ODENSE. Viborg found a way to reverse the scoreline against OB. It was OB to score first with a goal from Nicholas Mickelson. Nevertheless, later Viborg found the way to reverse the score scoring 3 consecutive goals with Nicolas Bürgy (21′), Ibrahim Said (80′) and Malik Abubakari (90′). Viborg took advantage of its better ball possession (60%).

The match was played at the Nature Energy Park stadium in Odense on Friday and it started at 7:00 pm local time. The referee was Jonas Hansen with the collaboration of Lars Hummelgaard and Esad Deronjic. The 4th official was Jonas Bæk. The weather was overcast clouds. The temperature was cold at 11.73 degrees Celsius or 53.11 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 93%.​

Match Statistics​

Ball possession

Viborg had a strong ball possession 60% while OB was struggling with a 40% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

OB was more pushing with 57 dangerous attacks and 9 shots of which 3 were on target. Still, Viborg managed to find the solution to win this match.​

OB shot 9 times, 3 on target, 2 off target. Regarding the opposition, Viborg shot 17 times, 7 on target, 6 off target.

Cards

OB didn’t receive any yellow card. On the other side, Viborg received 2 yellow cards (Ibrahim Said and Alasana Manneh).

Standings

After this contest, OB stays with 24 points to remain in the 7th place. On the opposite side, Viborg will has 23 points like Lyngby and Randers to remain in the 9th place.

Next matches

OB – Formation

OB started with a 3-4-2-1 line-up (3-4-2-1).

The manager Søren Krogh decided to play with the following team: Viljar Myhra (7.1), Tobias Slotsager (6.6), Filip Helander  (7.0), James Gomez (6.4), Leeroy Owusu (7.0), Tom Trybull (7.1), Rami Al Hajj (7.3), Nicholas Mickelson (7.1), Louicius Don Deedson (6.8), Max Fenger (7.1) and Bashkim Kadrii (7.0).

The home team had on the bench: Aske Adelgaard (6.6), Martin Hansen , Nicklas Mouritsen (6.3), Alasana Manneh (6.6), Markus Jensen (6.3), Luca Kjerrumgaard, Max Ejdum, Charly Nouck (6.8) and Yaya Bojang.

Substitutions

OB made 5 changes: Nicholas Mickelson for Nicklas Mouritsen (46′), Filip Helander  for Aske Adelgaard (83′), Bashkim Kadrii for Charly Nouck (74′), Rami Al Hajj for Alasana Manneh (74′) and Louicius Don Deedson for Markus Jensen (83′).

Player of the match: Rami Al Hajj​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for OB was Rami Al Hajj.

His rating is 7.3 with 31 passes (84% accurate) and 2 key passes. He won 8 duels out of 14. He performed 1 cross.

Viborg – Formation

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

Jakob Bendix Uhd Poulsen played with: Nico Mantl (6.7), Daniel Anyembe (7.0), Nicolas Bürgy (8.4), Zan Zaletel (6.7), Oliver Bundgaard (6.8), Jakob Bonde (7.3), Jean Manuel Mbom (7.0), Mads Söndergaard (7.3), Serginho (9.2), Anosike Ementa (7.0) and I. Jensen (6.6).

These were the players on the bench: Stipe Radic, Ibrahim Said (7.3), Jamie Jacobs (7.1), Renato Júnior, Jeppe Grönning  (6.3), Kasper Kiilerich, Magnus Westergaard (7.0), Malik Abubakari (7.3) and S. Kuzmić.

Viborg could not rely on the presence of Ibrahim Said (injured).

Substitutions

Viborg made 5 changes: Anosike Ementa for Malik Abubakari (64′), Jakob Bonde for Magnus Westergaard (65′), I. Jensen for Ibrahim Said (28′), Mads Söndergaard for Jeppe Grönning  (86′) and Serginho for Jamie Jacobs (87′).

Player of the match: Serginho​

The player that probably impressed the most for Viborg was Serginho even if he didn’t score any goal.

His rating is 9.2 with 28 passes (71% accurate) and 5 key passes. He won 6 duels out of 10. He performed 6 crosses. He hit the woodwork once times.

Results of the day

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

• OB – Viborg – 1-3