In this week 5 match on Aug 14th, Viborg hosts Silkeborg at Energi Viborg Arena in a meeting of these two Superliga teams. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy but warm day with daytime temperatures of 23 degrees, which should make for a nice day for football. In their last match, 7th placed Viborg, recorded a 0-1 loss against Nordsjælland. scored the first goal for Nordsjælland in the 27th minute, and that single goal was all that was necessary as neither team could manage any more scoring At the end of 90 a dissapointed Viborg couldn’t manage to score, and Nordsjælland took the shutout win. Viborg is looking for direction having earned 12 points in their last 10 matches, while in their last match, Silkeborg recorded a 3-1 win against AaB. Mathias Ross Jensen struck first for Silkeborg on an own goal in the 44th minute, then Nicolai F Vallys added another in the 59th minute. Silkeborg is looking for direction having 3 win and 0 losses in their last 10 matches.
These two teams have not yet played each other this season, so it will be interesting how the match turns out. Last season Silkeborg won the head to head battle with 1 win and 1 draw.
Silkeborg is glad to have Nicklas Helenius in top form. In the last five matches the attacker has scored four goals. For Viborg, their top scorers are Tobias Bech Kristensen and Clint Leemans, each having 2 goals in their last five matches.