FC Nordsjaelland v Silkeborg — prediction, stats and goal analysis

Superliga · Sunday, 16 August 2026 · 13:00. Final score 1–0 (half-time 0–0). Before kick-off we rated it 57% over 2.5 goals — the match finished with 1, so that call missed. That rating was frozen into a version-controlled ledger before the game and has not been touched since.

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Our ratings for this match

MarketYesNoOur call
Over 2.5 goals57%43%Over
Over 3.5 goals34%66%no pick
Both teams to score58%42%Yes

The result model puts FC Nordsjaelland at 44%, the draw at 26% and Silkeborg at 30%, from expected goals of 1.41 and 1.11.

Bookmaker prices and where we differ

MarketPriceImpliedOur ratingEdge
Over 2.5 goals1.3670%57%-13%
Under 2.5 goals3.1030%43%+13%
Both teams to score1.5361%58%-3%

Implied percentages have the bookmaker's margin removed, so they add to 100 and can be compared with our rating directly. Edge is simply the gap between the two. A positive edge means our model thinks the outcome is likelier than the price suggests — it is not a tip, and a high probability with a negative edge is a poor bet however safe it looks. Prices are a pre-match snapshot from a single bookmaker and move constantly.

Match odds: FC Nordsjaelland 1.40, draw 4.75, Silkeborg 7.00.

How we got this number

The league sets the starting point. Superliga has produced over 2.5 goals in 59% of its matches, and that is where a team with no record of its own would sit.

Each side's own record. FC Nordsjaelland have 0 in 2 this season (0 of 1 at home), Silkeborg 1 in 3 (0 of 1 away). Those records are pulled toward the league rate with the weight of about 32 matches — enough that two or three unusual games cannot swing a rating — giving 54% and 56%.

Last season still counts, briefly. With 2 and 3 games played this season, last season's rates are still blended in and fade out entirely by game 14 — the point at which our testing showed they stop adding accuracy. That moves the two figures to 59% and 63%.

The mix. Weighted 40% home side, 40% away side and 20% league — the split that beat every alternative across 30,582 matches of testing — that gives 61%.

Head to head. These sides have met 8 times in three years, producing over 2.5 goals in 63%. That nudges the number 10% of the way toward the head-to-head pattern — deliberately small, because fixtures change more than reputations do — landing on 61%.

Goal expectation. Separately a Poisson model built from attack and defence strength — using real expected-goals data where the league has it — puts this match at 46%, from expected goals of 1.41 for FC Nordsjaelland and 1.11 for Silkeborg. Folding in 30% of that view gives 57%.

This breakdown is generated from the same inputs the rating uses, so it cannot describe a calculation we did not perform. The full model is set out in the methodology.

Season form

TeamGamesO2.5O3.5BTTS
FC Nordsjaelland20%0%50%
Silkeborg333%33%67%

Head to head

7 Dec 25FC Nordsjaelland 5–0 SilkeborgO2.5
10 Aug 25Silkeborg 4–2 FC NordsjaellandO2.5
20 Oct 24FC Nordsjaelland 1–1 SilkeborgU2.5
18 Aug 24Silkeborg 4–1 FC NordsjaellandO2.5
12 May 24FC Nordsjaelland 4–1 SilkeborgO2.5
15 Apr 24Silkeborg 0–1 FC NordsjaellandU2.5

More: FC Nordsjaelland season stats · Silkeborg season stats · Superliga table and form. Ratings are calibrated probabilities, not tips — a 60% call is expected to miss two times in five.