FC Midtjylland vs Beşiktaş — UEFA Europa League: stats, lineups & analysis
Match Events
play_arrow3 clips- 35′FC Midtjylland, yellow card:Handling
- 44′FC Midtjylland, yellow card:Roughing
- Half-time
- 54′FC Midtjylland, second yellow card:Tripping
- 57′Beşiktaş, yellow card:Unsportsmanlike conduct
- 57′FC Midtjylland, substitution:off
- 57′FC Midtjylland, substitution:off
- 57′FC Midtjylland, substitution:off
- 69′Beşiktaş, substitution:off
- 69′FC Midtjylland, substitution:off
- 70′Beşiktaş, goal:0–1assist
- 75′FC Midtjylland, yellow card:Roughing
- 76′Beşiktaş, penalty goal:0–2Penalty
- 77′FC Midtjylland, substitution:off
- 79′Beşiktaş, substitution:off
- 81′Beşiktaş, yellow card:Tripping
- 85′Beşiktaş, substitution:off
- 85′Beşiktaş, substitution:off
- 85′Beşiktaş, substitution:off
- 86′Beşiktaş, yellow card:
- Full-time0 – 2
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Beşiktaş strike late to sink ten-man Midtjylland in Europa League qualifier
FC Midtjylland lost 0-2 to Beşiktaş at MCH Arena in the second qualifying round of the UEFA Europa League, with the visitors making their numerical advantage count in the closing stages after a goalless first half. Martin Erlić was sent off for the home side in the 53rd minute, leaving Midtjylland to defend with ten men for the remainder of the contest.
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Beşiktaş made the breakthrough in the 70th minute when Milot Rashica finished off an assist from Junior Olaitan to put the away side 1-0 ahead. Six minutes later Orkun Kökçü doubled the lead from the penalty spot, sealing the win for Vincenzo Italiano's side and leaving Mike Tullberg's Midtjylland with a mountain to climb.
Despite the red card, the hosts matched Beşiktaş for possession at 50 per cent apiece and were level on shots on target with four each, underlining how competitive the tie was before Erlić's dismissal shifted the balance. Midtjylland won more corners, five to one, but could not turn that territorial edge into goals against a Beşiktaş side that made the most of its second-half chances.
Rashica opened the scoring in the 70th minute, providing the breakthrough that Beşiktaş built their win around after Midtjylland were reduced to ten men.
Despite playing with a numerical disadvantage for over half an hour, Midtjylland matched Beşiktaş exactly on shots on target, four apiece.
Beşiktaş won 2–0 away against FC Midtjylland (half-time 0–0).
FC Midtjylland met Beşiktaş in the UEFA Europa League (2nd Qualifying Round). Kick-off was Thursday, 30 July 2026, 17:00 UTC at MCH Arena. Referee: John Brooks.
Team pages: FC Midtjylland · Beşiktaş · UEFA Europa League
Key moments
- 54' Red card: Martin Erlić
- 70' Goal: Milot Rashica (assist: Junior Olaitan) — 0–1 · Watch Milot Rashica's goal video (70')
- 76' Goal (penalty): Orkun Kökçü — 0–2 · Watch Orkun Kökçü's goal video (76')
Starting line-ups
FC Midtjylland (4-3-3)
Beşiktaş (4-1-4-1)
Sirius · Why these numbers
Before kick-off Sirius gave FC Midtjylland 40%, the draw 27%, Beşiktaş 33%. It finished FC Midtjylland 0–2 Beşiktaş.
Level sides, home ground holds off Beşiktaş's cold finishing due to recover — Nothing separates them on our strength rating, and UEFA Europa League home advantage gives FC Midtjylland the lean. The draw at 27% is what level sides usually produce.
Why FC Midtjylland in front?
Home ground, mostly. Almost nothing between them on our strength rating — 1772 to 1751. Sides this close won 45.7% of 14,435 home games (draw 26.5%, visitors 27.8%). UEFA Europa League home sides out-perform the global norm — and the difference mostly flows to draws (22.8% vs 24.9% norm). UEFA Europa League homes won 47.5% of 4,379 games vs 44.9% across all 98,666 — outside the noise band, so the tally moves accordingly.
Why only 40%?
Because on our strength rating there is nothing in it. Beşiktaş sit -0.39 goals per game below chance-quality — cold streaks like this have bounced back. Visitors this cold went on to win 32.5% of 1,288 games, vs 28.8% for visitors finishing normally. Beşiktaş hold 11 more possession points (59 to 48 in recent games) — and between equals, control has been worth something. Between evenly-matched sides, when the visitors held this control edge the home team's win rate fell to 40.4% across 5,514 games, from 44.0% when styles were level.
Why the draw at 27%?
Between sides this level the draw starts at 26.5%. These teams' recent games average 2.6 goals — a typical goals environment. Games in that environment drew 26.2% of 27,463. UEFA Europa League produces fewer draws than most, taking 2.1 points off. The goals environment adds 1.3 points to the draw.
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About this match
On this page: the FC Midtjylland vs Beşiktaş final score and result, goal highlights and video clips of every goal, who scored, starting lineups, match stats and the full match report from this UEFA Europa League fixture.
- Who scored and when — a goal-by-goal timeline of the match.
- Match stats — possession, shots, expected goals (xG), corners and cards.
- Starting lineups and player ratings for both teams.
- Head-to-head record and recent form for both sides.
- Watch Milot Rashica's goal against FC Midtjylland (70').
- Watch Orkun Kökçü's goal against FC Midtjylland (76').
Watch the goals: goal highlights and video clips of every goal from FC Midtjylland 0–2 Beşiktaş. Explore more on the FC Midtjylland and Beşiktaş team pages or the UEFA Europa League page.