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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
18 games this season 🟨 4.1/game ⚽ 9.7 goals/game 🟥 4 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 Atlético 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
0% Clean Sheets
Liverpool FC this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

Liverpool FC
0-15
–/1
16-30
3/3
31-45
4/–
46-60
2/–
61-75
5/3
76+
–/3
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Liverpool FC
Alexis Mac Allister 3 G
Bradley Barcola 3 G
Ronald Araujo 2 G 1 A
Dominik Szoboszlai 1 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' In just a few seconds MCH Arena will turn into a battlefield for FC Midtjylland and Liverpool FC.
  • 1' Mohamed Salah doubles the advantage! 0-1 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
  • 6' It’s high time Jurgen Klopp made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 9' Frank Onyeka catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 9.
  • 14' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 19' FC Midtjylland 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.
  • 24' Jesper Hansen has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 0 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 29' FC Midtjylland have won 96 goals from 225 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 31' Poor challenge from Dion Cools. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
  • 32' That is a Yellow card for FC Midtjylland. Dion Cools will be fuming at that decision.
  • 37' FC Midtjylland are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Liverpool FC's shape.
  • 42' FC Midtjylland currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 46' Another change for Liverpool FC made on 46 minute. Fabinho leaves to be changed by Billy Koumetio.
  • 51' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
  • 56' Paulinho has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 1 cards already picked up this season.
  • 61' The referee shows Liverpool FC player a Yellow card on 61.
  • 61' Liverpool FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Andrew Robertson is hanging Kostas Tsimikas on the field on 61 minute.
  • 62' Alexander Scholz adds to his 2 season tally! FC Midtjylland lead 1-1 — and this changes everything.
  • 62' Naby Keita makes way for Jordan Henderson at the 62 minute mark. A tactical switch from Liverpool FC.
  • 63' Naby Keita makes way for Jordan Henderson at the 63 minute mark. A tactical switch from Liverpool FC.
  • 64' A change in the FC Midtjylland ranks — Awer Mabil exits the field as Mikael Anderson enters on 64.
  • 69' The energy levels are beginning to show. Jurgen Klopp might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 71' The whistle greets Divock Origi as he 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' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
  • 87' A change in the Liverpool FC ranks — Diogo Jota exits the field as Sadio Mane enters on 87.
  • 90' The whistle greets Evander as he departs to be replaced by Nicolas Madsen.
  • The referee brings this contest to a close. take all three points.

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.