FC Midtjylland 2-0 Rijeka result, stats and report

Rijeka beat Hajduk Split 3-0 in the Croatian 1. HNL despite being outplayed for long stretches. Connor Maguire breaks down how desire and clinical finishing overturned a story the numbers were telling differently.

Odense BK came from behind to earn a 1-1 draw against FC Midtjylland in the Danish Superliga, with Noah Ganaus equalising in the 75th minute after Friday Etim's early opener. Odense dominated in every measurable way but could not find a winner.

Brøndby IF put four past FC Midtjylland on Monday evening, with Stanley Iheanacho scoring twice in a commanding away performance that exposed the home side's defensive frailties. FC Midtjylland showed fight but their discipline and shape crumbled under sustained visiting pressure.

Lokomotiva Zagreb snatched a late equaliser through Marko Vesovic to draw 1-1 with Rijeka, but the home side's performance did little to mask a deeply worrying run of form in the Croatian 1. HNL.

FC Midtjylland came from behind to earn a 1-1 draw at Silkeborg IF in the Danish Superliga, with Stanley Iheanacho's 66th-minute equaliser cancelling out William Kirk's early opener for the hosts.

Rudeš have conceded 14 goals in their last five Croatian 1. HNL matches and kept zero clean sheets. Rijeka have already beaten them once this season. This should be straightforward.

FC København arrive at FC Midtjylland on Sunday carrying the form of a side that knows exactly what it is doing. Midtjylland need to find something they have been missing all autumn: a killer instinct.

Slaven Bilic returns as Croatia manager 14 years after his first spell, facing England in a behind-closed-doors Nations League match in Rijeka. His charm helped build the foundations for Zlatko Dalic's golden generation, but succeeding the most successful coach in Croatian history will take more than nostalgia.