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Esbjerg vs HB Køge Result, Stats, Lineups & H2H

FT · HT 1–02 – 2

J. Ampofo 21′Nicklas Strunck 46′11th

12thTobias Thomsen 49′ (pen)Rasmus Brodersen 62′

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Player of the matchOluwatomiwa KolawoleESB · 2 assists · 60′ played · 8 final-3rd passes · 2 key passes · 2 dribbles

7.8
Possession
44%56%
Shots · on target in brackets
10 (6)17 (4)
Corners
76
Table · 5 v 4 pts
11th12th

First DivisionMatchday 8Blue Water ArenaRef J. Bøgelund

Events

ESB 2–2 HBK · 2–0 yellow
  1. Full time 2–2
  2. Sancheev ManoharanYellow card · coach
  3. Sander Eng StrandYellow card
  4. Martin Kjær Krusefor J. Ampofo
  5. Marcus Hansenfor Mikail Maden
  6. Viktor Sørensenfor Mads Westergren
  7. Marcel Rømerfor Laurits Bust
  8. Gabriël Culhacifor Fisnik Isaki
  9. Oskar Boesenfor Benjamin Hvidt
  10. Rasmus Brodersen2–2Goal · right foot · assist Fisnik Isaki
  11. Peter Bjurfor Oluwatomiwa Kolawole
  12. Patrick Tjørnelundfor Frode Aronsson
  13. Noah Stolshøjfor Erkan Semovski
  14. Lukas Achtonfor Silas Hald
  15. Tobias Thomsen2–1Penalty goal
  16. Nicklas Strunck2–0Goal · right foot · assist Oluwatomiwa Kolawole
  17. Half-time 1–0
  18. J. Ampofo1–0Goal · right foot · assist Oluwatomiwa Kolawole

Table after full time

First Division 2026/2027
#TeamPW-D-LGoalsGDPtsBefore
1Vejle Boldklub85-3-020:11+9181st
2Hvidovre85-3-015:8+7182nd
3Aarhus Fremad83-4-19:6+3133rd
4Hobro84-1-310:11-1134th
5Fredericia73-3-110:4+6125th
6Aalborg BK83-3-29:90126th
7Vendsyssel82-3-38:12-497th
8Hillerød82-2-412:13-188th
9Kolding IF71-3-39:11-269th
10Akademisk Boldklub81-3-48:10-2610th
11Esbjerg81-2-510:16-6511th
12HB Køge80-4-46:15-9412th
Esbjerg
11th4 → 5 pts
HB Køge
12th3 → 4 pts

Order: points, goal difference, goals scored. “Before” is the position at kick-off. Full table

Head-to-head

8 meetings on record since 2009

7-0-1Esbjerg W-D-L · goals 18:9

7 ESB0 draws1 HBK
With Esbjerg at home
4-0-0 (12:6)
Goals per meeting
3.38
Over 2.5 goals
75%
Both teams scored
75%
Won by the host
63%
Last 5 (Esbjerg)
4W 0D 1L · 3.2 goals/game
  1. HB Køge0–1EsbjergFirst Division
  2. Esbjerg3–2HB KøgeFirst Division
  3. HB Køge0–2EsbjergFirst Division
  4. Esbjerg4–1HB KøgeFirst Division
  5. HB Køge2–1EsbjergFirst Division
Show all 8 meetings
  1. HB Køge1–2EsbjergSuperliga
  2. Esbjerg2–1HB KøgeSuperliga
  3. Esbjerg3–2HB KøgeSuperliga
  1. HB KøgenextEsbjergFirst Division

Referee

J. Bøgelund
Cards / match
4.07this match 1 (-3.07)
Yellows / match
3.77this match 1
Reds / match
0.30
Penalties / match
0.3827% of matches
Fouls / match
23.1this match 17

1.72Home 1.72 vs Away 2.05 yellows/match · +0.33 away · 8–10 red · 2 coach cards2.05

40%Results in 60 recent matches · draw 18%42%

home winsaway wins
With Esbjerg
5-1-3 in 9 · 1.22 yellows/game
With HB Køge
4-2-5 in 11 · 1.91 yellows/game

Analysed latest 60 of 63 career matches.

Matchday 8

First Division · the other 5 games
  1. Hobro0–0Vejle Boldklub
  2. Vendsyssel0–0Aarhus Fremad
  3. Hillerød3–5Akademisk Boldklub
  4. Hvidovre2–2Aalborg BK
  5. Kolding IF0–0Fredericia
First Division fixtures and results →

What stands out

  • 1–0half-time

    The match stood at 1–0 at half-time before 1–2 after the break (2–2 full time).

  • 10–17shots

    Esbjerg recorded 10 shots (6 on target) against 17 (4 on target) for HB Køge.

Team stats

41 figures
Esbjergfull timeHB Køge
  1. 44%Possession56%
  2. 10Shots17
  3. 6Shots on target4
  4. 1Big chances2
  5. 7Corners6
  6. 381Passes490
  7. 7Fouls10
  8. 1Yellow cards0
All 41 stats
  1. Attack
  2. 3Accurate crosses9
  3. 52Attacks51
  4. 21Crosses27
  5. 36Dangerous attacks50
  6. 15Dribble attempts8
  7. 2Offsides2
  8. 60%Shot accuracy24%
  9. 0Shots blocked6
  10. 5Shots inside box11
  11. 4Shots off target7
  12. 5Shots outside box6
  13. 4Successful dribbles1
  14. Passing
  15. 31Accurate long passes26
  16. 313Accurate passes420
  17. 80%Forward passes %85%
  18. 9Key passes14
  19. 49%Long pass accuracy48%
  20. 63Long passes54
  21. 82%Pass accuracy86%
  22. 72Passes in final third62
  23. Defence
  24. 31Ball recoveries40
  25. 74Ball safe94
  26. 45Duels won37
  27. 10Goal kicks11
  28. 4Interceptions10
  29. 2Saves4
  30. 19Tackles20
  31. 15Tackles won17
  32. Discipline
  33. 10Free kicks6
  34. Other
  35. 0Penalties1
  36. 128Possession lost134
  37. 5Substitutions5
  38. 22Throw-ins17

Lineups

Starting XIs · ratings at full time
Esbjerg4-4-26.95 avg rating 6.945-4-1HB Køge
  1. 16.5William Lykke97′
  1. 26.5Frode Aronsson↓58′
  2. 256.5Gustav Bjerge97′
  3. 57.1Jonathan Foss97′
  4. 196.6Sander Eng StrandYC 97′
  1. 86.8Mikail Maden↓84′
  2. 226.6Benjamin Hvidt↓66′
  3. 77.6Nicklas StrunckG 97′
  4. 147.8Oluwatomiwa Kolawole2A ↓59′
  1. 807.0Muamer Brajanac97′
  2. 97.5J. AmpofoG ↓84′
  1. 16.9Noah Sømmergaard97′
  1. 67.4Rasmus BrodersenG 97′
  2. 26.9Laurits Bust↓81′
  3. 226.5Mattias Jakobsen97′
  4. 237.3Mads Westergren↓81′
  5. 46.4Silas Hald↓58′
  1. 196.0Erkan Semovski↓58′
  2. 76.8Mike Jensen97′
  3. 287.6Gabriel Larsen97′
  4. 257.2Fisnik IsakiA ↓81′
  1. 97.4Tobias ThomsenG 97′
  1. 4Patrick TjørnelundDF · ↑58′6.3
  2. 10Oskar BoesenMF · ↑66′6.5
  3. 11Peter BjurMF · ↑59′6.4
  4. 18Marcus HansenMF · ↑84′6.5
  5. 30Martin Kjær KruseMF · ↑84′6.7
  6. 31Jonas Heinze BennedsgaardMF
  7. 34Emil JørgensenGK
  8. 36Andreas Rise KristiansenMF
  9. 99Adam AhmadFW

SubstitutesCoaches: Sancheev Manoharan (1.32 PPG) · Nicklas Pedersen (1.13 PPG)G goal · A assist · YC yellow · RC red · ↑ on · ↓ off

  1. 5Gabriël CulhaciDF · ↑81′6.4
  2. 8Marcel RømerMF · ↑81′6.5
  3. 14Viktor SørensenMF · ↑81′6.5
  4. 17Lukas AchtonDF · ↑58′6.8
  5. 27Noah StolshøjFW · ↑58′6.4
  6. 10Christian Tue JensenFW
  7. 11Magnus WarmingFW
  8. 16Casper MolsGK
  9. 30Emil VillumsenDF

Form

last 10 matches of each side, all competitions, before kick-off
Esbjerg7d restHBK +1d rest8d restHB Køge
  1. 0-1L18 Jul
  2. 1-1D25 Jul
  3. 3-2W1 Aug
  4. 6-0W6 Aug
  5. 1-2L9 Aug
  6. 1-2L15 Aug
  7. 2-4L21 Aug
  8. 5-1W25 Aug
  9. 0-2L30 Aug
  10. 0-1L5 Sep

3-1-6goals 19:161.00pts/game

Bar: goals scored.
Score: own goals first.Pts/game: green ≥ 2.0 · blue ≥ 1.5 · amber ≥ 1.0 · red below

  1. 0-0D17 Jul
  2. 0-2L18 Jul
  3. 0-3L25 Jul
  4. 0-2L31 Jul
  5. 0-1L4 Aug
  6. 1-3L8 Aug
  7. 0-2L15 Aug
  8. 2-2D23 Aug
  9. 0-0D29 Aug
  10. 1-1D4 Sep

0-4-6goals 4:160.40pts/game

  1. AFredericia0–1
  2. HVendsyssel0–2
  3. ASkive5–1
  4. AVejle Boldklub2–4
  5. HHobro1–2

latest 5

  1. HHillerød1–1
  2. AAalborg BK0–0
  3. HKolding IF2–2
  4. HHvidovre0–2
  5. AAarhus Fremad1–3
Show older matches
  1. AHvidovre1–2
  2. ABogense6–0
  3. AHillerød3–2
  4. HKolding IF1–1
  5. HFredericia0–1

older

  1. ABrønshøj0–1
  2. HVejle Boldklub0–2
  3. AFredericia0–3
  4. ANæstved0–2
  5. AVejle Boldklub0–0

Expected vs happened

as of kick-off

46%Model · draw 24%30%

Projected goals
1.62 – 1.26total 2.88 · from goals per game before kick-off
Most likely scores
1–1 11.4%2–1 9.3%1–0 9.1%
OutcomeModelHappened
Esbjerg win46%No
Draw24%Yes
HB Køge win30%No
Over 1.5 goals78%Yes
Over 2.5 goals55%Yes
Over 3.5 goals33%Yes
Both teams to score57%Yes
Esbjerg clean sheet28%No
HB Køge clean sheet20%No

Model: Poisson rates from goals scored and conceded per game (not expected goals). How we calculate this

Match info

Competition
First Division
Season
2026/2027 · Matchday 8 of 22
Kick-off
Venue
Blue Water Arena, Esbjerg
Capacity
18,000 · grass
Weather
17 °C · overcast clouds · humidity 90%
Referee
J. Bøgelund
ESB coach
Sancheev Manoharan (1.32 PPG)
HBK coach
Nicklas Pedersen (1.13 PPG)

Match summary

Esbjerg and HB Køge drew 2-2 in the First Division (Denmark).

Before kickoff, Esbjerg sat 11th on 4 points, while HB Køge were 12th on 3 points. HB Køge had gone 9 matches without a win before this one. Esbjerg won 7 of the 8 previous meetings on record.

Goals came from J. Ampofo (21') and Nicklas Strunck (46') for Esbjerg and Tobias Thomsen (49') and Rasmus Brodersen (62') for HB Køge.

Esbjerg — live results and scheduleHB Køge — live results and scheduleHow we calculate this

Top ratings

XI avg 6.95 v 6.94
  1. OKOluwatomiwa KolawoleESB7.8
  2. Nicklas StrunckESB7.6
  3. GLGabriel LarsenHBK7.6
  4. JAJ. AmpofoESB7.5
  5. RBRasmus BrodersenHBK7.4

Player leaders

this match

Shots

  1. J. AmpofoESB3 (2)
  2. Tobias ThomsenHBK3 (1)
  3. Mike JensenHBK3

Big chances created

  1. Oluwatomiwa KolawoleESB1
  2. Fisnik IsakiHBK1

Passes

  1. Mads WestergrenHBK59/63
  2. Gabriel LarsenHBK54/61
  3. Laurits BustHBK52/61

Progressive passes

  1. Laurits BustHBK58 (95%)
  2. Mads WestergrenHBK57 (90%)
  3. Mike JensenHBK55 (92%)

Final-third passes

  1. Mads WestergrenHBK16
  2. William LykkeESB14
  3. Laurits BustHBK11

Duels won

  1. Muamer BrajanacESB12/19
  2. Gabriel LarsenHBK7/12
  3. Nicklas StrunckESB6/8

Season comparison

as the teams came into the match
Esbjergall competitionsHB Køge
  1. Goal markets & scoring rates · 15 games each
  2. 3.53Goals per game (both sides)1.87
  3. 87%Over 1.553%
  4. 60%Over 2.527%
  5. 40%Over 3.520%
  6. 60%Both teams scored20%
  7. 13%Clean sheets27%
  8. 27%Failed to score67%
  9. Esbjerg at home v HB Køge away
  10. 8Played9
  11. 2Won1
  12. 2Drawn2
  13. 4Lost6
  14. 9-12Goals (for-against)5-11
  15. 1Points per game0.56
  16. 38%Over 2.533%
  17. 13%Clean sheets33%
  18. 1st half vs 2nd half scoring · 15 games each
  19. 12-51st-half goals (for-against)6-11
  20. 18-182nd-half goals (for-against)3-8
  21. 60%Goals after half-time33%
  22. 60%Goal before half-time73%
  23. 4-8-3Half-time W-D-L3-4-8

How we calculate this

Updated