Egnatia 1-1 FC Midtjylland: result and goals
Egnatia and FC Midtjylland drew 1-1 on Thursday, 15 October 2026 in the Conference League.
Goals: Ildi Gruda 26', Cho Gue-Sung 33'.
Egnatia sit 20th on 2 points.
FC Midtjylland sit 25th on 1 points.
Egnatia have 1 win, 2 draws and 2 defeats in their last 5 matches.
FC Midtjylland have 3 wins, 2 draws and 0 defeats in their last 5 matches.
- Competition
- UEFA Conference League
- Kick-off
- Thursday, 15 October 2026, 17:45 (UK time)
- Venue
- Elbasan Arena, Elbasan
Match facts
- Stadium
- Elbasan Arena · Elbasan
- Capacity: 12,800 seats · Natural grass
- Attendance
- 1,521 · 12% of capacity
Referee
Stefan Ebner
Record: UEFA Conference League
- Games
- 27
- Yellows per game
- 4.2
- Reds
- 5
- Penalties
- 9
- Fouls per game
- 23.5
Absences
FC Midtjylland
- Victor BakInjured · Expected back: late October 2026
- Elías ÓlafssonInjured · Expected back: in a few days
- Magnus JensenInjured · Expected back: in a few days
- Martin ErlićInjured
- Mikel GogorzaInjured
Players ruled out or doubtful according to each club’s latest update.
Match events
EGNMID26'⚽Ildi Gruda ast. Altin Kryeziu 1-0
66'⇄▲ Geralb Smajli ▼ Guillem Jaime
66'⇄▲ Ibrahim Diabate ▼ Alessandro Albanese
72'⇄▲ Jurguens Montenegro ▼ Daniel Adjessa
80'⇄▲ Fernando Medeiros ▼ Ildi Gruda
81'⇄▲ Numan Ajetovikj ▼ Karim Loukili
86'Ibrahim Diabate
Live commentary
- Match ends, Egnatia Rrogozhinë 1, Midtjylland 1.
- 90'+5'Second Half ends, Egnatia Rrogozhinë 1, Midtjylland 1.
- 90'+4'Eljon Sota (Egnatia Rrogozhinë) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+4'Foul by Friday Etim (Midtjylland).
- 90'+2'Attempt blocked. Geralb Smajli (Egnatia Rrogozhinë) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.
- 90'+2'Attempt blocked. Fernando Medeiros (Egnatia Rrogozhinë) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ibrahim Diabaté.
- 90'+1'Fourth official has announced 4 minutes of added time.
- 89'Corner, Egnatia Rrogozhinë. Conceded by Ousmane Diao.
- 87'Altin Kryeziu (Egnatia Rrogozhinë) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 87'Foul by Kjell Wätjen (Midtjylland).
- 86'Ibrahim Diabaté (Egnatia Rrogozhinë) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 86'Foul by Ibrahim Diabaté (Egnatia Rrogozhinë).
- 86'Mads Bech (Midtjylland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 85'Ibrahim Diabaté (Egnatia Rrogozhinë) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 85'Foul by Mikael Uhre (Midtjylland).
- 84'Offside, Midtjylland. Stanley Iheanacho is caught offside.
- 82'Mario Dajsinani (Egnatia Rrogozhinë) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 82'Foul by Stanley Iheanacho (Midtjylland).
- 81'Substitution, Egnatia Rrogozhinë. Numan Ajetovikj replaces Karim Loukili.
- 81'Substitution, Egnatia Rrogozhinë. Fernando Medeiros replaces Ildi Gruda.
- 80'Corner, Midtjylland. Conceded by Eljon Sota.
- 78'Corner, Midtjylland. Conceded by Eneo Bitri.
- 77'Substitution, Midtjylland. Mikael Uhre replaces Denil Castillo.
- 77'Offside, Midtjylland. Stanley Iheanacho is caught offside.
- 76'Corner, Midtjylland. Conceded by Geralb Smajli.
- 73'Attempt missed. Stanley Iheanacho (Midtjylland) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Kjell Wätjen.
- 72'Substitution, Egnatia Rrogozhinë. Jurguens Montenegro replaces Daniel Adjessa because of an injury.
- 70'Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 69'Delay in match because of an injury Daniel Adjessa (Egnatia Rrogozhinë).
- 69'Attempt blocked. Mads Bech (Midtjylland) header from the right side of the six yard box is blocked. Assisted by Philip Billing with a cross.
- 68'Corner, Midtjylland. Conceded by Eljon Sota.
- 68'Foul by Altin Kryeziu (Egnatia Rrogozhinë).
- 68'Philip Billing (Midtjylland) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 67'Attempt missed. Ibrahim Diabaté (Egnatia Rrogozhinë) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left.
- 66'Substitution, Egnatia Rrogozhinë. Ibrahim Diabaté replaces Alessandro Albanese.
- 66'Substitution, Egnatia Rrogozhinë. Geralb Smajli replaces Guillem Jaime.
- 65'Attempt missed. Alessandro Albanese (Egnatia Rrogozhinë) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Daniel Adjessa.
- 63'Attempt missed. Guillem Jaime (Egnatia Rrogozhinë) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Karim Loukili with a cross.
- 57'Corner, Midtjylland. Conceded by Eneo Bitri.
- 56'Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 56'Delay in match because of an injury Daniel Adjessa (Egnatia Rrogozhinë).
- 56'Substitution, Midtjylland. Sofus Johannesen replaces Mileta Rajovic.
- 56'Ildi Gruda (Egnatia Rrogozhinë) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 56'Foul by Denil Castillo (Midtjylland).
- 54'Attempt saved. Alessandro Albanese (Egnatia Rrogozhinë) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Nordin Bakker (Midtjylland). Assisted by Andrey Yago.
- 53'Eneo Bitri (Egnatia Rrogozhinë) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 53'Foul by Stanley Iheanacho (Midtjylland).
- 52'Attempt missed. Philip Billing (Midtjylland) left footed shot from outside the box is too high from a direct free kick.
- 51'Handball by Eneo Bitri (Egnatia Rrogozhinë).
- 50'Foul by Andrey Yago (Egnatia Rrogozhinë).
- 50'Denil Castillo (Midtjylland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 49'Foul by Ildi Gruda (Egnatia Rrogozhinë).
- 49'Denil Castillo (Midtjylland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 47'Attempt saved. Stanley Iheanacho (Midtjylland) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Mario Dajsinani (Egnatia Rrogozhinë). Assisted by Julius Emefile.
- 46'Karim Loukili (Egnatia Rrogozhinë) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 46'Foul by Denil Castillo (Midtjylland).
- 45'Second Half begins Egnatia Rrogozhinë 1, Midtjylland 1.
- 45'Substitution, Midtjylland. Stanley Iheanacho replaces David Martínez.
- 45'Substitution, Midtjylland. Kjell Wätjen replaces Hong Hyun-Seok.
- 45'Substitution, Midtjylland. Friday Etim replaces Cho Gue-Sung.
- 45'+2'First Half ends, Egnatia Rrogozhinë 1, Midtjylland 1.
- 45'+1'Fourth official has announced 1 minutes of added time.
- 44'Attempt missed. Daniel Adjessa (Egnatia Rrogozhinë) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Guillem Jaime with a cross.
- 43'Attempt saved. Alessandro Albanese (Egnatia Rrogozhinë) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Nordin Bakker (Midtjylland). Assisted by Ildi Gruda with a headed pass.
- 42'Corner, Egnatia Rrogozhinë. Conceded by Mads Bech.
- 42'Attempt missed. David Martínez (Midtjylland) left footed shot from outside the box is too high.
- 39'Offside, Midtjylland. Denil Castillo is caught offside.
- 38'Guillem Jaime (Egnatia Rrogozhinë) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 38'Foul by Julius Emefile (Midtjylland).
- 33'Goal! Egnatia Rrogozhinë 1, Midtjylland 1. Cho Gue-Sung (Midtjylland) header from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Rasmus Kristensen with a cross.
- 32'Foul by Andrey Yago (Egnatia Rrogozhinë).
- 32'David Martínez (Midtjylland) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 31'Guillem Jaime (Egnatia Rrogozhinë) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 31'Foul by Julius Emefile (Midtjylland).
- 30'Attempt saved. Mileta Rajovic (Midtjylland) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Mario Dajsinani (Egnatia Rrogozhinë).
- 30'Attempt saved. Ildi Gruda (Egnatia Rrogozhinë) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Nordin Bakker (Midtjylland). Assisted by Albano Aleksi.
- 28'Foul by Altin Kryeziu (Egnatia Rrogozhinë).
- 28'Julius Emefile (Midtjylland) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 26'Goal! Egnatia Rrogozhinë 1, Midtjylland 0. Ildi Gruda (Egnatia Rrogozhinë) header from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Altin Kryeziu with a cross.
- 25'Offside, Egnatia Rrogozhinë. Daniel Adjessa is caught offside.
- 24'Eljon Sota (Egnatia Rrogozhinë) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 24'Foul by Philip Billing (Midtjylland).
- 23'Corner, Midtjylland. Conceded by Altin Kryeziu.
- 23'Attempt missed. David Martínez (Midtjylland) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Hong Hyun-Seok.
- 22'Foul by Alessandro Albanese (Egnatia Rrogozhinë).
- 22'David Martínez (Midtjylland) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 20'Foul by Ildi Gruda (Egnatia Rrogozhinë).
- 20'Philip Billing (Midtjylland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 17'Attempt blocked. David Martínez (Midtjylland) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.
- 17'Attempt blocked. Julius Emefile (Midtjylland) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by David Martínez.
- 15'Foul by Rasmus Kristensen (Midtjylland).
- 15'Karim Loukili (Egnatia Rrogozhinë) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 15'Attempt missed. Cho Gue-Sung (Midtjylland) right footed shot from the right side of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Hong Hyun-Seok.
- 13'Mads Bech (Midtjylland) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 13'Foul by Alessandro Albanese (Egnatia Rrogozhinë).
- 13'Foul by Altin Kryeziu (Egnatia Rrogozhinë).
- 13'Denil Castillo (Midtjylland) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 11'Attempt missed. Mileta Rajovic (Midtjylland) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Philip Billing following a set piece situation.
- 9'Denil Castillo (Midtjylland) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 9'Foul by Albano Aleksi (Egnatia Rrogozhinë).
- 9'Handball by David Martínez (Midtjylland).
- 8'Foul by Philip Billing (Midtjylland).
- 8'Daniel Adjessa (Egnatia Rrogozhinë) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 6'Attempt saved. Alessandro Albanese (Egnatia Rrogozhinë) right footed shot from more than 35 yards is saved in the centre of the goal by Nordin Bakker (Midtjylland).
- 5'Attempt missed. Altin Kryeziu (Egnatia Rrogozhinë) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Ildi Gruda.
- 4'Attempt saved. Mileta Rajovic (Midtjylland) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal by Mario Dajsinani (Egnatia Rrogozhinë). Assisted by David Martínez with a cross.
- 2'Guillem Jaime (Egnatia Rrogozhinë) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 2'Foul by Julius Emefile (Midtjylland).
- First Half begins.
- Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
Commentary: ESPN
Stats
EGNMID
General
52%Possession48%
3Big chances4
2Big chances missed3
2Corners6
Shots
12Total shots13
5Shots off target6
5Shots on target5
2Blocked shots2
0Hit woodwork0
6Shots inside box9
6Shots outside box4
Expected goals (xG)
0.59xG1.37
0.56xG open play0.77
0.02xG set play0.60
0.59Non-penalty xG1.37
0.23xG on target (xGOT)1.35
Passes
399Passes345
328 (82%)Accurate passes272 (79%)
214Own half120
114Opposition half152
32 (42%)Accurate long balls28 (53%)
3 (25%)Accurate crosses4 (17%)
15Throw-ins21
17Touches in opposition box38
1Offsides3
Defence
24Tackles14
11Interceptions4
3Shot blocks2
45Clearances9
3Keeper saves4
Duels
60Duels won51
43 (55%)Ground duels won35 (45%)
17 (52%)Aerial duels won16 (48%)
6 (46%)Successful dribbles10 (45%)
Discipline
1Yellow cards0
0Red cards0
12Fouls committed14
General
59%Possession41%
2Big chances2
1Big chances missed1
1Corners1
Shots
6Total shots9
2Shots off target4
4Shots on target3
0Blocked shots2
0Hit woodwork0
3Shots inside box6
3Shots outside box3
Expected goals (xG)
0.28xG0.65
0.26xG open play0.62
0.02xG set play0.03
0.28Non-penalty xG0.65
0.17xG on target (xGOT)1.23
Passes
237Passes158
198 (84%)Accurate passes122 (77%)
142Own half57
56Opposition half65
16 (43%)Accurate long balls15 (52%)
2 (25%)Accurate crosses2 (29%)
7Throw-ins9
9Touches in opposition box23
1Offsides1
Defence
11Tackles5
4Interceptions4
2Shot blocks0
17Clearances7
2Keeper saves3
Duels
26Duels won27
20 (53%)Ground duels won18 (47%)
6 (40%)Aerial duels won9 (60%)
3 (60%)Successful dribbles6 (46%)
Discipline
0Yellow cards0
0Red cards0
7Fouls committed7
General
45%Possession55%
1Big chances2
1Big chances missed2
1Corners5
Shots
6Total shots4
3Shots off target2
1Shots on target2
2Blocked shots0
0Hit woodwork0
3Shots inside box3
3Shots outside box1
Expected goals (xG)
0.30xG0.72
0.30xG open play0.15
0.00xG set play0.57
0.30Non-penalty xG0.72
0.06xG on target (xGOT)0.12
Passes
162Passes187
130 (80%)Accurate passes150 (80%)
72Own half63
58Opposition half87
16 (40%)Accurate long balls13 (54%)
1 (25%)Accurate crosses2 (13%)
8Throw-ins12
8Touches in opposition box15
0Offsides2
Defence
13Tackles9
7Interceptions0
1Shot blocks2
28Clearances2
1Keeper saves1
Duels
34Duels won24
23 (58%)Ground duels won17 (43%)
11 (61%)Aerial duels won7 (39%)
3 (38%)Successful dribbles4 (44%)
Discipline
1Yellow cards0
0Red cards0
5Fouls committed7
EgnatiaFC Midtjylland
Expected goals (xG)
0.59–1.37
xG on target (xGOT)
0.23–1.35
Shots
12–13
Big chances
3–4
Match momentum
Above the line the home side is on top; below, the away side.
Shot map
← Midtjylland (13)GoalOn targetOff target or blockedEgnatia (12) →
xG: chance of each shot becoming a goal from its position and type. xGOT: the same once the shot is on target.
Player of the match
Eneo Bitri
Egnatia
Ratings
Egnatia7.1
- 8.233Eneo Bitri
- 8.117Altin KryeziuA
- 7.629Andrey Yago
- 7.677Ildi Gruda⚽
- 7.328Eljon Sota
- 7.26Albano Aleksi
- 7.210Alessandro Albanese
- 7.198Mario Dajsinani
- 6.920Karim Loukili
- 6.82Daniel Adjessa
- 6.78Ibrahim Diabate▲66'
- 6.622Guillem Jaime
- 6.055Geralb Smajli▲66'
- 6.099Jurguens Montenegro▲72'
FC Midtjylland6.6
- 7.75Rasmus KristensenA
- 7.38Philip Billing
- 7.310Gue-Sung Cho⚽
- 7.222Mads Bech
- 7.138Julius Emefile
- 6.94Ousmane Diao
- 6.721Denil Castillo
- 6.698David Martínez
- 6.520Hyun-Seok Hong
- 6.325Nordin Bakker
- 6.39Mileta Rajović
- 6.129Kjell Wätjen▲46'
- 6.190Friday Etim▲46'
- 6.127Sofus Johannesen▲56'
- 6.117Mikael Uhre▲77'
- 6.018Stanley Iheanacho▲46'
Rating out of 10 for each player’s contribution to the match.
Lineups
Egnatia · Substitutes
- 55Geralb Smajli▲66'6.0
- 8Ibrahim Diabate▲66'6.7
- 99Jurguens Montenegro▲72'6.0
- 7Fernando Medeiros▲80'
- 24Numan Ajetovikj▲81'
- 12Bruno Puja
- 1Levan Tandilashvili
- 13Alessandro Kacbufi
- 4Zamiq Əliyev
- 16Edison Ndreca
Manager: Nevil Dede
Midtjylland · Substitutes
- 29Kjell Wätjen▲46'6.1
- 90Friday Etim▲46'6.1
- 18Stanley Iheanacho▲46'6.0
- 27Sofus Johannesen▲56'6.1
- 17Mikael Uhre▲77'6.1
- 60Mark Ugboh
- 30Ovie Ejeheri
- 34Abdou Aziz Ndiaye
- 15Beni Junior
- 19Pedro Bravo
Manager: Mike Tullberg
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Panathinaikos | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | +5 | 6 | WW |
| 2 |  FC Lugano | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | +4 | 6 | WW |
| 3 |  SK Brann | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | +4 | 6 | WW |
| 4 |  Trabzonspor | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | +4 | 6 | WW |
| 5 |  FC Twente | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | +4 | 6 | WW |
| 6 |  Monaco | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | +4 | 6 | WW |
| 7 |  Sint-Truidense | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | +3 | 6 | WW |
| 8 |  Hajduk Split | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | +2 | 6 | WW |
| 9 |  Brighton | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | +4 | 4 | WD |
| 10 |  København | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | +3 | 4 | WD |
| 11 |  CSU Craiova | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | +2 | 4 | DW |
| 12 |  Mjällby | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | +2 | 4 | WD |
| 13 |  Ajax | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 3 | LW |
| 14 |  Borac | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 3 | LW |
| 15 |  Atalanta | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | WL |
| 16 |  Braga | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 3 | LW |
| 17 |  KAA Gent | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 3 | WL |
| 18 |  Freiburg | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -2 | 3 | WL |
| 19 |  Nordsjælland | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | DD |
| 20 |  Egnatia | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | DLWDL |
| 21 |  Riga FC | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | DD |
| 22 |  Red Star | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 1 | LD |
| 23 |  CSKA Sofia | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 1 | LD |
| 24 |  Jablonec | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 1 | LD |
| 25 |  Midtjylland | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 1 | WDWDW |
| 26 |  AGF | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 1 | LD |
| 27 |  Pafos | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -2 | 1 | LD |
| 28 |  Hearts | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -2 | 1 | DL |
| 29 |  Iberia 1999 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -2 | 1 | LD |
| 30 |  Getafe | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -3 | 1 | DL |
| 31 |  Kairat Almaty | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -4 | 1 | DL |
| 32 |  FC Thun | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 0 | LL |
| 33 |  Red Imps | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -4 | 0 | LL |
| 34 |  KuPS Kuopio | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -4 | 0 | LL |
| 35 |  Inter D'Escaldes | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -4 | 0 | LL |
| 36 |  Kauno Zalgiris | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -7 | 0 | LL |
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What was the score in Egnatia v FC Midtjylland?
Egnatia and FC Midtjylland drew 1-1 on Thursday 15 October (Conference League).
Who scored in Egnatia v FC Midtjylland?
Goals: Ildi Gruda 26' and Cho Gue-Sung 33'.
When do Egnatia play next?
Egnatia play FC Dinamo City on Sunday 25 October at 17:30 (UK time).
When do FC Midtjylland play next?
FC Midtjylland play Lyngby Boldklub on Sunday 25 October at 13:00 (UK time).
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