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
Owner	Matthew Benham
Chairman	Rasmus Ankersen
Manager	Brian Priske
Stadium	MCH Arena
Superliga	2nd
Danish Cup	Semi-finals
UEFA Champions League	Group stage
Top goalscorer	League: Sory Kaba (11 goals) All: Sory Kaba (14 goals)
Biggest win	5–0 (21 March 2021 vs. Vejle)
Biggest defeat	0–4 (21 October 2020 vs. Atalanta
Home colours Away colours Third colours
← 2019–20 2021–22 →

Squad

As of 1 February 2021 ^[1]

No.	Name	Nat	Position	Since	Date of birth	Signed from
Goalkeepers
1	Jesper Hansen		GK	2017	31 March 1985	Lyngby BK
16	Valdemar Birksø		GK	2021	17 March 2001	Homegrown
30	Oliver Ottesen		GK	2017	22 August 1998	Roskilde
31	Mikkel Andersen		GK	2018	17 December 1988	Lyngby BK
49	Jonas Lössl		GK	2021	1 February 1989	Everton F.C.
Defenders
2	Dion Cools		DF	2020	4 June 1996	Club Brugge
5	Daniel Høegh		DF	2020	6 January 1991	SC Heerenveen
6	Joel Andersson		DF	2018	11 November 1996	BK Häcken
14	Alexander Scholz		DF	2018	24 October 1992	Club Brugge
17	Ailton		DF	2021	16 March 1995	VfB Stuttgart
18	Kristian Riis		DF	2016	17 February 1997	Homegrown
27	Oliver Olsen		DF	2018	13 August 2000	Esbjerg fB Youth
28	Erik Sviatchenko		DF	2018	4 October 1991	Celtic F.C.
29	Paulinho		DF	2019	3 January 1995	Bahia
46	Japhet Sery Larsen		DF	2020	10 April 2000	Brentford F.C. B
50	Hosine Bility		DF	2021	10 May 2001	FC Midtjylland U19
Midfielders
7	Pione Sisto		MF	2020	4 February 1995	Celta de Vigo
10	Evander		MF	2018	9 June 1998	CR Vasco da Gama
11	Awer Mabil		MF	2015	15 September 1995	Adelaide United FC
34	Mikael Anderson		MF	2019	1 July 1998	SBV Excelsior
36	Anders Dreyer		MF	2020	2 May 1998	Brighton & Hove Albion F.C.
38	Frank Onyeka		MF	2017	1 January 1998	F.C. Ebedei
40	Jens Cajuste		MF	2018	10 August 1999	Örgryte IS
43	Nicolas Madsen		MF	2017	17 March 2000	Homegrown
45	Gustav Isaksen		MF	2019	19 April 2001	Homegrown
Forwards
9	Sory Kaba		FW	2019	28 July 1995	Dijon FCO
26	Lasse Vibe		FW	2020	22 February 1987	IFK Göteborg
33	Luca Pfeiffer		FW	2020	20 August 1996	Würzburger Kickers
48	Mads Hansen		FW	2021	28 July 2002	Homegrown
58	Aral Simsir		FW	2021	19 June 2002	Homegrown
74	Júnior Brumado		FW	2019	15 May 1999	EC Bahia

Out on loan

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. 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

Arrivals

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]

Departures

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

Pre-season friendlies

Mid-season friendlies

AGF v Midtjylland

19 January 2021	AGF	0–2	Midtjylland	Aarhus
13:00 CEST				Stadium: Anlæg Kunstgræsbane 2 (Viby J)

Silkeborg IF v Midtjylland

28 January 2021	Silkeborg IF	0–2	Midtjylland	Silkeborg
13:00 CEST				Stadium: JYSK Park

Midtjylland v Esbjerg fB

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 v t e	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 v t e	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 for the 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 for the Champions League second qualifying round		1–0	—	4–1	4–0	3–0	1–1
3	Copenhagen	32	16	7	9	61	53	+8	55	Qualification for the 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 for the 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) Champions; (O) Play-off winners

Regular season

SonderjyskE v Midtjylland

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

Midtjylland v Lyngby BK

19 September 2020 2	Midtjylland	1–0	Lyngby BK	Herning
15:30 CEST	Evander  13' Sisto 14' Kraev  41' Scholz  45'	FCM Summary	Winther  20' Gytkjær  37'	Stadium: MCH Arena Attendance: 300 Referee: Jakob Kehlet

Midtjylland v Randers

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

Horsens v Midtjylland

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

Midtjylland v OB

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

Brøndby IF v Midtjylland

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

Nordsjælland v Midtjylland

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

Midtjylland v Copenhagen

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

AGF v Midtjylland

22 November 2020 9	AGF	1–2	Midtjylland	Aarhus
16:00 CET	Sviatchenko  25' Onyeka 27'  51' Kaba 34' (Onyeka)	FCM Summary	Juelsgård  43' Mortensen 63' (pen)	Stadium: Ceres Park Referee: Jens Maae

Midtjylland v AaB

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

Vejle BK v Midtjylland

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

OB v Midtjylland

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

Midtjylland v Nordsjælland

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

Midtjylland v SønderjyskE

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

Randers v Midtjylland

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

Midtjylland v Horsens

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

AaB v Midtjylland

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

Midtjylland v Brøndby

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

Lyngby BK v Midtjylland

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

Midtjylland v AGF

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

Copenhagen v Midtjylland

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

Midtjylland v Vejle BK

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

Midtjylland v Brøndby IF

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

AGF v Midtjylland

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 Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Peter Kjærsgaard-Andersen

Randers FC v Midtjylland

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

Midtjylland v Copenhagen

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

Nordsjælland v Midtjylland

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

Midtjylland v Nordsjælland

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

Brøndby IF v Midtjylland

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

Midtjylland v Randers

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

Copenhagen v Midtjylland

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

Midtjylland v AGF

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

HB Køge v Midtjylland

11 November 2020 Third Round	HB Køge	0–1	Midtjylland	Køge
16:30 CEST			Høegh 21'	Stadium: Capelli Sport Stadium

Copenhagen v Midtjylland

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

OB v Midtjylland

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

Midtjylland v OB

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

Midtjylland v SønderjyskE

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\

SønderjyskE v Midtjylland

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

Ludogorets Razgrad v Midtjylland

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

Midtjylland v BSC Young Boys

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

Slavia Prague v Midtjylland

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

Midtjylland v Slavia Prague

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 v t e	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

Midtjylland v Atalanta

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

Liverpool v Midtjylland

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

Midtjylland v Ajax

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

Ajax v Midtjylland

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

Atalanta v Midtjylland

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

Midtjylland v Liverpool

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	31	4	10	45
	DF	14	Alexander Scholz	31	4	10	45
3	MF	45	Awer Mabil	29	4	10	43
4	FW	9	Sory Kaba	27	5	10	42
	MF	7	Pione Sisto	29	4	9	42
6	28	DF	Erik Sviatchenko	28	4	9	41
7	FW	38	Frank Onyeka	27	4	9	40
8	MF	10	Evander	28	3	7	38
	MF	34	Mikael Anderson	26	4	8	38
10	MF	40	Jens Cajuste	27	3	8	37
	DF	29	Paulinho	25	2	10	37
12	FW	45	Gustav Isaksen	22	5	3	30
13	GK	1	Jesper Hansen	18	3	8	29
14	DF	29	Dion Cools	21	2	3	26
15	DF	6	Joel Andersson	13	3	9	25
16	MF	43	Nicolas Madsen	16	3	4	23
17	FW	33	Luca Pfeiffer	12	2	3	17
	FW	74	Júnior Brumado	12	2	3	17
19	MF	15	Bozhidar Kraev	9	0	7	16
20	GK	49	Jonas Lössl	12	2	0	14
21	FW	26	Lasse Vibe	7	2	3	12
	DF	17	Ailton	8	4	0	12
23	DF	46	Japhet Sery Larsen	4	4	0	8
	DF	5	Daniel Høegh	3	3	1	8
25	DF	25	Manjrekar James	4	0	1	5
26	GK	31	Mikkel Andersen	2	0	2	4
27	DF	44	Nikolas Dyhr	3	0	0	3
28	FW	48	Mads Hansen	0	1	0	1
	DF	55	Kristoffer Hansen	1	0	0	1
	DF	18	Kristian Riis	1	0	0	1

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	11	2	1	14
2	MF	36	Anders Dreyer	8	0	3	11
3	DF	14	Alexander Scholz	7	0	3	10
4	MF	7	Pione Sisto	8	0	0	8
5	MF	10	Evander	6	1	0	7
6	MF	38	Frank Onyeka	3	0	1	4
7	MF	11	Awer Mabil	1	0	2	3
	FW	45	Gustav Isaksen	1	2	0	3
	FW	74	Júnior Brumado	2	0	1	3
	DF	28	Erik Sviatchenko	3	0	0	3
11	FW	33	Luca Pfeiffer	1	1	0	2
12	MF	15	Bozhidar Kraev	1	0	0	1
	DF	5	Daniel Høegh	0	1	0	1
	DF	2	Dion Cools	1	0	0	1
	DF	46	Japhet Sery Larsen	0	1	0	1
	FW	26	Luca Pfeiffer	0	1	0	1
	MF	40	Jens Cajuste	1	0	0	1
	MF	34	Mikael Anderson	1	0	0	1
	FW	26	Lasse Vibe	1	0	0	1
	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	6	1	0	7
2	FW	9	Sory Kaba	4	0	2	6
	MF	36	Anders Dreyer	5	0	1	6
4	DF	2	Dion Cools	2	1	0	3
	DF	29	Paulinho	3	0	0	3
	MF	11	Awer Mabil	2	0	1	3
	DF	28	Erik Sviatchenko	2	1	0	3
8	MF	40	Jens Cajuste	1	0	1	2
	MF	38	Frank Onyeka	2	0	0	2
10	DF	44	Nikolas Dyhr	1	0	0	1
	MF	15	Bozhidar Kraev	0	0	1	1
	FW	74	Júnior Brumado	1	0	0	1
	DF	28	Erik Sviatchenko	1	0	0	1
	MF	7	Pione Sisto	1	0	0	1
	MF	45	Gustav Isaksen	1	0	0	1
	MF	34	Mikael Anderson	1	0	0	1
	DF	6	Joel Andersson	1	0	0	1
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	8	2	3	13
2	GK	46	Jonas Lössl	6	1	0	7
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