Saturday , 14 November 2026

FC Porto vs FC Midtjylland, Europe 2024-25 LEAGUE STAGE

UEFA Europa League · 2024-25
FC Porto
2 – 0
Full Time
FC Midtjylland
Thu 12 Dec 2024 · 20:00 UTC Estadio Do Dragao HT 45' · FT 45'
Daniel Namaso 55' Y
Y 90' Mads Bech Sorensen

Overview

Match Preview

FC Porto vs FC Midtjylland — Europe at Estadio Do Dragao.

Match Details

  • Referee Aleksandar Stavrev

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Olympique Lyonnais 8 21
2 Aston Villa FC 8 21
3 FC Midtjylland 8 19
4 Real Betis Balompié 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 Ferencvárosi TC 8 15
13 Nottingham Forest FC 8 14
14 FC Viktoria Plzeň 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 Fenerbahçe 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
FC Porto 1 games · Avg 2.0 goals FC Midtjylland
Last 5 meetings
2024-12-12 FC Porto 2–0 FC Midtjylland

Recent Form

FC Porto
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
12 Dec FC Midtjylland H 2–0 W
07 Dec FC Famalicão A 1–1 D
02 Dec Casa Pia AC H 2–0 W
28 Nov RSC Anderlecht A 2–2 D
10 Nov Sport Lisboa e Benfica A 1–4 L
07 Nov SS Lazio A 1–2 L
FC Midtjylland
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
12 Dec FC Porto A 0–2 L
28 Nov Eintracht Frankfurt H 1–2 L
07 Nov FCSB Bukarest A 0–2 L
24 Oct Royale Union Saint-Gilloise H 1–0 W
03 Oct Maccabi Tel Aviv FC A 2–0 W
25 Sep TSG 1899 Hoffenheim H 1–1 D

Season Stats

FC Porto FC Midtjylland
#5 Position #3
17 Points 19
8 Played 8
5 / 2 / 1 W / D / L 6 / 1 / 1
13 Scored 18
7 Conceded 8
+6 GD +10
2.13 PPG 2.38
63% Win % 75%

Key Stats

0% Both Teams to Score
H2H (1 games)
0% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

FC Porto are 5th (17 pts). FC Midtjylland are 3rd (19 pts).

Events

Match Events

  • 0' FC Porto have kicked off against FC Midtjylland. Both sides are eager to make an early statement.
  • 5' Galeno has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 10' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 15' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Vítor Bruno will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 20' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
  • 25' FC Midtjylland come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 29' Goal! Daniel Namaso scores his 9 goal in 391 matches.
  • 34' It looks like no one’s ball. FC Midtjylland is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 39' FC Porto currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 44' The 27-year-old Mads Bech Sorensen has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 49' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 54' Supporters expect more eagerness from Diogo Costa, as he is very good at scoring at Estadio Do Dragao with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 55' Poor challenge from Daniel Namaso. The referee spots it immediately and shows the card.
  • 56' The Spain Samu Omorodion breaks the deadlock on 56 minutes. 2-0!
  • 61' Time for substitution for FC Midtjylland. Edward Chilufya is replaced by Valdemar Andreasen.
  • 66' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering FC Porto that had 503 games and scored 720 goals.
  • 70' It is a substitution in FC Porto team. Fabio Vieira is replaced by Ivan Jaime Pajuelo on 70 minute.
  • 72' FC Midtjylland ring the changes. Elias Olafsson has done his job and it is now time for Jonas Lossl to step up.
  • 77' FC Midtjylland manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Pedro Bravo is hanging Adam Gabriel on the field on 77 minute.
  • 82' 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.
  • 83' Goncalo Borges is replacing Pepe for the FC Porto side.
  • 88' Emiliano Martinez has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
  • 90' Mads Bech Sorensen picks up a card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 90' Another substitution for FC Porto to replace Martim Fernandes by Tiago Djalo on 90 minute.
  • 2-0 the final result. FC Midtjylland will be bitterly disappointed.

Lineups

FC Porto Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Vítor Bruno

FC Midtjylland Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Thomas Thomasberg

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.66 FC Porto xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.78 FC Midtjylland xG
I would bet for: FC Porto to win 57% + Under 2.5 goals 56%

Match Result

✓ Correct
FC Porto57% Draw26% FC Midtjylland17%
Actual: FC Porto win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes45% 0% No55%
Avg goals/match: 2.44
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 89%
11%
± 1.5 70%
30%
± 2.5 44%
56%
± 3.5 23%
77%
± 4.5 11%
89%

Double Chance

FC Porto or Draw
82%
Draw or FC Midtjylland
43%
FC Porto or FC Midtjylland
74%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
FC Porto39% Draw48% FC Midtjylland13%
Actual: FC Porto win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 0
13.6%
1 – 1
12.1%
2 – 0
Actual
0 – 0
10.7%
2 – 1
9.1%
3 – 0
6.3%
0 – 1
5.8%
3 – 1
5.1%
1 – 2
4.2%
2 – 2
3.6%
4 – 0
2.7%
0 – 2
2.5%

Asian Handicap — FC Porto

Handicap FC Porto covers Push FC Midtjylland covers
-2.5 14% — 86%
-2 14% 18% 68%
-1.5 32% — 68%
-1 32% 25% 43%
-0.5 57% — 43%
+0.5 84% — 16%
+1 84% 11% 5%
+1.5 95% — 5%
+2 95% 4% 1%
+2.5 99% — 1%

Clean Sheet

FC Porto keeps clean sheet
46% ✗
FC Midtjylland keeps clean sheet
20% ✓

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