Liverpool FC vs FC Midtjylland, Champions League 2020-21 GROUP STAGE
Overview
Match Preview
Liverpool FC vs FC Midtjylland — Champions League at Anfield.
- Liverpool FC 8 games · 18 pts (2026/27)
- FC Midtjylland 0 games · 0 pts (2026/27)
Match Details
- Referee Radoslaw Siejka
- Referee Bartosz Frankowski
- Referee Krzysztof Jakubik
- Referee Pawel Raczkowski
- Referee Pawel Gil
- Referee
- Referee
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
Last 5 meetings
Recent Form
| Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 Oct | FC Midtjylland | H | 2–0 | W |
| 24 Oct | Sheffield United FC | H | 2–1 | W |
| 21 Oct | AFC Ajax | A | 1–0 | W |
| 17 Oct | Everton FC | A | 2–2 | D |
| 04 Oct | Aston Villa FC | A | 2–7 | L |
| 28 Sep | Arsenal FC | H | 3–1 | W |
| Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 Oct | Liverpool FC | A | 0–2 | L |
| 21 Oct | Atalanta BC | H | 0–4 | L |
| 30 Sep | SK Slavia Praha | H | 4–1 | W |
| 22 Sep | SK Slavia Praha | A | 0–0 | D |
| 16 Sep | BSC Young Boys | H | 3–0 | W |
| 15 Aug | Rangers FC | A | 1–3 | L |
Key Stats
50%
Both Teams to Score
H2H (2 games)
H2H (2 games)
0%
Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
H2H history
0%
Clean Sheets
Liverpool FC this season
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' Liverpool FC have kicked off against FC Midtjylland. Both sides are eager to make an early statement.
- 5' Takumi Minamino, a Japan , has 14 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
- 10' Frank Onyeka is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Liverpool FC so far.
- 15' 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.
- 19' Alexander Scholz catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 19.
- 24' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
- 25' It’s a booking for FC Midtjylland player. Frank Onyeka gets a Yellow card.
- 30' It is a substitution in Liverpool FC team. Fabinho is replaced by Rhys Williams on 30 minute.
- 32' Poor challenge from Jens Cajuste. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
- 37' Liverpool FC are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against FC Midtjylland's shape.
- 41' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for James Milner.
- 46' Jordan Henderson makes way for Georginio Wijnaldum at the 46 minute mark. A tactical switch from Liverpool FC.
- 51' Liverpool FC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
- 55' GOAL! Diogo Jota scores on 55. Assisted by Trent Alexander-Arnold
- 60' Mohamed Salah gets the nod from Liverpool FC. He replaces Divock Origi and will look to change the dynamic.
- 65' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
- 66' Mikael Anderson gets the nod from FC Midtjylland. He replaces Awer Mabil and will look to change the dynamic.
- 71' Guinea international Sory Kaba has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
- 72' FC Midtjylland manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Evander is hanging Pione Sisto on the field on 72 minute.
- 77' It looks surprising FC Midtjylland does not make any changes. Jens Cajuste has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
- 81' Time for substitution for Liverpool FC. Diogo Jota is replaced by Roberto Firmino.
- 86' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
- 90' It’s a booking for FC Midtjylland player. Paulinho gets a Yellow card.
- Hope, you loved the show. Another epic battle is over with the score 2-0.
Lineups
Liverpool FC Lineups
Starting XI
- 1
- 14
-
27
Divock Origi ↓ Sadio Mane 60'
- 7
- 12
- 66
- 26
- 23
-
3
Fabinho ↓ Rhys Williams 30'
-
20
Diogo Jota ↓ Roberto Firmino 81'
-
18
Takumi Minamino ↓ Mohamed Salah 60'
Bench
-
9
Roberto Firmino ↑ 81'
-
10
Sadio Mane ↑ 60'
-
11
Mohamed Salah ↑ 60'
-
5
Georginio Wijnaldum ↑ 46'
- 17
- 13
- 62
- 76
-
46
Rhys Williams ↑ 30'
- 64
- 62
Coach
Jurgen Klopp
FC Midtjylland Lineups
Starting XI
- 29
-
7
Pione Sisto ↓ Evander 72'
-
9
Sory Kaba ↓ Luca Pfeiffer 81'
-
11
Awer Mabil ↓ Mikael Anderson 66'
- 14
- 28
- 38
- 6
- 31
-
40
Jens Cajuste ↓ Bozhidar Kraev 81'
- 36
Bench
-
34
Mikael Anderson ↑ 66'
- 2
-
10
Evander ↑ 72'
-
15
Bozhidar Kraev ↑ 81'
- 30
- 43
- 25
-
33
Luca Pfeiffer ↑ 81'
- 44
- 45
- 26
- 16
Coach
Brian Priske
H2H
H2H Top Scorers
| Player | Goals |
|---|---|
| Mohamed Salah | 2 |
| Diogo Jota | 1 |
| Alexander Scholz | 1 |
Head to Head
Liverpool FC Form
Predictions
Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
1.66
Liverpool FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.66
FC Midtjylland xG
I would bet for:
Under — clean sheet likely 60% + Liverpool FC to win 60%
Match Result
✓ CorrectActual: Liverpool FC win
Both Teams to Score
✓ Correct
Avg goals/match: 2.32
Actual: No — clean sheet
Over / Under Goals
✓ O/U 2.5| Line | Over | Under | |
|---|---|---|---|
| ± 0.5 | 88% |
|
12% |
| ± 1.5 | 67% |
|
33% |
| ± 2.5 | 40% |
|
60% |
| ± 3.5 | 21% |
|
79% |
| ± 4.5 | 9% |
|
91% |
Double Chance
Liverpool FC or Draw
85%
Draw or FC Midtjylland
40%
Liverpool FC or FC Midtjylland
75%
Half-Time Result
✓ CorrectActual: Draw at HT
Correct Score
✓ In top 12
1 – 0
15.6%
2 – 0
Actual
0 – 0
11.9%
1 – 1
11.5%
2 – 1
8.7%
3 – 0
7.2%
0 – 1
5.4%
3 – 1
4.9%
1 – 2
3.3%
4 – 0
3%
2 – 2
2.9%
4 – 1
2.1%
Asian Handicap — Liverpool FC
| Handicap | Liverpool FC covers | Push | FC Midtjylland covers |
|---|---|---|---|
| -2.5 | 15% | — | 85% |
| -2 | 15% | 19% | 66% |
| -1.5 | 34% | — | 66% |
| -1 | 34% | 26% | 40% |
| -0.5 | 60% | — | 40% |
| +0.5 | 87% | — | 13% |
| +1 | 87% | 10% | 4% |
| +1.5 | 96% | — | 4% |
| +2 | 96% | 3% | 1% |
| +2.5 | 99% | — | 1% |
Clean Sheet
Liverpool FC keeps clean sheet
52%
✓
FC Midtjylland keeps clean sheet
20%
✓
Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.