Midtjylland vs Horsens

2 August 2026 · Danish Superliga · 2026/27 · Referee Aydin Uslu

Full time 2 – 1

Half-time: 2–0

  • Franculino Djú 33’
  • Friday Etim 45’
  • Kelvin Ehibhatiomhan 78’

Match summary

Midtjylland beat Horsens 2-1. Midtjylland led 2-0 at half-time.

Franculino Djú put Midtjylland ahead in the 33rd minute, Friday Etim made it 2-0 in the 45th minute, and Kelvin Ehibhatiomhan pulled one back to make it 2-1 in the 78th minute.

The chances backed that up: Midtjylland created 1.61 expected goals (xG) from 19 shots to Horsens's 0.34 from 4.

Match stats

59% Possession 41%
19 Shots 4
7 Shots on target 2
7 Corners 3
145 Attacks 107
81 Dangerous attacks 38
452 Passes 321
82.1% Pass accuracy 73.2%
30 Tackles 32
11 Fouls 21
2 Yellow cards 3
1 Offsides 3

Key events

Midtjylland Horsens
Kick-off
Corner
4’
Corner
4’
10’
Corner
14’
Corner
16’
Kristian KirkegaardShot on target
Friday EtimShot on target
18’
27’
Alagie SaineFoul
Franculino DjúLeft foot shot1-0 (Midtjylland)
33’
Friday EtimRight foot shot2-0 (Midtjylland)
45’
Half-time2-0
Denil CastilloJulius Emefile
46’
Second half underway
Darío OsorioShot on target
51’
Corner
54’
Valdemar ByskovShot on target
56’
Corner
56’
58’
Yamirou OuorouFoul
59’
Ole KolskogenFoul
Franculino DjúFoul
61’
62’
Abdul MoroKarlo Lusavec
62’
Jimi TauriainenYamirou Ouorou
62’
Kelvin EhibhatiomhanKristian Kirkegaard
Gue-sung ChoFriday Etim
63’
Corner
66’
Gue-sung ChoShot on target
69’
Corner
69’
Stanley IheanachoFranculino Djú
71’
Sofus JohannesenValdemar Byskov
71’
78’
Kelvin EhibhatiomhanRight foot shot2-1 (Horsens)
Rasmus KristensenFoul
80’
84’
Sebastian HausnerMikkel Kupijbida
Stanley IheanachoShot on target
88’
Corner
88’
Adam GabrielPhilip Billing
89’
90+1’
Ivan MiličevićVictor Pálsson
90+6’
Corner
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 1.61 0.34 33’ Franculino Djú (Midtjylland), 1-0 33’ 45’ Friday Etim (Midtjylland), 2-0 45’ 78’ Kelvin Ehibhatiomhan (Horsens), 2-1 78’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.61 0.34 33’ Franculino Djú (Midtjylland), 1-0 Djú 33’ 45’ Friday Etim (Midtjylland), 2-0 Etim 45’ 78’ Kelvin Ehibhatiomhan (Horsens), 2-1 Ehibhatiomhan 78’
Midtjylland 1.61 xGHorsens 0.34 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Horsens attacking Midtjylland attacking 
5’ Rasmus Kristensen (Midtjylland), from a corner, 0.38 xG, blocked 45’ Friday Etim (Midtjylland), open play, 0.36 xG, goal 15’ Alagie Saine (Horsens), from a corner, 0.17 xG, off target 88’ Stanley Iheanacho (Midtjylland), open play, 0.17 xG, saved 78’ Kelvin Ehibhatiomhan (Horsens), open play, 0.10 xG, goal 69’ Gue-sung Cho (Midtjylland), open play, 0.09 xG, saved 54’ Philip Billing (Midtjylland), open play, 0.09 xG, blocked 33’ Franculino Djú (Midtjylland), open play, 0.07 xG, goal 12’ Valdemar Byskov (Midtjylland), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 18’ Friday Etim (Midtjylland), set piece, 0.07 xG, saved 55’ Martin Erlić (Midtjylland), from a corner, 0.06 xG, off target 56’ Valdemar Byskov (Midtjylland), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 16’ Kristian Kirkegaard (Horsens), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 60’ Rasmus Kristensen (Midtjylland), set piece, 0.04 xG, blocked 21’ Adrian Justinussen (Horsens), direct free kick, 0.04 xG, off target 48’ Valdemar Byskov (Midtjylland), direct free kick, 0.03 xG, off target 73’ Philip Billing (Midtjylland), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 42’ Valdemar Byskov (Midtjylland), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 51’ Darío Osorio (Midtjylland), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 90+1’ Denil Castillo (Midtjylland), set piece, 0.02 xG, blocked 78’ Gue-sung Cho (Midtjylland), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 32’ Julius Emefile (Midtjylland), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 76’ Darío Osorio (Midtjylland), set piece, 0.02 xG, off target 5’ Rasmus Kristensen (Midtjylland), from a corner, 0.38 xG, blocked 45’ Friday Etim (Midtjylland), open play, 0.36 xG, goal 15’ Alagie Saine (Horsens), from a corner, 0.17 xG, off target 88’ Stanley Iheanacho (Midtjylland), open play, 0.17 xG, saved 78’ Kelvin Ehibhatiomhan (Horsens), open play, 0.10 xG, goal 69’ Gue-sung Cho (Midtjylland), open play, 0.09 xG, saved 54’ Philip Billing (Midtjylland), open play, 0.09 xG, blocked 12’ Valdemar Byskov (Midtjylland), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 33’ Franculino Djú (Midtjylland), open play, 0.07 xG, goal 18’ Friday Etim (Midtjylland), set piece, 0.07 xG, saved 55’ Martin Erlić (Midtjylland), from a corner, 0.06 xG, off target 56’ Valdemar Byskov (Midtjylland), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 16’ Kristian Kirkegaard (Horsens), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 60’ Rasmus Kristensen (Midtjylland), set piece, 0.04 xG, blocked 21’ Adrian Justinussen (Horsens), direct free kick, 0.04 xG, off target 73’ Philip Billing (Midtjylland), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 48’ Valdemar Byskov (Midtjylland), direct free kick, 0.03 xG, off target 42’ Valdemar Byskov (Midtjylland), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 51’ Darío Osorio (Midtjylland), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 90+1’ Denil Castillo (Midtjylland), set piece, 0.02 xG, blocked 78’ Gue-sung Cho (Midtjylland), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 32’ Julius Emefile (Midtjylland), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 76’ Darío Osorio (Midtjylland), set piece, 0.02 xG, off target
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Lineups

Midtjylland 3-1-4-2 Starting XI
Ólafsson
Erlić
Sørensen
Kristensen
Bravo
Emefile 46’
Billing 89’
Byskov 71’
Osorio
Djú 71’
Etim 63’
Horsens 4-2-3-1 Starting XI
Delač
Pálsson 90’
Kupijbida 84’
Kolskogen
Saine
Herdonsson
Lusavec 62’
Kirkegaard 62’
Madsen
Ouorou 62’
Justinussen

Player stats

Goalkeeper1 player
Elías Ólafsson
90′ 1 1 30 – – – – –
Defenders4 players
Rasmus Kristensen
90′ 1 – – 3 1 49 1 – –
Martin Erlić
90′ 2 2 – 9 7 52 1 – – –
Mads Bech Sørensen
90′ 1 – – 7 4 72 – – – –
Adam Gabriel Came on as a substitute
11′ – – – – – 2 – – – –
Midfielders8 players
Pedro Bravo
90′ – – 44 2 – 7 2 8 1 – –
Darío Osorio
90′ – – – – –
Philip Billing Taken off
89′ – – 25 1 – 7 1 14 2 6 –
Valdemar Byskov Taken off
71′ – 1 44 4 – – – 2 1 1 –
Julius Emefile Taken off
45′ – – 17 1 – 2 – 4 – – –
Denil Castillo Came on as a substitute
45′ – – 24 1 – 1 – 5 – – –
Sofus Johannesen Came on as a substitute
19′ – – 7 1 – – – 3 – 2 –
Stanley Iheanacho Came on as a substitute
19′ – – 4 – – 2 – 2 1 – –
Forwards3 players
Franculino Djú Taken off
71′ 1 – 1 1 0.07 – – 3 2 9
Friday Etim Taken off
63′ 1 – 2 2 0.42 – – 3 – 13 –
Gue-sung Cho Came on as a substitute
27′ – – 2 1 0.11 – – 5 2 11 –
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. A blank cell means that figure is not available for that player.

Form going into the game

Midtjylland DDDLW
Horsens D

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Previous and next meeting

Next meeting: Horsens vs Midtjylland, 28 Feb 27 (upcoming)  All Midtjylland vs Horsens meetings

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