Denmark - 1st DivisionBlue Water ArenaData current as of 16 July 2026

Esbjerg vs Lyngby: match statistics

Esbjerg crest
Esbjerg
2 : 1half-time 0:1
Lyngby crest
Lyngby

Esbjerg vs Lyngby: form, goals and key statistics

Key match information

Esbjerg play Lyngby in 1st Division (Denmark). The match date is 31 May 2026 at 15:00. Venue: Blue Water Arena. Final score: 2:1.

Current form

Esbjerg: 3-1-1, 2.00 points/match. Lyngby: 2-0-3, 1.20 points/match.

Goal statistics

Esbjerg scores 1.41 and concedes 1.34 goals per match. Lyngby scores 2.16 and concedes 1.13. League average: 2.80 goals.

BTTS / Over / Under

BTTS: Esbjerg 53%, Lyngby 59%. Over 2.5: Esbjerg 47%, Lyngby 69%. League level: BTTS 55%, Over 2.5 55%.

xG, shots and style

Lyngby has higher xG: 1.70 vs 1.57. Esbjerg: 13.6 shots per match, Lyngby: 14.1.

Match halves

Esbjerg: half-time lead 34%, second-half goals 0.78. Lyngby: half-time lead 41%, second-half goals 1.28.

Goals by minute

Esbjerg: 61-75 (11 goals). Lyngby: 76-90+ (19 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: 0-0-3. Average goals 3.00, BTTS 0%.

Match description

Lyngby holds a clear offensive advantage: 68 goals scored this season versus Esbjerg’s 43, translating to an average of 2.27 goals per away match for Lyngby compared to 1.53 for the home side. The visitors are also more efficient in finishing chances — shot conversion rate 17% versus 11% for Esbjerg and a lower share of games without a goal (13% vs 27%), reflected in 11 goals for Lyngby in the last 5 matches versus 8 for Esbjerg. Defensively the teams are comparable: Esbjerg concedes 1.13 goals at home on average, Lyngby 1.20 away, and average xG is 1.63 for Esbjerg at home versus 1.61 for Lyngby away, so the deciding factor may be the higher finishing efficiency. In form, Lyngby averages 1.8 points over the last 5 matches, Esbjerg 1.4, and Lyngby also has a superior away record (60% wins away vs 53% home wins for Esbjerg) and a better goal difference (+16 away vs +6 at home). For these reasons I tip a Lyngby victory.

Half-by-half

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

Match statistics

45Possession (%)55
EsbjergLyngby
10Shots18
EsbjergLyngby
4Shots on target8
EsbjergLyngby
1.28xG2.06
EsbjergLyngby
6Corners10
EsbjergLyngby
50Dangerous attacks51
EsbjergLyngby
14Fouls11
EsbjergLyngby
1Cards1
EsbjergLyngby

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 / match2.16
EsbjergLyngby
1.34Goals conceded / match1.13
EsbjergLyngby
47%Average possession54%
EsbjergLyngby
5.13Shots on target / match5.56
EsbjergLyngby

Team statswho is more efficient?

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

13.56Shots per match14.06
EsbjergLyngby
5.13Shots on target5.56
EsbjergLyngby
10.4%Shot conversion15.3%
EsbjergLyngby
47%Possession54%
EsbjergLyngby
1.57xG for1.7
EsbjergLyngby
1.49xG against1.23
EsbjergLyngby

Shooting quality

Esbjerg: BalancedLyngby: Attacking
EsbjergLyngby
Accuracy (shots on target)38%40%
Chance quality (xG per shot)0.120.12
Finishing (goals per shot on target)0.270.39

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 67% better for: last-5 form.

2 pts / match - Esbjerg · 1.2 pts / match - Lyngby

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%
Lyngby
LWWLL
Season result split
56% W19% R25% P
Season (W-D-L)
18-6-8
1.88 pts / match · goal difference +33
Last 5 (W-D-L)
2-0-3
1.20 pts / match
Record away (W-D-L)
9-3-4
Last 5 away
3-0-2
LWWWL
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 1.4Goals conceded: 1.4xG: 1.69Opponent xG: 1.14BTTS: 60%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.

Lyngby is 53% better for: goals scored per match.

1.41 goals / match - Esbjerg · 2.16 goals / match - Lyngby

Lyngby is 19% better for: goals conceded per match.

1.34 goals / match - Esbjerg · 1.13 goals / match - Lyngby

Esbjerg scoring profile: strong

Esbjerg scores in 72% of matches (23 of 32 matches), while Lyngby keeps a clean sheet in 31% (10 of 32 matches).

Lyngby scoring profile: very strong

Lyngby scores in 88% of matches (28 of 32 matches), while Esbjerg keeps a clean sheet in 22% (7 of 32 matches).

45Goals scored (season)69
EsbjergLyngby
43Goals conceded (season)36
EsbjergLyngby
2.75Average goals in match3.28
EsbjergLyngby
10Goals scored (last 5)7
EsbjergLyngby
4Goals conceded (last 5)7
EsbjergLyngby

How often they score at least...

72%1 goal88%
EsbjergLyngby
34%2 goals72%
EsbjergLyngby
22%3 goals41%
EsbjergLyngby
9%4 goals13%
EsbjergLyngby

How often they concede at least...

78%1 goal69%
EsbjergLyngby
38%2 goals34%
EsbjergLyngby
9%3 goals9%
EsbjergLyngby
6%4 goals0%
EsbjergLyngby

* 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.

Goal patterns

16%BTTS at half-time28%
EsbjergLyngby
6%BTTS in both halves6%
EsbjergLyngby
25%Scored in both halves47%
EsbjergLyngby

BTTS and goal count

38%Min. 3 goals and BTTS56%
EsbjergLyngby
9%Min. 3 goals without BTTS13%
EsbjergLyngby
60%BTTS - last 560%
EsbjergLyngby

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-time88%
EsbjergLyngby
34%Min. 2 goals before half-time47%
EsbjergLyngby
16%Min. 3 goals before half-time16%
EsbjergLyngby

2nd half

84%Min. 1 goal after half-time91%
EsbjergLyngby
50%Min. 2 goals after half-time56%
EsbjergLyngby
9%Min. 3 goals after half-time22%
EsbjergLyngby

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.

Lyngby is 15% better for: first-half form (half-time points).

1.31 pts / match - Esbjerg · 1.5 pts / match - Lyngby

Esbjerg - half-time state
34% leading28% draw38% trailing
Lyngby - half-time state
41% leading28% draw31% trailing

Before half-time (1st half)

1.31Points per match (1st half)1.5
EsbjergLyngby
0.63Goals scored (1st half)0.88
EsbjergLyngby
0.66Goals conceded (1st half)0.63
EsbjergLyngby
1.28Average goals (1st half)1.5
EsbjergLyngby
50%Clean sheet before half-time47%
EsbjergLyngby
59%No goal before half-time38%
EsbjergLyngby

After half-time (2nd half)

1.38Points per match (2nd half)2.13
EsbjergLyngby
0.78Goals scored (2nd half)1.28
EsbjergLyngby
0.69Goals conceded (2nd half)0.5
EsbjergLyngby
1.47Average goals (2nd half)1.78
EsbjergLyngby
44%Clean sheet after half-time59%
EsbjergLyngby
44%No goal after half-time28%
EsbjergLyngby

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.

Lyngby - second-half results

66% W16% R19% P
48
Half-time points
28
Half-time goals
+8
Goal difference (1st half)
68
Second-half points
+25
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.50
PPG before half-time
Lead holding137%

Leads at half-time in 41% of matches and wins 56%. Also wins matches without a half-time lead.

Defence after half-time-0.1

Defence stays stable across the full match.

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
Lyngby - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match1.201.20
Goals scored / match0.60.8
Goals conceded / match0.60.8
Average goals in match1.21.6
1 goal80%100%
2 goals40%60%
3 goals0%0%
Clean sheet40%40%
No goal40%60%
Goal difference00
Half-time: 20% leading - 60% draw - 20% trailing
2nd half: 40% won - 0% draw - 60% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 40% - 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.

Lyngby
ScoredConceded
11
5
0-15
8
5
16-30
9
10
31-45
11
5
46-60
11
2
61-75
19
9
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 76-90 (19 goli). Concedes most in 31-45 (10). Late-goal balance (76-90): +10 - wins late phases.

* 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

3.02
Estimated goals
attack vs opponent defence
1.3 : 1.8
Estimated goal split
home : away
108%
Pace vs league
100% = league average
56%
Both teams scored (BTTS)
average from both teams' seasons
0%
Derby effect
H2H goals vs typical matches
63%
BTTS estimate
from both teams' scoring frequency
4%
0:0 risk
about 1 in 25 matches
2-3
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%

Lyngby

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
+0.47
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
+0.56
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-15.5 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
+0.46
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
+0.10
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
164%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
76%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
-0.68
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+0.4
Late goals
28% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 16% come in the first quarter-hour.
28%

* 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

EsbjergLigaLyngby
Average goals in match 2.752.80 3.28
Both teams scored 53%55% 59%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5) 47%55% 69%
Clean sheets 22%26% 31%
Goal before half-time 75%75% 88%
Goal after half-time 84%80% 91%

^ 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 - 0 - 3 Lyngby. Average goals 3.00, both teams scored in 0% matches.

FAQ

What was the result of Esbjerg vs Lyngby?

The 1st Division match finished Esbjerg 2:1 Lyngby. 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 Lyngby?

In the last 3 head-to-head matches Esbjerg won 0, Lyngby won 3 and 0 ended level. These games averaged 3.00 goals, with both teams scoring in 0% of them.

What do the goal statistics show before Esbjerg vs Lyngby?

Esbjerg score 1.41 goals per game on average and Lyngby 2.16. 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 59% of Lyngby's.

What form are Esbjerg and Lyngby in?

Over the last 5 games Esbjerg have a 3-1-1 record (2.00 points per game) and Lyngby 2-0-3 (1.20 points per game).

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

This page shows the full statistical context — form, head-to-head, goals, BTTS and Over/Under. The tip, value assessment and full reasoning are in the NoFluffPicks app.