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Liverpool FC vs FC Midtjylland, Champions League 2020-21 GROUP STAGE

UEFA Champions League · 2020-21
Liverpool FC
2 – 0
Full Time
FC Midtjylland
Tue 27 Oct 2020 · 20:00 UTC Anfield HT 45+2' · FT 45+3'
Y 19' Alexander Scholz
Y 25' Frank Onyeka
Y 32' Jens Cajuste
James Milner 41' Y
Y 90' Paulinho

Overview

Match Preview

Liverpool FC vs FC Midtjylland — Champions League at Anfield.

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 Qarabağ Ağdam FK 8 10
23 FK Bodo/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 Kobenhavn 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

1
1
Liverpool FC 2 games · Avg 2.0 goals FC Midtjylland
Last 5 meetings
2020-10-27 Liverpool FC 2–0 FC Midtjylland

Recent Form

Liverpool FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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
FC Midtjylland
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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)
0% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
42% Clean Sheets
Liverpool FC this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

Top Scorers (This Season)

Liverpool FC
Dominik Szoboszlai 5 G 4 A
Mohamed Salah 3 G 1 A

Events

Match Events

  • 0' That's the starting whistle at Anfield. Ninety minutes of football awaits between Liverpool FC and FC Midtjylland.
  • 5' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Liverpool FC that had 409 games and scored 805 goals.
  • 10' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 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' A moment of madness from Alexander Scholz on 19 minutes earns him a Yellow card. FC Midtjylland will be frustrated.
  • 24' Sory Kaba, a Guinea , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 25' Controversy at the stadium! Frank Onyeka argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
  • 30' The Liverpool FC manager makes a substitution. Fabinho departs to be replaced by Rhys Williams.
  • 32' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Jens Cajuste.
  • 37' FC Midtjylland is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 41' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for James Milner.
  • 46' Georginio Wijnaldum gets the nod from Liverpool FC. He replaces Jordan Henderson and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 51' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Jens Cajuste made 225 appearances and scored 7 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 55' The Portugal Diogo Jota breaks the deadlock on 55 minutes. 1-0!
  • 60' Fresh legs for Liverpool FC! Mohamed Salah comes on to replace Divock Origi.
  • 65' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Liverpool FC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 66' The whistle greets Awer Mabil as he departs to be replaced by Mikael Anderson.
  • 71' The 28-year-old Evander has been sensational this season — 8 goals and 3 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 72' The crowd applauds Pione Sisto as he leaves the pitch. Evander steps in for FC Midtjylland.
  • 77' FC Midtjylland have won 96 goals from 225 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 81' Another change for Liverpool FC made on 81 minute. Diogo Jota leaves to be changed by Roberto Firmino.
  • 86' The travelling FC Midtjylland supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 90' The referee calls foul for Paulinho. He receives a Yellow card.
  • Another three points for Liverpool FC.

Lineups

Liverpool FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Jurgen Klopp

FC Midtjylland Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Brian Priske

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

✓ Correct
Liverpool FC60% Draw25% FC Midtjylland15%
Actual: Liverpool FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes40% 0% No60%
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

✓ Correct
Liverpool FC41% Draw48% FC Midtjylland11%
Actual: 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.