Midtjylland conquers Sporting Braga 3-2

HERNING. Midtjylland prevailed over Sporting Braga.

November 26, 2021

HERNING. Midtjylland defeated Sporting Braga. Sporting Braga lost this match even if it was superior in terms of ball possession (60%).

The match was played at the MCH Arena stadium in Herning on Thursday and it started at 6:45 pm local time. The referee was Matej Jug with the assistance of Matej Žunič and Manuel Vidali. The 4th official was David Smajc. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was quite cold at 2.9 degrees Celsius or 37.22 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 93%.

Match Statistics

Midtjylland

3 - 2

Sporting Braga

40 Ball Possession 60

Shots

10 Total 14
6 On Target 2
4 Off Target 12
1 Shots blocked 1

112 Attack 114
33 Dangerous attack 25
84 Ball safe 107

1 Penalties 0
1 Corners 3
4 Off Sides 2

Fouls

15 Total 10
4 Yellow Cards 3
0 Double Yellow 0
0 Red Card 0

Other

4 Substitutions 4

Ball possession

Sporting Braga had a strong ball possession 60% while Midtjylland was struggling with a 40% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Midtjylland was has a more offensive attitude with 33 dangerous attacks and 10 shots of which 6 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Midtjylland won the match.

Midtjylland shot 10 times, 6 on target, 4 off target. On the opposite side, Sporting Braga shot 14 times, 2 on target, 12 off target.

Cards

Midtjylland received 3 yellow cards (R. Onyedika, G. Isaksen and Evander). Talking about the opposition, Sporting Braga received 3 yellow cards (A. Castro, Galeno and F. Moura).

Match Timeline

21'

43'

Ricardo Horta (goal)I. Medeiros

48'

52'

57'

64'

71'

Abel Ruiz- sub ->I. Medeiros

72'

Charles- sub ->Junior Brumado

Team

Pts

Last 5

After playing this match, Midtjylland will have 8 points to hold in the 3rd place. Regarding the opposition, Sporting Braga will stay with 9 points to remain in the 2nd place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Europa League, Midtjylland will play away with Ludogorets on the 9th of December with a 1-0 head to head in favor of Midtjylland (1 draw).

Sporting Braga will host Crvena Zvezda on the 9th of December with a 1-1 head to head.

Midtjylland – Formation

Midtjylland

Jonas Lössl 1.Denmark

6.2

Erik Sviatchenko 28.Denmark

7.3

Henrik Dalsgaard 14.Denmark

6.4

Juninho 73.Brazil

6.7

Joel Andersson 6.Sweden

7.4

Paulinho 29.Brazil

6.2

72'

Evander 10.Brazil

7.2

90'

Raphael Onyedika 37.Nigeria

6.4

88'

64'

Pione Sisto 7.Denmark

7.0

88'

Gustav Isaksen 45.Denmark

6.8

52'

48'

Júnior Brumado 74.Brazil

6.7

72'

Substitutes

Elías Rafn Ólafsson 16.Iceland

N. Dyhr 44.Denmark

6.4

72'

Dion Cools 2.Malaysia

Charles 35.Brazil

6.6

72'

Jens Cajuste 40.Sweden

88'

O. Fraulo 54.Denmark

O. Sørensen 24.Denmark

Victor Lind 53.Denmark

88'

Mads Hansen 48.Denmark

Aral Şimşir 58.Denmark

Marrony 38.Brazil

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

The manager Kristian Bach Bak Nielsen decided to play with the following team: Jonas Lössl (6.2), Henrik Dalsgaard (6.4), Erik Sviatchenko (7.3), Juninho (6.7), Joel Andersson (7.4), Raphael Onyedika (6.4), Evander (7.2), Paulinho (6.2), Gustav Isaksen (6.8), Pione Sisto (7.0) and Júnior Brumado (6.7).

The home team had on the bench: Charles (6.6), Nicolas Dyhr (6.4), Jens Cajuste, Victor Lind, Oscar Fraulo, Mads Hansen, Dion Cools, Oliver Sørensen, Elías Rafn Ólafsson, Aral Simsir and Marrony.

Substitutions

Midtjylland made 4 changes: Junior Brumado for Charles (72′), Paulinho for N. Dyhr (72′), P. Sisto for V. Lind (88′) and R. Onyedika for J. Cajuste (88′).

Best player: Joel Andersson

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Midtjylland was Joel Andersson even if he didn’t score any goal.

His rating is (7.4) with 23 passes (69% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 4 duels out of 10.

Sporting Braga – Formation

Sporting Braga

Tiago Sá 12.Portugal

5.9

Paulo Oliveira 15.Portugal

5.9

Diogo Leite 4.Portugal

6.6

Yan Couto 2.Brazil

5.8

Bruno Rodrigues 86.Portugal

6.5

72'

Castro 88.Portugal

6.7

57'

21'

Lucas Mineiro 25.Brazil

6.9

Galeno 90.Brazil

7.1

86'

85'

Iuri Medeiros 45.Portugal

7.6

71'

Ricardo Horta 21.Portugal

7.2

43'

Vitinha 99.Portugal

6.8

72'

Substitutes

L. Horníček 91.Czech Republic

Fabiano 70.Brazil

Francisco Moura 74.Portugal

6.2

72'

80'

Raúl Silva 34.Brazil

Lucas Piazón 11.Brazil

Chiquinho 22.Portugal

6.3

57'

Gorby 67.France

André Horta 10.Portugal

Mario González 19.Spain

6.7

72'

Roger Fernandes 78.Portugal

Abel Ruiz 9.Spain

6.2

71'

Rodrigo Gomes 57.Portugal

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

João Mario Ferreira Oliveira played with: Tiago Sá (5.9), Yan Couto (5.8), Paulo Oliveira (5.9), Bruno Rodrigues (6.5), Diogo Leite (6.6), André Castro (6.7), Lucas Mineiro (6.9), Wenderson Galeno (7.1), Iuri Medeiros (7.6), Vítor Oliveira (6.8) and Ricardo Horta (7.2).

The following players were sitting on the bench: Lucas Piazón, Lukas Hornicek, Mario González (6.7), Chiquinho (6.3), Fabiano Silva, Francisco Moura (6.2), Jean-Baptiste Gorby, André Horta, Roger Fernandes, Abel Ruíz (6.2), Raúl Silva and Rodrigo Gomes.

Substitutions

Sporting Braga made 4 changes: A. Castro for Chiquinho (57′), I. Medeiros for A. Ruiz (71′), V. Oliveira for M. Gonzalez (72′) and B. Rodrigues for F. Moura (72′).