Hillerod
- Hillerod are 3rd in the 1st Division Championship Group with 46 points from 29 games, while Esbjerg F.B. are 5th with 45 points.
- Hillerod have won 2, drawn 1 and lost 2 of their last 5 1st Division Championship Group fixtures.
Esbjerg F.B.
Esbjerg F.B. have won 1, drawn 1 and lost 3 of their last 5 1st Division Championship Group matches.
Head-to-Head
- Hillerod’s coach Christian Loenstrup is a stickler for structure, discipline and keeping his young team compact.
- The 4-4-2 setup he favours has been hard to get through in the Championship Group with the hosts averaging 2.0 goals per match when they host Esbjerg F.B., while Esbjerg average 1.0 goals per match when they visit.
- Esbjerg F.B. coach Sancheev Manoharan has a more fluid approach, preferring his team to play with a high line and pressure the opposition with a front-loaded pressing style.
- His team will look to get wide and create as much chaos as possible in order to create opportunities for their mobile forwards.
Key Players
- Abdul Hakim Sulemana has 2 goals in 6 Championship Group games to lead the line for Hillerod, with Frederik Heiselberg chipping in with 2 of Hillerod's last 5 goals in the competition.
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Muamer Brajanac is Esbjerg’s main marksman with 3 goals in 7 Championship Group appearances.
- Two of these strikes have come in the visitors' last 4 fixtures, so he’ll likely be the focal point of Esbjerg’s attacks.
Betting Insights
- Hillerod have won 1 and lost 1 of their last 2 home fixtures, while Esbjerg F.B. have lost 2 of their last 2 away fixtures.
- Hillerod’s home record in the Championship Group is 7 wins, 4 draws and 3 defeats and they concede only 0.93 goals per game on average.
- Manoharan’s team has struggled on the road in this competition, winning 5, drawing 2 and losing 7 of their 14 away fixtures, conceding 23 goals in the process.
- With both teams to score - Yes at 1.66, the bookies are expecting plenty of action, but we think this will be a tight, tactical matchup with the edge going to the home side.
- Hillerod are available at 2.19, Esbjerg F.B. are at 3.14.
