VIBORG. Viborg manages to recover against Midtjylland with a goal on the F. Djú 76′ and a goal on the G. Cho 52′.

The match was played at the Energi Viborg Arena stadium in Viborg on Friday and it started at 7:00 pm local time. The referee was Aydin Uslu with the collaboration of Jakob Mastrup and Martin Markus. The 4th official was Sandi Putros.

Match Statistics​

Ball possession

None of the teams was particularly dominant in terms of ball possession. Viborg was in possession of the ball for 52% of the time vs. Midtjylland that controlled the ball for 48% of the time.

Attitude and shots

Viborg was more pushing with 57 dangerous attacks and 17 shots of which 6 were on target. Notwithstanding, that was not enough Viborg to win the match​.

Viborg shot 17 times, 6 on target, 7 off target. Regarding the opposition, Midtjylland shot 14 times, 5 on target, 4 off target.

Cards

Viborg received 1 yellow card (Srdjan Kuzmic). Talking about the opposition, Midtjylland received 4 yellow cards (Adam Gabriel, Gue-sung Cho, Armin Gigović and André Rømer).

Standings

After playing this match, Viborg will have 9 points to hold in the 7th place. Regarding the opposition, Midtjylland will have 11 points to hold in the 6th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Superliga, Viborg will play away against Lyngby on the 16th of March with a 12-5 head to head record in favor of Viborg (4 draws).

Midtjylland will host Vejle on the 16th of March with a 10-0 head to head statistic in favor of Midtjylland (3 draws).

Viborg – Formation

Viborg started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).

The manager Jacob Friis decided to play with the following team: Lucas Lund Pedersen (8.1), Srdjan Kuzmic (7.0), Daniel Anyembe (6.8), Žan Zaletel (7.3), Oliver Bundgaard Kristensen (6.8), Magnus Westergaard (6.7), Jeppe Grønning (7.8), Jamie Jacobs (7.3), Ibrahim Said (6.7), Renato Júnior (7.7) and Nigel Thomas (7.1).

The home team had on the bench: Nicolas Bürgy, Serginho (9.1), Anosike Ementa (7.0), Jacob Bonde (6.3), Mads Söndergaard, Alassana Jatta, Isak Steiner Jensen (6.4), Jean-Manuel Mbom (7.0) and Kasper Kiilerich.

Viborg could not rely on the presence of Jean-Manuel Mbom (injured).

Substitutions

Viborg made 5 changes: Renato Júnior for Anosike Ementa (72′), Nigel Thomas for Isak Steiner Jensen (72′), Magnus Westergaard for Jacob Bonde (83′), Jamie Jacobs for Jean-Manuel Mbom (50′) and Ibrahim Said for Serginho (46′).

Best player: Serginho​

The player that probably impressed the most for Viborg was Serginho.

His rating is (9.1) with 1 goal, 16 passes (88% accurate) and 4 key passes. He was won 5 duels out of 7. He performed 3 crosses.

His performance was remarkable also because he started the match from the bench before entering the filed in the 46′.

Midtjylland – Formation

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

Thomas Thomasberg played with: Oliver Sørensen, Jonas Lössl (7.5), Henrik Dalsgaard (6.8), Mads Bech Sörensen (6.8), Juninho (6.8), Paulinho (7.5), Armin Gigović (6.4), André Rømer (6.7), Ola Brynhildsen (6.8), Charles (7.0) and Aral Şimşir (7.0), Gue-sung Cho (7.7).

These were the players on the bench: Adam Gabriel (6.6), Franculino Djú (7.5), Iver Fossum (6.6), Darío Osorio (6.8), Marrony, Nicolas Dyhr (6.8), Martin Fraisl, Stanley Iheanacho and Adam Nygaard Andersen.

Midtjylland could not rely on the presence of Darío Osorio (injured).

Substitutions

Midtjylland made 5 changes: Armin Gigović for Iver Fossum (70′), Paulinho for Nicolas Dyhr (83′), Charles for Franculino Djú (65′), Ola Brynhildsen for Darío Osorio (65′) and Aral Şimşir for Adam Gabriel (83′).

Best player: Gue-sung Cho​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Midtjylland was Gue-sung Cho.

His rating is (7.7) with 1 goal, 20 passes (72% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 5 duels out of 11. He performed 3 crosses.

Results of the day

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

• Viborg – Midtjylland – 2-2