Randers FC vs FC Copenhagen

16 August 2026 · Danish Superliga · 2026/27 · Referee Jacob A. Sundberg

Full time 0 – 4

Half-time: 0–3

  • Birger Meling 2’, 14’
  • Mads Emil Madsen 45+1’
  • Marcos López 77’

Match summary

FC Copenhagen won comfortably, 4-0 away at Randers FC. FC Copenhagen led 3-0 at half-time.

In the first half, Birger Meling put FC Copenhagen ahead in the 2nd minute, Meling made it 0-2 from a corner in the 14th minute, and Mads Emil Madsen made it 0-3 in first-half stoppage time. In the second half, Marcos López made it 0-4 in the 77th minute.

The chances backed that up: FC Copenhagen created 1.21 expected goals (xG) from 19 shots to Randers FC's 0.52 from 10.

Match stats

56% Possession 44%
10 Shots 19
0 Shots on target 6
6 Corners 4
74 Attacks 50
48 Dangerous attacks 38
527 Passes 431
86.5% Pass accuracy 82.8%
15 Tackles 15
10 Fouls 11
1 Yellow cards 0
2 Offsides 1

Key events

Randers FC FC Copenhagen
Kick-off
2’
Birger MelingRight foot shot0-1 (FC Copenhagen)
2’
Mohamed ElyounoussiShot on target
13’
Corner
14’
Birger MelingRight foot shot0-2 (FC Copenhagen)
Martin SjølstadLaurits Pedersen
17’
Corner
22’
Corner
23’
30’
Corner
35’
Corner
45+1’
Mads Emil MadsenLeft foot shot0-3 (FC Copenhagen)
Half-time0-3
46’
Geovanni VianneyAndreas Cornelius
Second half underway
Corner
48’
54’
Rúnar Alex RúnarssonDominik Kotarski
69’
Marcos LópezBirger Meling
69’
William ClemRobert
Corner
70’
Felix SommerSabil Hansen
71’
Kasper JunkerCyril Edudzi
71’
Corner
75’
77’
Marcos LópezLeft foot shot0-4 (FC Copenhagen)
78’
Marvin NasnasThomas Delaney
79’
Marvin NasnasShot on target
82’
Corner
Amin Al-HamawiNikolas Dyhr
86’
Hector HøyrupMathias Greve
86’
Corner
90’
Amin Al-HamawiFoul
90+5’
Full-time0-4

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 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 0.52 1.21 2’ Birger Meling (FC Copenhagen), 0-1 2’ 14’ Birger Meling (FC Copenhagen), 0-2 14’ 45+1’ Mads Emil Madsen (FC Copenhagen), 0-3 45+1’ 77’ Marcos López (FC Copenhagen), 0-4 77’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 0.52 1.21 2’ Birger Meling (FC Copenhagen), 0-1 Meling 2’ 14’ Birger Meling (FC Copenhagen), 0-2 Meling 14’ 45+1’ Mads Emil Madsen (FC Copenhagen), 0-3 Madsen 45+1’ 77’ Marcos López (FC Copenhagen), 0-4 López 77’
Randers FC 0.52 xGFC Copenhagen 1.21 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 FC Copenhagen attacking Randers FC attacking 
2’ Mohamed Elyounoussi (FC Copenhagen), open play, 0.18 xG, saved 35’ Gabriel Pereira (FC Copenhagen), from a corner, 0.16 xG, blocked 63’ Mike Themsen (Randers FC), open play, 0.16 xG, blocked 90+3’ Hector Høyrup (Randers FC), open play, 0.12 xG, off target 82’ Mohamed Elyounoussi (FC Copenhagen), open play, 0.10 xG, blocked 80’ Mohamed Elyounoussi (FC Copenhagen), open play, 0.10 xG, off target 17’ Mads Emil Madsen (FC Copenhagen), open play, 0.09 xG, off target 79’ Marvin Nasnas (FC Copenhagen), open play, 0.08 xG, saved 84’ Alex Král (FC Copenhagen), set piece, 0.07 xG, hit the woodwork 13’ Thomas Delaney (FC Copenhagen), set piece, 0.06 xG, blocked 89’ Elies Mahmoud (Randers FC), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 14’ Birger Meling (FC Copenhagen), from a corner, 0.06 xG, goal 29’ Frederik Lauenborg (Randers FC), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 55’ Geovanni Vianney (FC Copenhagen), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 90+1’ Amin Al-Hamawi (Randers FC), from a corner, 0.04 xG, blocked 46’ Mads Emil Madsen (FC Copenhagen), open play, 0.04 xG, goal 59’ Mohamed Elyounoussi (FC Copenhagen), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 84’ Junnosuke Suzuki (FC Copenhagen), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 35’ Mads Emil Madsen (FC Copenhagen), set piece, 0.03 xG, blocked 85’ Mohamed Elyounoussi (FC Copenhagen), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 2’ Birger Meling (FC Copenhagen), open play, 0.02 xG, goal 34’ Mike Themsen (Randers FC), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 55’ Robert (FC Copenhagen), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 45’ Mike Themsen (Randers FC), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 75’ Elies Mahmoud (Randers FC), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 30’ Mike Themsen (Randers FC), set piece, 0.02 xG, blocked 77’ Marcos López (FC Copenhagen), open play, 0.02 xG, goal 83’ Junnosuke Suzuki (FC Copenhagen), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 76’ Wessel Dammers (Randers FC), from a corner, 0.01 xG, blocked 2’ Mohamed Elyounoussi (FC Copenhagen), open play, 0.18 xG, saved 35’ Gabriel Pereira (FC Copenhagen), from a corner, 0.16 xG, blocked 63’ Mike Themsen (Randers FC), open play, 0.16 xG, blocked 90+3’ Hector Høyrup (Randers FC), open play, 0.12 xG, off target 80’ Mohamed Elyounoussi (FC Copenhagen), open play, 0.10 xG, off target 82’ Mohamed Elyounoussi (FC Copenhagen), open play, 0.10 xG, blocked 17’ Mads Emil Madsen (FC Copenhagen), open play, 0.09 xG, off target 79’ Marvin Nasnas (FC Copenhagen), open play, 0.08 xG, saved 84’ Alex Král (FC Copenhagen), set piece, 0.07 xG, hit the woodwork 13’ Thomas Delaney (FC Copenhagen), set piece, 0.06 xG, blocked 14’ Birger Meling (FC Copenhagen), from a corner, 0.06 xG, goal 89’ Elies Mahmoud (Randers FC), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 29’ Frederik Lauenborg (Randers FC), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 55’ Geovanni Vianney (FC Copenhagen), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 90+1’ Amin Al-Hamawi (Randers FC), from a corner, 0.04 xG, blocked 46’ Mads Emil Madsen (FC Copenhagen), open play, 0.04 xG, goal 59’ Mohamed Elyounoussi (FC Copenhagen), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 84’ Junnosuke Suzuki (FC Copenhagen), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 35’ Mads Emil Madsen (FC Copenhagen), set piece, 0.03 xG, blocked 85’ Mohamed Elyounoussi (FC Copenhagen), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 55’ Robert (FC Copenhagen), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 2’ Birger Meling (FC Copenhagen), open play, 0.02 xG, goal 34’ Mike Themsen (Randers FC), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 45’ Mike Themsen (Randers FC), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 30’ Mike Themsen (Randers FC), set piece, 0.02 xG, blocked 75’ Elies Mahmoud (Randers FC), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 77’ Marcos López (FC Copenhagen), open play, 0.02 xG, goal 83’ Junnosuke Suzuki (FC Copenhagen), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 76’ Wessel Dammers (Randers FC), from a corner, 0.01 xG, blocked
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Lineups

Randers FC 4-2-3-1 Starting XI
Storch
Dyhr 86’
Høegh
Dammers
Hansen 71’
Pedersen 17’
Lauenborg
Edudzi 71’
Greve 86’
Mahmoud
Themsen
FC Copenhagen 4-2-3-1 Starting XI
Kotarski 54’
Suzuki
Pereira
Meling 2 69’
Beijmo
Král
Delaney 78’
Elyounoussi
Madsen
Robert 69’
Cornelius 46’

Player stats

Goalkeeper1 player
Jannich Storch
90′ 2 4 24 – – – – –
Defenders7 players
Sabil Hansen Taken off
71′ 1 2 1 4 1 25 – – – –
Daniel Høegh
90′ 1 – 2 1 – 88 1 – – –
Wessel Dammers
90′ 1 3 1 2 1 96 1 – – –
Nikolas Dyhr Taken off
86′ – – – 2 1 20 – – – –
Martin Sjølstad Came on as a substitute
73′ 1 – – 4 – 32 1 – – –
Felix Sommer Came on as a substitute
19′ 1 – 1 2 1 14 – – – –
Amin Al-Hamawi Came on as a substitute
10′ – – – 2 – 7 1 – –
Midfielders6 players
Laurits Pedersen Taken off
17′ – – 12 – – – – – – – –
Frederik Lauenborg
90′ – – 69 – – 2 – 3 1 1 –
Elies Mahmoud
90′ – – 51 1 – 3 – 11 1 3 –
Mathias Greve Taken off
86′ – – 29 1 – 3 – 4 3 1 –
Cyril Edudzi Taken off
71′ – – 13 1 – 2 – 4 1 – –
Hector Høyrup Came on as a substitute
10′ – – 8 – – – – – – – –
Forwards2 players
Mike Themsen
90′ – – 4 – 0.22 – 2 4 – 33 –
Kasper Junker Came on as a substitute
19′ – – – – – – – 1 1 2 –
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

Randers FC DLDLW
FC Copenhagen DWWWW

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Previous and next meeting

 Previous meeting: FC Copenhagen 5-0 Randers FC, 17 May 26 Next meeting: FC Copenhagen vs Randers FC, 07 Mar 27 (upcoming)  All Randers FC vs FC Copenhagen 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.