In this week 22 match on Mar 18th, Esbjerg plays host to Lyngby in a First Division match. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 6 degrees, making for an unpleasant day. In their last match, Esbjerg recorded a 0-0 scoreless draw against Horsens. Neither Horsens nor Esbjerg could manage to put one past the goalie. They had 7 and 2 shots on net respectively, but no one could score, and the match ended in a 0 – 0 draw,. They’re hoping to improve on their recent performance, having lost 6 of their last 10, while 2nd placed Lyngby is fresh off their 1-2 loss against Nykøbing. Mathias Johannsen struck first for Nykøbing in the 42nd minute on a feed from Mathias Kristensen, then Magnus Westergaard tied it up for Lyngby in the 55th minute. Lyngby is looking for direction having earned 16 points in their last 10 matches.
In their last match together, in Lyngby Stadion, Lyngby won by a score of 5 to 0. Frederik Gytkjær scored the first goal for Lyngby in the 38th minute, then Svenn Crone added another in the 49th minute At the end of 90 a dissapointed Esbjerg couldn’t manage to score, and Lyngby took the shutout win.
Both Petur Knudsen and Frederik Gytkjær have been the hottest scorers for Lyngby in the last five each having scored 2 goals each. L. Montano has been on a hot streak lately. In the last five games, hes scored four goals for Esbjerg.