Thursday , 2 July 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
7 games this season 🟨 1.3/game ⚽ 4.0 goals/game 🟥 1 total

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Olympique Lyonnais 8 21
2 Aston Villa FC 8 21
3 FC Midtjylland 8 19
4 Real Betis Balompie 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 Ferencvarosi TC 8 15
13 Nottingham Forest FC 8 14
14 FC Viktoria Plzen 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 Fenerbahce 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
50% Clean Sheets
FC Midtjylland this season
0% Clean Sheets
Malmo FF this season

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

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The match kicks off with home fans waiting with anticipation for FC Midtjylland to score. At the same time, Malmo FF does not seem to pull back! Let’s get it on!
  • 5' 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.
  • 10' Malmo FF is showing some good football. However, Malmo FF are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 15' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 15 minutes.
  • 20' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Franz Brorsson made 248 appearances and scored 1 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 22' Malmo FF player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
  • 27' 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 Behrang Safari suffering a number of foals already.
  • 32' GOAL! Marcus Antonsson scores on 32.
  • 36' Markus Rosenberg was booked on 36.
  • 41' Malmo FF started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 41.
  • 42' Ogochukwu Onyeka Frank was booked on 42.
  • 47' Malmo FF is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 52' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 56' Time for substitution for FC Midtjylland. Ayo Simon is replaced by Paul Onuachu.
  • 61' Supporters expect more eagerness from Bubacarr Sanneh, as he is very good at scoring at with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 66' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 71' The travelling Malmo FF supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 75' Andreas Vindheim was booked on 75.
  • 75' The FC Midtjylland manager makes a substitution. Joel Andersson departs to be replaced by Awer Mabil.
  • 79' GOAL! Markus Rosenberg scores on 79.
  • 80' Eric Larsson has so much to prove this time. He replaces Andreas Vindheim on 80 minute.
  • 84' Another change for Malmo FF made on 84 minute. Marcus Antonsson leaves to be changed by Arnor Ingvi Traustason.
  • 89' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Behrang Safari.
  • 90' Gustav Wikheim is having his name booked by the referee on 90.
  • 90' Franz Brorsson is replacing Behrang Safari for the Malmo FF side.
  • 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
Gustav Wikheim 1
Ayo Okosun 1
Gustav Wikheim 1
Ayo Okosun 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.