2020–21 FC Midtjylland season

FC Midtjylland
2020–21 season
Owner	Matthew Benham
Chairman	Rasmus Ankersen
Manager	Brian Priske
Stadium	MCH Arena
Superliga	2nd
Danish Cup	Semi-finals
UEFA Champions League	Group stage
Top goalscorer	League: ; Sory Kaba; (11 goals); All: ; Sory Kaba; (14 goals)
Biggest win	5–0; (21 March 2021 vs. Vejle)
Biggest defeat	0–4; (21 October 2020 vs. Atalanta
	← 2019–20 2021–22 →

The 2020–21 FC Midtjylland season was FC Midtjylland's 22nd season of existence, and their 20th consecutive season in the Danish Superliga, the top tier of football in Denmark. As a result of the club's league title in 2019–20, it qualified for the 2020–21 UEFA Champions League, advancing to the group stage and vied for the 2020–21 Danish Cup, losing in the semi-finals.

Squad edit

As of 1 February 2021 ^[1]

No.	Name	Position	Since	Date of birth	Signed from
Goalkeepers
1	Jesper Hansen	GK	2017	31 March 1985	Lyngby BK
16	Valdemar Birksø	GK	2021	17 March 2001	Homegrown
30	Oliver Ottesen	GK	2017	22 August 1998	Roskilde
31	Mikkel Andersen	GK	2018	17 December 1988	Lyngby BK
49	Jonas Lössl	GK	2021	1 February 1989	Everton F.C.
Defenders
2	Dion Cools	DF	2020	4 June 1996	Club Brugge
5	Daniel Høegh	DF	2020	6 January 1991	SC Heerenveen
6	Joel Andersson	DF	2018	11 November 1996	BK Häcken
14	Alexander Scholz	DF	2018	24 October 1992	Club Brugge
17	Ailton	DF	2021	16 March 1995	VfB Stuttgart
18	Kristian Riis	DF	2016	17 February 1997	Homegrown
27	Oliver Olsen	DF	2018	13 August 2000	Esbjerg fB Youth
28	Erik Sviatchenko	DF	2018	4 October 1991	Celtic F.C.
29	Paulinho	DF	2019	3 January 1995	Bahia
46	Japhet Sery Larsen	DF	2020	10 April 2000	Brentford F.C. B
50	Hosine Bility	DF	2021	10 May 2001	FC Midtjylland U19
Midfielders
7	Pione Sisto	MF	2020	4 February 1995	Celta de Vigo
10	Evander	MF	2018	9 June 1998	CR Vasco da Gama
11	Awer Mabil	MF	2015	15 September 1995	Adelaide United FC
34	Mikael Anderson	MF	2019	1 July 1998	SBV Excelsior
36	Anders Dreyer	MF	2020	2 May 1998	Brighton & Hove Albion F.C.
38	Frank Onyeka	MF	2017	1 January 1998	F.C. Ebedei
40	Jens Cajuste	MF	2018	10 August 1999	Örgryte IS
43	Nicolas Madsen	MF	2017	17 March 2000	Homegrown
45	Gustav Isaksen	MF	2019	19 April 2001	Homegrown
Forwards
9	Sory Kaba	FW	2019	28 July 1995	Dijon FCO
26	Lasse Vibe	FW	2020	22 February 1987	IFK Göteborg
33	Luca Pfeiffer	FW	2020	20 August 1996	Würzburger Kickers
48	Mads Hansen	FW	2021	28 July 2002	Homegrown
58	Aral Simsir	FW	2021	19 June 2002	Homegrown
74	Júnior Brumado	FW	2019	15 May 1999	EC Bahia

Out on loan edit

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
—	FW	CRC	Mayron George (at Pau until 30 June 2021)
—	MF	BUL	Bozhidar Kraev (at Famalicão until 30 June 2021)
—	MF	NGA	Babajide David (at Hatayspor until 30 June 2021)
—	DF	CAN	Manjrekar James (at Lamia until 30 June 2021)
—	DF	DEN	Rasmus Nicolaisen (at Portsmouth until 30 June 2021)
—	DF	DEN	Nikolas Dyhr (at AC Horsens until 30 June 2021)
—	DF	DEN	Søren Reese (at AC Horsens until 30 June 2021)
—	FW	DEN	Casper Tengstedt (at AC Horsens until 30 June 2021)


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
—	MF	DEN	Victor Torp (at Lyngby Boldklub until 30 June 2021)
—	GK	ISL	Elías Ólafsson (at Fredericia until 30 June 2021)
—	MF	NGA	Raphael Onyedika (at Fredericia until 30 June 2021)
—	DF	DEN	Tobias Anker (at Fredericia until 30 June 2021)
—	MF	DEN	Christian Tue Jensen (at Fredericia until 30 June 2021)
—	MF	DEN	Oliver Sørensen (at Fredericia until 30 June 2021)
—	FW	DEN	Sebastian Buch (at Skive IK until 30 June 2021)
—	MF	COD	Gloire Rutikanga (at Thisted until 30 June 2021)

Transfers edit

Arrivals edit

Summer edit

Position	Player	Transferred from	Date	Fee	Source
MF	Pione Sisto	Celta de Vigo	5 September 2020	£2,500,000	^[2]
FW	Luca Pfeiffer	Würzburger Kickers	5 October 2020	£1,500,000	^[3]
DF	Daniel Høegh	Heerenveen	5 October 2020	Free	^[4]

Winter edit

Position	Player	Transferred from	Date	Fee	Source
MF	Ailton	Stuttgart	1 February 2020	Undisclosed	^[5]
GK	Jonas Lössl	Everton	1 February 2020	Free	^[6]

Departures edit

Summer edit

Position	Player	Transferred to	Date	Fee
MF	Artem Dovbyk	SC Dnipro-1	1 August 2020	€450,000
MF	Tim Sparv	AE Larisa	26 August 2020	Free transfer
MF	Nikolaj Kirk	Aarhus Fremad	5 August 2020	Undisclosed
MF	Marc Dal Hende	SønderjyskE	9 August 2020	Undisclosed
MF	Ayo Simon Okosun	Odense BK	5 October 2020	Undisclosed

Winter edit

Position	Player	Transferred to	Date	Fee	Source
MF	Kaan Kairinen	Lillestrøm	15 December 2020	Undisclosed	^[7]
MF	Michael Baidoo	Jerv	16 December 2020	Undisclosed	^[8]
FW	Ronnie Schwartz	Charlton Athletic	4 January 2021	€295,000	^[9]

Non-competitive edit

Pre-season friendlies edit

Mid-season friendlies edit

19 January 2021	AGF	0–2	Midtjylland	Aarhus
13:00 CEST				Stadium: Anlæg Kunstgræsbane 2 (Viby J)

28 January 2021	Silkeborg IF	0–2	Midtjylland	Silkeborg
13:00 CEST				Stadium: JYSK Park

29 January 2021	Midtjylland	2–0	Esbjerg fB	Ikast
13:00 CEST				Stadium: Wunderelf Arena

Competitive edit

Competition record edit

Competition	Record
Competition	G	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %
Danish Superliga	32	18	6	8	57	33	+24	056.25
Danish Cup	6	4	1	1	9	4	+5	066.67
UEFA Champions League	10	3	3	4	12	14	−2	030.00
Total	48	25	10	13	78	51	+27	052.08

Last updated: 24 May 2021.
Source: Competitive matches

Danish Superliga edit

Regular season edit

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Brøndby	22	14	3	5	40	24	+16	45	Qualification for the Championship round
2	Midtjylland	22	13	4	5	35	20	+15	43
3	AGF	22	10	8	4	35	22	+13	38
4	Copenhagen	22	10	5	7	39	35	+4	35
5	Randers	22	9	5	8	31	21	+10	32
6	Nordsjælland	22	7	8	7	35	30	+5	29
7	SønderjyskE	22	8	4	10	30	32	−2	28	Qualification for the Relegation round
8	OB	22	7	7	8	25	28	−3	28
9	AaB	22	7	7	8	24	30	−6	28
10	Vejle	22	6	6	10	25	37	−12	24
11	Lyngby	22	5	5	12	25	43	−18	20
12	Horsens	22	2	6	14	15	37	−22	12

Source: Danish Football Association (in Danish), Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Away goals scored; 5) Play-off (played on neutral ground if determining teams for different rounds); 6) Draw.^[10]^[11]

Championship round edit

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification	BRO	MID	COP	AGF	NOR	RAN
1	Brøndby (C)	32	19	4	9	58	38	+20	61	Qualification for the Champions League play-off round	—	3–1	1–3	2–2	2–0	2–0
2	Midtjylland	32	18	6	8	57	33	+24	60	Qualification for the Champions League second qualifying round	1–0	—	4–1	4–0	3–0	1–1
3	Copenhagen	32	16	7	9	61	53	+8	55	Qualification for the Europa Conference League second qualifying round	2–1	4–2	—	3–2	2–2	2–1
4	AGF (O)	32	13	9	10	48	42	+6	48	Qualification for the European play-off match	1–2	1–4	1–2	—	3–1	2–0
5	Nordsjælland	32	11	10	11	51	51	0	43		0–3	3–2	2–2	2–0	—	2–1

Source: Danish Football Association (in Danish), Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Away goals scored; 5) Play-off (played on neutral ground if determining teams for different rounds); 6) Draw.^[12]^[13]
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners

Regular season edit

11 September 2020 1	SonderjyskE	2–0	Midtjylland	Haderslev
19:00 CEST	Bah 57' Wright 90' (Ekani)	FCM Summary	Cools 48'	Stadium: Sydbank Park Attendance: 2,210 Referee: Mads-Kristoffer Kristoffersen

19 September 2020 2	Midtjylland	1–0	Lyngby BK	Herning
15:30 CEST	Evander 13' Sisto 14' Kraev 41' Scholz 45'	FCM Summary	Winther 20' Gytkjær 37'	Stadium: MCH Arena Attendance: 300 Referee: Jakob Kehlet

26 September 2020 3	Midtjylland	1–0	Randers	Herning
20:00 CEST	Kraev 6' (Dyhr) Onyeka 22' Brumado 49'	FCM Summary	Graves 29' Lauenborg 38'	Stadium: MCH Arena Attendance: 300 Referee: Morten Krogh

4 October 2020 4	Horsens	2–2	Midtjylland	Horsens
18:00 CEST	Pohl 35' (Tengstedt) 45' (pen.) 56' Ludwig 56' Jensen 89'	FCM Summary	Dreyer 23' (Sisto) Brumado 23' (Dreyer) 72'	Stadium: CASA Arena Horsens Attendance: 300 Referee: Peter Kjærsgaard-Andersen

17 October 2020 5	Midtjylland	3–1	OB	Herning
16:00 CEST	Cajuste 33' Kaba 50' 66' (Sviatchenko) Dreyer 81' (Kaba) Sisto 86'	FCM Summary	Sabbi 26' (Frøkjær-Jensen) 56' Okosun 31' Thomasen 31'	Stadium: MCH Arena Attendance: 300 Referee: Michael Tykgaard

24 October 2020 6	Brøndby IF	2–3	Midtjylland	Brøndbyvester
19:00 CEST	Rosted 15' 80' Bruus 16' (Frendrup) Pavlović 38' Uhre 45+1' Lindstrøm 51' (Uhre) Radošević 72' Maxsø 90+4'		Evander 45+1' Sviatchenko 56' Dreyer 62' (Paulinho) Sisto 73' Cajuste 85' Schwäbe 90+4' (o.g.)	Stadium: Brøndby Stadion Attendance: 300 Referee: Jorgen Daugburg Burchardt

31 October 2020 7	Nordsjælland	4–1	Midtjylland	Farum
16:00 CEST	Francis 11' (Jenssen) 45' (Diomande) Frese 52' (Francis) Sulemana 70' (Hansen)	FCM Report	James 33' Dreyer 34'	Stadium: Right to Dream Park Attendance: 300 Referee: Jakob A. Sundberg

8 November 2020 8	Midtjylland	4–0	Copenhagen	Herning
18:00 CET	Kaba 36' Evander 41' (Kaba) Sisto 48' (Dreyer) 68' (Kaba) Paulinho 64'	FCM Summary	Falk 15' Fischer 26' 50' Nelsson 90+2'	Stadium: MCH Arena Attendance: 258 Referee: Mads-Kristoffer Kristoffersen

22 November 2020 9	AGF	1–2	Midtjylland	Aarhus
16:00 CET	Sviatchenko 25' Onyeka 27' 51' Kaba 34' (Onyeka)	FCM Sumamry	Juelsgård 43' Mortensen 63' (pen)	Stadium: Ceres Park Referee: Jens Maae

28 November 2020 10	Midtjylland	0–0	AaB	Herning
16:00 CET	Madsen 39' Cools 68'	FCM Summary	Thelander 23' Ahlmann 42' Højholt 72'	Stadium: MCH Arena Referee: Anders Poulsen

5 December 2020 11	Vejle BK	0–2	Midtjylland	Vejle
19:00 CET	Mølgaard 71' Jensen 81' Hetemi 90+6'	FCM Summary	Paulinho 15' Sviatchenko 45+2' (Evander) Scholz 67' (pen.)	Stadium: Vejle Stadium Referee: Morten Krogh

14 December 2020 12	OB	1–1	Midtjylland	Odense
17:00 CET	Opondo 14' (Sabbi) 90+4' Drachmann 45+3'	FCM Summary	Anderson 63' Kaba 67' (Paulinho) Isaksen 84'	Stadium: Nature Energy Park Referee: Sandi Putros

21 December 2020 13	Midtjylland	3–1	Nordsjælland	Herning
16:00 CET	Dreyer 8' Scholz 12' (Dreyer) Kaba 67' (Cools)	FCM Summary	Mesík 33' Rygaard 45+3'	Stadium: MCH Arena Referee: Mads-Kristoffer Kristoffersen

4 February 2021 14	Midtjylland	1–2	SønderjyskE	Herning
18:00 CET	Cajuste 33' Sviatchenko 90+'	FCM Summary	Frederiksen 23' Albæk 45' Gartenmann 47' Eskesen 76' Jacobsen 80' (Gartenmann) Kanstrup 88' Dal Hende 89'	Stadium: MCH Arena Referee: Peter Kjærsgaard-Andersen

8 February 2021 15	Randers	1–2	Midtjylland	Randers
19:00 CET	Marxen 63' Kehinde 64' Kamara 71' (Marxen)	FCM Summary	Pfeiffer 68' (Paulinho) Paulinho 70' Cools 86' Mabil 90+3' (Dreyer)	Stadium: Cepheus Park Attendance: 0 Referee: Mads-Kristoffer Kristoffersen

14 February 2021 16	Midtjylland	1–0	Horsens	Herning
18:00 CET	Onyeka 50' Cools 71' (Sisto)	FCM Summary	Jacobsen 3' Qamili 90+1'	Stadium: MCH Arena Attendance: 0 Referee: Jakob Kehlet

19 February 2021 17	AaB	0–2	Midtjylland	Aalborg
19:00 CET	Thelander 79'	FCM Summary	Kaba 27' 38' Evander 72'	Stadium: Aalborg Portland Park Attendance: 0 Referee: Jørgen Burchardt

28 February 2021 18	Midtjylland	1–0	Brøndby	Herning
18:00 CET	Isaksen 65' Paulinho 87' 90+3' Cools 90'	FCM Summary	Bjur 64'	Stadium: MCH Arena Attendance: 0 Referee: Jakob Kehlet

4 March 2021 19	Lyngby BK	2–0	Midtjylland	Lyngby
18:00 CET	Nielsen 34' (Kaastrum) Warming 90+2' 90+3' (Torp)	FCM Summary	Evander 35' Isaksen 42' 51' Mabil 65' Madsen 90'	Stadium: Lyngby Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Jens Maae

7 March 2021 20	Midtjylland	0–1	AGF	Herning
16:00 CET	Kaba 54' Cajuste 56'	FCM Summary	Mortensen 9' (Links) Poulsen 38' Diks 90+3'	Stadium: MCH Arena Attendance: 0 Referee: Peter Kjærsgaard-Andersen

14 March 2021 21	Copenhagen	0–0	Midtjylland	Copenhagen
18:00 CET	Lerager 44' Wind 53' Bartolec 57'	FCM Summary	Scholz 5' Sviatchenko 52' Ailton 88' Onyeka 90+1'	Stadium: Telia Parken Attendance: 0 Referee: Mads-Kristoffer Kristoffersen

21 March 2021 22	Midtjylland	5–0	Vejle BK	Herning
17:00 CET	Evander 21' 70' (Mabil) Scholz 27' (Sviatchenko) Sery 30' Cajuste 45+3' (Mabil) Kaba 52' 86' Paulinho 63'	FCM Summary	Ojala 35'	Stadium: MCH Arena Attendance: 0 Referee: Mikkel Redder

Championship round edit

5 April 2021 23	Midtjylland	1–0	Brøndby IF	Herning
18:00 CEST	Kaba 19' (Sviatchenko) Lössl 89' Cajuste 90+6'	FCM Summary	Mensah 65' Slimane 82'	Stadium: MCH Arena Attendance: 0 Referee: Mads-Kristoffer Kristoffersen

11 April 2021 24	AGF	1–4	Midtjylland	Aarhus
18:00 CEST	Grønbæk 44' Olsen 45+5' Mortensen 45+4' 61' Links 56' Hvidt 58' Juelsgård 88'	FCM Summary	Onyeka 16' Dreyer 43' Scholz 45+4' 52' (pen) Anderson 83' (Isaksen) Evander 89'	Stadium: Aarhus Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Peter Kjærsgaard-Andersen

19 April 2021 25	Randers FC	0–0	Midtjylland	Randers
18:00 CEST	Nielsen 86'	FCM Summary	Kaba 50' Cajuste 57' Sviatchenko 74'	Stadium: Cepheus Park Randers Attendance: 0 Referee: Morten Krogh

22 April 2021 26	Midtjylland	4–1	Copenhagen	Herning
21:00 CET	Cajuste 22' Brumado 25' (Evander) Onyeka 38' Dreyer 49' (Evander) Sisto 56' (Evander) Vibe 81' Høegh 90'	FCM Summary	Wind 37' Daramy 45' Bundu 71' (Kristiansen)	Stadium: MCH Arena Attendance: 4,450 Referee: Jørgen Daugbjerg Burchardt

26 April 2021 27	Nordsjælland	3–2	Midtjylland	Farum
19:00 CEST	Onyeka 29' (o.g.) Sulemana 66' (pen) 89' Frese 74' Tyhcosen 80' Villadsen 84' Adingra 90' (Kofod Andersen) 90+6'	FCM Summary	Kaba 45' (Cajuste) Sisto 54' (Anderson) Scholz 73' Lössl 83'	Stadium: Right to Dream Park Attendance: 1,793 Referee: Aydin Uslu

2 May 2021 28	Midtjylland	3–0	Nordsjælland	Herning
18:00 CEST	Scholz 22' (pen.) Sisto 24' (Dreyer) Onyeka 77' (Kaba)	FCM Summary	Jenssen 85'	Stadium: MCH Arena Attendance: 4,450 Referee: Jens Maae

9 May 2021 29	Brøndby IF	3–1	Midtjylland	Brøndbyvester
18:00 CEST	Uhre 37' Radošević 57' Hedlund 70' (Lindstrøm) Pavlović 83' (Slimane)	FCM Summary	Scholz 32' (pen) Paulinho 40'	Stadium: Brøndby Stadium Attendance: 8,158 Referee: Peter Kjærsgaard-Andersen

16 May 2021 30	Midtjylland	1–1	Randers	Herning
18:00 CEST	Sviatchenko 45+2' Evander 80'	FCM Summary	Hammershøy-Mistrati 45+2' (pen.) Graves 53' Egho 70' Greve 72' Kopplin 88' Lauenborg 88'	Stadium: MCH Arena Attendance: 4,450 Referee: Jakob Kehlet

19 May 2021 31	Copenhagen	4–2	Midtjylland	Copenhagen
21:00 CEST	Lerager 30' (Wind) Zeca 40' Wilczek 44' Wind 76' (pen.) Daramy 87' (Fischer) Falk 90'	FCM Summary	Kaba 34' (Evander) Scholz 40' (pen.) Brumado 72' Cools 75' Anderson 90+5'	Stadium: Telia Parken Attendance: 10,927 Referee: Jørgen Daugbjerg Burchardt

24 May 2021 32	Midtjylland	4–0	AGF	Herning
17:00 CEST	Evander 18' (Andersson) Dreyer 45' (Onyeka) 73' Sviatchenko 70' (Evander)	FCM Summary	Andersen 85'	Stadium: MCH Arena Attendance: 4,450 Referee: Mads-Kristoffer Kristoffersen

Danish Cup edit

11 November 2020 Third Round	HB Køge	0–1	Midtjylland	Køge
16:30 CEST			Høegh 21'	Stadium: Capelli Sport Stadium

17 December 2020 Fourth Round	Copenhagen	0–1 (a.e.t.) (5−6 p)	Midtjylland	Copenhagen
20:15 CEST	Johnsson 1' Stage 5' 9' Zeca 104'	FCM Summary	Kaba 3' (pen.) Cajuste 13' Onyeka 48' Sviatchenko 83' Cools 89'	Stadium: Telia Parken Attendance: 266 Referee: Jørgen Daugbjerg Burchardt
	Penalties
	Wilczek Pep Biel Ankersen Boilesen Oviedo Thomsen		Mabil Dreyer Andersson Sviatchenko Evander Paulinho

11 February 2021 Quarter-finals 1st leg	OB	1–2	Midtjylland	Odense
18:00 CEST	Opondo 32' Hyllegaard 36'	FCM Summary	Isaksen 22' 50' Pfeiffer 39' (Cools) Sery 84'	Stadium: Nature Energy Park Attendance: 0 Referee: Sandi Putros

10 March 2020 Quarter-finals 2nd leg	Midtjylland	3–0 (5–1 agg.)	OB	Herning
16:30 CEST	Sery 45' (Scholz) Isaksen 49' Onyeka 57' Vibe 75'	FCM Summary	Okosun 42' Frøkjær-Jensen 71' Guðjohnsen 77' Sabbi 85'	Stadium: MCH Arena Attendance: 0 Referee: Peter Rasmussen

8 April 2020 Semi-finals 1st leg	Midtjylland	1–0	SønderjyskE	Herning
16:30 CEST	Kaba 49' (Evander)	FCM Summary	Vinderslev 34' Holm 69'	Stadium: MCH Arena Attendance: 0 Referee: Jens Maae\

15 April 2020 Semi-finals 2nd leg	SønderjyskE	3–1 (3–2 agg.)	Midtjylland	Haderslev
TBD CEST	Simonsen 49', 83' Scholz 55' (o.g.) Banggaard 75' Eskesen 87'	FCM Summary	Scholz 3' Evander 86'	Stadium: Sydbank Park Attendance: 0 Referee: Jakob Kehlet

UEFA Champions League edit

Qualifying round and Play-off round edit

26 August 2020 Second qualifying round	Ludogorets Razgrad	0–1	Midtjylland	Razgrad, Bulgaria
20:30 EEST	Abel 45' Marín 81' Moți 85'	FCM Summary	Kraev 7' Onyeka 42' Paulinho 62' Brumado 78'	Stadium: Huvepharma Arena Attendance: 0 Referee: Denys Shurman

16 September 2020 Third qualifying round	Midtjylland	3–0	BSC Young Boys	Herning
20:30 CEST	Kaba 31' Onyeka 41' Lefort 51' (o.g.) Dreyer 61' (Kaba) Sviatchenko 76' Mabil 81'	FCM Summary	Aebischer 59' Fassnacht 76'	Stadium: MCH Arena Attendance: 0 Referee: Georgi Kabakov

22 September 2020 Play-off round 1st leg	Slavia Prague	0–0	Midtjylland	Prague, Czech Republic
21:00 CEST	Holeš 51' Masopust 70'	FCM Summary	Paulinho 87'	Stadium: Sinobo Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Cüneyt Çakır

30 September 2020 Play-off round 2nd leg	Midtjylland	4–1 (4–1 agg.)	Slavia Prague	Herning
21:00 CEST	Sviatchenko 56' Kaba 65' (Mabil) Scholz 84' (pen.) Onyeka 88' (Dreyer) Dreyer 90+1' (Kraev), 90+1'		Olayinka 3' Hovorka 53' Bořil 81'	Stadium: MCH Arena Attendance: 0 Referee: Damir Skomina

Group stage edit

Group D edit

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification	LIV	ATA	AJX	MID
1	Liverpool	6	4	1	1	10	3	+7	13	Advance to knockout phase	—	0–2	1–0	2–0
2	Atalanta	6	3	2	1	10	8	+2	11	Advance to knockout phase	0–5	—	2–2	1–1
3	Ajax	6	2	1	3	7	7	0	7	Transfer to Europa League	0–1	0–1	—	3–1
4	Midtjylland	6	0	2	4	4	13	−9	2		1–1	0–4	1–2	—

Source: UEFA

21 October 2020 (2020-10-21) 1	Midtjylland	0–4	Atalanta	Herning, Denmark
21:00	Sisto 74'	FCM Report	Zapata 26' (Romero) Gómez 36' (Zapata) Muriel 42' Romero 84' Miranchuk 89' (Iličić)	Stadium: MCH Arena Attendance: 132 Referee: Artur Soares Dias

27 October 2020 (2020-10-27) 2	Liverpool	2–0	Midtjylland	Liverpool, England
21:00	Milner 41' Jota 55' (Alexander-Arnold) Salah 90+3' (pen.)	Report	Scholz 19' Onyeka 25' Cajuste 32' Paulinho 90+1'	Stadium: Anfield Attendance: 0 Referee: Paweł Raczkowski

3 November 2020 (2020-11-03) 3	Midtjylland	1–2	Ajax	Herning, Denmark
21:00	Dreyer 18' (Cajuste) Vibe 84'	FCM Report	Antony 1' (Tadić) Tadić 13' (Promes) Schuurs 25'	Stadium: MCH Arena Attendance: 132 Referee: Bobby Madden

25 November 2020 (2020-11-25) 4	Ajax	3–1	Midtjylland	Amsterdam, Netherlands
21:00	Neres 40' 66' (Traoré) Gravenberch 47' (Tadić) Mazraoui 49' (Tadić)	Report	Madsen 43' Mabil 80' (pen.) Sviatchenko 90+1'	Stadium: Johan Cruyff Arena Attendance: 0 Referee: Sergei Karasev

1 December 2020 (2020-12-01) 5	Atalanta	1–1	Midtjylland	Bergamo, Italy
21:00	Djimsiti 30' Romero 62' 79' (Hateboer)	Report	Scholz 13' (Kaba) Kaba 28' Paulinho 89'	Stadium: Gewiss Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Anastasios Sidiropoulos

9 December 2020 (2020-12-09) 6	Midtjylland	1–1	Liverpool	Herning, Denmark
18:55	Onyeka 9' Cools 31' Scholz 62' (pen.) Anderson 81'	Report	Salah 1' Kelleher 61'	Stadium: MCH Arena Attendance: 0 Referee: François Letexier

Statistics edit

Appearances edit

As of 24 May 2021

Includes all competitive matches.^[14]

Rnk	Pos	No.	Player	Superliga	Danish Cup	UEFA Champions League	Total
1	MF	36	Anders Dreyer	31	4	10	45
1	DF	14	Alexander Scholz	31	4	10	45
3	MF	45	Awer Mabil	29	4	10	43
4	FW	9	Sory Kaba	27	5	10	42
4	MF	7	Pione Sisto	29	4	9	42
6	28	DF	Erik Sviatchenko	28	4	9	41
7	FW	38	Frank Onyeka	27	4	9	40
8	MF	10	Evander	28	3	7	38
8	MF	34	Mikael Anderson	26	4	8	38
10	MF	40	Jens Cajuste	27	3	8	37
10	DF	29	Paulinho	25	2	10	37
12	FW	45	Gustav Isaksen	22	5	3	30
13	GK	1	Jesper Hansen	18	3	8	29
14	DF	29	Dion Cools	21	2	3	26
15	DF	6	Joel Andersson	13	3	9	25
16	MF	43	Nicolas Madsen	16	3	4	23
17	FW	33	Luca Pfeiffer	12	2	3	17
17	FW	74	Júnior Brumado	12	2	3	17
19	MF	15	Bozhidar Kraev	9	0	7	16
20	GK	49	Jonas Lössl	12	2	0	14
21	FW	26	Lasse Vibe	7	2	3	12
21	DF	17	Ailton	8	4	0	12
23	DF	46	Japhet Sery Larsen	4	4	0	8
23	DF	5	Daniel Høegh	3	3	1	8
25	DF	25	Manjrekar James	4	0	1	5
26	GK	31	Mikkel Andersen	2	0	2	4
27	DF	44	Nikolas Dyhr	3	0	0	3
28	FW	48	Mads Hansen	0	1	0	1
	DF	55	Kristoffer Hansen	1	0	0	1
	DF	18	Kristian Riis	1	0	0	1

Goalscorers edit

As of 24 May 2021

This includes all competitive matches. ^[14]

Rnk	Pos	No.	Player	Superliga	Danish Cup	UEFA Champions League	Total
1	FW	9	Sory Kaba	11	2	1	14
2	MF	36	Anders Dreyer	8	0	3	11
3	DF	14	Alexander Scholz	7	0	3	10
4	MF	7	Pione Sisto	8	0	0	8
5	MF	10	Evander	6	1	0	7
6	MF	38	Frank Onyeka	3	0	1	4
7	MF	11	Awer Mabil	1	0	2	3
	FW	45	Gustav Isaksen	1	2	0	3
	FW	74	Júnior Brumado	2	0	1	3
	DF	28	Erik Sviatchenko	3	0	0	3
11	FW	33	Luca Pfeiffer	1	1	0	2
12	MF	15	Bozhidar Kraev	1	0	0	1
	DF	5	Daniel Høegh	0	1	0	1
	DF	2	Dion Cools	1	0	0	1
	DF	46	Japhet Sery Larsen	0	1	0	1
	FW	26	Luca Pfeiffer	0	1	0	1
	MF	40	Jens Cajuste	1	0	0	1
	MF	34	Mikael Anderson	1	0	0	1
	FW	26	Lasse Vibe	1	0	0	1
	O.G.		Opponent Own Goal	1	0	1	2
TOTALS				57	9	12	78

Assists edit

As of 24 May 2021

This includes all competitive matches. ^[14]

Rnk	Pos	No.	Player	Superliga	Danish Cup	UEFA Champions League	Total
1	MF	10	Evander	6	1	0	7
2	FW	9	Sory Kaba	4	0	2	6
2	MF	36	Anders Dreyer	5	0	1	6
4	DF	2	Dion Cools	2	1	0	3
	DF	29	Paulinho	3	0	0	3
	MF	11	Awer Mabil	2	0	1	3
	DF	28	Erik Sviatchenko	2	1	0	3
8	MF	40	Jens Cajuste	1	0	1	2
8	MF	38	Frank Onyeka	2	0	0	2
10	DF	44	Nikolas Dyhr	1	0	0	1
	MF	15	Bozhidar Kraev	0	0	1	1
	FW	74	Júnior Brumado	1	0	0	1
	DF	28	Erik Sviatchenko	1	0	0	1
	MF	7	Pione Sisto	1	0	0	1
	MF	45	Gustav Isaksen	1	0	0	1
	MF	34	Mikael Anderson	1	0	0	1
	DF	6	Joel Andersson	1	0	0	1
TOTALS				34	3	6	43

Clean sheets edit

As of 24 May 2021

This includes all competitive matches. ^[14]

Rnk	Pos	No.	Player	Superliga	Danish Cup	UEFA Champions League	Total
1	GK	1	Jesper Hansen	8	2	3	13
2	GK	46	Jonas Lössl	6	1	0	7
TOTALS				14	3	3	20

Disciplinary record edit

As of 24 May 2021

This includes all competitive matches.^[14]

Rnk	Pos.	No.	Player
Rnk	Pos.	No.	Player	Superliga		Danish Cup		UEFA Europa League		Total
1	DF	29	Paulinho	6	2	0	0	4	0	10	2
2	FW	38	Frank Onyeka	5	1	1	0	4	0	10	1
3	DF	28	Erik Sviatchenko	5	0	1	0	2	1	8	1
4	MF	40	Jens Cajuste	7	0	1	0	1	0	8	0
5	MF	2	Dion Cools	4	1	1	0	1	0	6	1
6	DF	14	Alexander Scholz	4	0	1	0	1	0	6	0
6	FW	9	Sory Kaba	4	0	0	0	2	0	6	0
8	FW	45	Gustav Isaksen	3	1	1	0	0	0	4	1
9	MF	10	Evander	4	0	0	0	0	0	4	0
10	MF	43	Nicolas Madsen	1	1	0	0	1	0	2	1
	FW	74	Júnior Brumado	3	0	0	0	0	0	3	0
	MF	34	Mikael Anderson	2	0	0	0	1	0	3	0
13	MF	15	Bozhidar Kraev	1	0	0	0	1	0	2	0
	DF	46	Japhet Sery Larsen	1	0	1	0	0	0	2	0
	MF	36	Anders Dreyer	1	0	0	0	1	0	2	0
	GK	49	Jonas Lössl	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
17	MF	7	Pione Sisto	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0
	DF	25	Manjrekar James	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
	FW	26	Lasse Vibe	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0
	MF	11	Awer Mabil	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
	DF	17	Ailton	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
	DF	5	Daniel Høegh	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
TOTALS				57	6	7	0	21	1	85	7

References edit

^ "Squad" (in Danish). FC Midtjylland. Retrieved 12 July 2019.
^ "Pione Sisto: "Volver al Midtjylland era mi mayor deseo"". El Desmarque. 7 September 2020.
^ Huber, Florian (5 October 2020). "Der Hohenloher Luca Pfeiffer spielt künftig Champions League in Dänemark". Heilbronner Stimme (in German). Retrieved 6 October 2020.
^ FCM HENTER DANIEL HØEGH, fcm.dk, 5 October 2020
^ "VfB Stuttgart verabschiedet Abwehrspieler Ailton nach Midtjylland". kicker (in German). 1 February 2021. Retrieved 1 February 2021.
^ "Jonas Lossl vender hjem til FC Midtjylland". FC Midtjylland. 1 February 2021. Retrieved 1 February 2021.
^ "KAAN KAIRINEN HAR SIGNERT FOR LSK: – VELDIG LYKKELIG AKKURAT NÅ". www.eurosport.no (in Norwegian). Eurosport. 15 December 2020. Retrieved 13 February 2021.
^ "MICHAEL BAIDOO FORTSÆTTER I NORGE". www.fcm.dk (in Danish). FC Midtjylland. 16 December 2020. Retrieved 13 February 2021.
^ "DONE DEAL: The Addicks complete the signing of striker Ronnie Schwartz". Charlton Athletic. Retrieved 4 January 2021.
^ "LÆR TURNERINGSSTRUKTUREN AT KENDE" [Get to know the tournament structure]. 3F Superliga (in Danish). Retrieved 2 July 2019.
^ "Superliga 2020/2021". Soccerway. Retrieved 3 February 2020.
^ "LÆR TURNERINGSSTRUKTUREN AT KENDE" [Get to know the tournament structure]. 3F Superliga (in Danish). Retrieved 2 July 2019.
^ "Superliga 2020/2021". Soccerway. Retrieved 3 February 2020.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e "https://us.soccerway.com/teams/denmark/fc-midtjylland/603/"

External links edit

FC Midtjylland Archived 9 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine in Danish

[1] "Squad" (in Danish). FC Midtjylland. Retrieved 12 July 2019.

[2] "Pione Sisto: "Volver al Midtjylland era mi mayor deseo"". El Desmarque. 7 September 2020.

[midtjylland-stimme-3] Huber, Florian (5 October 2020). "Der Hohenloher Luca Pfeiffer spielt künftig Champions League in Dänemark". Heilbronner Stimme (in German). Retrieved 6 October 2020.

[4] FCM HENTER DANIEL HØEGH, fcm.dk, 5 October 2020

[5] "VfB Stuttgart verabschiedet Abwehrspieler Ailton nach Midtjylland". kicker (in German). 1 February 2021. Retrieved 1 February 2021.

[6] "Jonas Lossl vender hjem til FC Midtjylland". FC Midtjylland. 1 February 2021. Retrieved 1 February 2021.

[7] "KAAN KAIRINEN HAR SIGNERT FOR LSK: – VELDIG LYKKELIG AKKURAT NÅ". www.eurosport.no (in Norwegian). Eurosport. 15 December 2020. Retrieved 13 February 2021.

[8] "MICHAEL BAIDOO FORTSÆTTER I NORGE". www.fcm.dk (in Danish). FC Midtjylland. 16 December 2020. Retrieved 13 February 2021.

[addicks-9] "DONE DEAL: The Addicks complete the signing of striker Ronnie Schwartz". Charlton Athletic. Retrieved 4 January 2021.

[10] "LÆR TURNERINGSSTRUKTUREN AT KENDE" [Get to know the tournament structure]. 3F Superliga (in Danish). Retrieved 2 July 2019.

[11] "Superliga 2020/2021". Soccerway. Retrieved 3 February 2020.

[12] "LÆR TURNERINGSSTRUKTUREN AT KENDE" [Get to know the tournament structure]. 3F Superliga (in Danish). Retrieved 2 July 2019.

[13] "Superliga 2020/2021". Soccerway. Retrieved 3 February 2020.

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