FC Midtjylland 2–0 HNK Rijeka — Match Stats & Analysis

UEFA Conference League · 2026Thu, 20 Aug 2026, 17:00 UTC

FC Midtjylland

2–0Full-time analysis

HNK Rijeka

This page describes the completed match context. The result is not presented as a prior forecast.

Match at a glance

FC Midtjylland won 2–0.

Shots: 189
Shots on target: 101
Possession: 60%40%

Full time

What the match recorded

FC Midtjylland beat HNK Rijeka 2–0. Recorded in this match (FC Midtjylland – HNK Rijeka): shots 18–9, shots on target 10–1, possession 60%–40%, corners 5–4. This is what was recorded. It is not a claim that the result was foreseeable.

This match

Match statistics

Shots18 shots9 shotsFC Midtjylland 18 shots, HNK Rijeka 9 shots
Shots on target10 shots1 shotFC Midtjylland 10 shots, HNK Rijeka 1 shot
Possession60%40%FC Midtjylland 60%, HNK Rijeka 40%
Corners5 corners4 cornersFC Midtjylland 5 corners, HNK Rijeka 4 corners
Fouls17 fouls19 foulsFC Midtjylland 17 fouls, HNK Rijeka 19 fouls
Yellow cards1 card3 cardsFC Midtjylland 1 card, HNK Rijeka 3 cards
Passes457 passes298 passesFC Midtjylland 457 passes, HNK Rijeka 298 passes
Pass accuracy81.2%69.5%FC Midtjylland 81.2%, HNK Rijeka 69.5%
Shots inside box15 shots6 shotsFC Midtjylland 15 shots, HNK Rijeka 6 shots
Blocked shots3 blocks5 blocksFC Midtjylland 3 blocks, HNK Rijeka 5 blocks
Goalkeeper saves1 save8 savesFC Midtjylland 1 save, HNK Rijeka 8 saves
Offsides2 offsides2 offsidesFC Midtjylland 2 offsides, HNK Rijeka 2 offsides

Every shot

Shot map

Every recorded shot, placed where it was taken and sized by its expected-goals value. Arrows show each team’s attacking direction.

off target
on target
goal
penalty
size = xG

FC Midtjylland: 19 shots, 10 on target, 0.59 xG. HNK Rijeka: 9 shots, 1 on target, 0.07 xG.

How the match built

Expected-goals timeline

Expected goals accumulated minute by minute. Circles mark the goals that were actually scored.

The step line is cumulative expected goals; circles mark goals. Final: FC Midtjylland 0.59 xG · HNK Rijeka 0.07 xG.

Metric comparison

Team comparison

led this metric higher value (descriptive) too close

Matches in previous 14 days · Both teams: 1 match

7 daysRest before fixtureprevious completed fixtures · 1/17.04 days

Evidence quality

How much supports this analysis

Grade C · Limited evidenceLimited evidence — limited

Season samples2 / 2home / away teams

Recent samples2 / 2last-five windows

FreshnessLess than one dayfrom nearest prior match

At least one team has fewer than the configured season sample.
At least one team has an incomplete last-five window.
Recorded xG is incomplete, so xG context is omitted where unavailable.

Known unknowns

Lineups, injuries, suspensions and tactical changes are not available in the retained dataset.
Some metrics are unavailable or below their observation minimum: goals_for, goals_against, xg_for, xg_against, shots, shots_on_target, possession, corners, cards, fouls.
The completed-match sample is too small for broad style conclusions.

Analysis cutoff: Thu, 20 Aug 2026, 21:00 UTC · analysis-v4