SILKEBORG. Midtjylland had a comfortable win over Silkeborg. Midtjylland scored with Sverrir Ingi Ingason  (19′), Franculino (51′), Henrik Dalsgaard  (65′) and Franculino (73′). On the other side, Stefán Teitur Þórðarson (45′) scored for Silkeborg.

The match was played at the JYSK park stadium in Silkeborg on Monday and it started at 7:00 pm local time. The referee was Peter Kjærsgaard-Andersen assisted by Victor Skytte and Lars Hummelgaard. The 4th official was Jonas Bæk.

Match Statistics​

Ball possession

The ball possession was not so different. Silkeborg was in possession of the ball for 46% of the time vs. Midtjylland that controlled the ball for 54% of the time.

Attitude and shots

Midtjylland was more aggressive with 58 dangerous attacks and 20 shots of which 12 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Midtjylland won the match.​

Silkeborg shot 6 times, 3 on target, 2 off target. On the other side, Midtjylland shot 20 times, 12 on target, 7 off target.

Cards

Silkeborg received 2 yellow cards (Stefán Teitur Þórðarson and Anders Klynge). Regarding the opposition, Midtjylland received 1 yellow card (Sverrir Ingi Ingason ).

(Silkeborg) was sent off after receiving a red card in the (32′).

Standings

After this contest, Silkeborg will stay with 27 points to hold in the 4th place. On the other side, Midtjylland will have 33 points like FC Copenhagen to remain in the 2nd place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Superliga, Silkeborg will play away with Brøndby on the 16th of March with a 20-8 head to head in favor of Brøndby (6 draws).

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

Silkeborg – Formation

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

The manager Kent Nielsen decided to play with the following team: Tobias Salquist, Nicolai Larsen (8.4), Oliver Sonne (6.4), Alexander Busch (6.3), Joel Felix (6.4), Lubambo Musonda (6.6), Pelle Mattsson (7.0), Mark Brink (7.1), Anders Klynge (6.4), Stefán Teitur Þórðarson (7.0), Tonni Adamsen (6.4) and Alexander Lind (5.4).

The home team had on the bench: Callum McCowatt (6.3), Andreas Poulsen (6.3), Robin Østrøm (6.4), Kasper Kusk, Søren Tengstedt, Frederik Carlsen, Jacob Pryts Larsen, Anders Dahl and Andreas Pyndt.

Substitutions

Silkeborg made 6 changes: Lubambo Musonda for Andreas Poulsen (69′), Stefán Teitur Þórðarson for Callum McCowatt (69′), Tonni Adamsen for Robin Østrøm (77′), Anders Klynge for Søren Tengstedt (88′), Mark Brink for Andreas Pyndt (88′) and Anders Klynge for Søren Tengstedt (88′).

Player of the match: Nicolai Larsen​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Silkeborg was the goalkeeper: Nicolai Larsen. His rating is 8.36. He performed 8 saves.

Midtjylland – Formation

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

Thomas Thomasberg played with: Aral Şimşir, Martin Fraisl (7.3), Henrik Dalsgaard  (8.5), Sverrir Ingi Ingason  (8.5), Mads Bech Sörensen (7.9), Paulinho (7.8), Darío Osorio (7.5), Kristoffer Olsson (8.1), André Römer (6.6), Oliver Sörensen (7.1), Ola Brynhildsen (6.3) and Gue-sung Cho (7.1).

They had on the bench: Jonas Lössl (6.4), Han-beom Lee , Joel Andersson  (6.7), Franculino (9.4), Mikel Johan Gogorza Krüger-Johnsen, Charles, Armin Gigovic (8.1), Nikolas Dyhr (6.7) and Juninho.

Midtjylland could not rely on the presence of Jonas Lössl (injured).

Substitutions

Midtjylland made 4 changes: Martin Fraisl for Jonas Lössl (37′), Ola Brynhildsen for Franculino (46′), André Römer for Armin Gigovic (46′) and Paulinho for Nikolas Dyhr (81′).

Player of the match: Franculino​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Midtjylland was Franculino.

His rating is (9.4) with 2 goals, 9 passes (89% accurate) and 1 key pass. He won 1 duel out of 4.

His performance was amazing also because he commenced the encounter from the bench before entering in the 46′.

Results of the day

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

• Silkeborg – Midtjylland – 1-4