Midtjylland vs København match preview: Even contest expected at MCH Arena

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Competition: Denmark Superliga
Competition: Sun 13.March
Match begins: 17:00 (UTC)
Venue: MCH Arena (11809 seats)

Midtjylland and København are both thriving in the Superliga with their 2nd and 1st places respectively. Expect a grand fixture!

Insights:
  • Midtjylland have the most scored goals (22) at home in Superliga
  • København have the most scored goals (41) in Superliga

The visiting København played their last game only three days ago, a Europa Conference League match. That game, against PSV, was also an away game. It's a tiring schedule for København.

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Midtjylland form and stats

Midtjylland have performed here at MCH Arena this season with 7 wins from 10 Superliga matches. Some points have been lost, as they have drawn 0 games and lost 3.

Midtjylland's last game was hosting Viborg (placed 8th) and winning 3-1. Midfield player Evander got a match rating of 9.03 in that game, the max score being 10. Evander scored two goals, hit four key passes and had 34 successful passes (of 41 total).

2-2 away at OB before that.

The bookmakers consider this a fairly even contest. One could say only the home advantage separates the teams. It could be relevant to look at how Midtjylland have performed in matches similar to this (as small favourites). Our database has found four matches with the results: Won three, drawn one and lost zero.

The Midtjylland manager Henriksen has got the team scoring with 22 from 10 home games in the league.

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København form and stats

The away team have been very comfortable on their travels so far, racking up 7 wins, 2 draws and only 1 loss in the Superliga. The visitors have performed well in their home games as well, building a total win streak of four games home and away. København hope to make it five in this match.

Did you know that the longest clean sheet streak is 1816 minutes? This record is held by Mazaropi when he played in Vasco da Gama. København goalkeeper Kamil Grabara is eager to challenge this, with his 344 minutes of keeping balls out from the net.

The attacker Biel got a match rating of 9.62 in that game. Biel scored two goals, served one assist, hit four key passes, dribled past the opponent 2 of 4 times and had 17 successful passes (of 21 total).

A home win before that, celebrating 3-0 vs Randers.

A quick return to home after this game, as København are hosting PSV in the Europa Conference League only four days away.

The København manager Thorup has got the team scoring on the road, with 23 away goals in 10 league matches. They concede less than a goal on average per away game (6 so far).

Head 2 Head

The latest head-to-head game ended København - Midtjylland 0-1, played this season. Stats for the prior ten meetings featuring these two sides are: six wins for Midtjylland, three draws and one win for København. Over 2,5 goals: six times; under 2,5 goals: four games.

Top Goalscorers

MidtjyllandJ. dos Santos Júnior
J. dos Santos Júnior
8 goals
KøbenhavnP. Mas Jaume
P. Mas Jaume
8 goals
MidtjyllandE. da Silva Ferreira
E. da Silva Ferreira
7 goals

Midtjylland missing players

København missing players

Midtjylland København
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
20 10 2 Played P 2 10 20
12 7 0 Won W 1 7 12
3 0 0 Drew D 0 2 6
5 3 2 Lost L 1 1 2
36 22 1 Scored S 4 23 41
21 10 4 Conceded C 3 6 13
100% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 90% 90%
85% 90% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 90% 85%
55% 70% 50% Over 2.5 O 2.5 100% 50% 45%
35% 40% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 50% 40% 30%
10% 20% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 10% 10%
45% 50% 50% BTTS BTTS 100% 50% 45%
40% 40% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 50% 50%
15% 10% 50% Failed to Score F T 0% 10% 15%
 
5 4.8 5 Corners for (avg) C F 3.5 4.4 4.5
4.7 5 6 Corners against (avg) C A 6.5 5 4.8
1.6 1.2 2.5 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 4 2.2 2.3
2 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 1
 
15.2 16.4 17 Shots (avg) S ( 12.5 12.3 13.7
5.8 6.6 6.5 Shots on Target (avg) S O 6 5.5 5.8
31% 33% 8% Goal Efficiency G E 33% 42% 36%
 
10.2 11 11 Shots against (avg) S A 8 10.7 10.8
4 4.1 5 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 2.5 2.9 2.9
Key stats in Superliga this season:
  • København have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • København have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
  • København have the fewest conceded goals (13) in Superliga
  • København have the fewest conceded goals (6) away in Superliga
  • København have the fewest conceded goals in the first half (5) in Superliga
  • København have the fewest points from losing position (2) in Superliga
  • København have the most clean sheets (10) in Superliga
  • København have the most clean sheets (5) away in Superliga
  • København have the most points (23) away in Superliga
  • København have the most scored goals (23) away in Superliga
  • København have the most scored goals (41) in Superliga
  • København have the most scored goals in the first half (19) in Superliga
  • København have the the best goal difference (+17) away in Superliga
  • København have the the best goal difference (+28) in Superliga
  • Midtjylland have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Midtjylland have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
  • Midtjylland have the most scored goals (22) at home in Superliga
  • Midtjylland have the the best goal difference (+12) at home in Superliga
  • Midtjylland haven’t played a single 0-0 game.

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 København 20 12 6 2 41 13 10 5 4 1 18 7 10 7 2 1 23 6 28 42
2 Midtjylland 20 12 3 5 36 21 10 7 0 3 22 10 10 5 3 2 14 11 15 39
3 Brøndby 20 11 6 3 29 20 10 7 2 1 15 8 10 4 4 2 14 12 9 39
4 AaB 20 9 5 6 30 24 10 4 2 4 15 15 10 5 3 2 15 9 6 32
5 Silkeborg 20 7 10 3 33 18 10 4 4 2 14 7 10 3 6 1 19 11 15 31
6 Randers 20 8 5 7 23 23 10 4 3 3 13 12 10 4 2 4 10 11 0 29
7 AGF 20 6 6 8 22 27 10 4 3 3 14 12 10 2 3 5 8 15 -5 24
8 Viborg 20 5 8 7 28 32 10 1 4 5 10 15 10 4 4 2 18 17 -4 23
9 OB 20 4 9 7 29 30 10 3 4 3 18 13 10 1 5 4 11 17 -1 21
10 Nordsjælland 20 5 5 10 23 35 10 2 4 4 11 16 10 3 1 6 12 19 -12 20
11 Vejle 20 3 4 13 19 46 10 3 3 4 14 18 10 0 1 9 5 28 -27 13
12 SønderjyskE 20 2 5 13 15 39 10 2 3 5 10 21 10 0 2 8 5 18 -24 11

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Superligaen (The Danish Superliga) is the top level football league in Denmark. It has 14 teams playing each other home and away for a total of 182 matches to create a league table. This is followed by top and bottom half playoffs. The full season runs from July to May with a two month winter break.