Beşiktaş 1-0 FC Midtjylland: Match Report, Goals, Stats and Ratings
Europa League · Thursday 23 July 2026 · Beşiktaş Stadium, İstanbul · referee R. De Burgos Bengoetxea · full time
Full time: Beşiktaş 1-0 FC Midtjylland
Beşiktaş 1-0 FC Midtjylland: Beşiktaş took the points in Europa League on Thursday 23 July 2026 at Beşiktaş Stadium. The goals: Orkun Kökçü 26'.
How Beşiktaş won it
Orkun Kökçü put Beşiktaş ahead in the 26th minute, set up by Vaclav Cerny.
It was 1-0 at half-time, and nothing changed after the break.
Friday Etim of FC Midtjylland was sent off in the 15th minute.
Beşiktaş: V. Italiano, 4-1-4-1 · FC Midtjylland: M. Tullberg, 4-3-3.
Moneyball's prediction against the result
Moneyball did not publish a pre-match estimate for this match, so there is nothing to mark it against.
Why it went this way
Beşiktaş had 7 shots on target, FC Midtjylland 1.
FC Midtjylland's goalkeeper made 6 saves.
Beşiktaş had 75% of the ball and turned it into the win.
A red card changed the shape of the match, and no pre-match model can see one coming.
Where the two sides stood before this match
Beşiktaş came into it with 7 Europa League matches played, scoring 1.7 and conceding 0.3 a match, with 1.45 expected goals for and – against, and had won 86% of their matches.
FC Midtjylland came into it with 2 Europa League matches played, scoring 0.0 and conceding 1.5 a match, and had won 0% of their matches.
Beşiktaş vs FC Midtjylland: the match in numbers
| Beşiktaş | Match statistics | FC Midtjylland |
|---|---|---|
| 75% | Ball possession | 25% |
| 28 | Total shots | 5 |
| 7 | Shots on target | 1 |
| 685 | Total passes | 237 |
| 88% | Pass accuracy | 62% |
| 5 | Corners | 2 |
| 12 | Fouls | 9 |
| 1 | Offsides | 0 |
| 6 | Tackles | 9 |
| 1 | Saves | 6 |
| 0 | Red cards | 1 |
Team statistics from Sportmonks.
Player ratings and man of the match
Man of the match: Orkun Kökçü (Beşiktaş), rated 8.9 by Sportmonks.
Beşiktaş
- Orkun Kökçü 8.9
- Vaclav Cerny 7.6 1 assist
- Salih Özcan 7.4
- Emirhan Topçu 7.2
- İlhan Fakılı 7.1
FC Midtjylland
- Philip Billing 7.7
- Elías Ólafsson 7.5
- Martin Erlić 6.8
- Han-beom Lee 6.8
- Rasmus Nissen Kristensen 6.7
The lowest-rated starter was Friday Etim at 5.3. Ratings run from 0 to 10; around 7.0 is a solid match.
What comes next
- Beşiktaş: TSG Hoffenheim vs Beşiktaş Thursday 15 October 2026 · Europa League
- FC Midtjylland: Egnatia Rrogozhinë vs FC Midtjylland Thursday 15 October 2026 · Europa Conference League
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Questions about Beşiktaş vs FC Midtjylland
What was the score in Beşiktaş vs FC Midtjylland?
Beşiktaş 1-0 FC Midtjylland (half-time 1-0), Europa League, Thursday 23 July 2026.
Who scored in Beşiktaş vs FC Midtjylland?
Orkun Kökçü 26'.
Did Moneyball predict Beşiktaş vs FC Midtjylland correctly?
Moneyball did not publish a pre-match estimate for this match, so there is nothing to mark it against.
Who was man of the match in Beşiktaş vs FC Midtjylland?
Orkun Kökçü, rated 8.9 by Sportmonks.
Who refereed Beşiktaş vs FC Midtjylland?
R. De Burgos Bengoetxea.
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