Midtjylland vs Silkeborg

24 August 2025 · Danish Superliga · 2025/26 · Referee Mads Kristoffer Kristoffersen

Full time 4 – 2

Half-time: 1–1

Franculino Djú 35’
Aral Şimşir 51’
Darío Osorio 64’
Mikel Gogorza 81’

Elías Ólafsson 32’ (og)
Callum McCowatt 70’

Match summary

Midtjylland came from behind to win 4-2 at home to Silkeborg. It was 1-1 at half-time.

In the first half, Ólafsson's own goal put Silkeborg ahead in the 32nd minute and Franculino Djú equalised with a header in the 35th minute. In the second half, Aral Şimşir put Midtjylland in front in the 51st minute, Darío Osorio made it 3-1 in the 64th minute, Callum McCowatt pulled one back to make it 3-2 in the 70th minute, and Mikel Gogorza made it 4-2 in the 81st minute.

The chances backed that up: Midtjylland created 1.45 expected goals (xG) from 21 shots to Silkeborg's 0.58 from 11.

Key events

Midtjylland Silkeborg

Kick-off

11’

Tonni AdamsenShot on target

Darío OsorioShot on target

13’

Aral ŞimşirShot on target

18’

Aral ŞimşirShot on target

23’

Victor Bak JensenShot on target

24’

32’

Elías ÓlafssonOwn goal

0-1

Franculino DjúHeader

1-1

35’

44’

Younes BakizShot on target

Half-time1-1

Second half underway

Denil CastilloShot on target

48’

Aral ŞimşirRight foot shot

2-1

51’

Darío OsorioShot on target

57’

Darío OsorioShot on target

57’

62’

Rami Al HajjYounes Bakiz

Júnior BrumadoDani Silva

63’

Mikel GogorzaAral Şimşir

63’

Darío OsorioLeft foot shot

3-1

64’

65’

Mads FreundlichFoul

Júnior BrumadoShot on target

66’

Mikel GogorzaFoul

69’

70’

Callum McCowattLeft foot shot

3-2

71’

Oskar BoesenMads Freundlich

71’

Leonel MontanoAndreas Poulsen

Júnior BrumadoFoul

72’

79’

Tonni AdamsenShot on target

Mikel GogorzaLeft foot shot

4-2

81’

Gue-sung ChoFranculino Djú

82’

Valdemar ByskovDenil Castillo

82’

84’

Callum McCowattShot on target

86’

Jeppe AndersenMads Larsen

Adam GabrielKevin Mbabu

86’

Sofus BergerCallum McCowatt

Full-time4-2

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.

Midtjylland 1.45 xGSilkeborg 0.58 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

Silkeborg attacking Midtjylland attacking

Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Lineups

Midtjylland 4-4-2 Starting XI

Silkeborg 4-3-2-1 Starting XI

Player stats

Goalkeeper1 player


Elías Ólafsson	90′	3	2	10	–	–	–	–	–

Defenders5 players


Kevin Mbabu Taken off	86′	1	–	–	6	1	57	3	–	–	–
Han-Beom Lee	90′	1	2	–	3	1	47	–	–	–	–
Mads Bech Sørensen	90′	–	–	–	1	1	44	1	–	–	–
Victor Bak Jensen	90′	5	3	–	5	–	43	1	–	–	–
Adam Gabriel Came on as a substitute	10′	–	–	–	1	–	9	–	–	–	–

Midfielders6 players


Darío Osorio	90′	1	1	37	4	–	2	2	13	2	5	–
Dani Silva Taken off	63′	–	–	38	1	–	–	2	–	–	–	–
Pedro Bravo	90′	–	–	30	–	–	3	4	5	1	–	–
Aral Şimşir Taken off	63′	1	1	18	3	–	–	–	3	–	–	–
Denil Castillo Taken off	82′	–	1	28	3	–	1	1	3	1	1	–
Valdemar Byskov Came on as a substitute	8′	–	–	7	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–

Forwards4 players


Franculino Djú Taken off	82′	1	–	1	1	0.29	–	1	3	2	15	–
Mikel Gogorza Came on as a substitute	27′	1	–	1	1	0.16	–	–	–	–	5
Júnior Brumado Came on as a substitute	27′	–	1	1	1	0.03	–	1	3	1	6
Gue-sung Cho Came on as a substitute	8′	–	–	1	–	0.12	–	–	1	–	2	–

Goalkeeper1 player


Nicolai Larsen	90′	8	4	19	–	–	–	–	–

Defenders4 players


Jens Martin Gammelby	90′	2	–	–	2	–	61	–	–	–	–
Robin Østrøm	90′	1	–	–	1	–	71	–	–	–	–
Andreas Poulsen Taken off	71′	2	–	–	5	1	35	2	–	–	–
Leonel Montano Came on as a substitute	19′	1	–	–	2	–	7	–	–	–	–

Midfielders10 players


Julius Lorents	90′	–	–	49	2	–	4	–	4	1	–	–
Mads Larsen Taken off	86′	–	–	46	–	–	4	–	5	1	–	–
Pelle Mattsson	90′	–	–	59	3	–	3	1	4	2	1	–
Mads Freundlich Taken off	71′	–	–	47	–	–	1	1	2	1	1
Callum McCowatt Taken off	86′	1	–	46	–	–	3	1	10	–	2	–
Younes Bakiz Taken off	62′	–	–	28	–	–	1	–	3	2	2	–
Rami Al Hajj Came on as a substitute	28′	–	–	20	–	–	1	–	2	1	–	–
Oskar Boesen Came on as a substitute	19′	–	–	11	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Jeppe Andersen Came on as a substitute	10′	–	–	7	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Sofus Berger Came on as a substitute	10′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–

Forwards1 player


Tonni Adamsen	90′	–	–	2	2	0.16	–	3	6	2	27	–

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

Midtjylland D W D D W

Silkeborg L L L W W

Last five league games before this one, oldest first. Select one to open it.

Previous and next meeting

Previous meeting: Midtjylland 1-0 Silkeborg, 25 Nov 24 Next meeting: Silkeborg 0-4 Midtjylland, 22 Feb 26 All Midtjylland vs Silkeborg 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.