Match Report
On paper the standings were lopsided — Midtjylland 1st with 82 points, Hobro 3rd with 30, 52 apart. Hobro's recent output lagged their position: 18th on form over five rounds while 3rd in the table. Against a league average of 1.39 goals per team per game, Hobro ran at 1.67 scored and 2.17 conceded, Midtjylland at 1.9 and 1.5.
Hobro had not won in 12 games. Recent form was uneven: 3/15 points for Hobro, 12/15 for Midtjylland.
The head-to-head ledger counts 12 games: 0 Hobro wins, 10 for Midtjylland, 2 draws, at 3.58 goals per meeting. History gives the home side just 42% of the wins in this matchup. Three-plus goals is the norm here, arriving in 75% of the meetings, and both sides scored in 67%.
The venue was DS Arena in Hobro, with room for 7,500 spectators. On the scoreboard, it was 0-0 at the break; 2 second-half goals set the final 0-2.