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FC Midtjylland vs The New Saints FC, Europe 2018-19 3RD QUALIFYING ROUND

UEFA Europa League · 2018-19
FC Midtjylland
3 – 1
Full Time
The New Saints FC
Thu 16 Aug 2018 · 17:00 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 45' Benjamin Cabango
Mayron George 90' Y

Overview

Match Preview

FC Midtjylland vs The New Saints FC — Europe .

Match Details

  • Referee Irfan Peljto
  • Referee Davor Beljo
  • Referee Admir Sehovic
  • Referee Amer Macic
6 games this season 🟨 0.2/game ⚽ 2.7 goals/game

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

3
1
2
FC Midtjylland 6 games · Avg 2.2 goals The New Saints FC
Last 5 meetings
2018-08-16 FC Midtjylland 3–1 The New Saints FC 2018-08-09 The New Saints FC 0–2 FC Midtjylland 2017-04-01 The New Saints FC 1–0 FC Midtjylland 2016-12-17 FC Midtjylland 1–0 The New Saints FC 2016-05-15 The New Saints FC 2–2 FC Midtjylland

Recent Form

FC Midtjylland
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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
06 May PAE AEK H 3–0 W
28 Apr FK BATE Barysau A 1–2 L
The New Saints FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
16 Aug FC Midtjylland A 1–3 L
09 Aug FC Midtjylland H 0–2 L
02 Aug Lincoln Red Imps FC A 1–1 D
26 Jul Lincoln Red Imps FC H 2–1 W
17 Jul KF Shkendija 79 H 4–0 W
10 Jul KF Shkendija 79 A 0–5 L

Key Stats

33% Both Teams to Score
H2H (6 games)
33% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
50% Clean Sheets
FC Midtjylland this season

Events

Match Events

  • 0' It’s Showtime! The match between FC Midtjylland and The New Saints FC is underway.
  • 5' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 5 minutes.
  • 10' 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.
  • 15' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering FC Midtjylland that had 225 games and scored 96 goals.
  • 16' Mayron George puts FC Midtjylland on the lead.
  • 21' It looks surprising The New Saints FC does not make any changes. Chris Marriott has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 22' Goal! Dean Ebbe scores his 8 goal in 140 matches.
  • 27' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Tom Holland made 140 appearances and scored 0 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 32' Supporters expect more eagerness from Awer Mabil, as he is very good at scoring at with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 37' Simon Spender needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
  • 42' The New Saints FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 42.
  • 45' A meaty challenge results in booking for Benjamin Cabango on 45.
  • 50' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. FC Midtjylland needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 55' FC Midtjylland is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 60' Adrian Cieslewicz has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 2 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 61' The whistle greets Ogochukwu Onyeka Frank as he departs to be replaced by Ayo Simon.
  • 62' GOAL! Ayo Simon scores on 62.
  • 67' 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.
  • 70' Another substitution for The New Saints FC to replace Daniel Redmond by Adrian Cieslewicz on 70 minute.
  • 73' The The New Saints FC manager makes a substitution. Dean Ebbe departs to be replaced by Greg Draper.
  • 78' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 79' The New Saints FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Kurtis Byrne is hanging Tom Holland on the field on 79 minute.
  • 80' What a strike from Ayo Simon! The score is 3-1.
  • 84' Another change for FC Midtjylland made on 84 minute. Paul Onuachu leaves to be changed by Michael Baidoo.
  • 89' The travelling The New Saints FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 90' The referee shows FC Midtjylland player a Yellow card on 90.
  • With this win, FC Midtjylland is likely to improve its situation in the overall team standings.

Lineups

FC Midtjylland Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Jess Thorup

The New Saints FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Scott Ruscoe

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Ayo Okosun 2
Paul Onuachu 2
Paul Onuachu 2
Ayo Okosun 2
Mayron George 1
Dean Ebbe 1
Mayron George 1
Dean Ebbe 1

Head to Head

2018-08-16 FC Midtjylland 3–1 The New Saints FC 2018-08-09 The New Saints FC 0–2 FC Midtjylland 2017-04-01 The New Saints FC 1–0 FC Midtjylland 2016-12-17 FC Midtjylland 1–0 The New Saints FC 2016-05-15 The New Saints FC 2–2 FC Midtjylland

FC Midtjylland Form

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 2018-05-06 FC Midtjylland 3–0 PAE AEK W 2018-04-28 FK BATE Barysau 2–1 FC Midtjylland L

The New Saints FC Form

2018-08-16 FC Midtjylland 3–1 The New Saints FC L 2018-08-09 The New Saints FC 0–2 FC Midtjylland L 2018-08-02 Lincoln Red Imps FC 1–1 The New Saints FC D 2018-07-26 The New Saints FC 2–1 Lincoln Red Imps FC W 2018-07-17 The New Saints FC 4–0 KF Shkendija 79 W 2018-07-10 KF Shkendija 79 5–0 The New Saints FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
1.73 FC Midtjylland xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.88 The New Saints FC xG
I would bet for: FC Midtjylland to win 58%

Match Result

✓ Correct
FC Midtjylland58% Draw24% The New Saints FC18%
Actual: FC Midtjylland win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes49% 0% No51%
Avg goals/match: 2.61
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 91%
9%
± 1.5 73%
27%
± 2.5 48%
52%
± 3.5 27%
73%
± 4.5 13%
87%

Double Chance

FC Midtjylland or Draw
83%
Draw or The New Saints FC
42%
FC Midtjylland or The New Saints FC
76%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
FC Midtjylland39% Draw46% The New Saints FC15%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
12%
1 – 0
11.8%
2 – 0
10.7%
2 – 1
9.3%
0 – 0
9.2%
3 – 0
6.1%
0 – 1
5.5%
3 – 1
Actual
1 – 2
4.7%
2 – 2
4.2%
0 – 2
2.8%
4 – 0
2.7%

Asian Handicap — FC Midtjylland

Handicap FC Midtjylland covers Push The New Saints FC covers
-2.5 14% — 86%
-2 14% 17% 68%
-1.5 32% — 68%
-1 32% 24% 44%
-0.5 56% — 44%
+0.5 82% — 18%
+1 82% 12% 6%
+1.5 94% — 6%
+2 94% 5% 2%
+2.5 98% — 2%

Clean Sheet

FC Midtjylland keeps clean sheet
42% ✓
The New Saints FC keeps clean sheet
19% ✓

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