HERNING. Midtjylland overcame København to win 2-1. All goals were scored in the first half. It was Midtjylland to strike first with a penalty of Evander at the 18′. Then it was a goal in the 25′ minute to make things even for 1-1. Eventually, A. Dreyer gave the win to Midtjylland in the 36′ minute with a goal. København lost this match even if it was superior in terms of ball possession (57%).
V. Claesson squandered a decisive penalty (45′). That would have allowed København to draw the match.
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 Mads-Kristoffer Kristoffersen assisted by Victor Skytte and Dennis Wollenberg Rasmussen. The 4th official was Sandi Putros. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was cold at 11.9 degrees Celsius or 53.49 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 82%.
Match Statistics
- 43 Ball Possession 57
Shots
- 16 Total 13
- 4 On Target 4
- 12 Off Target 9
- 5 Shots blocked 4
- 72 Attack 103
- 33 Dangerous attack 68
- 74 Ball safe 79
- 3 Penalties 1
- 4 Corners 10
Fouls
- 13 Total 7
- 3 Yellow Cards 3
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 4 Substitutions 5
Ball possession
København had a strong ball possession 57% while Midtjylland was struggling with a 43% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
København was more aggressive with 68 dangerous attacks and 13 shots of which 4 were on target. Notwithstanding, Midtjylland managed to find the solution to win this contest.
Midtjylland shot 16 times, 4 on target, 12 off target. On the opposite side, København shot 13 times, 4 on target, 9 off target.
Cards
Midtjylland received 3 yellow cards (J. Andersson, A. Dreyer and E. Sviatchenko). Regarding the opposition, København received 3 yellow cards (D. Khocholava, V. Claesson and V. Kristansen).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this encounter, Midtjylland will have 13 points like OB to hold in the 7th place. On the other side, København will stay with 12 points to sit in the 9th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Superliga, Midtjylland will play away against København on the 23rd of October with a 28-21 head to head in favor of København (9 draws).
København will play away agasint AGF on the 13th of November with a 22-4 head to head stats in favor of København (15 draws).
Midtjylland – Formation
Midtjylland
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57'
18'
Midtjylland adopted the aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
The manager Albert Capellas Herms decided to play with the following team: Jonas Lössl , Joel Andersson , Henrik Dalsgaard , Erik Sviatchenko , Paulinho , Kristoffer Olsson , Emiliano Martínez , Evander , Anders Dreyer , Sory Kaba and Gustav Isaksen .
The home team had on the bench: Elías Ólafsson, Stefan Gartenmann, Mads Thychosen , Juninho, Oliver Sørensen, Charles , Nicolas Dyhr, Edward Chilufya and Valdemar Andreasen.
Substitutions
Midtjylland made 4 changes: J. Andersson for M. Thychosen (57′), Evander for Charles (83′), G. Isaksen for E. Chilufya (83′) and A. Dreyer for N. Dyhr (90′).
Best player: Evander
The most impressive player for Midtjylland was Evander.
His rating is with 1 goal, 39 passes (71% accurate) and 5 key passes. He was won 8 duels out of 14. He performed 5 crosses.
København – Formation
FC Copenhagen
Also København adopted the aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
Jess Thorup played with: Mathew Ryan , Kevin Diks , Denis Vavro , Davit Khocholava , Victor Kristiansen , Marko Stamenic , Zeca , Viktor Claesson , Ísak Bergmann Jóhannesson , Hakon Arnar Haraldsson and Mohamed Daramy .
These were the players on the bench: Karl-Johan Johnsson, Christian Sørensen, Elias Jelert Kristensen , Nicolai Boilesen , Lukas Lerager , Roony Bardghji , Paul Mukairu, Orri Steinn Óskarsson and Mamoudou Karamoko.
Substitutions
København made 5 changes: H. Haraldsson for L. Lerager (65′), K. Diks for E. Jelert (71′), D. Khocholava for N. Boilesen (71′), I. B. Johannesson for R. Bardghji (71′) and M. Stamenic for O. S. Oskarsson (85′).
Best player: Elias Jelert Kristensen
The player that probably impressed the most for København was Elias Jelert Kristensen.
His rating is with 12 passes (100% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 3 duels out of 3. He performed 1 cross.
His performance was remarkable also because he started the match from the bench before entering the filed in the 71′.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Superliga.
