In this week 5 match on Aug 20th, Silkeborg will play host to Nordsjælland in a meeting of these two Superliga teams. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 18 degrees, which will be a great treat for players. In their last match, Silkeborg recorded a 2-2 draw against AGF. Patrick Mortensen scored the first goal for AGF in the 43rd minute, but Søren Tengstedt got the equalizer for Silkeborg in the 4th minute of the second half’s stoppage time . They’re hoping to improve on their recent performance, having lost 2 of their last 10, while nordsjælland sits at 1st place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 5-0 blowout win against Randers. John Bjorkengren struck first for Nordsjælland on an own goal in the 13th minute, then Oliver Antman added another in the 65th minute In the end, Randers couldn’t muster any offence and Nordsjælland ran away with the shutout win. With 18 points in their last 10 matches Nordsjælland should be reasonably happy with their performance.
These two teams have not yet played each other this season. Last season Silkeborg won the head to head battle with 2 wins.
Appiah Nuamah has been on a hot streak lately. In the last 5 games, hes scored four goals for Nordsjælland. Silkeborg’s most prolific scorer has been Søren Tengstedt. The Danish attacker has netted 3 goals over the last five matches.