FC Midtjylland 2-0 HNK Rijeka · Conference League
FC Midtjylland beat HNK Rijeka 2-0 in the Conference League. Full match statistics, the goal timeline and both lineups are below.
Match report
FC Midtjylland and HNK Rijeka met in the Conference League at MCH Arena in Herning on Thursday, 20 August 2026.
Goalscorers
FC Midtjylland: G. Cho 20'; S. Johannesen 48'. HNK Rijeka did not score.
How the match went
FC Midtjylland saw more of the ball, 60% of it. FC Midtjylland had 18 shots with 10 on target, HNK Rijeka 9 with 1 on target. There were 9 corners in total, 5 to FC Midtjylland and 4 to HNK Rijeka. FC Midtjylland conceded 17 fouls, HNK Rijeka 19. The referee showed 4 yellow cards (1 for FC Midtjylland, 3 for HNK Rijeka).
Line-ups
FC Midtjylland started in a 3-5-2: Elías Ólafsson, Philip Billing, Magnus Jensen, Mads Bech Sørensen, Darío Osorio, Rasmus Kristensen, Pedro Bravo, Denil Castillo, Valdemar Byskov, Franculino Djú, Gue-sung Cho.
HNK Rijeka started in a 4-2-3-1: Aleksa Todorović, Ante Oreč, Ante Majstorović, Alfonso Barco, Mladen Devetak, Ivan Ćubelić, Branko Pavić, Toni Fruk, Tiago Dantas, Niko Janković, Daniel Adu-Adjei.
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