§ Europa League · 2025-26 · League Stage 6

FC Midtjylland 1–0 Genk

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11 December 2025

The match in data

A 1–0 win for FC Midtjylland against Genk on 11 December 2025, in the 2025-26 Europa League (League Stage 6).

Player of the match: Hendrik Van Crombrugge (Genk), rated 68, thanks above all to 1.38 goals prevented (7 shots on target worth 2.58; conceded 1) and 3 crosses claimed. Van Crombrugge produced 4.0 times as much as a goalkeeper typically does, at no cost.

It was also their best match of the season.

For FC Midtjylland, the highest-rated player was Ousmane Diao, with 65.

68
Player of the match

Hendrik Van Crombrugge

Genk · 90'

Produced 3.98× and cost 0.00× their position's average

Added
  • 1.38 goals prevented (7 shots on target worth 2.58; conceded 1) 4.9×
  • 3 crosses claimed 2.7×
  • 9 recoveries 1.2×

Match ratings

Everyone who played, sorted by rating. No rating: anyone who played under 20 minutes, and a goalkeeper who did not play the whole match.

FC Midtjylland
PlayerPositionMinRating
Ousmane Diao Defender 90 65
Han-beom Lee Defender 90 58
Aral Şimşir Forward 59 58
Elías Ólafsson Goalkeeper 90 56
Gue-sung Cho Forward 90 56
Philip Billing Midfielder 90 53
Valdemar Byskov Midfielder 66 46
Mikel Gogorza Forward 31 42
Pedro Bravo Midfielder 24 41
Darío Osorio Midfielder 84 39
Victor Bak Midfielder 90 38
Júnior Brumado Forward 84 37
Mads Bech Sørensen Defender 90 34
Denil Castillo Midfielder 6 no rating
Kevin Mbabu Defender 6 no rating
Genk
PlayerPositionMinRating
Hendrik Van Crombrugge ★ Goalkeeper 90 68
Konstantinos Karetsas Midfielder 71 54
Matte Smets Defender 90 42
Hyeon-gyu Oh Forward 84 42
Patrik Hrosovsky Midfielder 90 39
Bryan Heynen Midfielder 90 37
Mujaid Sadick Defender 90 35
Zakaria El Ouahdi Defender 90 34
Daan Heymans Midfielder 71 34
Adrián Palacios Defender 90 30
Yaimar Medina Midfielder 71 29
Jarne Steuckers Forward 19 no rating
Robin Mirisola Forward 19 no rating
Yira Sor Forward 19 no rating
Jusef Erabi Forward 6 no rating

Did you know?

La Lente trivia questions about this match. Tap one to see the answer.

Which Genk player won the most aerial duels?

Daan Heymans, with 7 aerial duels won. Next: Hyeon-gyu Oh 4, Matte Smets 2.

In Genk's narrow 1–0 loss to FC Midtjylland, Daan Heymans dominated in the air with 7 aerial duels won. That put Heymans ahead of Hyeon-gyu Oh's 4 and Matte Smets's 2.

Which FC Midtjylland player played the most passes into the final third?

Aral Şimşir, with 10 final-third passes. Next: Victor Bak 5, Ousmane Diao 4.

Aral Şimşir drove FC Midtjylland's attack in their 1–0 win over Genk, delivering 10 passes into the final third. That doubled Victor Bak's 5, with Ousmane Diao registering 4.

How is the rating calculated?

The rating measures a single match: what the player produced against what they cost, compared with the average for their position in that league and season, and adjusted by position (a 70 for a forward is as hard to get as a 70 for a defender). A normal match is around 50, 70 is already very good and only one in a hundred goes above 80. It is not the NVP, which ranks the whole season.

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FC Midtjylland 1–0 Genk, Europa League 2025-26. Player of the match: Hendrik Van Crombrugge, 68
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Data: Sportmonks. Metrics, ratings and text: La Lente by Sir Balone, edited by Juan Carlos Vasquez.