Wednesday , 30 September 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
6 games this season 🟨 2.7/game ⚽ 9.7 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 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 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 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' In just a few seconds will turn into a battlefield for FC Midtjylland and Malmo FF.
  • 5' The 28-year-old Frank Onyeka has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 10' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
  • 15' Malmo FF come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 20' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 22' Anders Christiansen has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 22.
  • 27' Malmo FF fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 32' What a strike from Marcus Antonsson! The score is 0-1.
  • 36' Markus Rosenberg picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 41' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 42' Poor challenge from Ogochukwu Onyeka Frank. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
  • 47' Denmark international Soren Rieks has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 52' Malmo FF is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 56' Paul Onuachu has so much to prove this time. He replaces Ayo Simon on 56 minute.
  • 61' The travelling Malmo FF supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 66' A quiet spell here at . FC Midtjylland seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 71' Rasmus Bengtsson has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 75' The referee has no hesitation. Andreas Vindheim is booked for Malmo FF — Yellow card on 75.
  • 75' Fresh legs for FC Midtjylland! Awer Mabil comes on to replace Joel Andersson.
  • 79' A goal from the Sweden international Markus Rosenberg! He fires home on 79 to make it 0-2!
  • 80' It is a substitution in Malmo FF team. Andreas Vindheim is replaced by Eric Larsson on 80 minute.
  • 84' Arnor Ingvi Traustason is replacing Marcus Antonsson for the Malmo FF side.
  • 89' Behrang Safari has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 89.
  • 90' Controversy at the stadium! Gustav Wikheim argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
  • 90' The whistle greets Behrang Safari as he departs to be replaced by Franz Brorsson.
  • The final whistle goes. A composed, disciplined performance from Malmo FF to claim maximum points.

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.