Midtjylland vs Celtic

UEFA Champions League - 2nd Qualifying Round 28 Jul 2021, 17:45
Midtjylland
Midtjylland
2–1
HT 0–0
FULL TIME
Celtic
Celtic
🏟 MCH Arena (Herning) 👤 B. Frankowski

Match report

Midtjylland edged past Celtic 2-1 in the UEFA Champions League - 2nd Qualifying Round on 28 July 2021. The game was goalless at the break before all 3 goals arrived after half-time.

Celtic dominated possession with 63% of the ball, while Midtjylland had 11 shots to Celtic's 5.

The match was played at MCH Arena (Herning), with B. Frankowski in charge.

Half-time 0-0 Possession 37% - 63% Shots 11 - 5 On target 4 - 2 Corners 7 - 5 Fouls 16 - 18 Yellow cards 7
8
Player of the match
Henrik Dalsgaard
Midtjylland · 1 assist
8 Evander captained the side
7 Awer Mabil 1 goal
7 Raphael Onyedika 1 goal
7 Callum McGregor 1 goal
First half vs second half
  1st half 2nd half
Shots Total 9–5 2–0
Shots On Goal 2–2 2–0
Ball Possession 37–63 —
Corners 2–5 5–0
Attacks 96–130 12–13
Match statistics
6 Substitution 6
108 Attacks 143
86 Dangerous Attacks 53
4 On Target 2
8 Off Target 3
11 Shots Total 5
4 Shots On Goal 2
3 Shots Off Goal 2
4 Shots Blocked 1
10 Shots Inside Box 3
1 Shots Outside Box 2
16 Fouls 18
7 Corners 5
2 Offsides 2
37% Ball Possession 63%
3 Yellow Cards 4
1 Saves 2
412 Passes Total 712
281 Passes Accurate 579
Line-ups 3-4-3  vs  4-3-3
Goalkeeper Defender Midfielder Forward
Midtjylland · 3-4-3
1 J. Lössl
14 H. Dalsgaard 28 E. Sviatchenko 73 Juninho
6 J. Andersson 35 Charles 10 Evander 29 Paulinho
11 A. Mabil 74 J. Brumado 7 P. Sisto
Celtic · 4-3-3
29 S. Bain
56 A. Ralston 57 S. Welsh 47 D. Murray 3 G. Taylor
14 D. Turnbull 12 I. Soro 42 C. McGregor
11 L. Abada 22 O. Édouard 17 R. Christie
Midtjylland
Coach
B. Henriksen
Substitutes
  • 16 Elías Rafn Ólafsson
  • 30 Jared Thompson
  • 2 Dion Cools
  • 5 Daniel Høegh
  • 20 Rasmus Nicolaisen
  • 37 Raphael Onyedika
  • 43 Nicolas Madsen
  • 44 Nicolas Dyhr
  • 58 Aral Simsir
  • 54 Oscar Fraulo
  • 48 Mads Hansen
  • 53 Victor Lind
Celtic
Coach
A. Postecoglou
Substitutes
  • 1 Vasilis Barkas
  • 45 Ross Doohan
  • 54 Adam Montgomery
  • 23 Boli Bolingoli
  • 26 Osaze Urhoghide
  • 18 Tom Rogic
  • 30 Liam Shaw
  • 41 Scott Robertson
  • 49 James Forrest
  • 10 Albian Ajeti
Substitutions
  • 59' ↑ R. Onyedika ↓ Charles Midtjylland
  • 59' ↑ J. Forrest ↓ L. Abada Celtic
  • 77' ↑ M. Hansen ↓ Júnior Brumado Midtjylland
  • 89' ↑ V. Lind ↓ A. Mabil Midtjylland
  • 89' ↑ N. Dyhr ↓ Paulinho Midtjylland
  • 98' ↑ T. Rogić ↓ I. Soro Celtic
  • 105' ↑ Dion Cools ↓ J. Andersson Midtjylland
  • 105' ↑ A. Ajeti ↓ D. Turnbull Celtic
  • 105' ↑ A. Montgomery ↓ G. Taylor Celtic
  • 112' ↑ R. Nicolaisen ↓ Juninho Midtjylland
Cards
  • 21' S. Welsh Celtic
  • 53' Evander Midtjylland
  • 70' Junior Brumado Midtjylland
  • 76' I. Soro Celtic
  • 93' O. Edouard Celtic
  • 108' A. Ajeti Celtic
  • 115' P. Sisto Midtjylland
Head-to-head
Midtjylland 2 1 draws 0 Celtic
2025-11-06 Midtjylland vs Celtic 3 - 1
2021-07-28 Midtjylland vs Celtic 2 - 1
2021-07-20 Celtic vs Midtjylland 1 - 1
Recent form
Midtjylland D D D D L
Celtic W D D W L
Frequently asked questions
What was the final score in Midtjylland vs Celtic?
Midtjylland won 2-1 against Celtic on 28 July 2021.
Who won Midtjylland vs Celtic?
Midtjylland won the match 2-1.
Where was Midtjylland vs Celtic played?
The match was played at MCH Arena (Herning).
Who had more possession in Midtjylland vs Celtic?
Celtic had 63% of possession, compared to 37% for the other side.