2020–21 FC Midtjylland season

The 2020–21 FC Midtjylland season was FC Midtjylland's 22nd season of existence, and their 20th consecutive season in the Danish Superliga, the top tier of football in Denmark. As a result of the club's league title in 2019–20, it qualified for the 2020–21 UEFA Champions League, advancing to the Group Stage and vied for the 2020–21 Danish Cup, losing in the semi-finals.

FC Midtjylland
2020–21 season
OwnerMatthew Benham
ChairmanRasmus Ankersen
ManagerBrian Priske
StadiumMCH Arena
Superliga2nd
Danish CupSemi-finals
UEFA Champions LeagueGroup stage
Top goalscorerLeague:
Sory Kaba
(11 goals)
All:
Sory Kaba
(14 goals)
Biggest win5–0
(21 March 2021 vs. Vejle)
Biggest defeat0–4
(21 October 2020 vs. Atalanta

Squad
As of 1 February 2021 [1]
    No. Name Nat Position Since Date of birth Signed from
    Goalkeepers
    1Jesper HansenGK201731 March 1985 Lyngby BK
    16Valdemar BirksøGK202117 March 2001 Homegrown
    30Oliver OttesenGK201722 August 1998 Roskilde
    31Mikkel AndersenGK201817 December 1988 Lyngby BK
    49Jonas LösslGK20211 February 1989 Everton F.C.
    Defenders
    2Dion Cools DF20204 June 1996 Club Brugge
    5Daniel HøeghDF20206 January 1991 SC Heerenveen
    6Joel AnderssonDF201811 November 1996 BK Häcken
    14Alexander Scholz DF201824 October 1992 Club Brugge
    17AiltonDF202116 March 1995 VfB Stuttgart
    18Kristian RiisDF201617 February 1997Homegrown
    27Oliver OlsenDF201813 August 2000 Esbjerg fB Youth
    28Erik SviatchenkoDF20184 October 1991 Celtic F.C.
    29PaulinhoDF20193 January 1995 Bahia
    46Japhet Sery LarsenDF202010 April 2000 Brentford F.C. B
    50Hosine BilityDF202110 May 2001 FC Midtjylland U19
    Midfielders
    7Pione Sisto MF20204 February 1995 Celta de Vigo
    10EvanderMF20189 June 1998 CR Vasco da Gama
    11Awer MabilMF201515 September 1995 Adelaide United FC
    34Mikael AndersonMF20191 July 1998 SBV Excelsior
    36Anders DreyerMF20202 May 1998 Brighton & Hove Albion F.C.
    38Frank OnyekaMF20171 January 1998 F.C. Ebedei
    40Jens CajusteMF201810 August 1999 Örgryte IS
    43Nicolas MadsenMF201717 March 2000Homegrown
    45Gustav IsaksenMF201919 April 2001Homegrown
    Forwards
    9Sory KabaFW201928 July 1995 Dijon FCO
    26Lasse VibeFW202022 February 1987 IFK Göteborg
    33Luca PfeifferFW202020 August 1996 Würzburger Kickers
    48Mads HansenFW202128 July 2002Homegrown
    58Aral Simsir FW202119 June 2002Homegrown
    74Júnior BrumadoFW201915 May 1999 EC Bahia

    Out on loan

    Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

    No. Pos. Nation Player
    — FW  CRC Mayron George (at Pau until 30 June 2021)
    — MF  BUL Bozhidar Kraev (at Famalicão until 30 June 2021)
    — MF  NGA Babajide David (at Hatayspor until 30 June 2021)
    — DF  CAN Manjrekar James (at Lamia until 30 June 2021)
    — DF  DEN Rasmus Nicolaisen (at Portsmouth until 30 June 2021)
    — DF  DEN Nikolas Dyhr (at AC Horsens until 30 June 2021)
    — DF  DEN Søren Reese (at AC Horsens until 30 June 2021)
    — FW  DEN Casper Tengstedt (at AC Horsens until 30 June 2021)
    No. Pos. Nation Player
    — MF  DEN Victor Torp (at Lyngby Boldklub until 30 June 2021)
    — GK  ISL Elías Ólafsson (at Fredericia until 30 June 2021)
    — MF  NGA Raphael Onyedika (at Fredericia until 30 June 2021)
    — DF  DEN Tobias Anker (at Fredericia until 30 June 2021)
    — MF  DEN Christian Tue Jensen (at Fredericia until 30 June 2021)
    — MF  DEN Oliver Sørensen (at Fredericia until 30 June 2021)
    — FW  DEN Sebastian Buch (at Skive IK until 30 June 2021)
    — MF  COD Gloire Rutikanga (at Thisted until 30 June 2021)

    Transfers

    Summer
    Position Player Transferred from Date Fee Source
    MF Pione Sisto Celta de Vigo 5 September 2020 £2,500,000 [2]
    FW Luca Pfeiffer Würzburger Kickers 5 October 2020 £1,500,000 [3]
    DF Daniel Høegh Heerenveen 5 October 2020 Free [4]

    Winter
    Position Player Transferred from Date Fee Source
    MF Ailton Stuttgart 1 February 2020 Undisclosed [5]
    GK Jonas Lössl Everton 1 February 2020 Free [6]

    Summer
    Position Player Transferred to Date Fee Source
    MF Artem Dovbyk SC Dnipro-1 1 August 2020 €450,000
    MF Tim Sparv AE Larisa 26 August 2020 Free transfer
    MF Nikolaj Kirk Aarhus Fremad 5 August 2020 Undisclosed
    MF Marc Dal Hende SønderjyskE 9 August 2020 Undisclosed
    MF Ayo Simon Okosun Odense BK 5 October 2020 Undisclosed

    Winter
    Position Player Transferred to Date Fee Source
    MF Kaan Kairinen Lillestrøm 15 December 2020 Undisclosed [7]
    MF Michael Baidoo Jerv 16 December 2020 Undisclosed [8]
    FW Ronnie Schwartz Charlton Athletic 4 January 2021 €295,000 [9]

    Non-competitive

    Mid-season friendlies
    19 January 2021 AGF 0–2 Midtjylland Aarhus
    13:00 CEST Stadium: Anlæg Kunstgræsbane 2 (Viby J)
    28 January 2021 Silkeborg IF 0–2 Midtjylland Silkeborg
    13:00 CEST Stadium: JYSK Park
    29 January 2021 Midtjylland 2–0 Esbjerg fB Ikast
    13:00 CEST Stadium: Wunderelf Arena

    Competitive

    Competition record
    Competition Record
    G W D L GF GA GD Win %
    Danish Superliga 32 18 6 8 57 33 +24 056.25
    Danish Cup 6 4 1 1 9 4 +5 066.67
    UEFA Champions League 10 3 3 4 12 14 −2 030.00
    Total 48 25 10 13 78 51 +27 052.08

    Last updated: 24 May 2021.
    Source: Competitive matches

    Danish Superliga
    Main article: 2020–21 Danish Superliga

    Regular season
    Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
    1 Brøndby 22 14 3 5 40 24 +16 45 Qualification for the Championship round
    2 Midtjylland 22 13 4 5 35 20 +15 43
    3 AGF 22 10 8 4 35 22 +13 38
    4 Copenhagen 22 10 5 7 39 35 +4 35
    5 Randers 22 9 5 8 31 21 +10 32
    6 Nordsjælland 22 7 8 7 35 30 +5 29
    7 SønderjyskE 22 8 4 10 30 32 −2 28 Qualification for the Relegation round
    8 OB 22 7 7 8 25 28 −3 28
    9 AaB 22 7 7 8 24 30 −6 28
    10 Vejle 22 6 6 10 25 37 −12 24
    11 Lyngby 22 5 5 12 25 43 −18 20
    12 Horsens 22 2 6 14 15 37 −22 12
    Source: Danish Football Association (in Danish), Soccerway
    Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Away goals scored; 5) Play-off (played on neutral ground if determining teams for different rounds); 6) Draw.[10][11]

    Championship round
    Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification BRO MID COP AGF NOR RAN
    1 Brøndby (C) 32 19 4 9 58 38 +20 61 Qualification to Champions League play-off round — 3–1 1–3 2–2 2–0 2–0
    2 Midtjylland 32 18 6 8 57 33 +24 60 Qualification to Champions League second qualifying round 1–0 — 4–1 4–0 3–0 1–1
    3 Copenhagen (Q) 32 16 7 9 61 53 +8 55 Qualification to Europa Conference League second qualifying round 2–1 4–2 — 3–2 2–2 2–1
    4 AGF (O) 32 13 9 10 48 42 +6 48 Qualification to European play-off match 1–2 1–4 1–2 — 3–1 2–0
    5 Nordsjælland 32 11 10 11 51 51 0 43 0–3 3–2 2–2 2–0 — 2–1
    Source: Danish Football Association (in Danish), Soccerway
    Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Away goals scored; 5) Play-off (played on neutral ground if determining teams for different rounds); 6) Draw.[12][13]
    (C) Champion; (O) Play-off winner; (Q) Qualified to the phase indicated
    Regular Season
    11 September 2020 1 SonderjyskE 2–0 Midtjylland Haderslev
    19:00 CEST Bah 57'
    Wright 90' (Ekani)    		 FCM Summary Cools  48' Stadium: Sydbank Park
    Attendance: 2,210
    Referee: Mads-Kristoffer Kristoffersen
    19 September 2020 2 Midtjylland 1–0 Lyngby BK Herning
    15:30 CEST Evander  13'
    Sisto 14'
    Kraev  41'
    Scholz  45'    		 FCM Summary
    		Stadium: MCH Arena
    Attendance: 300
    Referee: Jakob Kehlet
    26 September 2020 3 Midtjylland 1–0 Randers Herning
    20:00 CEST Kraev 6' (Dyhr)
    Onyeka  22'
    Brumado  49'    		 FCM Summary Graves  29'
    Lauenborg  38'    		 Stadium: MCH Arena
    Attendance: 300
    Referee: Morten Krogh
    4 October 2020 4 Horsens 2–2 Midtjylland Horsens
    18:00 CEST Pohl 35' (Tengstedt) 45' (pen.)  56'
    Ludwig  56'
    Jensen  89'    		 FCM Summary Dreyer 23' (Sisto)
    Brumado 23' (Dreyer)  72'    		 Stadium: CASA Arena Horsens
    Attendance: 300
    Referee: Peter Kjærsgaard-Andersen
    17 October 2020 5 Midtjylland 3–1 OB Herning
    16:00 CEST Cajuste  33'
    Kaba  50' 66' (Sviatchenko)
    Dreyer 81' (Kaba)
    Sisto 86'    		 FCM Summary Sabbi 26' (Frøkjær-Jensen)  56'
    Okosun  31'
    Thomasen  31'    		 Stadium: MCH Arena
    Attendance: 300
    Referee: Michael Tykgaard
    24 October 2020 6 Brøndby IF 2–3 Midtjylland Brøndbyvester
    19:00 CEST Rosted  15'  80'
    Bruus 16' (Frendrup)
    Pavlović  38'
    Uhre  45+1'
    Lindstrøm 51' (Uhre)
    Radošević  72'
    Maxsø  90+4'    		 Evander  45+1'
    Sviatchenko  56'
    Dreyer 62' (Paulinho)
    Sisto 73'
    Cajuste  85'
    Schwäbe 90+4' (o.g.)    		 Stadium: Brøndby Stadion
    Attendance: 300
    Referee: Jorgen Daugburg Burchardt
    31 October 2020 7 Nordsjælland 4–1 Midtjylland Farum
    16:00 CEST Francis 11' (Jenssen) 45' (Diomande)
    Frese 52' (Francis)
    Sulemana 70' (Hansen)    		 FCM Report James  33'
    Dreyer 34'    		 Stadium: Right to Dream Park
    Attendance: 300
    Referee: Jakob A. Sundberg
    8 November 2020 8 Midtjylland 4–0 Copenhagen Herning
    18:00 CET Kaba 36'
    Evander 41' (Kaba)
    Sisto 48' (Dreyer) 68' (Kaba)
    Paulinho  64'    		 FCM Summary Falk  15'
    Fischer  26'  50'
    Nelsson  90+2'    		 Stadium: MCH Arena
    Attendance: 258
    Referee: Mads-Kristoffer Kristoffersen
    22 November 2020 9 AGF 1–2 Midtjylland Aarhus
    16:00 CET Sviatchenko  25'
    Onyeka 27'  51'
    Kaba 34' (Onyeka)    		 FCM Sumamry Juelsgård  43'
    Mortensen 63' (pen)    		 Stadium: Ceres Park
    Referee: Jens Maae
    28 November 2020 10 Midtjylland 0–0 AaB Herning
    16:00 CET Madsen  39'
    Cools  68'    		 FCM Summary Thelander  23'
    Ahlmann  42'
    Højholt  72'    		 Stadium: MCH Arena
    Referee: Anders Poulsen
    5 December 2020 11 Vejle BK 0–2 Midtjylland Vejle
    19:00 CET Mølgaard  71'
    Jensen  81'
    Hetemi  90+6'    		 FCM Summary Paulinho  15'
    Sviatchenko 45+2' (Evander)
    Scholz 67' (pen.)    		 Stadium: Vejle Stadium
    Referee: Morten Krogh
    14 December 2020 12 OB 1–1 Midtjylland Odense
    17:00 CET Opondo 14' (Sabbi)  90+4'
    Drachmann  45+3'    		 FCM Summary Anderson  63'
    Kaba 67' (Paulinho)
    Isaksen  84'    		 Stadium: Nature Energy Park
    Referee: Sandi Putros
    21 December 2020 13 Midtjylland 3–1 Nordsjælland Herning
    16:00 CET Dreyer 8'
    Scholz 12' (Dreyer)
    Kaba 67' (Cools)    		 FCM Summary Mesík  33'
    Rygaard 45+3'    		 Stadium: MCH Arena
    Referee: Mads-Kristoffer Kristoffersen
    4 February 2021 14 Midtjylland 1–2 SønderjyskE Herning
    18:00 CET Cajuste  33'
    Sviatchenko 90+'    		 FCM Summary Frederiksen  23'
    Albæk 45'
    Gartenmann  47'
    Eskesen  76'
    Jacobsen 80' (Gartenmann)
    Kanstrup  88'
    Dal Hende  89'    		 Stadium: MCH Arena
    Referee: Peter Kjærsgaard-Andersen
    8 February 2021 15 Randers 1–2 Midtjylland Randers
    19:00 CET Marxen  63'
    Kehinde  64'
    Kamara 71' (Marxen)    		 FCM Summary Pfeiffer 68' (Paulinho)
    Paulinho  70'
    Cools  86'
    Mabil 90+3' (Dreyer)    		 Stadium: Cepheus Park
    Attendance: 0
    Referee: Mads-Kristoffer Kristoffersen
    14 February 2021 16 Midtjylland 1–0 Horsens Herning
    18:00 CET Onyeka  50'
    Cools 71' (Sisto)    		 FCM Summary Jacobsen  3'
    Qamili  90+1'    		 Stadium: MCH Arena
    Attendance: 0
    Referee: Jakob Kehlet
    19 February 2021 17 AaB 0–2 Midtjylland Aalborg
    19:00 CET Thelander  79' FCM Summary Kaba 27'  38'
    Evander 72'    		 Stadium: Aalborg Portland Park
    Attendance: 0
    Referee: Jørgen Burchardt
    28 February 2021 18 Midtjylland 1–0 Brøndby Herning
    18:00 CET Isaksen 65'
    Paulinho  87'  90+3'
    Cools  90'    		 FCM Summary Bjur  64' Stadium: MCH Arena
    Attendance: 0
    Referee: Jakob Kehlet
    4 March 2021 19 Lyngby BK 2–0 Midtjylland Lyngby
    18:00 CET Nielsen 34' (Kaastrum)
    Warming  90+2' 90+3' (Torp)    		 FCM Summary Evander  35'
    Isaksen  42'  51'
    Mabil  65'
    Madsen  90'    		 Stadium: Lyngby Stadium
    Attendance: 0
    Referee: Jens Maae
    7 March 2021 20 Midtjylland 0–1 AGF Herning
    16:00 CET Kaba  54'
    Cajuste  56'    		 FCM Summary Mortensen 9' (Links)
    Poulsen  38'
    Diks  90+3'    		 Stadium: MCH Arena
    Attendance: 0
    Referee: Peter Kjærsgaard-Andersen
    14 March 2021 21 Copenhagen 0–0 Midtjylland Copenhagen
    18:00 CET Lerager  44'
    Wind  53'
    Bartolec  57'    		 FCM Summary Scholz  5'
    Sviatchenko  52'
    Ailton  88'
    Onyeka  90+1'    		 Stadium: Telia Parken
    Attendance: 0
    Referee: Mads-Kristoffer Kristoffersen
    21 March 2021 22 Midtjylland 5–0 Vejle BK Herning
    17:00 CET Evander  21' 70' (Mabil)
    Scholz 27' (Sviatchenko)
    Sery  30'
    Cajuste 45+3' (Mabil)
    Kaba 52' 86'
    Paulinho  63'    		 FCM Summary Ojala  35' Stadium: MCH Arena
    Attendance: 0
    Referee: Mikkel Redder
    Championship round
    5 April 2021 23 Midtjylland 1–0 Brøndby IF Herning
    18:00 CEST Kaba 19' (Sviatchenko)
    Lössl  89'
    Cajuste  90+6'    		 FCM Summary Mensah  65'
    Slimane  82'    		 Stadium: MCH Arena
    Attendance: 0
    Referee: Mads-Kristoffer Kristoffersen
    11 April 2021 24 AGF 1–4 Midtjylland Aarhus
    18:00 CEST Grønbæk  44'
    Olsen  45+5'
    Mortensen  45+4' 61'
    Links  56'
    Hvidt  58'
    Juelsgård  88'    		 FCM Summary Onyeka 16'
    Dreyer  43'
    Scholz  45+4' 52' (pen)
    Anderson 83' (Isaksen)
    Evander 89'    		 Stadium: Aarhus Staium
    Attendance: 0
    Referee: Peter Kjærsgaard-Andersen
    19 April 2021 25 Randers FC 0–0 Midtjylland Randers
    18:00 CEST Nielsen  86' FCM Summary Kaba  50'
    Cajuste  57'
    Sviatchenko  74'    		 Stadium: Cepheus Park Randers
    Attendance: 0
    Referee: Morten Krogh
    22 April 2021 26 Midtjylland 4–1 Copenhagen Herning
    21:00 CET Cajuste  22'
    Brumado 25' (Evander)
    Onyeka  38'
    Dreyer 49' (Evander)
    Sisto 56' (Evander)
    Vibe 81'
    Høegh  90'    		 FCM Summary Wind  37'
    Daramy  45'
    Bundu 71' (Kristiansen)    		 Stadium: MCH Arena
    Attendance: 4,450
    Referee: Jørgen Daugbjerg Burchardt
    26 April 2021 27 Nordsjælland 3–2 Midtjylland Farum
    19:00 CEST Onyeka 29' (o.g.)
    Sulemana 66' (pen)  89'
    Frese  74'
    Tyhcosen  80'
    Villadsen  84'
    Adingra 90' (Kofod Andersen)  90+6'    		 FCM Summary Kaba 45' (Cajuste)
    Sisto 54' (Anderson)
    Scholz  73'
    Lössl  83'    		 Stadium: Right to Dream Park
    Attendance: 1,793
    Referee: Aydin Uslu
    2 May 2021 28 Midtjylland 3–0 Nordsjælland Herning
    18:00 CEST Scholz 22' (pen.)
    Sisto 24' (Dreyer)
    Onyeka 77' (Kaba)    		 FCM Summary Jenssen  85' Stadium: MCH Arena
    Attendance: 4,450
    Referee: Jens Maae
    9 May 2021 29 Brøndby IF 3–1 Midtjylland Brøndbyvester
    18:00 CEST Uhre 37'
    Radošević  57'
    Hedlund 70' (Lindstrøm)
    Pavlović 83' (Slimane)    		 FCM Summary Scholz 32' (pen)
    Paulinho  40'    		 Stadium: Brøndby Stadium
    Attendance: 8,158
    Referee: Peter Kjærsgaard-Andersen
    16 May 2021 30 Midtjylland 1–1 Randers Herning
    18:00 CEST Sviatchenko  45+2'
    Evander 80'    		 FCM Summary Hammershøy-Mistrati 45+2' (pen.)
    Graves  53'
    Egho  70'
    Greve  72'
    Kopplin  88'
    Lauenborg  88'    		 Stadium: MCH Arena
    Attendance: 4,450
    Referee: Jakob Kehlet
    19 May 2021 31 Copenhagen 4–2 Midtjylland Copenhagen
    21:00 CEST Lerager 30' (Wind)
    Zeca  40'
    Wilczek 44'
    Wind 76' (pen.)
    Daramy 87' (Fischer)
    Falk  90'    		 FCM Summary Kaba 34' (Evander)
    Scholz 40' (pen.)
    Brumado  72'
    Cools  75'
    Anderson  90+5'    		 Stadium: Telia Parken
    Attendance: 10,927
    Referee: Jørgen Daugbjerg Burchardt
    24 May 2021 32 Midtjylland 4–0 AGF Herning
    17:00 CEST Evander 18' (Andersson)
    Dreyer 45' (Onyeka) 73'
    Sviatchenko 70' (Evander)    		 FCM Summary Andersen  85' Stadium: MCH Arena
    Attendance: 4,450
    Referee: Mads-Kristoffer Kristoffersen

    Danish Cup
    Main article: 2020–21 Danish Cup
    11 November 2020 Third Round HB Køge 0–1 Midtjylland Køge
    16:30 CEST Høegh 21' Stadium: Capelli Sport Stadium
    17 December 2020 Fourth Round Copenhagen 0–1 (a.e.t.)
    (5−6 p)    		 Midtjylland Copenhagen
    20:15 CEST Johnsson  1'
    Stage  5' 9'
    Zeca  104'    		 FCM Summary Kaba 3' (pen.)
    Cajuste  13'
    Onyeka  48'
    Sviatchenko  83'
    Cools  89'    		 Stadium: Telia Parken
    Attendance: 266
    Referee: Jørgen Daugbjerg Burchardt
    Penalties
    Wilczek
    Pep Biel
    Ankersen
    Boilesen
    Oviedo
    Thomsen     		Mabil
    Dreyer
    Andersson
    Sviatchenko
    Evander
    Paulinho
    11 February 2021 Quarter-finals 1st leg OB 1–2 Midtjylland Odense
    18:00 CEST Opondo 32'
    Hyllegaard  36'    		 FCM Summary Isaksen  22' 50'
    Pfeiffer 39' (Cools)
    Sery  84'    		 Stadium: Nature Energy Park
    Attendance: 0
    Referee: Sandi Putros
    10 March 2020 Quarter-finals 2nd leg Midtjylland 3–0
    (5–1 agg.)    		 OB Herning
    16:30 CEST Sery 45' (Scholz)
    Isaksen 49'
    Onyeka  57'
    Vibe 75'    		 FCM Summary Okosun  42'
    Frøkjær-Jensen  71'
    Guðjohnsen  77'
    Sabbi  85'    		 Stadium: MCH Arena
    Attendance: 0
    Referee: Peter Rasmussen
    8 April 2020 Semi-finals 1st leg Midtjylland 1–0 SønderjyskE Herning
    16:30 CEST Kaba 49' (Evander) FCM Summary Vinderslev  34'
    Holm  69'    		 Stadium: MCH Arena
    Attendance: 0
    Referee: Jens Maae\
    15 April 2020 Semi-finals 2nd leg SønderjyskE 3–1
    (3–2 agg.)    		 Midtjylland Haderslev
    TBD CEST Simonsen 49', 83'
    Scholz 55' (o.g.)
    Banggaard  75'
    Eskesen  87'    		 FCM Summary Scholz  3'
    Evander 86'    		 Stadium: Sydbank Park
    Attendance: 0
    Referee: Jakob Kehlet

    UEFA Champions League
    Main article: 2020–21 UEFA Champions League

    Qualifying round and Play-off round
    Main article: 2020–21 UEFA Champions League qualifying phase and play-off round
    26 August 2020 Second qualifying round Ludogorets Razgrad 0–1 Midtjylland Razgrad, Bulgaria
    20:30 EEST Abel  45'
    Marín  81'
    Moți  85'    		 FCM Summary Kraev  7'
    Onyeka  42'
    Paulinho  62'
    Brumado 78'    		 Stadium: Huvepharma Arena
    Attendance: 0
    Referee: Denys Shurman
    16 September 2020 Third qualifying round Midtjylland 3–0 BSC Young Boys Herning
    20:30 CEST Kaba  31'
    Onyeka  41'
    Lefort 51' (o.g.)
    Dreyer 61' (Kaba)
    Sviatchenko  76'
    Mabil 81'    		 FCM Summary Aebischer  59'
    Fassnacht  76'    		 Stadium: MCH Arena
    Attendance: 0
    Referee: Georgi Kabakov
    22 September 2020 Play-off round 1st leg Slavia Prague 0–0 Midtjylland Prague, Czech Republic
    21:00 CEST Holeš  51'
    Masopust  70'    		 FCM Summary Paulinho  87' Stadium: Sinobo Stadium
    Attendance: 0
    Referee: Cüneyt Çakır
    30 September 2020 Play-off round 2nd leg Midtjylland 4–1
    (4–1 agg.)    		 Slavia Prague Herning
    21:00 CEST Sviatchenko  56'
    Kaba 65' (Mabil)
    Scholz 84' (pen.)
    Onyeka 88' (Dreyer)
    Dreyer 90+1' (Kraev),  90+1'    		 Olayinka 3'
    Hovorka  53'
    Bořil  81'    		 Stadium: MCH Arena
    Attendance: 0
    Referee: Damir Skomina

    Group stage
    Main article: 2020–21 UEFA Champions League § Group stage
    Group D
    Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification LIV ATA AJX MID
    1 Liverpool 6 4 1 1 10 3 +7 13 Advance to knockout phase — 0–2 1–0 2–0
    2 Atalanta 6 3 2 1 10 8 +2 11 0–5 — 2–2 1–1
    3 Ajax 6 2 1 3 7 7 0 7 Transfer to Europa League 0–1 0–1 — 3–1
    4 Midtjylland 6 0 2 4 4 13 −9 2 1–1 0–4 1–2 —
    Source: UEFA
    21 October 2020 (2020-10-21) 1 Midtjylland 0–4 Atalanta Herning, Denmark
    21:00 Sisto  74' FCM Report Zapata 26' (Romero)
    Gómez 36' (Zapata)
    Muriel 42'
    Romero  84'
    Miranchuk 89' (Iličić)    		 Stadium: MCH Arena
    Attendance: 132
    Referee: Artur Soares Dias
    27 October 2020 (2020-10-27) 2 Liverpool 2–0 Midtjylland Liverpool, England
    21:00 Milner  41'
    Jota 55' (Alexander-Arnold)
    Salah 90+3' (pen.)    		 Report Scholz  19'
    Onyeka  25'
    Cajuste  32'
    Paulinho  90+1'    		 Stadium: Anfield
    Attendance: 0
    Referee: Paweł Raczkowski
    3 November 2020 (2020-11-03) 3 Midtjylland 1–2 Ajax Herning, Denmark
    21:00 Dreyer 18' (Cajuste)
    Vibe  84'    		 FCM Report Antony 1' (Tadić)
    Tadić 13' (Promes)
    Schuurs  25'    		 Stadium: MCH Arena
    Attendance: 132
    Referee: Bobby Madden
    25 November 2020 (2020-11-25) 4 Ajax 3–1 Midtjylland Amsterdam, Netherlands
    21:00 Neres  40' 66' (Traoré)
    Gravenberch 47' (Tadić)
    Mazraoui 49' (Tadić)    		 Report Madsen  43'
    Mabil 80' (pen.)
    Sviatchenko  90+1'    		 Stadium: Johan Cruyff Arena
    Attendance: 0
    Referee: Sergei Karasev
    1 December 2020 (2020-12-01) 5 Atalanta 1–1 Midtjylland Bergamo, Italy
    21:00 Djimsiti  30'
    Romero  62' 79' (Hateboer)    		 Report Scholz 13' (Kaba)
    Kaba  28'
    Paulinho  89'    		 Stadium: Gewiss Stadium
    Attendance: 0
    Referee: Anastasios Sidiropoulos
    9 December 2020 (2020-12-09) 6 Midtjylland 1–1 Liverpool Herning, Denmark
    18:55 Onyeka  9'
    Cools  31'
    Scholz 62' (pen.)
    Anderson  81'    		 Report Salah 1'
    Kelleher  61'    		 Stadium: MCH Arena
    Attendance: 0
    Referee: François Letexier

    Statistics

    Appearances
    As of 24 May 2021

    Includes all competitive matches.[14]

    Rnk Pos No. Player Superliga Danish Cup UEFA Champions League Total
    1 MF 36 Anders Dreyer 3141045
    DF 14 Alexander Scholz 3141045
    3 MF 45 Awer Mabil 2941043
    4 FW 9 Sory Kaba 2751042
    MF 7 Pione Sisto 294942
    6 28 DF Erik Sviatchenko 284941
    7 FW 38 Frank Onyeka 274940
    8 MF 10 Evander 283738
    MF 34 Mikael Anderson 264838
    10 MF 40 Jens Cajuste 273837
    DF 29 Paulinho 2521037
    12 FW 45 Gustav Isaksen 225330
    13 GK 1 Jesper Hansen 183829
    14 DF 29 Dion Cools 212326
    15 DF 6 Joel Andersson 133925
    16 MF 43 Nicolas Madsen 163423
    17 FW 33 Luca Pfeiffer 122317
    FW 74 Júnior Brumado 122317
    19 MF 15 Bozhidar Kraev 90716
    20 GK 49 Jonas Lössl 122014
    21 FW 26 Lasse Vibe 72312
    DF 17 Ailton 84012
    23 DF 46 Japhet Sery Larsen 4408
    DF 5 Daniel Høegh 3318
    25 DF 25 Manjrekar James 4015
    26 GK 31 Mikkel Andersen 2024
    27 DF 44 Nikolas Dyhr 3003
    28 FW 48 Mads Hansen 0101
    DF 55 Kristoffer Hansen 1001
    DF 18 Kristian Riis 1001

    Goalscorers
    As of 24 May 2021

    This includes all competitive matches. [14]

    Rnk Pos No. Player Superliga Danish Cup UEFA Champions League Total
    1 FW 9 Sory Kaba 112114
    2 MF 36 Anders Dreyer 80311
    3 DF 14 Alexander Scholz 70310
    4 MF 7 Pione Sisto 8008
    5 MF 10 Evander 6107
    6 MF 38 Frank Onyeka 3014
    7 MF 11 Awer Mabil 1023
    FW 45 Gustav Isaksen 1203
    FW 74 Júnior Brumado 2013
    DF 28 Erik Sviatchenko 3003
    11 FW 33 Luca Pfeiffer 1102
    12 MF 15 Bozhidar Kraev 1001
    DF 5 Daniel Høegh 0101
    DF 2 Dion Cools 1001
    DF 46 Japhet Sery Larsen 0101
    FW 26 Luca Pfeiffer 0101
    MF 40 Jens Cajuste 1001
    MF 34 Mikael Anderson 1001
    FW 26 Lasse Vibe 1001
    O.G. Opponent Own Goal 1 0 1 2
    TOTALS 57 9 12 78

    Assists
    As of 24 May 2021

    This includes all competitive matches. [14]

    Rnk Pos No. Player Superliga Danish Cup UEFA Champions League Total
    1 MF 10 Evander 6107
    2 FW 9 Sory Kaba 4026
    MF 36 Anders Dreyer 5016
    4 DF 2 Dion Cools 2103
    DF 29 Paulinho 3003
    MF 11 Awer Mabil 2013
    DF 28 Erik Sviatchenko 2103
    8 MF 40 Jens Cajuste 1012
    MF 38 Frank Onyeka 2002
    10 DF 44 Nikolas Dyhr 1001
    MF 15 Bozhidar Kraev 0011
    FW 74 Júnior Brumado 1001
    DF 28 Erik Sviatchenko 1001
    MF 7 Pione Sisto 1001
    MF 45 Gustav Isaksen 1001
    MF 34 Mikael Anderson 1001
    DF 6 Joel Andersson 1001
    TOTALS 34 3 6 43

    Clean sheets
    As of 24 May 2021

    This includes all competitive matches. [14]

    Rnk Pos No. Player Superliga Danish Cup UEFA Champions League Total
    1 GK 1 Jesper Hansen 82313
    2 GK 46 Jonas Lössl 6107
    TOTALS 14 3 3 20

    Disciplinary record
    As of 24 May 2021

    This includes all competitive matches.[14]

    Rnk Pos. No. Player Superliga Danish Cup UEFA Europa League Total
    1 DF 29 Paulinho 6 2 0 0 4 0 10 2
    2 FW 38 Frank Onyeka 5 1 1 0 4 0 10 1
    3 DF 28 Erik Sviatchenko 5 0 1 0 2 1 8 1
    4 MF 40 Jens Cajuste 7 0 1 0 1 0 8 0
    5 MF 2 Dion Cools 4 1 1 0 1 0 6 1
    6 DF 14 Alexander Scholz 4 0 1 0 1 0 6 0
    FW 9 Sory Kaba 4 0 0 0 2 0 6 0
    8 FW 45 Gustav Isaksen 3 1 1 0 0 0 4 1
    9 MF 10 Evander 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 0
    10 MF 43 Nicolas Madsen 1 1 0 0 1 0 2 1
    FW 74 Júnior Brumado 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
    MF 34 Mikael Anderson 2 0 0 0 1 0 3 0
    13 MF 15 Bozhidar Kraev 1 0 0 0 1 0 2 0
    DF 46 Japhet Sery Larsen 1 0 1 0 0 0 2 0
    MF 36 Anders Dreyer 1 0 0 0 1 0 2 0
    GK 49 Jonas Lössl 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
    17 MF 7 Pione Sisto 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0
    DF 25 Manjrekar James 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
    FW 26 Lasse Vibe 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0
    MF 11 Awer Mabil 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
    DF 17 Ailton 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
    DF 5 Daniel Høegh 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
    TOTALS 57 6 7 0 21 1 85 7

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