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Midtjylland vs AGF Aarhus: AGF's Away Form Is a Problem

AGF Aarhus haven't lost away in 5 straight. Midtjylland are stumbling at home. The numbers say this gets complicated fast.

20 April 2026Midtjylland vs AGF Aarhus

Midtjylland vs AGF Aarhus: AGF's Away Form Is a Problem

AGF Aarhus are averaging more shots, more shots on target, and a higher xG than Midtjylland right now — and they're doing it as the away side. That's the quiet detail buried inside this Superliga fixture that changes how you read the whole setup. Midtjylland sit at home, nominally the favourites, running 52.6% possession and generating 1.4 xG per game. AGF are generating 1.5 xG with 5.4 shots on target per match to Midtjylland's 3.8. The hosts are creating more territory than they are danger. Their visitors are doing the opposite. On 20 April, that gap matters.

Check the full match statistics for the complete picture before kickoff.

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Midtjylland's Attacking Numbers Are Quietly Alarming

Thirteen shots per game sounds workable. Then you see the conversion rate. 3.8 shots on target from 13 attempts is a 29% accuracy rate — roughly one in three efforts finding the frame. For a team that held 52.6% possession across their last five, that's a lot of ball for very little return.

The xG figure of 1.4 per game isn't catastrophic, but it's not commanding either. A team with that much of the ball should be generating more. The issue isn't volume, it's quality of position.

The Last Five Results Tell the Story

W 2-1 vs Brondby

D 2-2 vs Sonderjyske

D 1-1 vs Viborg FF

L 1-2 vs Nottm Forest

L 0-1 vs FC Nordsjaelland

Two wins, two draws, one loss in domestic football — but the trajectory is poor. The defeat to Nordsjaelland is the most damaging line. Nordsjaelland are not a European outfit. Losing 0-1 at home to them, then failing to beat Viborg, suggests Midtjylland's creative engine is misfiring in ways the possession numbers don't immediately reveal.

6.4 corners per game adds to the picture of a team that wins territory at the edges but can't consistently break through the middle. High corner counts without clinical output is a particular kind of frustrating.

Visit the Midtjylland stats & profile for their full season breakdown.

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AGF Aarhus Away From Home: Five Matches, Zero Losses

Five away matches. Five without defeat. 2+ goals in every single one of them. Both teams scored in each of those five games. That's not a soft streak built against relegation sides — Brondby away ended 0-0, which technically breaks the scoring pattern in that sample but reinforces the unbeaten record.

AGF's away discipline is notable too. 12.0 fouls per game compared to Midtjylland's 16.0 — AGF are the cleaner side, giving away fewer set-pieces, conceding fewer dangerous restarts. That matters when you're on the road.

The Shot Profile That Demands Respect

AGF shots per game: 16.4

AGF shots on target: 5.4

AGF xG: 1.5

AGF offsides: 1.0

Compare that directly to Midtjylland's 13.0 shots, 3.8 on target, 1.4 xG, and 1.4 offsides. AGF are more active in attack, more accurate, and marginally more clinical. The offside count is also relevant — 1.0 per game suggests AGF's forward runs are well-timed rather than speculative. These are not a team blindly chasing games.

The 1-1 draw in the most recent head-to-head (March 2026) fits this profile exactly. AGF went to Midtjylland, scored, and left with a point. They've done it before. The infrastructure is in place to do it again.

Explore AGF Aarhus stats & profile for their full attacking and defensive metrics.

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Head-to-Head: A Series That Refuses to Produce Drama

Five meetings between these clubs across roughly a calendar year. Here's what they produced:

1. Midtjylland 1-1 AGF Aarhus — March 2026

2. AGF Aarhus 0-1 Midtjylland — February 2026

3. Midtjylland 1-1 AGF Aarhus — November 2025

4. AGF Aarhus 0-0 Midtjylland — August 2025

5. Midtjylland 3-1 AGF Aarhus — May 2025

Four of the five meetings produced one goal or fewer for AGF. The one outlier — May 2025 — was the blowout, a 3-1 home win for Midtjylland that now looks like an anomaly given everything that's followed.

The more recent pattern is stubborn. Three of the last four meetings finished 1-1 or lower in total goals. Both teams struggle to build on momentum in this fixture specifically, even when their form elsewhere suggests more firepower.

What the H2H Tells Us About Tactical Setup

Midtjylland haven't conceded more than one goal to AGF in this run. AGF haven't managed more than one goal against Midtjylland in four straight meetings. The defensive structures hold. Neither side runs riot against the other.

This matters because AGF's recent away form — specifically the goals-in-every-game streak — may meet resistance here. Midtjylland have shown they can limit AGF's output in this exact matchup even when their broader form suggests otherwise. The head-to-head creates a specific tactical ceiling that raw form numbers alone don't capture.

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The Foul Count and Set-Piece Exposure

Midtjylland are committing 16.0 fouls per game. That's high. Paired with 2.8 yellow cards per game, they're operating close to the edge of discipline. For context, AGF sit at 12.0 fouls and 1.4 yellows — measurably cleaner.

High foul rates mean two things: more set-pieces conceded, and eventual numerical disadvantages if yellow cards accumulate. In a tight game — and the head-to-head history strongly suggests this will be tight — a red card or a dead-ball goal can be the entire margin.

22.8 throw-ins per game for Midtjylland is worth flagging too. It's a higher number than AGF's 20.4, suggesting Midtjylland are winning more wide territory but also losing possession more frequently in those zones. Throw-ins aren't glamorous, but in a low-scoring, territorially contested Superliga fixture, they indicate where the game is being fought and where it's being lost.

AGF's cleaner disciplinary record on the road gives them a structural advantage in the second half of tight games. Fewer bookings means more freedom to press, less risk of being a man down when the game is in the balance.

For AI-generated trend analysis and live data on this fixture, see today's AI-powered analysis.

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The Numbers That Matter Most

AGF have scored in all 5 of their last away matches — but in 4 of the last 5 meetings specifically against Midtjylland, they've been held to one goal or zero. The away scoring streak will face its sternest test against a side that knows how to neutralise them.

Midtjylland's shots-on-target rate of 29% (3.8 from 13.0) is the lowest of the two sides and points to a team creating positions without converting them into genuine danger. AGF's 33% rate (5.4 from 16.4) is meaningfully sharper.

16.0 fouls per game from Midtjylland across five matches means they're conceding roughly one foul every six minutes. Against an AGF side that moves the ball through midfield efficiently, that foul rate creates a constant set-piece threat.

Three of the last four head-to-head meetings have finished level — 1-1, 1-1, and 0-0. The draw is not just a possible outcome in this Superliga match analysis; it's the statistically dominant result between these clubs in recent months.

AGF's xG of 1.5 nudges ahead of Midtjylland's 1.4, but neither side is generating high-volume, high-quality chances at volume. This is a match where one moment — a set-piece, a yellow card at the wrong time, a single incisive run — is likely to carry disproportionate weight.

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Midtjylland vs AGF Aarhus on 20 April sets up as a fixture where reputation and home advantage push in one direction, and recent data pushes in another. The hosts have the territory. AGF Aarhus have the efficiency. The head-to-head record whispers draw. The away form screams caution for anyone dismissing the visitors. Football statistics rarely lie this clearly.

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