AC Horsens, buoyed by their previous result, will be hoping for more of the same after a 0-2 1. division victory vs Næstved.
For AC Horsens, the goalscorers were Simon Becher (8\') and Jakob Ankersen (19\').
Fixtures involving AC Horsens have tended to be lively encounters lately with high scoring being a common characteristic. Over their past 6 clashes, the sum of 20 goals have flown in for both sides combined (at an average of 3.33 goals per game) with 7 of these belonging to AC Horsens.
In their last game, FC Helsingør drew 2-2 in the 1. division tie with Hillerød.
The only scorer from FC Helsingør was Sterling Yatéké (16\'). Gregers Arndal-Lauritzen (1\' Own goal) was the scorer for Hillerød.
FC Helsingør have had no problems opening up opposition defences of late, having scored 8 times in their previous 6 matches. Having said that, FC Helsingør have had their own issues at the back, also conceding in 6 of those same outings. That kind of trend won’t necessarily follow through into this game, however.
Pre-game facts show that FC Helsingør:
have not registered a win against AC Horsens when they\'ve played them away from home in the last 2 league matches.
haven’t won away from home in the past 17 league games. What a horror away run it has been.
Head to head
A look at their prior head to head clashes stretching back to 06/08/2021 shows us that AC Horsens have won 3 of them and FC Helsingør 2, with the number of drawn games standing at 1.
A total of 16 goals were scored between them in these games, with 9 of them for Den Gule Fare and 7 netted by Helsingør. That is an average goals per game value of 2.67.
The previous league fixture featuring these clubs was 1. division match day 17 on 24/11/2023 when the final score was FC Helsingør 1-2 AC Horsens.
Team News: AC Horsens
Almost everyone can be considered, as there’s just the lone fitness concern for the AC Horsens gaffer Joakim Persson to be concerned with from an otherwise fully-primed group. Manny Perez (unknown injury) will miss out.
Team News: FC Helsingør
Owing to a completely injury-free group ready to go, the FC Helsingør manager Omid Namazi has zero fitness concerns at all coming into this match.
Prediction
Our thinking is that AC Horsens should have the majority of the possession and should be able to turn a few of their chances into goals.
Conversely, FC Helsingør may well struggle to score themselves but we do fancy them managing to get on the scoresheet here. Our selection here is for a controlled 3-1 winning margin for AC Horsens after 90 minutes.
