Midtjylland vs FC Copenhagen

11 October 2026 · Danish Superliga · 2026/27 · Referee Jacob Karlsen

Full time 2 – 1

Half-time: 1–0

  • Friday Etim 12’
  • Denil Castillo 62’
  • Mohamed Elyounoussi 49’ (pen)

Match summary

Midtjylland saw off FC Copenhagen 2-1. Midtjylland led 1-0 at half-time.

Friday Etim put Midtjylland ahead with a header in the 12th minute, Mohamed Elyounoussi equalised from the penalty spot in the 49th minute, and Denil Castillo won it in the 62nd minute.

There was little between the sides on chances: Midtjylland created 1.54 expected goals (xG) from 8 shots, FC Copenhagen 1.61 from 14.

Match stats

36% Possession 64%
8 Shots 14
3 Shots on target 1
4 Corners 2
107 Attacks 118
70 Dangerous attacks 75
263 Passes 483
69.6% Pass accuracy 82.4%
18 Tackles 14
9 Fouls 14
1 Yellow cards 3
0 Red cards 0
0 Offsides 1

Key events

Midtjylland FC Copenhagen
Kick-off
Friday EtimHeader1-0 (Midtjylland)
12’
Corner
26’
Friday EtimShot on target
44’
45+2’
Half-time1-0
Second half underway
49’
Mohamed ElyounoussiPenalty1-1 (FC Copenhagen)
49’
Thomas DelaneyVAR: No penalty
56’
Corner
58’
Corner
Denil CastilloRight foot shot2-1 (Midtjylland)
62’
64’
Corner
67’
Corner
82’
Corner
86’
90’
B. SvenssonManagerArgument
90+1’
William ClemArgument
90+2’
Full-time2-1

How the chances added up

Running total of expected goals (xG) for each side through the match. xG rates each chance by how often similar shots are scored. A goal is marked where it was scored.

0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.54 1.61 12’ Friday Etim (Midtjylland), 1-0 12’ 49’ Mohamed Elyounoussi (FC Copenhagen), 1-1 49’ 62’ Denil Castillo (Midtjylland), 2-1 62’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.54 1.61 12’ Friday Etim (Midtjylland), 1-0 Etim 12’ 49’ Mohamed Elyounoussi (FC Copenhagen), 1-1 Elyounoussi 49’ 62’ Denil Castillo (Midtjylland), 2-1 Castillo 62’
Midtjylland 1.54 xGFC Copenhagen 1.61 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 FC Copenhagen attacking Midtjylland attacking 
90+1’ Gue-sung Cho (Midtjylland), set piece, 0.98 xG, off target 49’ Mohamed Elyounoussi (FC Copenhagen), penalty, 0.79 xG, goal 12’ Friday Etim (Midtjylland), set piece, 0.23 xG, goal 90+4’ Robert (FC Copenhagen), open play, 0.18 xG, off target 62’ Denil Castillo (Midtjylland), open play, 0.14 xG, goal 75’ Mohamed Elyounoussi (FC Copenhagen), open play, 0.12 xG, off target 27’ Robert (FC Copenhagen), open play, 0.10 xG, off target 56’ William Clem (FC Copenhagen), open play, 0.09 xG, blocked 40’ Robert (FC Copenhagen), set piece, 0.08 xG, off target 78’ Ousmane Diao (Midtjylland), set piece, 0.07 xG, blocked 59’ Stanley Iheanacho (Midtjylland), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 40’ Andreas Cornelius (FC Copenhagen), set piece, 0.05 xG, off target 58’ Felix Beijmo (FC Copenhagen), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 21’ Alex Král (FC Copenhagen), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 46’ Alex Král (FC Copenhagen), set piece, 0.03 xG, off target 32’ Philip Billing (Midtjylland), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 31’ Marcos López (FC Copenhagen), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 44’ Friday Etim (Midtjylland), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 67’ William Clem (FC Copenhagen), set piece, 0.02 xG, blocked 20’ Robert (FC Copenhagen), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 65’ Denil Castillo (Midtjylland), set piece, 0.02 xG, blocked 67’ Marcos López (FC Copenhagen), set piece, 0.02 xG, blocked 90+1’ Gue-sung Cho (Midtjylland), set piece, 0.98 xG, off target 49’ Mohamed Elyounoussi (FC Copenhagen), penalty, 0.79 xG, goal 12’ Friday Etim (Midtjylland), set piece, 0.23 xG, goal 90+4’ Robert (FC Copenhagen), open play, 0.18 xG, off target 62’ Denil Castillo (Midtjylland), open play, 0.14 xG, goal 75’ Mohamed Elyounoussi (FC Copenhagen), open play, 0.12 xG, off target 27’ Robert (FC Copenhagen), open play, 0.10 xG, off target 56’ William Clem (FC Copenhagen), open play, 0.09 xG, blocked 40’ Robert (FC Copenhagen), set piece, 0.08 xG, off target 78’ Ousmane Diao (Midtjylland), set piece, 0.07 xG, blocked 59’ Stanley Iheanacho (Midtjylland), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 40’ Andreas Cornelius (FC Copenhagen), set piece, 0.05 xG, off target 58’ Felix Beijmo (FC Copenhagen), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 21’ Alex Král (FC Copenhagen), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 46’ Alex Král (FC Copenhagen), set piece, 0.03 xG, off target 32’ Philip Billing (Midtjylland), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 31’ Marcos López (FC Copenhagen), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 44’ Friday Etim (Midtjylland), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 67’ William Clem (FC Copenhagen), set piece, 0.02 xG, blocked 20’ Robert (FC Copenhagen), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 65’ Denil Castillo (Midtjylland), set piece, 0.02 xG, blocked 67’ Marcos López (FC Copenhagen), set piece, 0.02 xG, blocked
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Lineups

Midtjylland 3-4-1-2 Starting XI
Bakker
Diao
Maxsø
Sørensen
Billing
Bravo
Wätjen 54’
Castillo 78’
Morales 46’
Iheanacho 78’
Etim 90’
FC Copenhagen 3-4-2-1 Starting XI
Ramaj
Sørensen
Markgráf
Beijmo
Král 88’
Clem
Delaney 74’
López 81’
Elyounoussi 88’
Robert
Cornelius 74’

Player stats

Goalkeeper1 player
90′ 0 1 26 1 – – – –
Defenders3 players
90′ 3 2 1 3 – 35 1 – – –
90′ 1 2 – 7 5 28 3 – –
90′ 1 1 3 1 – 38 – – – –
Midfielders8 players
45′ – – 17 – – – 1 1 – 1 –
90′ – 1 24 1 – 3 1 8 – 1 –
90′ – – 20 – – – – 3 – 1 –
Kjell Wätjen Taken off
54′ – – 18 – – 2 – 2 2 – –
Denil Castillo Taken off
78′ 1 – 15 – – 3 – 4 1 1 –
Stanley Iheanacho Taken off
78′ – – 4 – – – 1 2 – 1 –
Sofus Johannesen Came on as a substitute
45′ – – 6 – – – – 3 – 2 –
Hong Hyun-seok Came on as a substitute
36′ – – 5 – – 1 – 2 – 1 –
Forwards3 players
Friday Etim Taken off
89′ 1 1 2 2 0.25 – 1 8 3 12 –
Julius Emefile Came on as a substitute
12′ – – – – – – 1 1 1 1 –
Gue-sung Cho Came on as a substitute
12′ – – 1 – 0.98 – – – – 4 –
Came on Taken off Sent off Red is the most in that position for the team

Every player who took the pitch, starters first and then substitutes. A dash means none. xG and xA are expected goals and assists.

Form going into the game

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Shots, expected goals, timeline, lineups, team and player statistics from Bzzoiro Sports Data (sports.bzzoiro.com). Results and odds from football-data.co.uk.