HERNING. Midtjylland overcame Brøndby.

The match was played at the MCH Arena stadium in Herning on Sunday and it started at 6:00 pm local time. The referee was Jakob A. Sundberg with the support of Deniz Yurdakul and Jesper Dahl. The 4th official was Lasse Læbel Graagaard. The weather was moderate rain. The temperature was cold at 11.18 degrees Celsius or 52.12 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 91%.​

Match Statistics​

Midtjylland

3 - 2

Brøndby

  • 47 Ball Possession 53
Shots
  • 20 Total 11
  • 6 On Target 4
  • 7 Off Target 4
  • 8 Shots blocked 3
  • 104 Attack 71
  • 52 Dangerous attack 37
  • 82 Ball safe 88
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 10 Corners 3
  • 3 Off Sides 1
Fouls
  • 6 Total 12
  • 2 Yellow Cards 2
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 5 Substitutions 5

Ball possession

None of the teams had a clear upper hand in terms of ball possession. Midtjylland was in possession of the ball for 47% of the time vs. Brøndby that controlled the ball for 53% of the time.

Attitude and shots

Midtjylland had a more offensive attitude with 52 dangerous attacks and 21 shots of which 6 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Midtjylland won the match​.

Midtjylland shot 21 times, 6 on target, 7 off target. On the other side, Brøndby shot 11 times, 4 on target, 4 off target.

Cards

Midtjylland received 2 yellow cards (Sverrir Ingi Ingason and Henrik Dalsgaard ). Regarding the opposition, Brøndby received 2 yellow cards (Nicolai Vallys and Jordi Vanlerberghe).

Match Timeline

Henrik Dalsgaard (goal)
9'
12'
Nicolai Vallys(goal)Y. Suzuki
Henrik Dalsgaard - Yellow
21'
D. Osorio(goal)
22'
28'
Jordi Vanlerberghe- Yellow
31'
Ohi Omoijuanfo(goal)Sean Klaiber
Sverrir Ingi Ingason- Yellow
45'
45'
Nicolai Vallys- Yellow
Joel Andersson- sub ->Paulinho
61'
André Römer- sub ->Charles
66'
Aral Şimşir- sub ->D. Osorio
66'
70'
Josip Radosevic- sub ->Mathias Greve
Franculino(goal)Sverrir Ingi Ingason
74'
Adam Gabriel- sub ->Henrik Dalsgaard
80'
A. Gigović- sub ->Emiliano Martínez
80'
80'
N. Nartey- sub ->Daniel Wass
80'
Sebastian Sebulonsen- sub ->Sean Klaiber
86'
Filip Bundgaard- sub ->Jordi Vanlerberghe
86'
E. Yeboah- sub ->Ohi Omoijuanfo

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 55 points to hold in the 3rd place. On the other side, Brøndby will stays with 47 points to remain in the 1st place.

Next matches

Midtjylland – Formation

Midtjylland
G
Jonas Lössl 1.Denmark
7.0
D
Henrik Dalsgaard 14.Denmark
7.7
80' 21' 9'
D
Sverrir Ingi Ingason 15.Iceland
7.0
45'
D
Mads Bech Sörensen 22.Denmark
7.3
D
Paulinho 29.Brazil
7.0
61'
M
Emiliano Martínez 5.Uruguay
7.3
80'
M
D. Osorio 11.Chile
7.5
66' 22'
M
O. Sørensen 24.Denmark
6.8
M
Charles 35.Brazil
7.3
66'
F
Gue-sung Cho 10.South Korea
7.3
F
Franculino 17.Guinea-Bissau
6.3
74'
Substitutes
G
Martin Fraisl 50.Austria
D
Adam Gabriel 13.Czech Republic
6.8
80'
D
Juninho 73.Brazil
D
Joel Andersson 6.Sweden
7.0
61'
M
Valdemar Byskov 20.Denmark
M
A. Gigović 37.Sweden
6.8
80'
M
André Römer 2.Denmark
6.8
66'
F
Aral Şimşir 58.Denmark
7.3
66'

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

The manager Thomas Thomasberg decided to play with the following team: Jonas Lössl (7.0), Henrik Dalsgaard  (7.7), Sverrir Ingi Ingason (7.0), Mads Bech Sörensen (7.3), Paulinho (7.0), D. Osorio (7.5), O. Sørensen (6.8), Emiliano Martínez (7.3), Charles (7.3), Gue-sung Cho (7.3) and Franculino (6.3).

The home team had on the bench: André Römer (6.8), Joel Andersson (7.0), Adam Gabriel (6.8), V. Byskov, A. Gigović (6.8), M. Krüger-Johnsen, Martin Fraisl, Aral Şimşir (7.3) and Juninho.

Substitutions

Midtjylland made 5 changes: Emiliano Martínez for A. Gigović (80′), Paulinho for Joel Andersson (61′), Charles for André Römer (66′), D. Osorio for Aral Şimşir (66′) and Henrik Dalsgaard  for Adam Gabriel (80′).

Player of the match: Henrik Dalsgaard ​

The most impressive player for Midtjylland was Henrik Dalsgaard .

His rating is 7.7 with 1 goal, 21 passes (67% accurate) and 0 key passes. He won 3 duels out of 5. He performed 1 cross.

Brøndby – Formation

Brøndby
G
Patrick Pentz 1.Austria
7.3
D
Jacob Rasmussen 4.Denmark
6.7
D
Kevin Tshiembe 18.Denmark
6.7
D
Jordi Vanlerberghe 30.Belgium
6.4
86' 28'
M
Nicolai Vallys 7.Denmark
7.8
45' 12'
M
Mathias Greve 8.Denmark
7.0
70'
M
Daniel Wass 10.Denmark
7.0
80'
M
Marko Divkovic 24.Croatia
6.7
M
Y. Suzuki 28.Japan
7.5
M
Sean Klaiber 31.Suriname
6.4
80'
F
Ohi Omoijuanfo 9.Norway
7.1
86' 31'
Substitutes
G
Thomas Mikkelsen 16.Denmark
D
Sebastian Sebulonsen 2.Norway
7.0
80'
D
Rasmus Lauritsen 5.Denmark
D
Kevin Mensah 14.Denmark
M
Josip Radosevic 22.Croatia
7.0
70'
M
N. Nartey 35.Denmark
6.8
80'
F
Filip Bundgaard 11.Denmark
6.7
86'
F
O. Schwartau 41.Denmark
F
E. Yeboah 99.Ghana
6.4
86'

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

Jesper Sørensen played with: Patrick Pentz (7.3), Jordi Vanlerberghe (6.4), Kevin Tshiembe (6.7), Jacob Rasmussen (6.7), Sean Klaiber (6.4), Mathias Greve (7.0), Daniel Wass (7.0), Marko Divkovic (6.7), Y. Suzuki (7.5), Nicolai Vallys (7.8) and Ohi Omoijuanfo (7.1).

These were the players on the bench: Sebastian Sebulonsen (7.0), Rasmus Lauritsen, Filip Bundgaard (6.7), Kevin Mensah , Thomas Mikkelsen, Josip Radosevic (7.0), N. Nartey (6.8), O. Schwartau and E. Yeboah (6.4).

Substitutions

Brøndby made 5 changes: Daniel Wass for N. Nartey (80′), Sean Klaiber for Sebastian Sebulonsen (80′), Jordi Vanlerberghe for Filip Bundgaard (86′), Mathias Greve for Josip Radosevic (70′) and Ohi Omoijuanfo for E. Yeboah (86′).

Player of the match: Nicolai Vallys​

The player that probably impressed the most for Brøndby was Nicolai Vallys.

His rating is 7.8 with 1 goal, 34 passes (74% accurate) and 2 key passes. He won 3 duels out of 9. He performed 1 cross.

Results of the day

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