Midtjylland vs Sonderjyske

28 July 2025 · Danish Superliga · 2025/26 · Referee Aydin Uslu

Full time 6 – 2

Half-time: 3–1

  • Franculino Djú 17’, 35’, 75’ (pen)
  • Adam Gabriel 27’
  • Valdemar Byskov 65’
  • Mads Bech Sørensen 79’
  • Alexander Lyng 9’
  • Magnus Jensen 85’ (pen)

Match summary

Midtjylland came from behind to win 6-2 at home to Sonderjyske. Midtjylland led 3-1 at half-time.

In the first half, Alexander Lyng put Sonderjyske ahead in the 9th minute, Franculino Djú equalised in the 17th minute, Adam Gabriel put Midtjylland in front in the 27th minute, and Djú made it 3-1 in the 35th minute. In the second half, Valdemar Byskov made it 4-1 in the 65th minute, Djú made it 5-1 from the penalty spot in the 75th minute, Mads Bech Sørensen made it 6-1 with a header in the 79th minute, and Magnus Jensen pulled one back to make it 6-2 from the penalty spot in the 85th minute.

The chances backed that up: Midtjylland created 4.37 expected goals (xG) from 22 shots to Sonderjyske's 1.80 from 20.

Key events

Midtjylland Sonderjyske
Kick-off
5’
Tobias SommerShot on target
9’
Alexander LyngRight foot shot0-1 (Sonderjyske)
Franculino DjúLeft foot shot1-1 (Midtjylland)
17’
Adam GabrielRight foot shot2-1 (Midtjylland)
27’
Franculino DjúLeft foot shot3-1 (Midtjylland)
35’
Half-time3-1
46’
Mads AggerShot on target
47’
Andreas OggesenShot on target
47’
Magnus JensenShot on target
47’
Mohamed Cherif HaidaraShot on target
Second half underway
Mikel GogorzaShot on target
51’
Valdemar ByskovEdward Chilufya
60’
Valdemar ByskovLeft foot shot4-1 (Midtjylland)
65’
Kevin MbabuAdam Gabriel
72’
Franculino DjúPenalty5-1 (Midtjylland)
75’
77’
Mads Bech SørensenHeader6-1 (Midtjylland)
79’
81’
Albert RrahmaniMads Agger
81’
Matti OlsenAlexander Lyng
84’
Matthew HoppeVAR: No penalty
85’
Magnus JensenPenalty6-2 (Sonderjyske)
Valdemar ByskovShot on target
90+4’
Darío OsorioShot on target
90+5’
Full-time6-2

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 1 2 3 4 5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 4.37 1.80 9’ Alexander Lyng (Sonderjyske), 0-1 9’ 17’ Franculino Djú (Midtjylland), 1-1 17’ 27’ Adam Gabriel (Midtjylland), 2-1 27’ 35’ Franculino Djú (Midtjylland), 3-1 35’ 65’ Valdemar Byskov (Midtjylland), 4-1 65’ 75’ Franculino Djú (Midtjylland), 5-1 75’ 79’ Mads Bech Sørensen (Midtjylland), 6-1 79’ 85’ Magnus Jensen (Sonderjyske), 6-2 85’ 0 1 2 3 4 5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 4.37 1.80 9’ Alexander Lyng (Sonderjyske), 0-1 Lyng 9’ 17’ Franculino Djú (Midtjylland), 1-1 Djú 17’ 27’ Adam Gabriel (Midtjylland), 2-1 Gabriel 27’ 35’ Franculino Djú (Midtjylland), 3-1 Djú 35’ 65’ Valdemar Byskov (Midtjylland), 4-1 Byskov 65’ 75’ Franculino Djú (Midtjylland), 5-1 Djú 75’ 79’ Mads Bech Sørensen (Midtjylland), 6-1 Sørensen 79’ 85’ Magnus Jensen (Sonderjyske), 6-2 Jensen 85’
Midtjylland 4.37 xGSonderjyske 1.80 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Sonderjyske attacking Midtjylland attacking 
75’ Franculino Djú (Midtjylland), penalty, 0.79 xG, goal 85’ Magnus Jensen (Sonderjyske), penalty, 0.79 xG, goal 35’ Franculino Djú (Midtjylland), set piece, 0.59 xG, goal 65’ Valdemar Byskov (Midtjylland), open play, 0.55 xG, goal 42’ Franculino Djú (Midtjylland), open play, 0.44 xG, off target 17’ Franculino Djú (Midtjylland), open play, 0.27 xG, goal 27’ Adam Gabriel (Midtjylland), open play, 0.20 xG, goal 61’ Valdemar Byskov (Midtjylland), open play, 0.20 xG, off target 13’ Aral Şimşir (Midtjylland), open play, 0.19 xG, blocked 18’ Andreas Oggesen (Sonderjyske), open play, 0.17 xG, off target 48’ Magnus Jensen (Sonderjyske), from a corner, 0.15 xG, blocked 79’ Mads Bech Sørensen (Midtjylland), from a corner, 0.15 xG, goal 62’ Darío Osorio (Midtjylland), open play, 0.15 xG, off target 33’ Franculino Djú (Midtjylland), open play, 0.14 xG, off target 9’ Alexander Lyng (Sonderjyske), open play, 0.12 xG, goal 89’ Friday Etim (Midtjylland), open play, 0.11 xG, off target 48’ Mikel Gogorza (Midtjylland), open play, 0.10 xG, off target 38’ Edward Chilufya (Midtjylland), from a corner, 0.09 xG, off target 42’ Han-Beom Lee (Midtjylland), from a corner, 0.09 xG, off target 42’ Oliver Sørensen (Midtjylland), from a corner, 0.08 xG, off target 5’ Tobias Sommer (Sonderjyske), open play, 0.07 xG, saved 55’ Olti Hyseni (Sonderjyske), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 43’ Mads Agger (Sonderjyske), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 54’ Oliver Sørensen (Midtjylland), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 14’ Mads Agger (Sonderjyske), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 51’ Mikel Gogorza (Midtjylland), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 46’ Mads Agger (Sonderjyske), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 47’ Mohamed Cherif Haidara (Sonderjyske), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 67’ Alexander Lyng (Sonderjyske), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 90+4’ Valdemar Byskov (Midtjylland), direct free kick, 0.03 xG, saved 90+5’ Darío Osorio (Midtjylland), direct free kick, 0.04 xG, saved 14’ Chidiebube Duru (Sonderjyske), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 83’ Matthew Hoppe (Sonderjyske), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 47’ Andreas Oggesen (Sonderjyske), from a corner, 0.03 xG, saved 56’ Mikel Gogorza (Midtjylland), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 5’ Edward Chilufya (Midtjylland), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 4’ Mads Agger (Sonderjyske), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 90’ Matti Olsen (Sonderjyske), set piece, 0.02 xG, off target 49’ Olti Hyseni (Sonderjyske), set piece, 0.02 xG, blocked 52’ Olti Hyseni (Sonderjyske), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 47’ Magnus Jensen (Sonderjyske), from a corner, 0.01 xG, saved 48’ Daníel Grétarsson (Sonderjyske), from a corner, 0.01 xG, off target 75’ Franculino Djú (Midtjylland), penalty, 0.79 xG, goal 85’ Magnus Jensen (Sonderjyske), penalty, 0.79 xG, goal 35’ Franculino Djú (Midtjylland), set piece, 0.59 xG, goal 65’ Valdemar Byskov (Midtjylland), open play, 0.55 xG, goal 42’ Franculino Djú (Midtjylland), open play, 0.44 xG, off target 17’ Franculino Djú (Midtjylland), open play, 0.27 xG, goal 27’ Adam Gabriel (Midtjylland), open play, 0.20 xG, goal 61’ Valdemar Byskov (Midtjylland), open play, 0.20 xG, off target 13’ Aral Şimşir (Midtjylland), open play, 0.19 xG, blocked 18’ Andreas Oggesen (Sonderjyske), open play, 0.17 xG, off target 48’ Magnus Jensen (Sonderjyske), from a corner, 0.15 xG, blocked 62’ Darío Osorio (Midtjylland), open play, 0.15 xG, off target 79’ Mads Bech Sørensen (Midtjylland), from a corner, 0.15 xG, goal 33’ Franculino Djú (Midtjylland), open play, 0.14 xG, off target 9’ Alexander Lyng (Sonderjyske), open play, 0.12 xG, goal 89’ Friday Etim (Midtjylland), open play, 0.11 xG, off target 42’ Han-Beom Lee (Midtjylland), from a corner, 0.09 xG, off target 48’ Mikel Gogorza (Midtjylland), open play, 0.10 xG, off target 38’ Edward Chilufya (Midtjylland), from a corner, 0.09 xG, off target 42’ Oliver Sørensen (Midtjylland), from a corner, 0.08 xG, off target 5’ Tobias Sommer (Sonderjyske), open play, 0.07 xG, saved 55’ Olti Hyseni (Sonderjyske), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 43’ Mads Agger (Sonderjyske), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 54’ Oliver Sørensen (Midtjylland), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 14’ Mads Agger (Sonderjyske), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 51’ Mikel Gogorza (Midtjylland), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 46’ Mads Agger (Sonderjyske), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 47’ Mohamed Cherif Haidara (Sonderjyske), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 67’ Alexander Lyng (Sonderjyske), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 83’ Matthew Hoppe (Sonderjyske), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 90+4’ Valdemar Byskov (Midtjylland), direct free kick, 0.03 xG, saved 90+5’ Darío Osorio (Midtjylland), direct free kick, 0.04 xG, saved 14’ Chidiebube Duru (Sonderjyske), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 47’ Andreas Oggesen (Sonderjyske), from a corner, 0.03 xG, saved 56’ Mikel Gogorza (Midtjylland), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 5’ Edward Chilufya (Midtjylland), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 90’ Matti Olsen (Sonderjyske), set piece, 0.02 xG, off target 4’ Mads Agger (Sonderjyske), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 49’ Olti Hyseni (Sonderjyske), set piece, 0.02 xG, blocked 52’ Olti Hyseni (Sonderjyske), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 47’ Magnus Jensen (Sonderjyske), from a corner, 0.01 xG, saved 48’ Daníel Grétarsson (Sonderjyske), from a corner, 0.01 xG, off target
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Lineups

Midtjylland 4-4-2 Starting XI
Lössl
Jensen
Lee
Sørensen
Gabriel 72’
Şimşir 60’
Gogorza 77’
Silva
Sørensen 72’
Djú 3
Chilufya 60’
Sonderjyske 3-4-1-2 Starting XI
Sorensen
Soulas 58’
Jensen
Grétarsson
Duru
Sommer
Oggesen
Klysner 46’
Lyng 81’
Hyseni 68’
Agger 81’

Player stats

Goalkeeper1 player
Jonas Lössl
90′ 4 2 31 – – – – –
Defenders5 players
Adam Gabriel Taken off
72′ 1 – – 5 1 31 1 1 1 –
90′ – 1 – 2 2 59 – – – –
90′ 2 1 – 6 3 65 1 1 – –
90′ 3 1 – 3 – 44 – – – –
Kevin Mbabu Came on as a substitute
18′ 1 – – 1 – 5 – – – –
Midfielders7 players
Aral Şimşir Taken off
60′ – 2 38 7 – – 1 5 – 4 –
90′ – – 68 – – 1 2 1 1 – –
Oliver Sørensen Taken off
72′ – – 41 2 – 3 – 3 – – –
Mikel Gogorza Taken off
77′ – – 30 3 – – – 2 – – –
Edward Chilufya Taken off
60′ – – 12 2 – 1 – 2 2 – –
Valdemar Byskov Came on as a substitute
30′ 1 1 22 1 – 1 1 2 – – –
Denil Castillo Came on as a substitute
18′ – – 9 – – – – 4 1 4 –
Forwards3 players
90′ 3 1 5 3 2.23 – 2 4 2 30 –
Darío Osorio Came on as a substitute
30′ – – 2 1 0.18 – – 1 1 12 –
Friday Etim Came on as a substitute
13′ – – 1 – 0.11 – – 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.

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.