Wednesday , 30 September 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 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 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' KICK OFF: FC Midtjylland gets underway.
  • 5' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering FC Midtjylland that had 225 games and scored 96 goals.
  • 10' The travelling FC Midtjylland supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 15' With 0 assists to his name this season, Samu Omorodion is clearly more than just a goal scorer for FC Midtjylland.
  • 20' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 25' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
  • 29' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Daniel Namaso makes it 1-0.
  • 34' FC Midtjylland is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 39' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both FC Porto and FC Midtjylland are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 44' Alan Varela needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
  • 49' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 54' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 55' A moment of madness from Daniel Namaso on 55 minutes earns him a card. FC Porto will be frustrated.
  • 56' Samu Omorodion does the damage! The net is bulging and FC Porto surge ahead!
  • 61' Fresh legs for FC Midtjylland! Valdemar Andreasen comes on to replace Edward Chilufya.
  • 66' FC Porto are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 70' The crowd applauds Fabio Vieira as he leaves the pitch. Ivan Jaime Pajuelo steps in for FC Porto.
  • 72' FC Midtjylland manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Jonas Lossl is hanging Elias Olafsson on the field on 72 minute.
  • 77' Pedro Bravo is ready to make an impact after coming on for Adam Gabriel at the 77 minute mark.
  • 82' A quiet spell here at Estadio Do Dragao. FC Midtjylland seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 83' Pepe makes way for Goncalo Borges at the 83 minute mark. A tactical switch from FC Porto.
  • 88' Both keepers have barely been tested. FC Porto and FC Midtjylland are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 90' Mads Bech Sorensen has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a card on 90.
  • 90' FC Porto manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Tiago Djalo is hanging Martim Fernandes on the field on 90 minute.
  • The referee brings this contest to a close. FC Porto take all three points.

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.