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FC Midtjylland vs Rijeka, 1st Leg

FA Cup
Midtjylland
MID
2-0
Final
Rijeka
RIJE
1st Leg
MCH Arena

Match pulse

MIDAttacking pressure by 5 minutes
0'HTRIJE
60%Possession40%
18Shots9
10On target1
5Corners4
1Saves8
17Fouls19
36'Ivan CubelicRIJE50'Toni FrukRIJE60'Sofus JohannesenMID89'Alfonso BarcoRIJE
Team1H2HT
MID112
RIJE000

Who won: Midtjylland 2-0

FC Midtjylland beat Rijeka 2-0 in 1st Leg on Thursday, August 20, 2026 at MCH Arena. Goals for Midtjylland: Cho Gue-Sung (20') and Sofus Johannesen (48').

Every player rated

Chirp Rating, 3.0 to 10.0
  1. 17.5Elias ÓlafssonG
  2. 27.4Aleksa TodorovicG
  3. 37.3Cho Gue-SungCF-L
  4. 47.0Magnus JensenCD
  5. 57.0Franculino DjúCF-R
  6. 67.0Sofus JohannesenSUB
  7. 76.7Philip BillingCD-R
  8. 86.7Stanley IheanachoSUB
  9. 96.6Mads Bech SørensenCD-L
  10. 106.5Darío OsorioRM
  11. 116.4Denil CastilloCM-L
  12. 126.4Valdemar ByskovLM

Team stats

MIDRIJE
17Fouls19
1Yellow Cards3
0Red Cards0
2Offsides2
5Corner Kicks4
1Saves8
60.4Possession39.6
18SHOTS9
10ON GOAL1
0.6On Target %0.1
0Penalty Goals0
0Penalty Kicks Taken0
371Accurate Passes207
457Passes298
0.8Pass Completion %0.7
11Accurate Crosses2
23Crosses13
0.5Cross %0.2
87Long Balls65
51Accurate Long Balls19
0.6Long Balls %0.3
3Blocked Shots5
10Effective Tackles10
17Tackles18
0.6Tackle %0.6
6Interceptions7
21Effective Clearances37
21Clearances37

Player of the game

Elias Ólafsson

MID · 1 saves, clean sheet

7.5

Deserved to win

47%
MID · 0.69 xG
47%
Draw
7%
RIJE · 0.14 xG

Midtjylland created better chances: they win this game 47% of the time

Play by play

  1. Match ends, Midtjylland 2, Rijeka 0.
  2. Second Half ends, Midtjylland 2, Rijeka 0.
  3. 90'+2'

    Foul by Magnus Jensen (Midtjylland).

  4. 90'+2'

    Free kick won

    Ante Juric (Rijeka) wins a free kick in the attacking half.

  5. 90'+1'

    Right footed shot just wide

    Attempt missed. Justas Lasickas (Rijeka) right footed shot from the right side of the box is too high. Assisted by Ante Juric.

    J. Lasickas

  6. 90'+1'

    Attempt blocked. Ante Juric (Rijeka) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ante Orec.

  7. 90'+1'

    Attempt blocked. Jakov Puljic (Rijeka) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Yusuf Kabadayi.

  8. 90'+1'

    Fourth official has announced 5 minutes of added time.

  9. 90'

    Attempt saved. Magnus Jensen (Midtjylland) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top left corner by Aleksa Todorovic (Rijeka). Assisted by Sofus Johannesen with a cross.

  10. 90'

    Corner, Midtjylland. Conceded by Aleksa Todorovic.

  11. 90'

    Attempt saved. Philip Billing (Midtjylland) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top right corner by Aleksa Todorovic (Rijeka).

  12. 89'
    Sub

    Subbed on for D. Osorio

    Substitution, Midtjylland. Adam Gabriel replaces Darío Osorio.

    A. Gabriel

  13. 89'

    Yellow card

    Alfonso Barco (Rijeka) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

    A. Barco

  14. 89'

    Free kick won

    Stanley Iheanacho (Midtjylland) wins a free kick in the attacking half.

  15. 89'

    Foul by Alfonso Barco (Rijeka).

  16. 87'
    Sub

    Subbed on for D. Adu-Adjei

    Substitution, Rijeka. Ante Juric replaces Daniel Adu-Adjei.

    A. Juric

  17. 87'
    Sub

    Subbed on for T. Fruk

    Substitution, Rijeka. Justas Lasickas replaces Toni Fruk.

    J. Lasickas

  18. 87'

    Free kick won

    Darío Osorio (Midtjylland) wins a free kick in the attacking half.

  19. 87'

    Foul by Jakov Puljic (Rijeka).

  20. 86'

    Attempt saved. Friday Etim (Midtjylland) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Aleksa Todorovic (Rijeka).

  21. 86'

    Attempt saved. Kjell Wätjen (Midtjylland) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Aleksa Todorovic (Rijeka). Assisted by Philip Billing.

  22. 84'

    Foul by Pedro Bravo (Midtjylland).

  23. 84'

    Free kick won

    Jakov Puljic (Rijeka) wins a free kick on the left wing.

  24. 83'

    Foul by Friday Etim (Midtjylland).

  25. 83'

    Free kick won

    Alfonso Barco (Rijeka) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

Leaders

MIDRIJE
Total Shots
Stanley Iheanacho
3
Niko Jankovic
3
Accurate Passes
Philip Billing
62
Branko Pavic
28
Defensive Interventions
Magnus Jensen
16
Ante Majstorovic
17
Saves
Elias Ólafsson
1
Aleksa Todorovic
8