Esbjerg vs AC Horsens

Esbjerg

0 - 1

AC Horsens

🕒 Thu, 30 Apr 2026 18:00 Europe/London 📍 Blue Water Arena 🧑‍⚖️ Jesper Nielsen 🔁 Promotion Group - 28 🏁 match finished

Season

2025-2026 Season

Stage

Promotion Group - 28

Promotion Group Table

Esbjerg 3 · AC Horsens 1

Referee Stats

Jesper Nielsen

16 matches · 1.13 yellow cards avg

Yellow cards avg	1.13
Reds avg	0.00
Penalties avg	0.00
Over 4.5 cards	6%
Home wins	19%
Draws	38%
Away wins	44%

Team Overview

Esbjerg (Home stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 9-4-3

Goals For / Against

25 / 18

Avg: 1.56 / 1.13

Points

Avg: 1.94

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

AC Horsens (Away stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 7-5-4

Goals For / Against

16 / 8

Avg: 1.00 / 0.50

Points

Avg: 1.63

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

1.94

PPG

1.63

1.56

1.00

1.13

0.50

40%

O2.5

20%

BTTS

20%

60%

Score 1st

40%

League-position context

Esbjerg rank3rd

AC Horsens rank1st

Esbjerg points15

AC Horsens points24

Esbjerg: #3 · 15 pts · GD -1

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

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.

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

Esbjerg last 5 home

W W L D W

Points10/15

Weighted index71

Goals6-2

Record3-1-1

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.

AC Horsens last 5 away

W W D W D

Points11/15

Weighted index82

Goals5-1

Record3-2-0

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 trend breakdown

Over 2.540%

BTTS20%

BTTS + O2.520%

1H Over 0.560%

Also: Over 0.5 80% · Over 1.5 40% · Over 3.5 0% · 1H BTTS 0%

AC Horsens trend breakdown

Over 2.50%

BTTS20%

BTTS + O2.50%

1H Over 0.560%

Also: Over 0.5 80% · Over 1.5 40% · Over 3.5 0% · 1H BTTS 0%

Scoring reliability

Esbjerg score at home60%

Esbjerg clean sheet at home60%

AC Horsens score away80%

AC Horsens clean sheet away80%

First-goal patterns

Esbjerg score first60%

Esbjerg win after scoring first67%

AC Horsens score first40%

AC Horsens win after scoring first100%

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

Avg first goal minute: Esbjerg 38.3' · AC Horsens 47.0'

Vs league average

Esbjerg score at home1.56 vs 1.50

Esbjerg concede at home1.13 vs 1.00

AC Horsens score away1.00 vs 1.00

AC Horsens concede away0.50 vs 1.50

Esbjerg score 4% above league average, while AC Horsens score level with league average.

Defensive side: Esbjerg are 13% above league average at home, and AC Horsens are 67% below league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5

Avg goals2.20

BTTS40%

Over 2.540%

At this venue setup: 1.20 goals on average across the last 5.

Esbjerg goal timing (home)

1H scored: 29% 2H scored: 71% Danger: 16-30 Vulnerable: 46-60

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

16-30 2

61-75 2

76-90+ 2

46-60 1

0-15 0

31-45 0

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

46-60 1

0-15 0

16-30 0

31-45 0

61-75 0

76-90+ 0

AC Horsens goal timing (away)

1H scored: 25% 2H scored: 75% Danger: 76-90+ Vulnerable: 16-30

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

76-90+ 2

31-45 1

46-60 1

0-15 0

16-30 0

61-75 0

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

16-30 1

31-45 1

0-15 0

46-60 0

61-75 0

76-90+ 0

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal

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Total Shots

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Shots off Goal

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Blocked Shots

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Shots Inside Box

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Shots Outside Box

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Ball Possession

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Corner Kicks

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Fouls

—

Offsides

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Yellow Cards

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Red Cards

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Goalkeeper Saves

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Total Passes

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Passes Accurate

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Passes %

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Events

Yellow Cards

Home

Away

Red Cards

Home

Away

Substitutions

Home

Away

14'

14' L. From

25' ⚽

⚽

25' ⚽ Goal · 0-1

A. Skipper

Own Goal

63' ↑↓

↑↓

63' ⇄ Y. Ouorou

1st substitution · For: A. Saine

63' ↑↓

↑↓

63' ⇄ K. Kirkegaard

2nd substitution · For: I. Miličević

71' ↑↓

↑↓

71' ⇄ M. Hansen

1st substitution · For: A. Ammitzbøll

71' ↑↓

↑↓

71' ⇄ L. Vigen

2nd substitution · For: J. Kolawole

78' ↑↓

↑↓

78' ⇄ A. Skipper

3rd substitution · For: J. Foss

81' ↑↓

↑↓

81' ⇄ A. Herdonsson

3rd substitution · For: A. Moro

81' ↑↓

↑↓

81' ⇄ A. Justinussen

4th substitution · For: F. Brandhof

82'

82' J. Madsen

87' ↑↓

↑↓

87' ⇄ W. Renecke

4th substitution · For: J. Lucena

90+2'

90+2' J. Lucena

Esbjerg vs AC Horsens 0-1: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

AC Horsens beat Esbjerg 1-0 on Thursday, 30 April 2026 in 1st Division. The match was refereed by Jesper Nielsen. It was played at Blue Water Arena.

First half: L. From received a yellow card for Esbjerg at 14'. AC Horsens took the lead at 25' when A. Skipper scored (Own Goal), making the score 0-1.

Second half: No goals were scored in the second half. AC Horsens made their 1st substitution at 63', with Y. Ouorou replacing A. Saine. AC Horsens made their 2nd substitution at 63', with K. Kirkegaard replacing I. Miličević. Esbjerg made their 1st substitution at 71', with M. Hansen replacing A. Ammitzbøll. Esbjerg made their 2nd substitution at 71', with L. Vigen replacing J. Kolawole. Esbjerg made their 3rd substitution at 78', with A. Skipper replacing J. Foss. AC Horsens made their 3rd substitution at 81', with A. Herdonsson replacing A. Moro. AC Horsens made their 4th substitution at 81', with A. Justinussen replacing F. Brandhof. J. Madsen received a yellow card for AC Horsens at 82'. Esbjerg made their 4th substitution at 87', with W. Renecke replacing J. Lucena. J. Lucena received a yellow card for Esbjerg at 90+2'.

Esbjerg used 4 substitutions while AC Horsens used 4 substitutions. Esbjerg got 2 yellow cards, while AC Horsens got 1 yellow card.

Head-to-Head Overview

All Meetings (Any Venue)

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

Home vs Away as Scheduled

Total Games	5
Home Wins	1
Draws	1
Away Wins	3
Over 2.5 Goals	1 (20.0%)
BTTS	1 (20.0%)

Esbjerg vs AC Horsens 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