FC Midtjylland vs HNK Rijeka

2 - 0
🕒 Thu, 20 Aug 2026 18:00 Europe/London 📍 MCH Arena 🧑‍⚖️ Balazs Berke 🔁 Playoff round 🏁 match finished
Season
2026-2027 Season
Stage
Playoff round
Conference League Table
FC Midtjylland 13 · HNK Rijeka 26
Referee Stats
1 matches · 4.00 yellow cards avg
Yellow cards avg 4.00
Reds avg 0.00
Penalties avg 0.00
Over 4.5 cards 0%
Home wins 100%
Draws 0%
Away wins 0%
How the match was won
  • FC Midtjylland outshot their opponent (18-9).
  • FC Midtjylland controlled possession (60%).
  • FC Midtjylland had the sharper finishing (10-1 shots on target).

Team Overview

FC Midtjylland (Home stats)

Games / Record

3
W-D-L: 2-0-1

Goals For / Against

5 / 3
Avg: 1.67 / 1.00

Points

6
Avg: 2.00

Clean Sheets

1

Failed to Score

1
HNK Rijeka (Away stats)

Games / Record

3
W-D-L: 1-1-1

Goals For / Against

2 / 3
Avg: 0.67 / 1.00

Points

4
Avg: 1.33

Clean Sheets

1

Failed to Score

1

Match Context & Trends

Venue-only form, goal timing, first-goal trends and league context around this Conference League fixture.

Quick comparison bars

2.00
PPG
1.33
1.67
GF
0.67
1.00
GA
1.00
33%
O2.5
0%
33%
BTTS
33%
67%
Score 1st
33%

League-position context

FC Midtjylland rank13th
HNK Rijeka rank26th
FC Midtjylland points13
HNK Rijeka points10
FC Midtjylland: #13 · 13 pts · GD +7
6 pts off the top 2. 2 pts off the play-off line. 13 pts clear of the relegation zone.
HNK Rijeka: #26 · 10 pts · GD -2
9 pts off the top 2. 5 pts off the play-off line. 10 pts clear of the relegation zone.
3-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

FC Midtjylland last 5 home

L W W
Points6/9
Weighted index50
Goals5-3
Record2-0-1
Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.
Recent venue-specific form is balanced.

HNK Rijeka last 5 away

L D W
Points4/9
Weighted index28
Goals2-3
Record1-1-1
Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.
Recent venue-specific form is balanced.

FC Midtjylland trend breakdown

Over 2.533%
BTTS33%
BTTS + O2.533%
1H Over 0.5100%
Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 67% · Over 3.5 33% · 1H BTTS 0%

HNK Rijeka trend breakdown

Over 2.50%
BTTS33%
BTTS + O2.50%
1H Over 0.567%
Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 67% · Over 3.5 0% · 1H BTTS 0%

Scoring reliability

FC Midtjylland score at home67%
FC Midtjylland clean sheet at home33%
HNK Rijeka score away67%
HNK Rijeka clean sheet away33%

First-goal patterns

FC Midtjylland score first67%
FC Midtjylland win after scoring first100%
HNK Rijeka score first33%
HNK Rijeka win after scoring first100%
Comeback rate after conceding first: FC Midtjylland 0% · HNK Rijeka 50%
Avg first goal minute: FC Midtjylland 23.0' · HNK Rijeka 14.0'

Vs league average

FC Midtjylland score at home1.67 vs 1.62
FC Midtjylland concede at home1.00 vs 1.23
HNK Rijeka score away0.67 vs 1.23
HNK Rijeka concede away1.00 vs 1.62
FC Midtjylland score 3% above league average, while HNK Rijeka score 46% below league average.
Defensive side: FC Midtjylland are 19% below league average at home, and HNK Rijeka are 38% below league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games2
Avg goals3.50
BTTS50%
Over 2.550%
At this venue setup: 2.00 goals on average across the last 1.

FC Midtjylland goal timing (home)

1H scored: 40% 2H scored: 60% Danger: 16-30 Vulnerable: 31-45
Goals scored by 15-minute interval
16-30 2
46-60 2
76-90+ 1
0-15 0
31-45 0
61-75 0
Goals conceded by 15-minute interval
31-45 1
61-75 1
76-90+ 1
0-15 0
16-30 0
46-60 0

HNK Rijeka goal timing (away)

1H scored: 50% 2H scored: 50% Danger: 0-15 Vulnerable: 16-30
Goals scored by 15-minute interval
0-15 1
61-75 1
16-30 0
31-45 0
46-60 0
76-90+ 0
Goals conceded by 15-minute interval
16-30 1
46-60 1
61-75 1
0-15 0
31-45 0
76-90+ 0

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal
10
1
Total Shots
18
9
Shots off Goal
5
3
Blocked Shots
3
5
Shots Inside Box
15
6
Shots Outside Box
3
3
Ball Possession
60%
40%
Corner Kicks
5
4
Fouls
17
19
Offsides
2
2
Yellow Cards
1
3
Red Cards
—
—
Goalkeeper Saves
1
8
Total Passes
457
298
Passes Accurate
371
207
Passes %
81%
69%

Events

Yellow Cards
Home
1
Away
3
Red Cards
Home
0
Away
0
Substitutions
Home
5
Away
5
20' ⚽
⚽
20' ⚽ Goal · 1-0
Cho Gue-Sung
Normal Goal · Assist: Franculino Djú
36'
36' I. Ćubelić
46' ↑↓
↑↓
46' ⇄ V. Byskov
1st substitution · For: S. Johannesen
46' ↑↓
↑↓
46' ⇄ Franculino Djú
2nd substitution · For: S. Iheanacho
48' ⚽
⚽
48' ⚽ Goal · 2-0
S. Johannesen
Normal Goal
50'
50' T. Fruk
59' ↑↓
↑↓
59' ⇄ D. Castillo
3rd substitution · For: K. Wätjen
60'
60' S. Johannesen
67' ↑↓
↑↓
67' ⇄ Tiago Dantas
1st substitution · For: J. Puljić
74' ↑↓
↑↓
74' ⇄ Cho Gue-Sung
4th substitution · For: F. Etim
74' ↑↓
↑↓
74' ⇄ I. Ćubelić
2nd substitution · For: A. Gojak
74' ↑↓
↑↓
74' ⇄ N. Janković
3rd substitution · For: Y. Kabadayı
87' ↑↓
↑↓
87' ⇄ T. Fruk
4th substitution · For: J. Lasickas
87' ↑↓
↑↓
87' ⇄ D. Adu-Adjei
5th substitution · For: A. Jurič
89'
89' A. Barco
89' ↑↓
↑↓
89' ⇄ D. Osorio
5th substitution · For: A. Gabriel

FC Midtjylland vs HNK Rijeka 2-0: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

FC Midtjylland beat HNK Rijeka 2-0 on Thursday, 20 August 2026 in Conference League. The match was refereed by Balazs Berke. It was played at MCH Arena.

First half: FC Midtjylland took the lead at 20' when Cho Gue-Sung scored, with the assist credited to Franculino Djú, making the score 1-0. I. Ćubelić received a yellow card for HNK Rijeka at 36'.

Second half: FC Midtjylland made their 1st substitution at 46', with V. Byskov replacing S. Johannesen. FC Midtjylland made their 2nd substitution at 46', with Franculino Djú replacing S. Iheanacho. FC Midtjylland extended the lead at 48' when S. Johannesen scored, making the score 2-0. T. Fruk received a yellow card for HNK Rijeka at 50'. FC Midtjylland made their 3rd substitution at 59', with D. Castillo replacing K. Wätjen. S. Johannesen received a yellow card for FC Midtjylland at 60'. HNK Rijeka made their 1st substitution at 67', with Tiago Dantas replacing J. Puljić. FC Midtjylland made their 4th substitution at 74', with Cho Gue-Sung replacing F. Etim. HNK Rijeka made their 2nd substitution at 74', with I. Ćubelić replacing A. Gojak. HNK Rijeka made their 3rd substitution at 74', with N. Janković replacing Y. Kabadayı. HNK Rijeka made their 4th substitution at 87', with T. Fruk replacing J. Lasickas. HNK Rijeka made their 5th substitution at 87', with D. Adu-Adjei replacing A. Jurič. A. Barco received a yellow card for HNK Rijeka at 89'. FC Midtjylland made their 5th substitution at 89', with D. Osorio replacing A. Gabriel.

FC Midtjylland used 5 substitutions while HNK Rijeka used 5 substitutions. FC Midtjylland got 1 yellow card, while HNK Rijeka got 3 yellow cards.

How the match was won

  • FC Midtjylland outshot their opponent (18-9).
  • FC Midtjylland controlled possession (60%).
  • FC Midtjylland had the sharper finishing (10-1 shots on target).

Head-to-Head Overview

All Meetings (Any Venue)
Total Games2
Home Wins2
Draws0
Away Wins0
Over 2.5 Goals1 (50.0%)
BTTS1 (50.0%)
Home vs Away as Scheduled
Total Games1
Home Wins1
Draws0
Away Wins0
Over 2.5 Goals0 (0.0%)
BTTS0 (0.0%)

FC Midtjylland vs HNK Rijeka Head-to-Head History by Season