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FC Midtjylland vs Liverpool FC, Champions League 2020-21 GROUP STAGE

UEFA Champions League · 2020-21
FC Midtjylland
1 – 1
Full Time
Liverpool FC
Wed 9 Dec 2020 · 17:55 UTC MCH Arena HT 45+3' · FT 45+10'
Frank Onyeka 9' Y
Dion Cools 31' Y
Dion Cools 32' Y
Y 61' Caoimhin Kelleher
Mikael Anderson 81' Y

Overview

Match Preview

FC Midtjylland vs Liverpool FC — Champions League at MCH Arena.

Match Details

  • Referee Francois Letexier
  • Referee Mehdi Rahmouni
  • Referee Cyril Gringore
  • Referee Amaury Delerue
20 games this season 🟨 2.7/game ⚽ 6.8 goals/game 🟥 2 total

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Arsenal FC 8 24
2 FC Bayern München 8 21
3 Liverpool FC 8 18
4 Tottenham Hotspur FC 8 17
5 FC Barcelona 8 16
6 Chelsea FC 8 16
7 Sporting Clube de Portugal 8 16
8 Manchester City FC 8 16
9 Real Madrid CF 8 15
10 FC Internazionale Milano 8 15
11 Paris Saint-Germain FC 8 14
12 Newcastle United FC 8 14
13 Juventus FC 8 13
14 Club Atletico de Madrid 8 13
15 Atalanta BC 8 13
16 Bayer 04 Leverkusen 8 12
17 Borussia Dortmund 8 11
18 PAE Olympiakos SFP 8 11
19 Club Brugge KV 8 10
20 Galatasaray SK 8 10
21 AS Monaco FC 8 10
22 Qarabag Agdam FK 8 10
23 FK Bodø/Glimt 8 9
24 Sport Lisboa e Benfica 8 9
25 Olympique de Marseille 8 9
26 Paphos FC 8 9
27 Royale Union Saint-Gilloise 8 9
28 PSV 8 8
29 Athletic Club 8 8
30 SSC Napoli 8 8
31 FC København 8 8
32 AFC Ajax 8 6
33 Eintracht Frankfurt 8 4
34 SK Slavia Praha 8 3
35 Villarreal CF 8 1
36 FK Kairat 8 1

Head-to-Head

1
1
FC Midtjylland 2 games · Avg 2.0 goals Liverpool FC
Last 5 meetings
2020-12-09 FC Midtjylland 1–1 Liverpool FC 2020-10-27 Liverpool FC 2–0 FC Midtjylland

Recent Form

FC Midtjylland
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
09 Dec Liverpool FC H 1–1 D
01 Dec Atalanta BC A 1–1 D
25 Nov AFC Ajax A 1–3 L
03 Nov AFC Ajax H 1–2 L
27 Oct Liverpool FC A 0–2 L
21 Oct Atalanta BC H 0–4 L
Liverpool FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
09 Dec FC Midtjylland A 1–1 D
06 Dec Wolverhampton Wanderers FC H 4–0 W
01 Dec AFC Ajax H 1–0 W
28 Nov Brighton & Hove Albion FC A 1–1 D
25 Nov Atalanta BC H 0–2 L
22 Nov Leicester City FC H 3–0 W

Key Stats

50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (2 games)
0% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
42% Clean Sheets
Liverpool FC this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The stage is set the green flag drops! Another match against FC Midtjylland and Liverpool FC has kicked off!
  • 1' What a strike from Mohamed Salah! The score is 0-1.
  • 6' Liverpool FC seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
  • 9' FC Midtjylland receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 9.
  • 14' The travelling Liverpool FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 19' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 24' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 0 times this season with winning -% of all matches.
  • 29' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
  • 31' The referee shows FC Midtjylland player a Yellow card on 31.
  • 32' It’s a booking for FC Midtjylland player. Dion Cools gets a Yellow card.
  • 37' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Liverpool FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 42' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 42 minutes.
  • 46' Another change for Liverpool FC made on 46 minute. Fabinho leaves to be changed by Billy Koumetio.
  • 51' Sory Kaba has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 0 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 56' It’s high time Jurgen Klopp made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 61' The referee shows Liverpool FC player a Yellow card on 61.
  • 61' The Liverpool FC manager makes a substitution. Kostas Tsimikas departs to be replaced by Andrew Robertson.
  • 62' What a strike from Alexander Scholz! The score is 1-1.
  • 62' Another change for Liverpool FC made on 62 minute. Naby Keita leaves to be changed by Jordan Henderson.
  • 63' The supporters are chanting for Jordan Henderson. He replaces Naby Keita on 63 minute.
  • 64' Another substitution for FC Midtjylland to replace Awer Mabil by Mikael Anderson on 64 minute.
  • 69' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 71' The Liverpool FC manager makes a substitution. Divock Origi departs to be replaced by Roberto Firmino.
  • 76' Another substitution for FC Midtjylland to replace Anders Dreyer by Pione Sisto on 76 minute.
  • 81' FC Midtjylland player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
  • 86' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Jesper Hansen suffering a number of foals already.
  • 87' Sadio Mane is replacing Diogo Jota for the Liverpool FC side.
  • 90' Another change for FC Midtjylland made on 90 minute. Evander leaves to be changed by Nicolas Madsen.
  • Hope, you loved the show. Another epic battle is over with the score 1-1.

Lineups

FC Midtjylland Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Brian Priske

Liverpool FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Jurgen Klopp

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
1 / 4
1.03 FC Midtjylland xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.3 Liverpool FC xG
I would bet for: Liverpool FC or Draw 70% + Under 2.5 goals 59%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
FC Midtjylland30% Draw31% Liverpool FC39%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes48% 0% No52%
Avg goals/match: 2.33
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 88%
12%
± 1.5 68%
32%
± 2.5 41%
59%
± 3.5 21%
79%
± 4.5 9%
91%

Double Chance

FC Midtjylland or Draw
61%
Draw or Liverpool FC
70%
FC Midtjylland or Liverpool FC
69%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
FC Midtjylland21% Draw50% Liverpool FC29%
Actual: Liverpool FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
Actual
0 – 0
11.9%
0 – 1
11.5%
1 – 0
8.8%
1 – 2
8.2%
0 – 2
7.9%
2 – 1
6.5%
2 – 0
5%
2 – 2
4.3%
1 – 3
3.6%
0 – 3
3.4%
3 – 1
2.3%

Asian Handicap — FC Midtjylland

Handicap FC Midtjylland covers Push Liverpool FC covers
-2.5 3% — 97%
-2 3% 8% 89%
-1.5 11% — 89%
-1 11% 17% 72%
-0.5 28% — 72%
+0.5 59% — 41%
+1 59% 22% 19%
+1.5 81% — 19%
+2 81% 12% 7%
+2.5 93% — 7%

Clean Sheet

FC Midtjylland keeps clean sheet
28% ✓
Liverpool FC keeps clean sheet
36% ✓

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.