HERNING. Midtjylland beats Nordsjælland with a 2-0 win with a goal from O. Sörensen (55′) and a goal from D. Osorio (90′). Nordsjælland lost this match even if it was superior in terms of ball possession (57%).

The match was played at the MCH Arena stadium in Herning on Sunday and it started at 4:00 pm local time. The referee was Jens Maae with the support of Daniel Nørgaard and Daniel Cortzen. The 4th official was Patrick Remon Gammelholm. The weather was broken clouds. The temperature was cold at 7.49 degrees Celsius or 45.48 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 83%.​

Match Statistics​

Ball possession

Nordsjælland was in firm control of the ball 57% while Midtjylland was struggling with a 43% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Midtjylland was putting more pressure with 50 dangerous attacks and 10 shots of which 3 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Midtjylland won the match​.

Midtjylland shot 10 times, 3 on target, 4 off target. On the opposite side, Nordsjælland shot 7 times, 2 on target, 4 off target.

Cards

Midtjylland received 2 yellow cards (Oliver Sörensen and Henrik Dalsgaard ). On the opposite side, Nordsjælland received 2 yellow cards (Rocco Ascone and Martin Frese).

Standings

After this match, Midtjylland will have 30 points like Brøndby to hold in the 3rd place. On the other side, Nordsjælland will stay with 25 points to remain in the 5th place.

Next matches

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

Nordsjælland will host Randers on the 16th of March with a 20-10 head to head statistic in favor of Nordsjælland (16 draws).

Midtjylland – Formation

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

The manager Thomas Thomasberg decided to play with the following team: Martin Fraisl (7.1), Adam Gabriel (6.8), Sverrir Ingi Ingason (7.1), Mads Bech Sörensen (7.1), Paulinho (7.7), Oliver Sörensen (8.1), Kristoffer Olsson (7.0), André Römer (7.3), Aral Şimşir (6.7), Ola Brynhildsen (6.3) and Gue-sung Cho (7.0).

The home team had on the bench: Darío Osorio (7.5), Franculino (6.7), Han-beom Lee , Henrik Dalsgaard  (6.8), Charles, Armin Gigovic (6.4), Nikolas Dyhr, Juninho (6.4) and Oscar Hedvall.

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

Substitutions

Midtjylland made 5 changes: Adam Gabriel for Henrik Dalsgaard  (16′), Ola Brynhildsen for Franculino (77′), Aral Şimşir for Darío Osorio (77′), André Römer for Armin Gigovic (88′) and Gue-sung Cho for Juninho (88′).

Best player: Oliver Sörensen​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Midtjylland was Oliver Sörensen.

His rating is (8.1) with 1 goal, 26 passes (85% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 3 duels out of 6. He performed 1 cross.

Nordsjælland – Formation

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

Johannes Hoff Thorup played with: Andreas Hansen, Carljohan Eriksson (6.3), Lucas Hey (7.3), Kian Hansen (6.4), Adamo Nagalo (7.0), Martin Frese (6.6), Mario Dorgeles (7.1), Jeppe Tverskov (7.3), Daniel Svensson (6.7), Marcus Ingvartsen (7.0) and Ibrahim Osman (7.1), Andreas Schjelderup (6.8).

They had on the bench: Christian Kjelder Rasmussen (6.8), Benjamin Nygren (6.8), Rocco Ascone (6.6), Erik Marxen, Zidan Sertdemir, Jonas Jensen-Abbew, Andreas Gülstorff, Conrad Harder (6.8) and Kaare Barslund.

Substitutions

Nordsjælland made 4 changes: Mario Dorgeles for Benjamin Nygren (68′), Andreas Schjelderup for Christian Kjelder Rasmussen (57′), Daniel Svensson for Rocco Ascone (81′) and Ibrahim Osman for Conrad Harder (81′).

Best player: Lucas Hey​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Nordsjælland was Lucas Hey.

His rating is (7.3) with 48 passes (83% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 10 duels out of 14.

Results of the day

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

• Vejle – Lyngby – 1-0
• OB – Hvidovre – 0-2
• FC Copenhagen – Brøndby – 0-0
• Midtjylland – Nordsjælland – 2-0
• AGF – Viborg – 2-0