Counter-Punch
FC Midtjylland
FC Midtjylland were happy without the ball and still created more — 1.71 xG from 41.0% possession.
- Possession
- 41.0%
- Expected goals
- 1.71
- Opponent xG
- 1.21
Superliga · Matchday 6
Aarhus
0 – 2
FT
HT 0–1
FC Midtjylland
F. Etim 11'
D. Castillo 56'
Superliga
Matchday 6Aarhus0–2FC Midtjylland
1.21
Expected goals
1.71
11′56′
Shot-by-shot xG is not available for this fixture, so the race is shown as full-time totals: AAR 1.21, MID 1.71.
Match report
Aarhus 0-2 FC Midtjylland
FC Midtjylland saw off Aarhus 2-0 at Vejlby Stadion in Superliga. Etim opened the scoring for FC Midtjylland on 11' and Castillo made it 2-0 to FC Midtjylland on 56'.
Expected goals finished Aarhus 1.21, FC Midtjylland 1.71. The scoreline is a fair reflection of who created more. Aarhus held 59.0% of the ball.
The numbers picked up more than the scoreline shows. FC Midtjylland graded out for counter-punch — 41.0% possession and 1.71 expected goals. FC Midtjylland graded out for cynical press — 20 fouls and 3 yellow cards.
Friday Etim came out of it with the best individual rating on the pitch, 8.3 for FC Midtjylland from 1 goal, 1 assist and 3 key passes.
It was a niggly afternoon: 39 fouls between them and 5 yellow cards, with FC Midtjylland conceding the most free-kicks (20).
Assembled by TackleZone from this fixture’s match events, team statistics and player ratings. Figures are as reported by the competition feed; where a statistic was not reported, it is left out rather than shown as zero. Longer written analysis is published for selected matches.
Quick stats
59%Possession41%
18Shots14
1.21xG1.71
What the numbers say
2 readsCynical Press
FC Midtjylland
FC Midtjylland broke the game up whenever it got away from them — 20 fouls and 3 bookings.
- Fouls
- 20
- Yellow cards
- 3
Timeline
⚽11'
F. Etim — assist: P. Billing
Half-time
🔄46'
S. Johannesen ↑ P. Bravo ↓
⚽56'
D. Castillo — assist: F. Etim
L. Callo ↑ M. Camara ↓
🔄59'
J. Serra ↑ S. Tchamche ↓
🔄59'
J. Bogere ↑ M. Anderson ↓
🔄59'
🔄67'
V. Bak ↑ M. Erlic ↓
🔄67'
S. Iheanacho ↑ Cho Gue-Sung ↓
Colin Rösler
Foul
🟨68'
R. Carstensen ↑ C. Rosler ↓
🔄72'
🟨81'
Kjell Wätjen
Time wasting
S. Jorgensen ↑ T. Bech ↓
🔄81'
🔄81'
E. Chilufya ↑ F. Etim ↓
🔄85'
A. Ndiaye ↑ D. Beni ↓
Magnus Knudsen
Foul
🟨87'
🟨89'
Philip Billing
Foul
🟨90+2'
Rasmus Kristensen
Argument
Match info
Kickoff
VenueVejlby Stadion, Aarhus
RefereeJacob A. Sundberg, Denmark
CompetitionSuperliga
Season2026
RoundMatchday 6
StatusMatch Finished