In the Superliga game on 30 August 2026, Randers FC beat Aarhus GF 2:1. Match numbers: shots on target 5:6, corners 1:5.
Match report
Runners claimed a 2:1 victory over Aarhus in the Superliga's sixth round, played on 30 August 2026. The hosts took an early lead through E. Mahmoud in the twenty-first minute, a strike that set the tone for the afternoon. Aarhus responded quickly, with M. Themsen equalising seven minutes later. By then the match had settled into a rhythm that neither side could quite control.
J. Serra turned the game with a goal in the sixty-third minute, and Runners held firm despite losing A. Henriksson to a red card in the seventy-ninth minute. The visitors pushed for an equaliser but could not find the net. The hosts were running out of games to spare, and this result mattered more than the final score suggested.
Runners dominated the air with 16 successful duels from 28, while Aarhus edged possession at 59 per cent. Shots tell the fuller story: five on target against three off for the hosts, compared to six on and eight off for the visitors. Two big chances created versus one — the difference between a win and a draw often comes down to that margin.
Both sides sat near the foot of the table before kick-off, Runners tenth with four points from five games, Aarhus eleventh on three from four. The result lifts the hosts off the relegation zone and leaves the visitors searching for their first win of the campaign.
Prepared from match data
Key numbers
Possession, %41–59
Shots on target5–6
Shots off target3–8
Big chances2–1
HT⚽21' E. Mahmoud — Goal⚽28' M. Themsen — Goal⇄46' M. Solbakken — Substitution🟨55' K. Arnstad — Yellow card⇄61' J. Bogere — Substitution⇄61' R. Carstensen — Substitution⇄63' K. Junker — Substitution⚽63' J. Serra — Goal🟨70' S. Hansen — Yellow card⇄71' M. Sjolstad — Substitution⇄71' J. Bjorkengren — Substitution🟥79' A. Henriksson — Red card⇄83' E. Mahmoud — Substitution⇄83' C. Rosler — Substitution🟨87' S. Tchamche — Yellow card🟨88' M. Themsen — Yellow card⇄90+2' E. Kahl — Substitution🟨90+4' M. Sankoh — Yellow card
0'45'90'
Match events
21'1:0Randers FC⚽GoalE. Mahmoud assist: M. Themsen
