Midtjylland vs Nordsjaelland

7 September 2026 · Danish Superliga · 2026/27 · Referee Jakob Kehlet

Full time 2 – 2

Half-time: 0–0

  • Friday Etim 72’
  • Martin Erlić 86’
  • Mark Brink 63’
  • Hjalte Boe Rasmussen 74’

Match summary

Midtjylland and Nordsjaelland drew 2-2. It was goalless at half-time.

Mark Brink put Nordsjaelland ahead with a header in the 63rd minute, Friday Etim equalised in the 72nd minute, Hjalte Boe Rasmussen put Nordsjaelland back in front in the 74th minute, and Martin Erlić equalised with a header in the 86th minute.

Nordsjaelland had the better of the chances, with 1.91 expected goals (xG) from 14 shots to Midtjylland's 1.55 from 18.

Match stats

49% Possession 51%
18 Shots 14
6 Shots on target 4
4 Corners 3
85 Attacks 68
40 Dangerous attacks 23
436 Passes 467
85.3% Pass accuracy 79.4%
13 Tackles 27
12 Fouls 17
1 Yellow cards 1
0 Red cards 0
1 Offsides 0

Key events

Midtjylland Nordsjaelland
Kick-off
Rasmus KristensenShot on target
9’
Friday EtimShot on target
34’
42’
Ibrahim AdelShot on target
Friday EtimShot on target
44’
Second half underway
Half-time0-0
Friday EtimShot on target
46’
53’
Lamine SadioVAR: On-field review
54’
63’
Mark BrinkHeader0-1 (Nordsjaelland)
Friday EtimRight foot shot1-1 (Midtjylland)
72’
74’
Hjalte Boe RasmussenRight foot shot1-2 (Nordsjaelland)
74’
Peter AnkersenShot on target
Martin ErlićHeader2-2 (Midtjylland)
86’
Full-time2-2

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 2.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.55 1.91 63’ Mark Brink (Nordsjaelland), 0-1 63’ 72’ Friday Etim (Midtjylland), 1-1 72’ 74’ Hjalte Boe Rasmussen (Nordsjaelland), 1-2 74’ 86’ Martin Erlić (Midtjylland), 2-2 86’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.55 1.91 63’ Mark Brink (Nordsjaelland), 0-1 Brink 63’ 72’ Friday Etim (Midtjylland), 1-1 Etim 72’ 74’ Hjalte Boe Rasmussen (Nordsjaelland), 1-2 Rasmussen 74’ 86’ Martin Erlić (Midtjylland), 2-2 Erlić 86’
Midtjylland 1.55 xGNordsjaelland 1.91 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Nordsjaelland attacking Midtjylland attacking 
74’ Hjalte Boe Rasmussen (Nordsjaelland), open play, 0.92 xG, goal 86’ Martin Erlić (Midtjylland), set piece, 0.31 xG, goal 72’ Friday Etim (Midtjylland), set piece, 0.27 xG, goal 40’ Gue-sung Cho (Midtjylland), open play, 0.26 xG, off target 63’ Mark Brink (Nordsjaelland), open play, 0.23 xG, goal 46’ Friday Etim (Midtjylland), set piece, 0.17 xG, saved 63’ Alexander Lind (Nordsjaelland), open play, 0.15 xG, off target 62’ Villum Berthelsen (Nordsjaelland), open play, 0.13 xG, off target 69’ Alexander Lind (Nordsjaelland), open play, 0.12 xG, blocked 31’ Ibrahim Adel (Nordsjaelland), open play, 0.11 xG, blocked 74’ Friday Etim (Midtjylland), set piece, 0.10 xG, off target 46’ Mark Brink (Nordsjaelland), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 11’ Friday Etim (Midtjylland), set piece, 0.08 xG, off target 74’ Peter Ankersen (Nordsjaelland), open play, 0.06 xG, saved 24’ Gue-sung Cho (Midtjylland), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 34’ Friday Etim (Midtjylland), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 18’ Kjell Wätjen (Midtjylland), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 36’ Rasmus Kristensen (Midtjylland), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 65’ Hjalte Boe Rasmussen (Nordsjaelland), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 90’ Beni Junior (Midtjylland), set piece, 0.03 xG, off target 9’ Rasmus Kristensen (Midtjylland), set piece, 0.03 xG, saved 85’ Abdou Aziz Ndiaye (Midtjylland), set piece, 0.02 xG, blocked 19’ Gue-sung Cho (Midtjylland), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 23’ Juho Lähteenmäki (Nordsjaelland), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 30’ Denil Castillo (Midtjylland), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 44’ Friday Etim (Midtjylland), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 26’ Rasmus Kristensen (Midtjylland), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 32’ Lamine Sadio (Nordsjaelland), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 29’ Friday Etim (Midtjylland), set piece, 0.01 xG, off target 90’ Malte Heyde (Nordsjaelland), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 8’ Peter Ankersen (Nordsjaelland), set piece, 0.01 xG, off target 42’ Ibrahim Adel (Nordsjaelland), open play, 0.01 xG, saved 74’ Hjalte Boe Rasmussen (Nordsjaelland), open play, 0.92 xG, goal 86’ Martin Erlić (Midtjylland), set piece, 0.31 xG, goal 72’ Friday Etim (Midtjylland), set piece, 0.27 xG, goal 40’ Gue-sung Cho (Midtjylland), open play, 0.26 xG, off target 63’ Mark Brink (Nordsjaelland), open play, 0.23 xG, goal 46’ Friday Etim (Midtjylland), set piece, 0.17 xG, saved 63’ Alexander Lind (Nordsjaelland), open play, 0.15 xG, off target 62’ Villum Berthelsen (Nordsjaelland), open play, 0.13 xG, off target 69’ Alexander Lind (Nordsjaelland), open play, 0.12 xG, blocked 31’ Ibrahim Adel (Nordsjaelland), open play, 0.11 xG, blocked 74’ Friday Etim (Midtjylland), set piece, 0.10 xG, off target 46’ Mark Brink (Nordsjaelland), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 11’ Friday Etim (Midtjylland), set piece, 0.08 xG, off target 74’ Peter Ankersen (Nordsjaelland), open play, 0.06 xG, saved 34’ Friday Etim (Midtjylland), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 24’ Gue-sung Cho (Midtjylland), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 36’ Rasmus Kristensen (Midtjylland), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 18’ Kjell Wätjen (Midtjylland), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 65’ Hjalte Boe Rasmussen (Nordsjaelland), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 90’ Beni Junior (Midtjylland), set piece, 0.03 xG, off target 9’ Rasmus Kristensen (Midtjylland), set piece, 0.03 xG, saved 85’ Abdou Aziz Ndiaye (Midtjylland), set piece, 0.02 xG, blocked 19’ Gue-sung Cho (Midtjylland), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 23’ Juho Lähteenmäki (Nordsjaelland), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 30’ Denil Castillo (Midtjylland), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 44’ Friday Etim (Midtjylland), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 26’ Rasmus Kristensen (Midtjylland), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 32’ Lamine Sadio (Nordsjaelland), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 29’ Friday Etim (Midtjylland), set piece, 0.01 xG, off target 90’ Malte Heyde (Nordsjaelland), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 8’ Peter Ankersen (Nordsjaelland), set piece, 0.01 xG, off target 42’ Ibrahim Adel (Nordsjaelland), open play, 0.01 xG, saved
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Lineups

Midtjylland 4-3-1-2 Starting XI
Ólafsson
Jensen 65’
Erlić
Jensen
Kristensen 65’
Billing
Bravo
Wätjen 76’
Castillo 46’
Cho 65’
Etim
Nordsjaelland 3-4-3 Starting XI
Hansen
Nelsson
Acquah
Ankersen
Lähteenmäki 86’
Norheim
Janssen
Brink 86’
Adel 59’
Sadio 59’
Lind

Player stats

Goalkeeper1 player
90′ 2 2 21 – – – – –
Defenders6 players
Rasmus Kristensen Taken off
65′ 2 1 – 5 1 34 – – – –
90′ 1 1 1 2 1 73 1 1 – –
90′ 3 2 3 9 4 68 – – – –
Victor Bak Jensen Taken off
65′ – – 1 1 – 32 1 – –
Beni Junior Came on as a substitute
25′ – – – – – 20 1 – – –
Abdou Aziz Ndiaye Came on as a substitute
25′ 1 – – 4 1 14 – – – –
Midfielders6 players
90′ – – 53 2 – 1 2 6 – 2 –
90′ – – 39 – – – 1 2 1 – –
Kjell Wätjen Taken off
76′ – – 25 2 – 2 – 3 2 – –
Denil Castillo Taken off
45′ – – 10 – – – – 3 – 3 –
Sofus Johannesen Came on as a substitute
45′ – – 13 – – – 1 4 1 2 –
Stanley Iheanacho Came on as a substitute
25′ – 1 7 2 – – – – – – –
Forwards3 players
Gue-sung Cho Taken off
65′ – – 3 – 0.33 – 1 – – 7 –
90′ 1 – 7 4 0.69 – 2 10 4 15 –
Mileta Rajović Came on as a substitute
14′ – 1 – – – – 1 1 – 6 –
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.

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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.