AS Roma 2-1 FC Midtjylland
Updated
AS Roma won: AS Roma 2-1 FC Midtjylland in the Europa League (Round 5) on Thu, 27 Nov 2025 at Stadio Olimpico, Roma. AS Roma goals: Neil El Aynaoui 7', Stephan El Shaarawy 83'. FC Midtjylland goals: Paulinho 86'. Expected goals: 0.84-0.73. Possession: 54-46. Player of the match: Neil El Aynaoui (8.3).
Match report
AS Roma beat FC Midtjylland 2-1
AS Roma edged FC Midtjylland 2-1 at Stadio Olimpico on Thursday 27 November in the Europa League.
Neil El Aynaoui put AS Roma ahead on 7' (1-0), Stephan El Shaarawy made it 2-0 on 83' and Paulinho pulled one back for FC Midtjylland on 86' (2-1).
AS Roma had 54% of the ball, shots were 13-12 (6-2 on target) and expected goals finished 0.84-0.73.
Neil El Aynaoui (Roma) was player of the match with an 8.3 rating.
Attendance: 61,653. Referee: Nikola Dabanović.
Match stats
| AS Roma | FC Midtjylland | |
|---|---|---|
| Ball possession | 54 | 46 |
| Expected goals (xG) | 0.84 | 0.73 |
| Total shots | 13 | 12 |
| Shots on target | 6 | 2 |
| Touches in opposition box | 26 | 27 |
| Big chances | 1 | 0 |
| Big chances missed | 0 | 0 |
| Accurate passes | 366 (81%) | 285 (76%) |
| Yellow cards | 2 | 3 |
| Corners | 6 | 6 |
| Total shots | 13 | 12 |
| Shots off target | 4 | 6 |
| Shots on target | 6 | 2 |
| Blocked shots | 3 | 4 |
| Hit woodwork | 1 | 0 |
| Shots inside box | 8 | 9 |
Lineups
AS Roma (3-4-3): Mile Svilar, Daniele Ghilardi, Gianluca Mancini, Evan N'Dicka, Mehmet Zeki Celik, Neil El Aynaoui, Kouadio Koné, Wesley, Matias Soulé, Lorenzo Pellegrini, Paulo Dybala
FC Midtjylland (5-3-2): Elias Olafsson, Ousmane Diao, Martin Erlic, Mads Bech, Kevin Mbabu, Victor Bak, Denil Castillo, Pedro Bravo, Philip Billing, Franculino, Mikel Gogorza
Key events
- 7' · Goal · Neil El Aynaoui (AS Roma)
- 27' · Substitution · Bryan Cristante for Kouadio Koné (AS Roma)
- 46' · Substitution · Junior Brumado for Pedro Bravo (FC Midtjylland)
- 46' · Substitution · Dario Osorio for Mikel Gogorza (FC Midtjylland)
- 52' · Yellow card · Bryan Cristante (AS Roma)
- 60' · Substitution · Valdemar Byskov for Denil Castillo (FC Midtjylland)
- 61' · Substitution · Evan Ferguson for Matias Soulé (AS Roma)
- 61' · Substitution · Stephan El Shaarawy for Lorenzo Pellegrini (AS Roma)
- 67' · Substitution · Paulinho for Victor Bak (FC Midtjylland)
- 75' · Substitution · Aral Simsir for Franculino (FC Midtjylland)
- 77' · Yellow card · Dario Osorio (FC Midtjylland)
- 78' · Substitution · Konstantinos Tsimikas for Mehmet Zeki Celik (AS Roma)
- 78' · Substitution · Leon Bailey for Paulo Dybala (AS Roma)
- 80' · Yellow card · Martin Erlic (FC Midtjylland)
- 83' · Goal · Stephan El Shaarawy (AS Roma)
- 85' · Yellow card · Mads Bech (FC Midtjylland)
- 86' · Goal · Paulinho (FC Midtjylland)
- 89' · Yellow card · Gianluca Mancini (AS Roma)
All-time head-to-head
Questions
Who won AS Roma vs FC Midtjylland?
AS Roma won, 2-1 (Europa League) on Thu, 27 Nov 2025.
When and where is AS Roma vs FC Midtjylland?
Thu, 27 Nov 2025, 17:45 UTC at Stadio Olimpico, Roma, Europa League.