On the 23rd of April, in this week 4 match, Esbjerg will host HB Køge at Blue Water Arena in a meeting of these two First Division teams. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 11 degrees, a perfect day for football. In their last match, 4th placed Esbjerg, recorded a 0-0 scoreless draw against Vendsyssel. Neither Vendsyssel nor Esbjerg could manage to put one past the goalie. They had 9 and 12 shots on net respectively, but no one could score, and the match ended in a 0 – 0 draw,. Esbjerg looks to improve on their recent performance, having lost 6 of their last 10, while hB Køge sits at 1st place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 1-1 draw against Fremad Amager. Lucas Haren struck first for Fremad Amager in the 36th minute on a feed from, but Nsungusi got the equalizer for HB Køge in the 54th minute earning them at least the one point. HB Køge is looking for direction having earned 15 points in their last 10 matches.
In their last match on Nov 19th, HB Køge was victorious by a score of 3 to 0. Pierre Larsen struck first for HB Køge in the 12th minute on a penalty kick, then Viktor Tranberg added another on an own goal in the 9th minute of the first half’s stoppage time In the end, Esbjerg couldn’t muster any offence and HB Køge ran away with the shutout win.
Nsungusi has been the most prolific scorer on HB Køge in the last 5 matches with 3 goals. Esbjerg is having problems scoring lately. Their top scorers, Mathias Jørgensen and Con Ouzounidis each only have 1 goal in their last five.