Thursday , 2 July 2026

FC Midtjylland vs Sporting Clube de Portugal, Europe 2022-23 PLAYOFF ROUND

UEFA Europa League · 2022-23
FC Midtjylland
0 – 4
Full Time
Sporting Clube de Portugal
Thu 23 Feb 2023 · 17:45 UTC MCH Arena HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 34' Ricardo Esgaio
Paulinho 36' Y
Paulinho 37' Y
Paulinho 38' R
Emam Ashour 74' Y
Y 74' Manuel Ugarte
Armin Gigovic 90' Y

Overview

Match Preview

FC Midtjylland vs Sporting Clube de Portugal — Europe at MCH Arena.

Match Details

  • Referee Peter Kralovic
  • Referee Bartosz Frankowski
  • Referee Ivan Kruzliak
  • Referee Branislav Hancko
  • Referee
  • Referee Piotr Lasyk

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Olympique Lyonnais 8 21
2 Aston Villa FC 8 21
3 FC Midtjylland 8 19
4 Real Betis Balompie 8 17
5 FC Porto 8 17
6 Sporting Clube de Braga 8 17
7 SC Freiburg 8 17
8 AS Roma 8 16
9 KRC Genk 8 16
10 Bologna FC 1909 8 15
11 VfB Stuttgart 8 15
12 Ferencvarosi TC 8 15
13 Nottingham Forest FC 8 14
14 FC Viktoria Plzen 8 14
15 FK Crvena Zvezda 8 14
16 RC Celta de Vigo 8 13
17 PAOK Thessaloniki FC 8 12
18 Lille OSC 8 12
19 Fenerbahce SK 8 12
20 Panathinaikos AO 8 12
21 Celtic FC 8 11
22 PFK Ludogorets 1945 Razgrad 8 10
23 GNK Dinamo Zagreb 8 10
24 SK Brann 8 9
25 BSC Young Boys 8 9
26 SK Sturm Graz 8 7
27 FCSB Bukarest 8 7
28 Go Ahead Eagles 8 7
29 Feyenoord Rotterdam 8 6
30 FC Basel 1893 8 6
31 FC Red Bull Salzburg 8 6
32 Rangers FC 8 4
33 OGC Nice 8 3
34 FC Utrecht 8 1
35 Malmo FF 8 1
36 Maccabi Tel Aviv FC 8 1

Head-to-Head

1
1
FC Midtjylland 2 games · Avg 3.0 goals Sporting Clube de Portugal
Last 5 meetings
2023-02-23 FC Midtjylland 0–4 Sporting Clube de Portugal 2023-02-16 Sporting Clube de Portugal 1–1 FC Midtjylland

Recent Form

FC Midtjylland
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
23 Feb Sporting Clube de Portugal H 0–4 L
16 Feb Sporting Clube de Portugal A 1–1 D
03 Nov SK Sturm Graz H 2–0 W
27 Oct SS Lazio A 1–2 L
13 Oct Feyenoord Rotterdam A 2–2 D
06 Oct Feyenoord Rotterdam H 2–2 D
Sporting Clube de Portugal
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
23 Feb FC Midtjylland A 4–0 W
20 Feb GD Chaves A 3–2 W
16 Feb FC Midtjylland H 1–1 D
12 Feb FC Porto H 1–2 L
06 Feb Rio Ave FC A 1–0 W
01 Feb Sporting Clube de Braga H 5–0 W

Key Stats

50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (2 games)
50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
50% Clean Sheets
FC Midtjylland this season

Events

Match Events

  • 0' KICK OFF: fc midtjylland gets underway.
  • 5' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 5 minutes.
  • 10' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Kristoffer Olsson made 105 appearances and scored 4 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 15' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Joel Andersson suffering a number of foals already.
  • 20' fc midtjylland is showing some good football. However, fc midtjylland are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 21' GOAL! Sebastian Coates scores on 21.
  • 26' It looks like no one’s ball. sporting clube de portugal is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 31' Supporters expect more eagerness from Mateus Fernandes, as he is very good at scoring at MCH Arena with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 34' It’s a booking for Sporting Clube de Portugal player. Ricardo Esgaio gets a Yellow card.
  • 36' A meaty challenge results in booking for Paulinho on 36.
  • 37' FC Midtjylland receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 37.
  • 38' A meaty challenge results in booking for Paulinho on 38.
  • 43' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 46' Hector Bellerin is replacing Ricardo Esgaio for the Sporting Clube de Portugal side.
  • 50' Goal! Pedro Goncalves scores his 88 goal in 343 matches.
  • 53' Time for substitution for Sporting Clube de Portugal. Hidemasa Morita is replaced by Mateus Fernandes.
  • 58' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 63' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
  • 65' Trincao has so much to prove this time. He replaces Marcus Edwards on 65 minute.
  • 70' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 0 times this season with winning -% of all matches.
  • 72' The FC Midtjylland manager makes a substitution. Joel Andersson departs to be replaced by Mads Thychosen.
  • 74' Emam Ashour is having his name booked by the referee on 74.
  • 77' What a strike from Pedro Goncalves! The score is 0-3.
  • 77' Time for substitution for Sporting Clube de Portugal. Manuel Ugarte is replaced by Mateo Tanlongo.
  • 78' The Sporting Clube de Portugal manager makes a substitution. Manuel Ugarte departs to be replaced by Mateo Tanlongo.
  • 79' Another substitution for FC Midtjylland to replace Gustav Isaksen by Frederik Heiselberg on 79 minute.
  • 84' fc midtjylland seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
  • 85' Goal! Stefan Gartenmann scores his 5 goal in 1 matches.
  • 90' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Armin Gigovic.
  • That’s it! Another goalless match for fc midtjylland and sporting clube de portugal (для сухой ничьи).

Lineups

FC Midtjylland Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Albert Capellas

Sporting Clube de Portugal Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Ruben Amorim

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Sebastian Coates 2
Pedro Goncalves 2
Stefan Gartenmann 1

Head to Head

2023-02-23 FC Midtjylland 0–4 Sporting Clube de Portugal 2023-02-16 Sporting Clube de Portugal 1–1 FC Midtjylland

FC Midtjylland Form

2023-02-23 FC Midtjylland 0–4 Sporting Clube de Portugal L 2023-02-16 Sporting Clube de Portugal 1–1 FC Midtjylland D 2022-11-03 FC Midtjylland 2–0 SK Sturm Graz W 2022-10-27 SS Lazio 2–1 FC Midtjylland L 2022-10-13 Feyenoord Rotterdam 2–2 FC Midtjylland D 2022-10-06 FC Midtjylland 2–2 Feyenoord Rotterdam D

Sporting Clube de Portugal Form

2023-02-23 FC Midtjylland 0–4 Sporting Clube de Portugal W 2023-02-20 GD Chaves 2–3 Sporting Clube de Portugal W 2023-02-16 Sporting Clube de Portugal 1–1 FC Midtjylland D 2023-02-12 Sporting Clube de Portugal 1–2 FC Porto L 2023-02-06 Rio Ave FC 0–1 Sporting Clube de Portugal W 2023-02-01 Sporting Clube de Portugal 5–0 Sporting Clube de Braga W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
1.04 FC Midtjylland xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.86 Sporting Clube de Portugal xG
I would bet for: Markets are evenly balanced — no clear value pick.

Match Result

✓ Correct
FC Midtjylland24% Draw26% Sporting Clube de Portugal50%
Actual: Sporting Clube de Portugal win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes55% 0% No45%
Avg goals/match: 2.9
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 93%
7%
± 1.5 78%
22%
± 2.5 54%
46%
± 3.5 33%
67%
± 4.5 17%
83%

Double Chance

FC Midtjylland or Draw
50%
Draw or Sporting Clube de Portugal
76%
FC Midtjylland or Sporting Clube de Portugal
74%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
FC Midtjylland17% Draw44% Sporting Clube de Portugal39%
Actual: Sporting Clube de Portugal win at HT

Correct Score

✗ 0–4 not predicted
0 – 4
Actual
1 – 1
11.5%
1 – 2
9.5%
0 – 1
9.5%
0 – 2
9.4%
0 – 0
7.3%
1 – 3
5.9%
0 – 3
5.7%
2 – 1
5.3%
2 – 2
5%
1 – 0
4.9%
2 – 3
3.2%
2 – 0
2.9%

Asian Handicap — FC Midtjylland

Handicap FC Midtjylland covers Push Sporting Clube de Portugal covers
-2.5 2% — 98%
-2 2% 5% 93%
-1.5 7% — 93%
-1 7% 12% 80%
-0.5 20% — 80%
+0.5 45% — 55%
+1 45% 23% 32%
+1.5 68% — 32%
+2 68% 17% 15%
+2.5 85% — 15%

Clean Sheet

FC Midtjylland keeps clean sheet
16% ✓
Sporting Clube de Portugal keeps clean sheet
36% ✗

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.