Saturday , 14 November 2026

FC Midtjylland vs Malmo FF, Europe 2018-19 PLAY OFF ROUND

UEFA Europa League · 2018-19
FC Midtjylland
0 – 2
Full Time
Malmo FF
Thu 30 Aug 2018 · 17:15 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 22' Anders Christiansen
Y 36' Markus Rosenberg
Frank Onyeka 42' Y
Y 75' Andreas Vindheim
Y 89' Behrang Safari
Gustav Wikheim 90' Y
Mayron George 90' Y

Overview

Match Preview

FC Midtjylland vs Malmo FF — Europe .

Match Details

  • Referee Serdar Gozubuyuk
  • Referee Dave Goossens
  • Referee Isaac Cuenca (Spain)
  • Referee Jeroen Manschot
12 games this season 🟨 4.2/game ⚽ 13.9 goals/game 🟥 2 total

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Olympique Lyonnais 8 21
2 Aston Villa FC 8 21
3 FC Midtjylland 8 19
4 Real Betis Balompié 8 17
5 FC Porto 8 17
6 Sporting Clube de Braga 8 17
7 SC Freiburg 8 17
8 AS Roma 8 16
9 KRC Genk 8 16
10 Bologna FC 1909 8 15
11 VfB Stuttgart 8 15
12 Ferencvárosi TC 8 15
13 Nottingham Forest FC 8 14
14 FC Viktoria Plzeň 8 14
15 FK Crvena Zvezda 8 14
16 RC Celta de Vigo 8 13
17 PAOK Thessaloniki FC 8 12
18 Lille OSC 8 12
19 Fenerbahçe SK 8 12
20 Panathinaikos AO 8 12
21 Celtic FC 8 11
22 PFK Ludogorets 1945 Razgrad 8 10
23 GNK Dinamo Zagreb 8 10
24 SK Brann 8 9
25 BSC Young Boys 8 9
26 SK Sturm Graz 8 7
27 FCSB Bukarest 8 7
28 Go Ahead Eagles 8 7
29 Feyenoord Rotterdam 8 6
30 FC Basel 1893 8 6
31 FC Red Bull Salzburg 8 6
32 Rangers FC 8 4
33 OGC Nice 8 3
34 FC Utrecht 8 1
35 Malmo FF 8 1
36 Maccabi Tel Aviv FC 8 1

Head-to-Head

4
4
FC Midtjylland 8 games · Avg 2.3 goals Malmo FF
Last 5 meetings
2018-08-30 FC Midtjylland 0–2 Malmo FF 2018-08-23 Malmo FF 2–2 FC Midtjylland 2017-01-02 FC Midtjylland 2–2 Malmo FF 2016-11-26 Malmo FF 2–0 FC Midtjylland 2016-02-06 Malmo FF 2–2 FC Midtjylland

Recent Form

FC Midtjylland
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
30 Aug Malmo FF H 0–2 L
23 Aug Malmo FF A 2–2 D
16 Aug The New Saints FC H 3–1 W
09 Aug The New Saints FC A 2–0 W
01 Aug Astana FK H 0–0 D
24 Jul Astana FK A 1–2 L
Malmo FF
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
30 Aug FC Midtjylland A 2–0 W
23 Aug FC Midtjylland H 2–2 D
14 Aug MOL Fehervar FC A 0–0 D
07 Aug MOL Fehervar FC H 1–1 D
01 Aug FC CFR 1907 Cluj H 1–1 D
24 Jul FC CFR 1907 Cluj A 1–0 W

Season Stats

FC Midtjylland Malmo FF
#3 Position #35
19 Points 1
8 Played 8
6 / 1 / 1 W / D / L 0 / 1 / 7
18 Scored 4
8 Conceded 15
+10 GD -11
2.38 PPG 0.13
75% Win % 0%

Key Stats

38% Both Teams to Score
H2H (8 games)
38% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

FC Midtjylland are 3rd (19 pts). Malmo FF are 35th (1 pts).

Events

Match Events

  • 0' FC Midtjylland have kicked off against Malmo FF. Both sides are eager to make an early statement.
  • 5' 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.
  • 10' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 15' Andreas Vindheim has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 20' FC Midtjylland have won 96 goals from 225 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 22' A moment of madness from Anders Christiansen on 22 minutes earns him a Yellow card. Malmo FF will be frustrated.
  • 27' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both FC Midtjylland and Malmo FF are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
  • 32' What composure from Marcus Antonsson! The Sweden international strokes it home. 0-1.
  • 36' The referee has no hesitation. Markus Rosenberg is booked for Malmo FF — Yellow card on 36.
  • 41' The home supporters are growing impatient. FC Midtjylland must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 42' A meaty challenge results in booking for Ogochukwu Onyeka Frank on 42.
  • 47' Rasmus Bengtsson has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 0 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 52' FC Midtjylland are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 56' FC Midtjylland manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Paul Onuachu is hanging Ayo Simon on the field on 56 minute.
  • 61' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • 66' Malmo FF are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 71' FC Midtjylland started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 71.
  • 75' Malmo FF receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 75.
  • 75' Awer Mabil has so much to prove this time. He replaces Joel Andersson on 75 minute.
  • 79' What a moment for Markus Rosenberg! That strike on 79 puts his side firmly in control.
  • 80' Andreas Vindheim makes way for Eric Larsson at the 80 minute mark. A tactical switch from Malmo FF.
  • 84' The Malmo FF bench stirs into life. Marcus Antonsson is withdrawn and Arnor Ingvi Traustason gets his opportunity.
  • 89' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Behrang Safari on 89 minutes.
  • 90' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Gustav Wikheim.
  • 90' Another substitution for Malmo FF to replace Behrang Safari by Franz Brorsson on 90 minute.
  • With this win, Malmo FF is likely to improve its situation in the overall team standings.

Lineups

FC Midtjylland Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Jess Thorup

Malmo FF Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Uwe Rösler

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Marcus Antonsson 3
Marcus Antonsson 3
Markus Rosenberg 2
Markus Rosenberg 2
Ayo Okosun 1
Gustav Wikheim 1
Ayo Okosun 1
Gustav Wikheim 1

Head to Head

2018-08-30 FC Midtjylland 0–2 Malmo FF 2018-08-23 Malmo FF 2–2 FC Midtjylland 2017-01-02 FC Midtjylland 2–2 Malmo FF 2016-11-26 Malmo FF 2–0 FC Midtjylland 2016-02-06 Malmo FF 2–2 FC Midtjylland

FC Midtjylland Form

2018-08-30 FC Midtjylland 0–2 Malmo FF L 2018-08-23 Malmo FF 2–2 FC Midtjylland D 2018-08-16 FC Midtjylland 3–1 The New Saints FC W 2018-08-09 The New Saints FC 0–2 FC Midtjylland W 2018-08-01 FC Midtjylland 0–0 Astana FK D 2018-07-24 Astana FK 2–1 FC Midtjylland L

Malmo FF Form

2018-08-30 FC Midtjylland 0–2 Malmo FF W 2018-08-23 Malmo FF 2–2 FC Midtjylland D 2018-08-14 MOL Fehervar FC 0–0 Malmo FF D 2018-08-07 Malmo FF 1–1 MOL Fehervar FC D 2018-08-01 Malmo FF 1–1 FC CFR 1907 Cluj D 2018-07-24 FC CFR 1907 Cluj 0–1 Malmo FF W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
0 / 4
2.21 FC Midtjylland xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.95 Malmo FF xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 60% + FC Midtjylland to win 56%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
FC Midtjylland56% Draw24% Malmo FF20%
Actual: Malmo FF win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes55% 0% No45%
Avg goals/match: 3.16
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 94%
6%
± 1.5 82%
18%
± 2.5 60%
40%
± 3.5 38%
62%
± 4.5 21%
79%

Double Chance

FC Midtjylland or Draw
79%
Draw or Malmo FF
44%
FC Midtjylland or Malmo FF
76%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
FC Midtjylland47% Draw40% Malmo FF13%
Actual: Malmo FF win at HT

Correct Score

✗ 0–2 not predicted
0 – 2
Actual
2 – 0
10.3%
1 – 1
9.7%
2 – 1
9.5%
1 – 0
8.9%
3 – 0
7.4%
3 – 1
7%
0 – 0
5.8%
2 – 2
4.5%
1 – 2
4.1%
4 – 0
4.1%
4 – 1
3.9%
0 – 1
3.4%

Asian Handicap — FC Midtjylland

Handicap FC Midtjylland covers Push Malmo FF covers
-2.5 22% — 78%
-2 22% 20% 58%
-1.5 42% — 58%
-1 42% 23% 35%
-0.5 65% — 35%
+0.5 86% — 14%
+1 86% 9% 5%
+1.5 95% — 5%
+2 95% 4% 1%
+2.5 99% — 1%

Clean Sheet

FC Midtjylland keeps clean sheet
39% ✓
Malmo FF keeps clean sheet
12% ✗

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