Denmark - 1st DivisionData current as of 17 July 2026

Esbjerg vs Kolding IF: match statistics

Esbjerg crest
Esbjerg
3 : 0half-time 1:0
Kolding IF crest
Kolding IF

Esbjerg vs Kolding IF: form, goals and key statistics

Key match information

Esbjerg play Kolding IF in 1st Division (Denmark). The match date is 9 May 2026 at 19:00. Final score: 3:0.

Current form

Esbjerg: 3-1-1, 2.00 points/match. Kolding IF: 1-1-3, 0.80 points/match.

Goal statistics

Esbjerg scores 1.41 and concedes 1.34 goals per match. Kolding IF scores 1.16 and concedes 1.25. League average: 2.80 goals.

BTTS / Over / Under

BTTS: Esbjerg 53%, Kolding IF 50%. Over 2.5: Esbjerg 47%, Kolding IF 50%. League level: BTTS 55%, Over 2.5 55%.

xG, shots and style

Esbjerg has higher xG: 1.57 vs 1.45. Esbjerg: 13.6 shots per match, Kolding IF: 12.7.

Match halves

Esbjerg: half-time lead 34%, second-half goals 0.78. Kolding IF: half-time lead 38%, second-half goals 0.56.

Goals by minute

Esbjerg: 61-75 (11 goals). Kolding IF: 31-45+ (12 goals). This is historical distribution, not a predicted goal minute.

League context

1st Division: 2.80 goals per match, BTTS 55%, Over 2.5 55%.

Head-to-head

3 H2H matches: 0-1-2. Average goals 2.33, BTTS 67%.

Match description

Esbjerg holds a clear edge in chance creation: home xG per match is 1.65 versus Kolding’s 1.36, average shots 14.14 vs 11.71 and shots on target 5.71 vs 3.93, favoring the hosts. Home efficiency also supports Esbjerg — they average 1.43 goals per home game and win 50% of home matches, while Kolding averages 1.07 goals on the road and only 21% away wins. Recent form is poor on both sides, however: Esbjerg have scored just 2 goals in their last 5 matches with a 1-1-3 record (0.8 pts/match), and Kolding 3 goals with a 0-1-4 record (0.2 pts/match), so finishing may be limited. Defensively both teams are vulnerable — Esbjerg conceded 10 goals in the last 5, Kolding 9, and conceded per match averages are 1.21 for the hosts vs 1.36 for the visitors, suggesting the game could open up; nevertheless higher xG and more quality shots give Esbjerg the advantage.

Half-by-half

1 : 0
1st half
2 : 0
2nd half

Match statistics

43Possession (%)57
EsbjergKolding IF
13Shots15
EsbjergKolding IF
4Shots on target3
EsbjergKolding IF
1.44xG1.55
EsbjergKolding IF
4Corners2
EsbjergKolding IF
46Dangerous attacks54
EsbjergKolding IF
10Fouls6
EsbjergKolding IF
1Cards1
EsbjergKolding IF

Pre-match profilewhat do the season numbers say?

This is a team profile based on season data and form. Match-flow statistics are shown only after the fixture is played.

1.41Goals scored / match1.16
EsbjergKolding IF
1.34Goals conceded / match1.25
EsbjergKolding IF
47%Average possession52%
EsbjergKolding IF
5.13Shots on target / match4.13
EsbjergKolding IF

Team statswho is more efficient?

Attack and defence comparison for both teams in the current season.

13.56Shots per match12.69
EsbjergKolding IF
5.13Shots on target4.13
EsbjergKolding IF
10.4%Shot conversion9.1%
EsbjergKolding IF
47%Possession52%
EsbjergKolding IF
1.57xG for1.45
EsbjergKolding IF
1.49xG against1.46
EsbjergKolding IF

Shooting quality

Esbjerg: BalancedKolding IF: Balanced
EsbjergKolding IF
Accuracy (shots on target)38%33%
Chance quality (xG per shot)0.120.11
Finishing (goals per shot on target)0.270.28

xG per shot around 0.08 usually means long-range attempts; 0.15+ usually means box chances. The style label comes from possession, shot volume and conversion.

* xG (expected goals) says how many goals a team should score from its chances. If actual goals are above xG, finishing is above average; if below xG, chances are being missed.

Team formwho is in better shape?

Last five matches and season record, overall and split by home and away matches.

Esbjerg is 150% better for: last-5 form.

2 pts / match - Esbjerg · 0.8 pts / match - Kolding IF

Esbjerg
LWDWW
Season result split
47% W22% R31% P
Season (W-D-L)
15-7-10
1.63 pts / match · goal difference +2
Last 5 (W-D-L)
3-1-1
2.00 pts / match
Record at home (W-D-L)
9-4-3
Last 5 at home
3-1-1
WDLWW
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 2.0Goals conceded: 0.8xG: 1.71Opponent xG: 1.44BTTS: 60%Over 2.5: 60%
Kolding IF
DLLWL
Season result split
31% W25% R44% P
Season (W-D-L)
10-8-14
1.19 pts / match · goal difference -3
Last 5 (W-D-L)
1-1-3
0.80 pts / match
Record away (W-D-L)
3-4-9
Last 5 away
0-0-5
LLLLL
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 1.0Goals conceded: 1.6xG: 1.34Opponent xG: 1.58BTTS: 40%Over 2.5: 60%

Goalshow do both teams score and concede?

How many goals both teams score and concede, plus how often they keep a clean sheet or fail to score.

Esbjerg is 22% better for: goals scored per match.

1.41 goals / match - Esbjerg · 1.16 goals / match - Kolding IF

Kolding IF is 7% better for: goals conceded per match.

1.34 goals / match - Esbjerg · 1.25 goals / match - Kolding IF

Esbjerg scoring profile: strong

Esbjerg scores in 72% of matches (23 of 32 matches), while Kolding IF keeps a clean sheet in 28% (9 of 32 matches).

Kolding IF scoring profile: very strong

Kolding IF scores in 72% of matches (23 of 32 matches), while Esbjerg keeps a clean sheet in 22% (7 of 32 matches).

45Goals scored (season)37
EsbjergKolding IF
43Goals conceded (season)40
EsbjergKolding IF
2.75Average goals in match2.41
EsbjergKolding IF
10Goals scored (last 5)5
EsbjergKolding IF
4Goals conceded (last 5)8
EsbjergKolding IF

How often they score at least...

72%1 goal72%
EsbjergKolding IF
34%2 goals31%
EsbjergKolding IF
22%3 goals13%
EsbjergKolding IF
9%4 goals0%
EsbjergKolding IF

How often they concede at least...

78%1 goal72%
EsbjergKolding IF
38%2 goals38%
EsbjergKolding IF
9%3 goals16%
EsbjergKolding IF
6%4 goals0%
EsbjergKolding IF

* Statistics include both teams' home and away matches in the current season.

Both teams scored (BTTS)how often do both teams score?

How often both teams' matches have goals on both sides, compared with the league average.

55%
League average

Goal patterns

16%BTTS at half-time9%
EsbjergKolding IF
6%BTTS in both halves0%
EsbjergKolding IF
25%Scored in both halves19%
EsbjergKolding IF

BTTS and goal count

38%Min. 3 goals and BTTS38%
EsbjergKolding IF
9%Min. 3 goals without BTTS13%
EsbjergKolding IF
60%BTTS - last 540%
EsbjergKolding IF

Goal count (Over/Under)how often do these matches cross the goal lines?

How often matches involving these teams clear goal thresholds, in the full match and in each half.

1st half

75%Min. 1 goal before half-time72%
EsbjergKolding IF
34%Min. 2 goals before half-time19%
EsbjergKolding IF
16%Min. 3 goals before half-time9%
EsbjergKolding IF

2nd half

84%Min. 1 goal after half-time78%
EsbjergKolding IF
50%Min. 2 goals after half-time41%
EsbjergKolding IF
9%Min. 3 goals after half-time16%
EsbjergKolding IF

Match halveswhen do the teams score more often?

How teams split performance between first and second half: goals, points, clean sheets and half-time state.

Kolding IF is 10% better for: first-half form (half-time points).

1.31 pts / match - Esbjerg · 1.44 pts / match - Kolding IF

Esbjerg - half-time state
34% leading28% draw38% trailing
Kolding IF - half-time state
38% leading31% draw31% trailing

Before half-time (1st half)

1.31Points per match (1st half)1.44
EsbjergKolding IF
0.63Goals scored (1st half)0.59
EsbjergKolding IF
0.66Goals conceded (1st half)0.44
EsbjergKolding IF
1.28Average goals (1st half)1.03
EsbjergKolding IF
50%Clean sheet before half-time66%
EsbjergKolding IF
59%No goal before half-time53%
EsbjergKolding IF

After half-time (2nd half)

1.38Points per match (2nd half)1.13
EsbjergKolding IF
0.78Goals scored (2nd half)0.56
EsbjergKolding IF
0.69Goals conceded (2nd half)0.81
EsbjergKolding IF
1.47Average goals (2nd half)1.38
EsbjergKolding IF
44%Clean sheet after half-time44%
EsbjergKolding IF
44%No goal after half-time56%
EsbjergKolding IF

Esbjerg - second-half results

34% W34% R31% P
42
Half-time points
20
Half-time goals
-1
Goal difference (1st half)
44
Second-half points
+3
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.31
PPG before half-time
Lead holding138%

Leads at half-time in 34% of matches and wins 47%. Also wins matches without a half-time lead.

Defence after half-time+0.0

Defence stays stable across the full match.

Kolding IF - second-half results

28% W28% R44% P
46
Half-time points
19
Half-time goals
+5
Goal difference (1st half)
36
Second-half points
-8
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.44
PPG before half-time
Lead holding82%

Leads at half-time in 38% of matches and wins 31%. Usually protects the lead until full-time.

Defence after half-time+0.4

Concedes 0.4 more goals per match after half-time - defensive level drops in the second half.

Esbjerg - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match1.402.20
Goals scored / match0.41.6
Goals conceded / match0.40.4
Average goals in match0.82.0
1 goal80%80%
2 goals0%80%
3 goals0%20%
Clean sheet60%60%
No goal60%20%
Goal difference0+6
Half-time: 40% leading - 20% draw - 40% trailing
2nd half: 60% won - 40% draw - 0% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 0% - Half-time goals total: 2
Kolding IF - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match1.600.60
Goals scored / match0.60.4
Goals conceded / match0.41.2
Average goals in match1.01.6
1 goal80%100%
2 goals20%60%
3 goals0%0%
Clean sheet60%20%
No goal40%80%
Goal difference+1-4
Half-time: 40% leading - 40% draw - 20% trailing
2nd half: 20% won - 0% draw - 80% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 20% - Half-time goals total: 3

* Colours in tables show event frequency: green is common, yellow is moderate, red is rare. It is frequency, not a team rating.

Goals by minutewhen do goals arrive?

Match phases in which both teams most often score and concede.

Esbjerg
ScoredConceded
7
9
0-15
8
6
16-30
5
6
31-45
6
6
46-60
11
6
61-75
8
10
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 61-75 (11 goli). Concedes most in 76-90 (10). Late-goal balance (76-90): -2 - late phases are a weakness.

Kolding IF
ScoredConceded
3
3
0-15
4
4
16-30
12
7
31-45
6
9
46-60
4
6
61-75
8
11
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 31-45 (12 goli). Concedes most in 76-90 (11). Late-goal balance (76-90): -3 - late phases are a weakness.

* Buckets 31-45 and 76-90 include added-time goals.

Additional team indicatorswhat do xG, efficiency and form show?

A comparison of chance quality, results and trends based on completed matches from the current season.

Match profile

2.58
Estimated goals
attack vs opponent defence
1.3 : 1.3
Estimated goal split
home : away
92%
Pace vs league
100% = league average
52%
Both teams scored (BTTS)
average from both teams' seasons
-10%
Derby effect
H2H goals vs typical matches
52%
BTTS estimate
from both teams' scoring frequency
8%
0:0 risk
about 1 in 13 matches
0-1
Most common goal range
attack vs defence on both sides

Esbjerg

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
+0.08
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
-0.01
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
+1.8 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-0.16
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
+0.15
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
95%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
102%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
+0.37
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+0.2
Late goals
18% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 16% come in the first quarter-hour.
18%

Kolding IF

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
-0.01
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
-0.08
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-6.3 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-0.29
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
+0.21
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
88%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
84%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
-0.39
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
-0.0
Late goals
22% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 8% come in the first quarter-hour.
22%

* The estimated goal total and split, BTTS estimate, 0:0 risk and goal range are calculated from public season averages and frequencies for both teams. This is a statistical match profile, not a private model prediction or betting pick. The remaining indicators describe completed matches from the season.

League contextis this a high-scoring league?

How both teams compare with league-wide averages (1st Division).

Teams vs league

EsbjergLigaKolding IF
Average goals in match 2.752.80 2.41
Both teams scored 53%55% 50%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5) 47%55% 50%
Clean sheets 22%26% 28%
Goal before half-time 75%75% 72%
Goal after half-time 84%80% 78%

^ green = above league average, ˇ red = below league average. This shows direction of the gap, not a team rating.

2.80
Average goals per match
55%
Both teams scored
55%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5)
26%
Clean sheets
1.48
Home goals / match
1.32
Away goals / match
+12%
Home attack advantage
+11%
Home defence advantage
+7%
Total home advantage
Goals in 1st half (whole league)
75%
1 goal
35%
2 goals
16%
3 goals
4%
4 goals
Goals in 2nd half (whole league)
80%
1 goal
47%
2 goals
16%
3 goals
5%
4 goals

Head-to-head

Recent meetings (3): Esbjerg 0 - 1 - 2 Kolding IF. Average goals 2.33, both teams scored in 67% matches.

Kolding IF
1 : 1
Esbjerg fB
Kolding IF
2 : 1
Esbjerg fB
Esbjerg fB
0 : 2
Kolding IF

FAQ

What was the result of Esbjerg vs Kolding IF?

The 1st Division match finished Esbjerg 3:0 Kolding IF. Full match statistics, the half-by-half breakdown and head-to-head are on this page.

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

In the last 3 head-to-head matches Esbjerg won 0, Kolding IF won 2 and 1 ended level. These games averaged 2.33 goals, with both teams scoring in 67% of them.

What do the goal statistics show before Esbjerg vs Kolding IF?

Esbjerg score 1.41 goals per game on average and Kolding IF 1.16. The 1st Division average is 2.80 goals, with Over 2.5 landing in 55% of games. Both teams score in 53% of Esbjerg's matches and 50% of Kolding IF's.

What form are Esbjerg and Kolding IF in?

Over the last 5 games Esbjerg have a 3-1-1 record (2.00 points per game) and Kolding IF 1-1-3 (0.80 points per game).

Where can I find a betting tip and analysis for Esbjerg vs Kolding IF?

The statistical background for Esbjerg vs Kolding IF — form, head-to-head, goals, BTTS and Over/Under — is on this page. The tip with full reasoning and a value assessment is in the NoFluffPicks app.