HERNING. Midtjylland annihilates Viborg 5-1 with goals of Gue-sung Cho (45′ pen), Darío Osorio (45′), Henrik Dalsgaard  (54′), Gue-sung Cho (66′) and Ola Brynhildsen (84′). Talking about the opposition, Viborg scored with ​Jacob Bonde (30′). Midtjylland took advantage of its better ball possession (56%).

The match was played at the MCH Arena stadium in Herning on Monday and it started at 7:00 pm local time. In front of 10,438 spectators.​ The referee was Jacob Karlsen with the collaboration of Jakob Mastrup and Martin Markus. The 4th official was Michael Rasmussen. The weather was scattered clouds. The temperature was freezing at -0.99 degrees Celsius or 30.22 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 92%.​

Match Statistics​

Midtjylland

5 - 1

Viborg

  • 56 Ball Possession 44
Shots
  • 17 Total 8
  • 10 On Target 1
  • 3 Off Target 4
  • 4 Shots blocked 3
  • 94 Attack 71
  • 66 Dangerous attack 42
  • 76 Ball safe 77
  • 1 Penalties 0
  • 5 Corners 3
Fouls
  • 12 Total 12
  • 1 Yellow Cards 2
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 5 Substitutions 5

Ball possession

Midtjylland was in firm control of the ball 56% while Viborg was struggling with a 44% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Midtjylland was putting more pressure with 66 dangerous attacks and 17 shots of which 10 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Midtjylland won the match​.

Midtjylland shot 17 times, 10 on target, 3 off target. Talking about the opposition, Viborg shot 8 times, 1 on target, 4 off target.

Cards

Midtjylland received 2 yellow cards (Charles and Charles). On the opposite side, Viborg received 2 yellow cards (Lucas Lund Pedersen and Serginho).

Match Timeline

24'
Serginho- Yellow
30'
Jakob Bonde(goal)Anosike Ementa
45'
Lucas Lund - Yellow
Gue-sung Cho(penalty)
45'
45'
Kasper Kiilerich- sub ->Lucas Lund Pedersen
Charles- Yellow
45'
D. Osorio(goal)Henrik Dalsgaard
45'
Ola Brynhildsen- sub ->Charles
46'
Charles- Yellow
45'
Henrik Dalsgaard (goal)
54'
58'
Ibrahim Said- sub ->Isak Steiner Jensen
58'
Nigel Thomas- sub ->Serginho
Gue-sung Cho(goal)Kristoffer Olsson
66'
73'
Magnus Westergaard- sub ->Mads Söndergaard
74'
79'
A. Gigović- sub ->André Römer
80'
Ola Brynhildsen(goal)
84'
Joel Andersson- sub ->Franculino
87'
Juninho- sub ->Mads Bech Sörensen
89'

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Midtjylland
48
22
Brøndby
59
8
FC Copenhagen
58
8
Nordsjælland
56
8
AGF
36
22
Silkeborg
27
22
OB
24
22
Lyngby
23
22
Viborg
23
22
Randers
23
22
Vejle
19
22
Hvidovre
11
22

After playing this match, Midtjylland has 36 points to sit in the 1st place. On the other side, Viborg will stays with 19 points to sit in the 8th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Superliga, Midtjylland will play away with Brøndby on the 17th of February with a 23-21 head to head record in favor of Brøndby (16 draws).

Viborg will host OB on the 17th of February with a 12-4 head to head in favor of OB (9 draws).

Midtjylland – Formation

Midtjylland
G
Jonas Lössl 1.Denmark
6.7
D
Henrik Dalsgaard 14.Denmark
8.9
54'
D
Sverrir Ingi Ingason 15.Iceland
6.8
D
Mads Bech Sörensen 22.Denmark
7.1
89'
D
Paulinho 29.Brazil
7.3
79'
M
Charles 35.Brazil
6.4
46' 45'
M
André Römer 2.Denmark
8.1
80'
M
Kristoffer Olsson 8.Sweden
8.1
M
D. Osorio 11.Chile
7.8
45'
M
O. Sørensen 24.Denmark
F
Gue-sung Cho 10.South Korea
8.9
45', 66'
F
Franculino 17.Guinea-Bissau
8.1
87'
Substitutes
G
Oscar Hedvall 90.Denmark
D
Lee Han-Beom 3.South Korea
D
Joel Andersson 6.Sweden
6.8
87'
D
N. Dyhr 44.Denmark
6.4
79'
D
Juninho 73.Brazil
89'
M
Emiliano Martínez 5.Uruguay
M
A. Gigović 37.Sweden
6.4
80'
F
Ola Brynhildsen 9.Norway
7.3
46' 84'

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

The manager Thomas Thomasberg decided to play with the following team: Oliver Sörensen, Jonas Lössl (6.7), Henrik Dalsgaard  (8.9), Sverrir Ingi Ingason  (6.8), Mads Bech Sörensen (7.1), Paulinho (7.3), Darío Osorio (7.8), André Römer (8.1), Kristoffer Olsson (8.1), Charles (6.4), Gue-sung Cho (8.9) and Franculino (8.1).

The home team had on the bench: Han-beom Lee , Emiliano Martínez, Joel Andersson  (6.8), Ola Brynhildsen (7.3), Mikel Johan Gogorza Krüger-Johnsen, Armin Gigovic (6.4), Nikolas Dyhr (6.4), Juninho and Oscar Hedvall.

Substitutions

Midtjylland made 5 changes: Charles for Ola Brynhildsen (46′), Paulinho for Nikolas Dyhr (79′), Franculino for Joel Andersson  (87′), André Römer for Armin Gigovic (80′) and Mads Bech Sörensen for Juninho (89′).

Player of the match: Gue-sung Cho​

The player that probably impressed the most for Midtjylland was Gue-sung Cho.

His rating is (8.9) with 2 goals, 20 passes (55% accurate) and 3 key passes. He won 8 duels out of 13. He performed 2 crosses.

Viborg – Formation

Viborg
G
Lucas Lund 1.Denmark
7.1
45' 45'
D
Nicolas Bürgy 4.Switzerland
6.1
D
Zan Zaletel 5.Slovenia
6.6
D
Oliver Bundgaard 23.Denmark
6.3
D
S. Kuzmić 30.Slovenia
6.6
M
Mads Söndergaard 6.Denmark
6.6
73'
M
Jeppe Grönning 13.Denmark
6.7
M
Jakob Bonde 17.Denmark
6.7
30'
M
Jean Manuel Mbom 18.Germany
F
Serginho 7.Cape Verde
6.1
58' 24'
F
Anosike Ementa 14.Denmark
7.8
74'
F
I. Jensen 15.Denmark
6.4
58'
Substitutes
G
Kasper Kiilerich 20.Denmark
6.1
45'
D
M. Agnarsson 27.Faroe Islands
M
Ibrahim Said 8.Nigeria
6.3
58'
M
Jamie Jacobs 10.Netherlands
M
A. Zulić 25.Slovenia
M
Magnus Westergaard 28.Denmark
6.7
73'
F
Nigel Thomas 9.Curaçao
6.7
58'
F
Alassana Jatta 12.Gambia
6.6
74'

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

Jacob Friis played with: Jean-Manuel Mbom, Lucas Lund Pedersen (7.1), Srdjan Kuzmic (6.6), Nicolas Bürgy (6.1), Žan Zaletel (6.6), Oliver Bundgaard Kristensen (6.3), Mads Söndergaard (6.6), Jeppe Grønning (6.7), Jacob Bonde (6.7), Serginho (6.1), Anosike Ementa (7.8) and Isak Steiner Jensen (6.4).

The following players were sitting on the bench: Ibrahim Said (6.3), Nigel Thomas (6.7), Jamie Jacobs, Alassana Jatta (6.6), Kasper Kiilerich (6.1), Anel Zulić, Martin Agnarsson, Magnus Westergaard (6.7) and Lukas Emil Kirkegaard.

Viborg could not rely on the presence of Kasper Kiilerich (injured).

Substitutions

Viborg made 5 changes: Lucas Lund Pedersen for Kasper Kiilerich (45′), Serginho for Nigel Thomas (58′), Isak Steiner Jensen for Ibrahim Said (58′), Mads Söndergaard for Magnus Westergaard (73′) and Anosike Ementa for Alassana Jatta (74′).

Player of the match: Anosike Ementa​

The most impressive player for Viborg was Anosike Ementa.

His rating is (7.8) with 25 passes (60% accurate) and 1 key pass. He won 11 duels out of 18. He hit the woodwork once times.

Results of the day

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