FC Midtjylland vs Real Sociedad

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🕒 Thu, 13 Feb 2025 17:45 Europe/London 📍 MCH Arena 🧑‍⚖️ Orel Grinfeeld 🔁 Knockout Round Play-offs 🏁 match finished
Season
2024-2025 Season
Stage
Knockout Round Play-offs
Europa League Table
FC Midtjylland 30 · Real Sociedad 14
Referee Stats
3 matches · 5.33 yellow cards avg
Yellow cards avg 5.33
Reds avg 0.33
Penalties avg 0.67
Over 4.5 cards 67%
Home wins 67%
Draws 0%
Away wins 33%
How the match was won
  • Shots were tight (13-9).
  • FC Midtjylland controlled possession (60%).
  • Physical contest: 7 yellows.

Team Overview

FC Midtjylland (Home stats)

Games / Record

5
W-D-L: 1-2-2

Goals For / Against

6 / 7
Avg: 1.20 / 1.40

Points

5
Avg: 1.00

Clean Sheets

1

Failed to Score

0
Real Sociedad (Away stats)

Games / Record

6
W-D-L: 2-1-3

Goals For / Against

8 / 12
Avg: 1.33 / 2.00

Points

7
Avg: 1.17

Clean Sheets

0

Failed to Score

0

Match Context & Trends

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

Quick comparison bars

1.00
PPG
1.17
1.20
GF
1.33
1.40
GA
2.00
60%
O2.5
83%
80%
BTTS
100%
60%
Score 1st
67%

League-position context

FC Midtjylland rank30th
Real Sociedad rank14th
FC Midtjylland points11
Real Sociedad points20
FC Midtjylland: #30 · 11 pts · GD -4
20 pts off the top 2. 13 pts off the play-off line. 11 pts clear of the relegation zone.
Real Sociedad: #14 · 20 pts · GD +5
11 pts off the top 2. 4 pts off the play-off line. 20 pts clear of the relegation zone.
9-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

FC Midtjylland last 5 home

L D L W D
Points5/15
Weighted index24
Goals6-7
Record1-2-2
Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.
Recent venue-specific form is balanced.

Real Sociedad last 5 away

L W L L W
Points6/15
Weighted index33
Goals7-11
Record2-0-3
Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.
Recent venue-specific form has been unstable.

FC Midtjylland trend breakdown

Over 2.560%
BTTS80%
BTTS + O2.560%
1H Over 0.5100%
Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 80% · Over 3.5 20% · 1H BTTS 40%

Real Sociedad trend breakdown

Over 2.583%
BTTS100%
BTTS + O2.583%
1H Over 0.5100%
Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 100% · Over 3.5 33% · 1H BTTS 67%

Scoring reliability

FC Midtjylland score at home100%
FC Midtjylland clean sheet at home20%
Real Sociedad score away100%
Real Sociedad clean sheet away0%

First-goal patterns

FC Midtjylland score first60%
FC Midtjylland win after scoring first33%
Real Sociedad score first67%
Real Sociedad win after scoring first50%
Comeback rate after conceding first: FC Midtjylland 0% · Real Sociedad 0%
Avg first goal minute: FC Midtjylland 29.0' · Real Sociedad 13.8'

Vs league average

FC Midtjylland score at home1.20 vs 1.62
FC Midtjylland concede at home1.40 vs 1.17
Real Sociedad score away1.33 vs 1.17
Real Sociedad concede away2.00 vs 1.62
FC Midtjylland score 26% below league average, while Real Sociedad score 14% above league average.
Defensive side: FC Midtjylland are 19% above league average at home, and Real Sociedad are 23% above league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games2
Avg goals5.00
BTTS100%
Over 2.5100%
At this venue setup: 3.00 goals on average across the last 1.

FC Midtjylland goal timing (home)

1H scored: 80% 2H scored: 20% Danger: 16-30 Vulnerable: 46-60
Goals scored by 15-minute interval
16-30 2
31-45 2
76-90+ 1
0-15 0
46-60 0
61-75 0
Goals conceded by 15-minute interval
46-60 4
0-15 3
31-45 2
76-90+ 1
16-30 0
61-75 0

Real Sociedad goal timing (away)

1H scored: 73% 2H scored: 27% Danger: 0-15 Vulnerable: 76-90+
Goals scored by 15-minute interval
0-15 4
16-30 2
31-45 2
61-75 2
76-90+ 1
46-60 0
Goals conceded by 15-minute interval
76-90+ 5
31-45 4
0-15 2
46-60 2
16-30 1
61-75 0

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal
3
3
Total Shots
13
9
Shots off Goal
6
5
Blocked Shots
4
1
Shots Inside Box
10
5
Shots Outside Box
3
4
Ball Possession
60%
40%
Corner Kicks
8
3
Fouls
16
22
Offsides
1
3
Yellow Cards
3
4
Red Cards
—
—
Goalkeeper Saves
1
2
Total Passes
452
294
Passes Accurate
326
197
Passes %
72%
67%

Events

Yellow Cards
Home
3
Away
4
Red Cards
Home
0
Away
0
Substitutions
Home
5
Away
5
2'
2' Jon Balda
10' ⚽
⚽
10' ⚽ VAR
Brais Méndez
Penalty confirmed
11' ⚽
⚽
11' ⚽ Goal · 0-1
Brais Méndez
Penalty
24' ↑↓
↑↓
24' ⇄ Jon Balda
1st substitution · For: Javi López
25'
25' A. Buksa
31' ⚽
⚽
31' ⚽ Goal · 0-2
T. Kubo
Normal Goal · Assist: Brais Méndez
38' ⚽
⚽
38' ⚽ Goal · 1-2
A. Buksa
Normal Goal · Assist: O. Sørensen
46' ↑↓
↑↓
46' ⇄ Jon Ander Olasagasti
2nd substitution · For: Martín Zubimendi
46' ↑↓
↑↓
46' ⇄ Jon Pacheco
3rd substitution · For: N. Aguerd
46' ↑↓
↑↓
46' ⇄ Barrenetxea
4th substitution · For: Sergio Gómez
46' ↑↓
↑↓
46' ⇄ Dani Silva
1st substitution · For: P. Bravo
51'
51' A. Şimşir
58'
58' D. Castillo
61'
61' Brais Méndez
66' ↑↓
↑↓
66' ⇄ A. Şimşir
2nd substitution · For: Mikel Johan Gogorza Krüger-Johnsen
66' ↑↓
↑↓
66' ⇄ D. Castillo
3rd substitution · For: Franculino Djú
74' ↑↓
↑↓
74' ⇄ O. Óskarsson
5th substitution · For: Mikel Oyarzabal
77' ↑↓
↑↓
77' ⇄ Paulinho
4th substitution · For: V. Bak Jensen
81' ↑↓
↑↓
81' ⇄ O. Sørensen
5th substitution · For: V. Byskov
90+4'
90+4' J. Aramburu
90+5'
90+5' Martín Zubimendi

FC Midtjylland vs Real Sociedad 1-2: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

Real Sociedad beat FC Midtjylland 2-1 on Thursday, 13 February 2025 in Europa League. The match was refereed by Orel Grinfeeld. It was played at MCH Arena.

First half: Jon Balda received a yellow card for Real Sociedad at 2'. VAR intervened at 10' for Real Sociedad (Penalty confirmed). Real Sociedad took the lead at 11' when Brais Méndez scored (Penalty), making the score 0-1. Real Sociedad made their 1st substitution at 24', with Jon Balda replacing Javi López. A. Buksa received a yellow card for FC Midtjylland at 25'. Real Sociedad extended the lead at 31' when T. Kubo scored, with the assist credited to Brais Méndez, making the score 0-2. FC Midtjylland reduced the deficit at 38' when A. Buksa scored, with the assist credited to O. Sørensen, making the score 1-2.

Second half: No goals were scored in the second half. Real Sociedad made their 2nd substitution at 46', with Jon Ander Olasagasti replacing Martín Zubimendi. Real Sociedad made their 3rd substitution at 46', with Jon Pacheco replacing N. Aguerd. Real Sociedad made their 4th substitution at 46', with Barrenetxea replacing Sergio Gómez. FC Midtjylland made their 1st substitution at 46', with Dani Silva replacing P. Bravo. A. Şimşir received a yellow card for FC Midtjylland at 51'. D. Castillo received a yellow card for FC Midtjylland at 58'. Brais Méndez received a yellow card for Real Sociedad at 61'. FC Midtjylland made their 2nd substitution at 66', with A. Şimşir replacing Mikel Johan Gogorza Krüger-Johnsen. FC Midtjylland made their 3rd substitution at 66', with D. Castillo replacing Franculino Djú. Real Sociedad made their 5th substitution at 74', with O. Óskarsson replacing Mikel Oyarzabal. FC Midtjylland made their 4th substitution at 77', with Paulinho replacing V. Bak Jensen. FC Midtjylland made their 5th substitution at 81', with O. Sørensen replacing V. Byskov. J. Aramburu received a yellow card for Real Sociedad at 90+4'. Martín Zubimendi received a yellow card for Real Sociedad at 90+5'.

FC Midtjylland used 5 substitutions while Real Sociedad used 5 substitutions. FC Midtjylland got 3 yellow cards, while Real Sociedad got 4 yellow cards.

How the match was won

  • Shots were tight (13-9).
  • FC Midtjylland controlled possession (60%).
  • Physical contest: 7 yellows.

Head-to-Head Overview

All Meetings (Any Venue)
Total Games2
Home Wins0
Draws0
Away Wins2
Over 2.5 Goals2 (100.0%)
BTTS2 (100.0%)
Home vs Away as Scheduled
Total Games1
Home Wins0
Draws0
Away Wins1
Over 2.5 Goals1 (100.0%)
BTTS1 (100.0%)

FC Midtjylland vs Real Sociedad Head-to-Head History by Season