Silkeborg IF vs AC Horsens
Match details. Silkeborg IF host AC Horsens at JYSK Park in the Superliga, Regular Season - 10. Kick-off is Sun 11 Oct, 13:00 Lagos time. The referee is Jakob Kehlet.
What's at stake. Silkeborg IF are 7th on 10 points after 9 games, 1 point behind AC Horsens and level on points with Randers FC. A win would take them above AC Horsens. AC Horsens sit 6th on 11 points after 9 games, 2 points behind Brondby, where a win takes them above Brondby.
Team news. Silkeborg IF are without A. Busch with an ankle injury, P. Rodin with a knee injury, M. Jonsson by coach's decision, and K. Kirkegaard through injury. AC Horsens are without C. Vestergaard due to a knee injury.
Form. Silkeborg IF have won two, drawn four and lost four of their last ten, 1.0 points a game. Their last five, newest first: W D D D L. AC Horsens have won five, drawn one and lost four of their last ten, 1.6 points a game. Their last five: D W L W W.
The numbers. Silkeborg IF score 1.2 and concede 1.5 a game over their last ten, with two clean sheets and two games without a goal. They average 10.4 shots (4.2 on target), 4.3 corners and 1.2 cards a game, with 47% of the ball. AC Horsens score 2.5 and concede 1.5 a game in their last six away, with one clean sheet. They average 8.8 shots (4.5 on target), 2.8 corners and 2.5 cards a game, with 49% of the ball.
Head to head. In the last seven meetings Silkeborg IF have won two, drawn none and lost five. Six of the seven went over 2.5 goals and both teams scored in five. In the last four, Silkeborg IF won two and AC Horsens won two. The last time they met, on 19 May 2023, it finished Silkeborg IF 1-0 AC Horsens, with Silkeborg IF having 8 shots to 8, 56% of the ball, and four yellow cards.
Where it pulls both ways. It pulls both ways for me. Their goals for and against make Silkeborg IF the likelier winners, but AC Horsens are the stronger side on form and the table.
The case against. AC Horsens's record still gives them 43% to win.
The read. Silkeborg IF or the draw. An open game. Their goals for and against make Silkeborg IF the likelier winners; AC Horsens are the stronger side on form and the table. Their goals for and against point to an open game, while their records put over 2.5 goals at 66% and six of the last seven meetings went over 2.5.
The bets. Best bet: Over 1.5 Goals at 1.26, 78% on the records (Silkeborg IF: over 1.5 goals in 7 of 9; AC Horsens: over 1.5 goals in 8 of 8). Backup: Silkeborg IF or Both Teams Score at 1.22. It often rescues the bet, but it is no guarantee. Leave: Silkeborg IF or Draw & Over 1.5 (the signs point different ways); Over 3.5 Cards (the signs point different ways); Under 4.5 Goals (no unders on an open read). Predicted score: Silkeborg IF 2-1 AC Horsens (10% chance).
Every score's chance from both teams' checked games, never cut or rescaled. The lit square is the likeliest score that fits the read (the call and an open game).