SILKEBORG. OB defeats Silkeborg 1-0 after E. Sabbi scored just 1 goal (33′). Silkeborg lost this match even if it was better in terms of ball possession (57%).

The match was played at the JYSK park stadium in Silkeborg on Sunday and it started at 2:00 pm local time. The referee was Jonas Hansen with the collaboration of Daniel Nørgaard and Nikolaj Christensen. The 4th official was Chris Johansen. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was cold at 14.3 degrees Celsius or 57.67 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 55%.​

Match Statistics​

Ball possession

Silkeborg was in firm control of the ball 57% while OB was struggling with a 43% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Silkeborg was more aggressive with 71 dangerous attacks and 17 shots of which 5 were on target. Even so, OB found a way to find the solution to win this match.​

Silkeborg shot 17 times, 5 on target, 12 off target. Regarding the opposition, OB shot 15 times, 3 on target, 11 off target.

Cards

Silkeborg received 1 yellow card (Anders Klynge ). Talking about the opposition, OB received 1 yellow card (Yankuba Minteh).

Standings

After playing this encounter, Silkeborg will stay with 31 points to remain in the 6th place. Talking about the opposition, OB will have 39 points like Brøndby to hold in the 4th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Superliga, Silkeborg will play away with AaB on the 3rd of June with a 15-14 head to head stats in favor of Silkeborg (10 draws).

OB will play away agasint Midtjylland on the 3rd of June with a 26-15 head to head in favor of Midtjylland (11 draws).

Silkeborg – Formation

Silkeborg started with a christmas tree line-up (4-3-2-1).

The manager Kent Nielsen decided to play with the following team: Nicolai Larsen (6.5), Oliver Sonne (7.0), Tobias Salquist (6.8), Alexander Busch (7.6), Lukas Engel (7.3), Pelle Mattsson (7.3), Mark Brink (7.4), Stefán Teitur Þórðarson (6.9), Sebastian Jørgensen (7.4), Anders Klynge (6.4) and Tonni Adamsen (7.0).

The home team had on the bench: Oscar Hedvall, Robin Østrøm, Oscar Boesen, Kasper Kusk (6.7), Anders Dahl, Lasse Vigen Christensen (6.6), Andreas Oggesen (6.5), Alexander Lind (6.6) and Søren Tengstedt (7.0).

Substitutions

Silkeborg made 5 changes: Yankuba Minteh for Kasper Kusk (69′), S. Jørgensen for Søren Tengstedt (69′), Tonni Adamsen for Alexander Lind (79′), Lukas Engel for Andreas Oggesen (79′) and Stefán Teitur Thórdarson for Lasse Vigen Christensen (79′).

Best player: Alexander Busch​

The most impressive player for Silkeborg was Alexander Busch.

His rating is (7.6) with 46 passes (89% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 6 duels out of 8. He performed 1 cross.

OB – Formation

OB started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

Andreas Alm played with: Martin Hansen (7.1), Nicholas Mickelson (6.7), Bjørn Paulsen (7.0), Tobias Slotsager (8.1), Jørgen Skjelvik (6.8), Jeppe Tverskov (7.4), Alen Mustafić (6.9), Emmanuel Sabbi (6.8), Mads Frøkjær-Jensen (6.6), Yankuba Minteh (6.2) and Bashkim Kadrii (6.6).

These were the players on the bench: Hans Christian Bernat, Omar Jebali, Gustav Grubbe Madsen (6.8), Jakob Breum (6.7), Franco Tongya, Aron Elís Þrándarson (6.2), Agon Mucolli, Musa Juwara and Charly Horneman.

OB could not rely on the presence of J. Breum (injured) and F. Tongya (injured).

Substitutions

OB made 5 changes: Björn Paulsen for Gustav Grubbe Madsen (29′), Yankuba Minteh for J. Breum (70′), Alen Mustafic for Aron Elís Thrándarson (69′), N. Mickelson for Franco Tongya Heubang (90′) and Emmanuel Sabbi for Charly Ngos Nouck Horneman (90′).

Best player: Tobias Slotsager​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for OB was Tobias Slotsager even if he didn’t score the decisive goal.

His rating is (8.1) with 51 passes (94% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 4 duels out of 4.

Results of the day

These are the results of the day in the Superliga.​

• Lyngby – Midtjylland – 2-1
• Silkeborg – OB – 0-1
• AaB – Horsens – 4-0
• AGF – Viborg – 3-0
• Randers – Brøndby – 1-3