Odense vs Viborg 1-2

Viborg won 2-1 at Odense Stadium after Mads Søndergaard Clausen and Lukas Kirkegaard put them two up before Jann-Fiete Arp pulled one back. Odense finished with more of the ball, but Viborg held on for the points.

Søndergaard Clausen opened the scoring in the 11th minute, finishing from Sami Jalal Karchoud for 1-0. Kirkegaard made it 2-0 on 45 minutes after being set up by Søndergaard Clausen, and Odense went in at the break 2-0 down.

Odense made a change at half-time and two more on 61 minutes, then Arp cut the deficit in the 68th minute from Topi Keskinen to make it 2-1. Viborg answered with a change on 67 minutes and then made two more on 76 minutes and another two on 87 minutes, including the scorer Søndergaard Clausen. Odense could not find an equaliser, even after taking Arp off in the 74th minute and replacing Magnus Hvitfeldt Andersen on 80 minutes.

Odense had 56% possession and 570 passes to Viborg's 453, but the visitors had the better chances, with 14 shots each, 5 on target to 4, 7 corners to 2 and an xG edge of 1.39 to 1.03. Odense also had 3 offsides, while Viborg had none, and Odense made 13 fouls to Viborg's 10.

There was one booking on each side. Magnus Hvitfeldt Andersen was booked for Odense in the 61st minute, and Jeppe Grønning was booked for Viborg in the 76th minute.