HERNING. Midtjylland tops Horsens 3-1. Midtjylland was vastly better in terms of ball possession (63%) and that was among the factors of its victory.
The match was played at the MCH Arena stadium in Herning on Sunday and it started at 2:00 pm local time. The referee was Jacob Karlsen who had the assistance of Henrik Sønderby and Christian Ginderskov Hansen. The 4th official was Michael Rasmussen. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was pleasant at 21.8 degrees Celsius or 71.2 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 26%.
Match Statistics
- ! 63 Ball Possession 37
Shots
- 26 Total 8
- 8 On Target 3
- 18 Off Target 5
- 9 Shots blocked 2
- 140 Attack 87
- 67 Dangerous attack 23
- 123 Ball safe 102
- 0 Penalties 0
- 12 Corners 3
Fouls
- 5 Total 6
- 2 Yellow Cards 1
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 5 Substitutions 5
Ball possession
Midtjylland was in firm control of the ball 63% while Horsens was struggling with a 37% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Midtjylland was more pushing with 67 dangerous attacks and 26 shots of which 8 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Midtjylland won the match.
Midtjylland shot 26 times, 8 on target, 18 off target. On the other side, Horsens shot 8 times, 3 on target, 5 off target.
Cards
Midtjylland received 2 yellow cards (Kristoffer Olsson and Henrik Dalsgaard). On the other side, Horsens received 1 yellow card (Anders Jacobsen).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this encounter, Midtjylland will have 44 points to sit in the 2nd place. Regarding the opposition, Horsens will stay with 27 points like AaB to remain in the 9th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Superliga, Midtjylland will host OB on the 3rd of June with a 26-15 head to head record in favor of Midtjylland (11 draws).
Horsens will host Lyngby on the 3rd of June with a 19-11 head to head in favor of Horsens (7 draws).
Midtjylland – Formation
Midtjylland started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).
The manager Thomas Thomasberg decided to play with the following team: Jonas Lössl , Henrik Dalsgaard , Stefan Gartenmann , Juninho , Paulinho , Oliver Sørensen , Emiliano Martínez , Kristoffer Olsson , Armin Gigović , Gustav Isaksen and Aral Şimşir .
The home team had on the bench: Elías Ólafsson, Victor Bak Jensen , Mads Thychosen , Gustav Leone Fraulo, Pontus Texel, Charles , Edward Chilufya, Valdemar Andreasen and Frederik Heiselberg .
Midtjylland could not rely on the presence of Charles (injured) and E. Chilufya (injured).
Substitutions
Midtjylland made 5 changes: Armin Gigovic for Frederik Hedegaard Heiselberg (59′), A. Şimşir for Charles (63′), O. Sørensen for Edward Chilufya (84′), Paulinho for Victor Jensen (84′) and Stefan Gartenmann for Mads Thychosen (84′).
Best player: Kristoffer Olsson
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Midtjylland was Kristoffer Olsson even if he didn’t score any goal.
His rating is with 76 passes (93% accurate) and 5 key passes. He was won 4 duels out of 6. He performed 5 crosses.
Horsens – Formation
Horsens started with a 3-5-2 line-up (3-5-2).
Jens Berthel Askou played with: Matej Delač , Malte Kiilerich , Alexander Ludwig , Mikkel Lassen , Lubambo Musonda , Aron Sigurðarson , David Kruse , Moses Opondo , Marcus Hannesbo , Anders Jacobsen and Thomas Santos .
They had on the bench: Samuel Brolin, Alagie Saine, Magnus Jensen , Janus Drachmann , Jonas Gemmer , Elijah Just , Hjalte Toftegaard, Samson Iyede and Jashar Beluli.
Substitutions
Horsens made 5 changes: Alexander Ludwig for Elijah Just (37′), Marcus Hannesbo for Magnus Jensen (56′), David Kruse for Samson Onomigho Iyede (79′), Moses Opondo for Janus Drachmann (78′) and Lubambo Musonda for Jonas Gemmer (79′).
Best player: Mikkel Lassen
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Horsens was Mikkel Lassen.
His rating is with 42 passes (76% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 7 duels out of 9. He performed 1 cross.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Superliga.
- Brøndby – København – 1-3
- Midtjylland – Horsens – 3-1
- Silkeborg – Lyngby – 1-0
- AGF – Nordsjælland – 1-1