In this 20th week match, on Sun Mar 6th, Esbjerg will travel to Hjørring to battle Vendsyssel in a meeting of these two First Division teams. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cold day, with daytime temperatures of only 1 degrees, which will make playing unpleasant. In their last match, 9th placed Vendsyssel, recorded a 0-3 loss against Hobro. Muamer Brajanac scored the first goal for Hobro in the 36th minute, then Muamer Brajanac added another in the 45th minute In the end, Vendsyssel was frustrated by Hobro’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Hobro ended the match with the shutout victory. Vendsyssel is looking for direction having 3 win and 3 losses in their last 10 matches, while esbjerg is fresh off their 2-4 loss against Fremad Amager. Anwar Elyounoussi struck first for Fremad Amager in the 5th minute, then L. Montano tied it up for Esbjerg in the 32nd minute , but luckily for Fremad Amager it didn’t end there. They were able to keep scoring to earn the win. Esbjerg looks to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 10 points in their last 10 matches.
In their last match together, Esbjerg and Vendsyssel battled to a 1-1 draw. Lasse Steffensen struck first for Vendsyssel in the 12th minute, but Patrick Schmidt got the equalizer for Esbjerg in the 59th minute earning them at least the one point.
Esbjerg is glad to have L. Montano in top form. In the last 5 matches the midfielder has scored 4 goals. Vendsyssel’s most prolific scorer has been Tiemoko Konate. The attacker has netted 2 goals over the last 5 matches.