Nordsjælland ضد Silkeborg — Superligaen

**Nordsjælland 1-0 Silkeborg**

**What set this match apart:** This match was more unusual than 83% of matches, with the atypicality distributed across attack, build-up, and defending. The most striking contrast appeared in the creation of clear-cut scoring opportunities: few big chances occurred overall (5 in total, 1st percentile of the two teams' joint volume), yet Nordsjælland was clearly ahead with 5 to Silkeborg's 0 (97th percentile of gaps). A similar disparity defined the movement into dangerous areas, where few shots inside the box were recorded (15 in total, 4th percentile of the two teams' joint volume), but Nordsjælland made 14 compared to Silkeborg's 1 (98th percentile of gaps).

**How it played out:** Nordsjælland maintained a significant territorial advantage, completing 297 passes in the opponent's half to Silkeborg's 127 (91st percentile of gaps), even as both sides recorded a high volume of passes in their own half (540 in total, 99th percentile of joint volume). This pressure from Nordsjælland was reflected in the corner count, where few corners were taken in the match (9 in total, 15th percentile of joint volume), but Nordsjælland was clearly ahead with 8 to Silkeborg's 1 (94th percentile of gaps). Silkeborg responded by defending deep and reading the game, recording 25 clearances to Nordsjælland's 5 (88th percentile of gaps) and 16 interceptions to 11 (80th percentile of gaps). Silkeborg also won more ground duels (38 to 24, 95th percentile of gaps) and made 25 tackles to Nordsjælland's 12 (97th percentile of gaps) in a match where only 62 ground duels were won overall (23rd percentile of joint volume).

**Verdict:** The performances pointed to a Nordsjælland win (68%), and that is what happened. The fair probabilities are Nordsjælland win 68%, draw 23%, and Silkeborg win 9%, with Nordsjælland also leading in shots on target with 7 to 0.