HORSENS. Midtjylland prevails over Horsens with a 2-0 win with an own goal from J. Gomez (10′) and a goal from G. Isaksen (69′). Horsens lost this match even if it was better in terms of ball possession (58%).

The match was played at the CASA Arena Horsens stadium in Horsens on Sunday and it started at 2:00 pm local time. The referee was Lasse Læbel Graagaard with the help of Daniel Nørgaard and Esad Deronjic. The 4th official was Aydin Uslu.

Match Statistics​

Ball possession

Horsens had a strong ball possession 58% while Midtjylland was struggling with a 42% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Horsens was more aggressive with 56 dangerous attacks and 6 shots of which 1 were on target. Even so, Midtjylland found a way to find the solution to win this contest.​

Horsens shot 6 times, 1 on target, 3 off target. Regarding the opposition, Midtjylland shot 14 times, 6 on target, 7 off target.

Cards

Horsens received 2 yellow cards (David Kruse and Magnus Jensen). On the opposite side, Midtjylland received 1 yellow card (Charles).

Standings

After this match, Horsens will stay with 26 points to remain in the 7th place. Regarding the opposition, Midtjylland will have 38 points to hold in the 2nd place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Superliga, Horsens will host Lyngby on the 3rd of June with a 19-11 head to head record in favor of Horsens (7 draws).

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

Horsens – Formation

Horsens started with an extremely aggressive line-up (3-4-3).

The manager Jens Berthel Askou decided to play with the following team: Matej Delač (6.8), James Gomez (6.8), Malte Kiilerich (6.2), Magnus Jensen (7.0), Thomas Santos (6.6), Jonas Gemmer (7.1), David Kruse (6.2), Mikkel Lassen (6.5), Moses Opondo (6.7), Anders Jacobsen (6.7) and Elijah Just (6.5).

The home team had on the bench: Aron Sigurðarson (6.5), Alagie Saine, Janus Drachmann, Samuel Brolin, Alexander Ludwig, Jashar Beluli, Samson Iyede, Marcus Hannesbo and Lubambo Musonda (6.4).

Horsens could not rely on the presence of Charles (injured).

Substitutions

Horsens made 3 changes: Mikkel Lassen for Charles (67′), Jonas Gemmer for Lubambo Musonda (75′) and Anders Jacobsen for Samson Onomigho Iyede (86′).

Best player: Jonas Gemmer​

The player that probably impressed the most for Horsens was Jonas Gemmer.

His rating is (7.1) with 36 passes (75% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 9 duels out of 15.

Midtjylland – Formation

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

Thomas Thomasberg played with: Jonas Lössl (6.7), Henrik Dalsgaard (7.5), Stefan Gartenmann (7.1), Juninho (6.7), Paulinho (6.6), Oliver Sørensen (6.7), Emiliano Martínez (6.9), Armin Gigović (6.1), Kristoffer Olsson (7.6), Gustav Isaksen (7.9) and Júnior Brumado (7.0).

These were the players on the bench: Aral Şimşir (6.6), Mark Nnamdi Ugboh, Emam Ashour, Frederik Heiselberg, Valdemar Andreasen, Victor Bak Jensen, Charles (6.6), Mads Thychosen (6.8) and Edward Chilufya (6.7).

Midtjylland could not rely on the presence of Mads Thychosen (injured).

Substitutions

Midtjylland made 4 changes: Armin Gigovic for Doguhan Simsir (62′), Mikkel Lassen for Aron Sigurðarson (73′), G. Isaksen for Edward Chilufya (75′) and Paulinho for Mads Thychosen (75′).

Best player: Gustav Isaksen​

The most impressive player for Midtjylland was Gustav Isaksen.

His rating is (7.9) with 1 goal, 15 passes (66% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 6 duels out of 12. He performed 4 crosses. He hit the woodwork once times.

Results of the day

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

• AGF – København – 0-0
• Horsens – Midtjylland – 0-2
• Brøndby – Randers – 0-4
• Viborg – Nordsjælland – 1-0