens rank1st

Esbjerg rank3rd

AC Horsens points24

Esbjerg points15

AC Horsens: #1 · 24 pts · GD +13

Currently in the automatic promotion spots. Inside the play-off places. 9 pts clear of the relegation zone.

Esbjerg: #3 · 15 pts · GD -1

3 pts off the top 2. Inside the play-off places. 3 pts from safety.

9-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

AC Horsens last 5 home

W D W W W

Points13/15

Weighted index82

Goals11-2

Record4-1-0

Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.

Strong wins profile across the latest venue-specific run.

Esbjerg last 5 away

W D L L D

Points5/15

Weighted index44

Goals7-12

Record1-2-2

Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.

Recent venue-specific form is balanced.

AC Horsens trend breakdown

Over 2.540%

BTTS40%

BTTS + O2.520%

1H Over 0.580%

Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 60% · Over 3.5 40% · 1H BTTS 20%

Esbjerg trend breakdown

Over 2.560%

BTTS80%

BTTS + O2.540%

1H Over 0.580%

Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 100% · Over 3.5 60% · 1H BTTS 20%

Scoring reliability

AC Horsens score at home100%

AC Horsens clean sheet at home60%

Esbjerg score away80%

Esbjerg clean sheet away0%

First-goal patterns

AC Horsens score first60%

AC Horsens win after scoring first100%

Esbjerg score first80%

Esbjerg win after scoring first25%

Comeback rate after conceding first: AC Horsens 100% · Esbjerg 0%

Avg first goal minute: AC Horsens 42.7' · Esbjerg 35.3'

Vs league average

AC Horsens score at home1.63 vs 1.50

AC Horsens concede at home1.19 vs 1.00

Esbjerg score away1.25 vs 1.00

Esbjerg concede away1.56 vs 1.50

AC Horsens score 8% above league average, while Esbjerg score 25% above league average.

Defensive side: AC Horsens are 19% above league average at home, and Esbjerg are 4% above league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5

Avg goals2.20

BTTS40%

Over 2.540%

At this venue setup: 2.80 goals on average across the last 5.

AC Horsens goal timing (home)

1H scored: 36% 2H scored: 64% Danger: 46-60 Vulnerable: 0-15

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

46-60 3

0-15 2

31-45 2

61-75 2

76-90+ 2

16-30 0

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

0-15 1

31-45 1

16-30 0

46-60 0

61-75 0

76-90+ 0

Esbjerg goal timing (away)

1H scored: 29% 2H scored: 71% Danger: 76-90+ Vulnerable: 61-75

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

76-90+ 3

46-60 2

0-15 1

16-30 1

31-45 0

61-75 0

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

61-75 3

0-15 2

46-60 1

76-90+ 1

16-30 0

31-45 0

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal

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Total Shots

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Shots off Goal

—

Blocked Shots

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Shots Inside Box

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Shots Outside Box

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Ball Possession

—

Corner Kicks

—

Fouls

—

Offsides

—

Yellow Cards

—

Red Cards

—

Goalkeeper Saves

—

Total Passes

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Passes Accurate

—

Passes %

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Events

Yellow Cards

Home

Away

Red Cards

Home

Away

Substitutions

Home

Away

7' ⚽

⚽

7' ⚽ Goal · 0-1

M. Brajanac

Normal Goal · Assist: L. From

9' ⚽

⚽

9' ⚽ Goal · 1-1

K. Kirkegaard

Normal Goal

11' ⚽

⚽

11' ⚽ Goal · 2-1

K. Kirkegaard

Normal Goal

39' ↑↓

↑↓

39' ⇄ P. Bjur

1st substitution · For: J. Kolawole

50' ⚽

⚽

50' ⚽ Goal · 3-1

A. Justinussen

Normal Goal

57'

57' W. Renecke

62' ⚽

⚽

62' ⚽ Goal · 4-1

J. Madsen

Normal Goal · Assist: K. Kirkegaard

63' ↑↓

↑↓

63' ⇄ Y. Ouorou

1st substitution · For: I. Miličević

68' ↑↓

↑↓

68' ⇄ A. Lausen

2nd substitution · For: L. Vigen

68' ↑↓

↑↓

68' ⇄ A. Skipper

3rd substitution · For: J. Foss

68' ↑↓

↑↓

68' ⇄ M. Hansen

4th substitution · For: A. Ammitzbøll

73' ↑↓

↑↓

73' ⇄ A. Justinussen

2nd substitution · For: R. Baturina

73' ↑↓

↑↓

73' ⇄ J. Madsen

3rd substitution · For: A. Bruus

85' ↑↓

↑↓

85' ⇄ V. Pálsson

4th substitution · For: A. Saine

85' ↑↓

↑↓

85' ⇄ A. Herdonsson

5th substitution · For: S. Doua

AC Horsens vs Esbjerg 4-1: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

AC Horsens beat Esbjerg 4-1 on Tuesday, 21 April 2026 in 1st Division. The match was refereed by Oliver Alexander Stegemüller Fogh Simbold. It was played at Nordstern Arena Horsens.

First half: Esbjerg took an early lead at 7' when M. Brajanac scored, with the assist credited to L. From, making the score 0-1. AC Horsens leveled the score at 9' when K. Kirkegaard scored, making the score 1-1. AC Horsens took the lead at 11' when K. Kirkegaard scored, making the score 2-1. Esbjerg made their 1st substitution at 39', with P. Bjur replacing J. Kolawole.

Second half: AC Horsens extended the lead at 50' when A. Justinussen scored, making the score 3-1. W. Renecke received a yellow card for Esbjerg at 57'. AC Horsens extended the lead at 62' when J. Madsen scored, with the assist credited to K. Kirkegaard, making the score 4-1. AC Horsens made their 1st substitution at 63', with Y. Ouorou replacing I. Miličević. Esbjerg made their 2nd substitution at 68', with A. Lausen replacing L. Vigen. Esbjerg made their 3rd substitution at 68', with A. Skipper replacing J. Foss. Esbjerg made their 4th substitution at 68', with M. Hansen replacing A. Ammitzbøll. AC Horsens made their 2nd substitution at 73', with A. Justinussen replacing R. Baturina. AC Horsens made their 3rd substitution at 73', with J. Madsen replacing A. Bruus. AC Horsens made their 4th substitution at 85', with V. Pálsson replacing A. Saine. AC Horsens made their 5th substitution at 85', with A. Herdonsson replacing S. Doua.

AC Horsens used 5 substitutions while Esbjerg used 4 substitutions. Esbjerg got 1 yellow card.

Head-to-Head Overview

All Meetings (Any Venue)

Total Games	10
Home Wins	7
Draws	2
Away Wins	1
Over 2.5 Goals	4 (40.0%)
BTTS	4 (40.0%)

Home vs Away as Scheduled

Total Games	5
Home Wins	4
Draws	1
Away Wins	0
Over 2.5 Goals	3 (60.0%)
BTTS	3 (60.0%)

AC Horsens vs Esbjerg Head-to-Head History by Season

2025-2026 Season

30 Apr 2026 Esbjerg vs AC Horsens 0 - 1 21 Apr 2026 AC Horsens vs Esbjerg 4 - 1 28 Feb 2026 Esbjerg vs AC Horsens 2 - 1 20 Sep 2025 AC Horsens vs Esbjerg 1 - 0

2024-2025 Season

03 May 2025 Esbjerg vs AC Horsens 0 - 1 18 Apr 2025 AC Horsens vs Esbjerg 3 - 2 14 Mar 2025 AC Horsens vs Esbjerg 2 - 1 04 Aug 2024 Esbjerg vs AC Horsens 0 - 1

2021-2022 Season

13 Mar 2022 AC Horsens vs Esbjerg 0 - 0 13 Aug 2021 Esbjerg vs AC Horsens 0 - 0