Aarhus vs Viborg Prediction & Betting Tips

Two very different runs of form

Aarhus's last 20 matches span the league, a cup rout and continental football against Benfica and Lech Poznan, and it's a mixed bag. They picked up just five wins in that stretch, with six draws and nine defeats, and the domestic picture is even more stark: nine Superliga games this season have brought no wins at all, just five draws and four losses.

Aarhus: 20 completed matches; Viborg: 20 completed matches.

Aarhus

20 matches

Win

25% 5 / 20

Draw

30% 6 / 20

Loss

45% 9 / 20

Scored

33

Conceded

36

Difference

-3

Viborg

20 matches

Win

45% 9 / 20

Draw

20% 4 / 20

Loss

35% 7 / 20

Scored

31

Conceded

26

Difference

+5

Viborg's sample reads better. Nine wins from twenty games overall, including five wins in their nine league outings, with only two defeats along the way. They've beaten Copenhagen 4-0, seen off Odense and Horsens, and only lost domestically to Lyngby and Brøndby.

Viborg go into this on a run of positive league form, while Aarhus are still searching for a first Superliga win of the season.

Comparative Team Statistics: Aarhus vs Viborg

History favours the hosts, recent form doesn't

These two have met plenty over the years, and the head-to-head is genuinely mixed. The most recent clash, back in August, went to Viborg 2-1, played at Viborg's own ground.

But look specifically at games played at Aarhus's home, and the pattern shifts. Aarhus won 6-2 and 5-2 in two of their last three home meetings with Viborg, and have picked up several other home wins and draws against this opponent down the years.

Whatever Aarhus's current league struggles, this fixture has historically been kinder to them on their own patch.

The table tells its own story

Viborg sit third in the Superliga with 17 points from nine games, built on five wins, two draws and just two defeats. Their defence has been tight too, conceding only eight goals in that time.

Aarhus are down in 11th, with five points from the same number of matches. They haven't won a single league game yet this season and have shipped 17 goals along the way.

Goals shared around, one or two names to watch

Viborg's scoring load is spread fairly evenly. Søndergaard, Beck, Nouck and Hanza have all found the net three times, and Søndergaard also leads the assist charts with two.

Aarhus:

Best scorers:

C. McCowatt - 3

J. Serra - 3

Best assist providers:

Frederik Emmery - 2

Penalty cards:

M. Knudsen x 3

Kristian Fredrik Malt Arnstad x 3

Viborg:

Best scorers:

M. Søndergaard - 3

A. Beck - 3

C. Nouck - 3

Best assist providers:

M. Søndergaard - 2

S. Jalal - 2

For Aarhus, McCowatt and Serra have three goals each, with Emmery among the top assist providers. Knudsen and Arnstad also stand out for discipline, both picking up three yellow cards in nine matches apiece.

What this means for the game

Put the pieces together and it's not straightforward. Viborg arrive as the form side by a distance, sitting third with a defence that rarely leaks, while Aarhus haven't won a league game all season and sit deep in the bottom half.

Yet the head-to-head record at this specific venue leans the other way, with Aarhus historically doing well when hosting Viborg. Whether that history counts for much against a team as out of form as Aarhus currently are is the open question here.