Sonderjyske vs Midtjylland

26 July 2026 · Danish Superliga · 2026/27 · Referee Svend Funder

Full time 2 – 3

Half-time: 2–2

Magnus Jensen 27’
Mohamed Cherif Haidara 45’

Mads Bech Sørensen 26’
Valdemar Byskov 35’
Julius Emefile 66’

Match summary

Midtjylland won 3-2 away at Sonderjyske. It was 2-2 at half-time.

In the first half, Mads Bech Sørensen put Midtjylland ahead with a header in the 26th minute, Magnus Jensen equalised with a header in the 27th minute, Valdemar Byskov put Midtjylland back in front in the 35th minute, and Mohamed Cherif Haidara equalised with a header in the 45th minute. In the second half, Julius Emefile won it in the 66th minute.

Sonderjyske can feel hard done by, creating 1.30 expected goals (xG) from 17 shots to Midtjylland's 0.73 from 12.

Match stats

42% Possession 58%

17 Shots 12

4 Shots on target 5

5 Corners 4

90 Attacks 112

44 Dangerous attacks 48

321 Passes 456

67.0% Pass accuracy 77.9%

18 Tackles 17

14 Fouls 10

1 Yellow cards 2

0 Red cards 0

2 Offsides 1

Key events

Sonderjyske Midtjylland

Kick-off

14’

Rasmus KristensenFoul

26’

Mads Bech SørensenHeader

0-1

Magnus JensenHeader

1-1

27’

Matthew HoppeFoul

31’

35’

Valdemar ByskovLeft foot shot

1-2

Olti HyseniShot on target

44’

Mohamed Cherif HaidaraHeader

2-2

45’

Half-time2-2

46’

Beni JuniorVictor Bak Jensen

46’

Julius EmefileValdemar Byskov

Second half underway

David Boison FrimpongMatthew Hoppe

51’

59’

Friday EtimFranculino Djú

Alexander LyngMathias Olesen

59’

Anders BergholtSimon Wæver

59’

64’

Pedro BravoShot on target

66’

Julius EmefileRight foot shot

2-3

Ismaïl SeydiOlti Hyseni

68’

69’

Friday EtimFoul

72’

Denil CastilloPedro Bravo

80’

Adam GabrielMartin Erlić

Magnus JensenShot on target

87’

90’

M. TullbergManagerTime wasting

Magnus JensenVAR: Penalty given

90+2’

90+12’

Gue-sung ChoShot on target

Full-time2-3

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.

Sonderjyske 1.30 xGMidtjylland 0.73 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

Midtjylland attacking Sonderjyske attacking

Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Lineups

Sonderjyske 3-4-2-1 Starting XI

Midtjylland 3-5-2 Starting XI

Player stats

Goalkeeper1 player


Marcus Bundgaard Sorensen	90′	2	3	37	1	–	–	–	–

Defenders5 players


Maxime Soulas	90′	1	1	–	3	1	36	–	–	–	–
Magnus Jensen	90′	3	2	–	12	8	32	1	1	–	–
Daníel Grétarsson	90′	5	–	–	12	4	35	–	–	–	–
Simon Wæver Taken off	59′	1	1	–	5	2	16	1	–	–	–
Chidiebube Duru	90′	1	–	–	5	2	30	2	–	–	–

Midfielders6 players


Sefer Emini	90′	–	–	37	2	–	2	–	2	–	–	–
Mathias Olesen Taken off	59′	–	–	23	–	–	1	–	2	1	1	–
Mohamed Cherif Haidara	90′	1	–	22	2	–	2	–	6	3	1	–
Olti Hyseni Taken off	68′	–	2	16	3	–	–	–	4	–	3	–
Anders Bergholt Came on as a substitute	31′	–	–	5	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Alexander Lyng Came on as a substitute	31′	–	–	7	2	–	1	–	1	–	–	–

Forwards3 players


Matthew Hoppe Taken off	51′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	1	–	15
David Boison Frimpong Came on as a substitute	39′	–	–	1	–	0.12	–	–	3	–	9	–
Ismaïl Seydi Came on as a substitute	22′	–	–	1	–	0.04	–	1	–	–	1	–

Goalkeeper1 player


Elías Ólafsson	90′	1	2	37	3	–	–	–	–

Defenders6 players


Rasmus Kristensen	90′	2	3	–	5	1	52	1	–	–
Martin Erlić Taken off	80′	2	1	–	9	3	68	–	–	–	–
Mads Bech Sørensen	90′	2	4	–	6	3	82	1	1	–	–
Victor Bak Jensen Taken off	45′	2	–	–	2	–	18	–	–	–	–
Beni Junior Came on as a substitute	45′	–	2	–	4	–	16	–	–	–	–
Adam Gabriel Came on as a substitute	10′	–	–	–	2	1	3	–	–	–	–

Midfielders5 players


Darío Osorio	90′	–	–		–	–						–
Philip Billing	90′	–	1	49	2	–	3	–	7	1	2	–
Pedro Bravo Taken off	72′	–	–	26	–	–	–	–	–	1	–	–
Valdemar Byskov Taken off	45′	1	1	25	1	–	2	–	2	–	–	–
Denil Castillo Came on as a substitute	18′	–	–	4	–	–	–	–	1	–	–	–

Forwards4 players


Franculino Djú Taken off	59′	–	–	–	–	–	–	2	2	–	10	–
Gue-sung Cho	90′	–	–	2	1	0.23	–	–	6	1	15	–
Julius Emefile Came on as a substitute	45′	1	–	1	1	0.16	–	1	3	–	10	–
Friday Etim Came on as a substitute	31′	–	–	–	–	–	–	1	2	–	7

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

Sonderjyske L W L W L

Midtjylland W D D D L

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Previous and next meeting

Previous meeting: Sonderjyske 1-2 Midtjylland, 23 Apr 26 Next meeting: Midtjylland vs Sonderjyske, 08 Nov 26 (upcoming) All Sonderjyske vs Midtjylland meetings

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