Esbjerg vs Kolding IFLive Score, Lineups & H2H

First Division (Denmark)

2025/2026

Esbjerg

Brajanac22'

Lucena78'

Kolawole87'

-FT

May 09, 2026

Blue Water Arena

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Match Timeline

Man of the Match

Sander Eng Strand

Esbjerg

8.2

88'Substitution

Abdul Arshad· In

Mikael Ingebrigtsen· Out

Kolding IF

Goal!

3-0

Oluwatomiwa Kolawole

87'·Esbjerg

⚽

Goal!

2-0

Julius Lucena

78'·Esbjerg

⚽

75'Substitution

Waylon Renecke· In

Jonathan Foss· Out

Esbjerg

75'Substitution

Julius Lucena· In

Marcus Hansen· Out

Esbjerg

70'Substitution

Jesús Alfaro· In

Frederik Brinch Møller· Out

Kolding IF

70'Substitution

Jeffrey Adjei-Broni· In

Filip Lesniak· Out

Kolding IF

65'Substitution

Oluwatomiwa Kolawole· In

Lasse Vigen· Out

Esbjerg

56'Substitution

Anton Skipper· In

Anders Sønderskov· Out

Esbjerg

49'Yellow Card

Anders Sønderskov

Esbjerg

43'Yellow Card

Hans Høllsberg

Kolding IF

Goal!

1-0

Muamer Brajanac

22'·Esbjerg

⚽

20'Substitution

Frederik Brinch Møller· In

Nemanja Nedić· Out

Kolding IF

Statistics of the Game

Esbjerg

Kolding IF

43%Ball Possession57%

13Shots Total15

4Shots On Target2

4Corners2

10Fouls6

1Yellow Cards1

2Offsides2

2Saves1

369Passes497

6Shots Off Target7

97Attacks109

46Dangerous Attacks54

10Shots Inside Box4

3Shots Outside Box11

3Goals0

6Free Kicks10

3Shots Blocked6

3Substitutions4

19Tackles12

2Assists0

264Accurate Passes408

0Injuries1

21Total Crosses22

4Accurate Crosses6

18Interceptions8

53Duels Won46

2Big Chances Created0

Esbjerg

Manager: Sancheev Manoharan

Starting XI

6.8

7.2

7.1

7.2

8.2

7.1

6.7

6.2

6.9

7.9

7.1

Substitutes

6.6

8.2

7.2

6.9

Jonas Heinze Bennedsgaard

Emil Larsen

Kolding IF

Manager: Jonas Kamper

Starting XI

6.0

5.9

6.5

6.6

6.9

7.2

6.7

6.8

6.4

Isak Frederik Tånnander

7.1

Vladislav Morozov

6.8

Substitutes

Jakub Trefil

Jesús Alfaro

6.6

Abdul Arshad

6.4

Frederik Brinch Møller

6.1

Jeffrey Adjei-Broni

6.3

Nicolai Bossen

Eric Voufack

Malthe Nielsen

Player Stats

Player	Rating	Min	Goals	Assists	Shots	Passes	Tackles	Duels
Sander Eng Strand DF	8.2	90'	0	0	0/1	37(59%)	7	11/11
Oluwatomiwa Kolawole MF	8.2	25'	1	1	1/2	9(67%)	-	-
Muamer Brajanac FW	7.9	90'	1	0	2/3	17(65%)	-	6/9
Anders Sønderskov DF	7.2	56'	0	0	-	24(79%)	2	2/8
Julius Lucena FW	7.2	15'	1	0	1/1	3(33%)	-	1/2
Patrick Tjørnelund DF	7.2	90'	0	0	-	37(51%)	-	4/6
Mikail Maden MF	7.1	90'	0	0	0/1	22(73%)	2	5/9
Jonathan Foss DF	7.1	75'	0	0	0/1	41(76%)	-	4/5
Lucas From FW	7.1	90'	0	1	0/3	16(88%)	1	2/9
Marcus Hansen MF	6.9	75'	0	0	-	24(83%)	2	6/9
Waylon Renecke DF	6.9	15'	0	0	-	4(75%)	2	2/2
Robby McCrorie GK	6.8	90'	0	0	-	31(42%)	-	-
Andreas Lausen MF	6.7	90'	0	0	0/1	49(88%)	1	6/15
Anton Skipper DF	6.6	34'	0	0	-	6(67%)	1	3/3
Lasse Vigen MF	6.2	65'	0	0	-	49(86%)	1	1/10

Esbjerg vs Kolding IF — computed insights

Current streaks (all competitions)

Team	Run	Unbeaten	Winless	Scored in	Conceded in	Last-5 pts	Last-5 goals
Esbjerg	L3	0	4	0	3	4/15	2-10
Kolding IF	D1	1	6	1	6	1/15	3-9

Computed over each team's last 15 finished games before kickoff.

Esbjerg — last 5 games

W1-0 vs Hvidovre2026-04-10
D0-0 vs Hillerød2026-04-17
L1-4 @ Horsens2026-04-21
L0-5 @ Lyngby Boldklub2026-04-24
L0-1 vs Horsens2026-04-30

Kolding IF — last 5 games

L1-3 @ Lyngby Boldklub2026-04-11
L0-1 vs Horsens2026-04-17
L1-2 @ Hvidovre2026-04-21
L0-2 @ Hillerød2026-04-25
D1-1 vs Hvidovre2026-05-03

Head-to-head, computed

Meetings on record: 11
Esbjerg wins: 1
Draws: 3
Kolding IF wins: 7
Avg goals per meeting: 2.91
Over 2.5 goals: 55%
Both teams scored: 73%
Home side won: 36%share of all meetings won by whichever club hosted
Last 5 meetings: 0W 2D 3L (Esbjerg view)
Avg goals, last 5 vs all-time: 3.6 vs 2.91

Aggregated from 11 finished meetings in the GioScore fixtures corpus.

Most recent meetings

Date	Home	Score	Away
2026-04-03	Kolding IF	1-1	Esbjerg
2026-01-17	Esbjerg	4-4	Kolding IF
2025-10-04	Kolding IF	2-1	Esbjerg
2025-08-09	Esbjerg	0-2	Kolding IF
2025-05-10	Kolding IF	2-1	Esbjerg

Standings context (current table)

Team	Pos	Pld	Pts	GD	Form	Form rank	Form vs pos
Esbjerg	3	32	52	2	LWDWW	4	-1
Kolding IF	5	22	33	6	DLWDW	18	-13

Form rank = league-wide rank by points from the last 5 league games; "Form vs pos" > 0 means over-performing the table.

Table context

Points gap: 19 ptsEsbjerg 52 · Kolding IF 33
Positions: #3 vs #5

Figures computed from the GioScore results database · data cutoff: kickoff 2026-05-09

Recent matches

Previous Meetings

Last 9 matches

Won 22%

(2/9)

Draw 22%

(2/9)

Won 56%

(5/9)

Goals

13-15

Total matches

Recent matches

First Division•May 9, 2026

Esbjerg

3-0

Kolding IF

First Division•Apr 3, 2026

Kolding IF

1-1

Esbjerg

Club Friendlies 3•Jan 17, 2026

Esbjerg

4-4

Kolding IF

First Division•Oct 4, 2025

Kolding IF

2-1

Esbjerg

First Division•Aug 9, 2025

Esbjerg

0-2

Kolding IF

Head to Head

Last 12 matches

Esbjerg wins

Draws

Kolding IF wins

Goals Scored

15 - 20

May 9, 2026 • First Division

Esbjerg

3-0

Kolding IF

Apr 3, 2026 • First Division

Kolding IF

1-1

Esbjerg

Jan 17, 2026 • Club Friendlies 3

Esbjerg

4-4

Kolding IF

Match Report

19 points separated the sides: Esbjerg 3rd on 52, Kolding IF 5th on 33. Recent form told a different story for Kolding IF: only 18th in the league over the last five rounds despite sitting 5th.

Esbjerg arrived off three straight defeats. Kolding IF had gone 6 games without a win.

The sides have met 11 times in the GioScore results database: 1 win for Esbjerg, 3 draws and 7 for Kolding IF, at 2.91 goals per meeting. Whoever hosts gains little here: home teams have taken just 36% of the wins in this fixture. Clean sheets are rare between these two — both scored in 73% of the meetings.

Goal scorers

Esbjerg: Muamer Brajanac (22'), Oluwatomiwa Kolawole (87'), Julius Lucena (78')

Key stats

Possession: Esbjerg 43% · Kolding IF 57% · Total shots: 13-15 · On target: 4-2 · Corners: 4-2

More details:

Esbjerg — live results and schedule Kolding IF — live results and schedule

Frequently Asked Questions

What was the score of Esbjerg vs Kolding IF?

Esbjerg 3-0 Kolding IF. First Division (Denmark) match played on 9 May 2026.

What league is Esbjerg vs Kolding IF in?

This match is part of the First Division (Denmark). The match takes place at Blue Water Arena. Full standings, kickoff time, and live statistics are available on GioScore.

What is the head-to-head record between Esbjerg and Kolding IF?

In 11 meetings between 2019 and 2026: Esbjerg has 1 wins, 3 draws, and 7 losses against Kolding IF.

Where is Esbjerg vs Kolding IF being played?

The match is being played at Blue Water Arena.

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Team Lineups

Starting XI

Substitutes

Starting XI

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Player Statistics

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Esbjerg vs Kolding IF — computed insights

Last Matches

Recent matches

Previous Meetings

Previous Meetings

Recent matches

Head to Head

Head to Head

Last 12 matches

Match Report

Goal scorers

Key stats

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