FC Midtjylland vs Esbjerg

3 - 1
🕒 Sat, 28 Jul 2018 15:00 Europe/London 📍 MCH Arena 🧑‍⚖️ Jakob Kehlet 🔁 Regular Season - 3 🏁 match finished
Season
2018-2019 Season
Stage
Regular Season - 3
Regular Season Table
FC Midtjylland 2 · Esbjerg 5
Referee Stats
24 matches · 0.00 yellow cards avg
Yellow cards avg 0.00
Reds avg 0.00
Penalties avg 0.00
Over 4.5 cards 0%
Home wins 50%
Draws 17%
Away wins 33%
How the match was won
  • FC Midtjylland outshot their opponent (13-6).
  • Esbjerg controlled possession (58%).
  • FC Midtjylland had the sharper finishing (8-2 shots on target).

Team Overview

FC Midtjylland (Home stats)

Games / Record

18
W-D-L: 13-3-2

Goals For / Against

46 / 15
Avg: 2.56 / 0.83

Points

42
Avg: 2.33

Clean Sheets

9

Failed to Score

2
Esbjerg (Away stats)

Games / Record

18
W-D-L: 7-2-9

Goals For / Against

17 / 26
Avg: 0.94 / 1.44

Points

23
Avg: 1.28

Clean Sheets

4

Failed to Score

5

Match Context & Trends

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

Quick comparison bars

2.33
PPG
1.28
2.56
GF
0.94
0.83
GA
1.44
92%
O2.5
38%
54%
BTTS
46%
0%
Score 1st
0%

League-position context

FC Midtjylland rank2nd
Esbjerg rank5th
FC Midtjylland points60
Esbjerg points38
FC Midtjylland: #2 · 60 pts · GD +36
Currently in the automatic promotion spots. 29 pts above the play-off edge. 32 pts clear of the relegation zone.
Esbjerg: #5 · 38 pts · GD -3
22 pts off the top 2. 7 pts above the play-off edge. 10 pts clear of the relegation zone.
22-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

FC Midtjylland last 5 home

W D W W W
Points13/15
Weighted index82
Goals15-5
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

L L L L D
Points1/15
Weighted index2
Goals2-11
Record0-1-4
Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.
Recent venue-specific form has been unstable.

FC Midtjylland trend breakdown

Over 2.592%
BTTS54%
BTTS + O2.554%
1H Over 0.592%
Also: Over 0.5 92% · Over 1.5 92% · Over 3.5 46% · 1H BTTS 31%

Esbjerg trend breakdown

Over 2.538%
BTTS46%
BTTS + O2.531%
1H Over 0.569%
Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 77% · Over 3.5 15% · 1H BTTS 23%

Scoring reliability

FC Midtjylland score at home92%
FC Midtjylland clean sheet at home46%
Esbjerg score away69%
Esbjerg clean sheet away23%

First-goal patterns

FC Midtjylland score first0%
FC Midtjylland win after scoring first0%
Esbjerg score first0%
Esbjerg win after scoring first0%
Comeback rate after conceding first: FC Midtjylland 0% · Esbjerg 0%

Vs league average

FC Midtjylland score at home2.56 vs 1.55
FC Midtjylland concede at home0.83 vs 1.24
Esbjerg score away0.94 vs 1.24
Esbjerg concede away1.44 vs 1.55
FC Midtjylland score 65% above league average, while Esbjerg score 24% below league average.
Defensive side: FC Midtjylland are 33% below league average at home, and Esbjerg are 7% below league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5
Avg goals3.00
BTTS80%
Over 2.580%
At this venue setup: 3.40 goals on average across the last 5.

FC Midtjylland goal timing (home)

Goal-event timing is not populated enough for this venue split yet.

Esbjerg goal timing (away)

Goal-event timing is not populated enough for this venue split yet.

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal
8
2
Total Shots
13
6
Shots off Goal
5
4
Blocked Shots
Shots Inside Box
Shots Outside Box
Ball Possession
42%
58%
Corner Kicks
3
8
Fouls
16
17
Offsides
4
1
Yellow Cards
1
2
Red Cards
0
0
Goalkeeper Saves
1
3
Total Passes
Passes Accurate
Passes %

Head-to-Head Overview

All Meetings (Any Venue)
Total Games11
Home Wins7
Draws3
Away Wins1
Over 2.5 Goals8 (72.7%)
BTTS8 (72.7%)
Home vs Away as Scheduled
Total Games5
Home Wins4
Draws0
Away Wins1
Over 2.5 Goals4 (80.0%)
BTTS3 (60.0%)

FC Midtjylland vs Esbjerg Head-to-Head History by Season