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Malmo FF vs FC Midtjylland, Europe 2018-19 PLAY OFF ROUND

UEFA Europa League · 2018-19
Malmo FF
2 – 2
Full Time
FC Midtjylland
Thu 23 Aug 2018 · 17:15 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'
Oscar Lewicki 18' Y
Y 51' Jakob Poulsen
Y 54' Kian Hansen
Y 70' Bubacarr Sanneh
Y 83' Joel Andersson
Lasse Nielsen 89' Y
Y 90' Ayo Okosun

Overview

Match Preview

Malmo FF vs FC Midtjylland — Europe .

Match Details

  • Referee Dragan Bogicevic
  • Referee Novak Simovic
  • Referee Srdan Jovanovic
  • Referee Uros Stojkovic

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
Malmo FF 8 games · Avg 2.3 goals FC Midtjylland
Last 5 meetings
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 2015-12-30 FC Midtjylland 0–1 Malmo FF

Recent Form

Malmo FF
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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
17 Jul Drita KF Gjilan H 2–0 W
FC Midtjylland
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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
06 May PAE AEK H 3–0 W

Season Stats

Malmo FF FC Midtjylland
#35 Position #3
1 Points 19
8 Played 8
0 / 1 / 7 W / D / L 6 / 1 / 1
4 Scored 18
15 Conceded 8
-11 GD +10
0.13 PPG 2.38
0% Win % 75%

Key Stats

38% Both Teams to Score
H2H (8 games)
38% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
0% Clean Sheets
Malmo FF this season
50% Clean Sheets
FC Midtjylland this season

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

Events

Match Events

  • 0' KICK OFF: Malmo FF gets underway.
  • 5' Supporters expect more eagerness from Behrang Safari, as he is very good at scoring at with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 10' 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.
  • 12' GOAL! Markus Rosenberg scores on 12. Assisted by Marcus Antonsson
  • 17' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Jesper Hansen made 225 appearances and scored 0 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 18' A meaty challenge results in booking for Oscar Lewicki on 18.
  • 23' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
  • 25' GOAL! Marcus Antonsson scores on 25. Assisted by Rasmus Bengtsson
  • 30' It looks surprising FC Midtjylland does not make any changes. Awer Mabil has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 35' 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.
  • 40' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 40 minutes.
  • 45' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 50' 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.
  • 51' FC Midtjylland receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 51.
  • 54' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Kian Hansen.
  • 59' The travelling FC Midtjylland supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 60' GOAL! Gustav Wikheim scores on 60.
  • 64' Time for substitution for Malmo FF. Behrang Safari is replaced by Franz Brorsson.
  • 69' 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.
  • 70' The referee shows FC Midtjylland player a Yellow card on 70.
  • 71' Another change for Malmo FF made on 71 minute. Oscar Lewicki leaves to be changed by Arnor Ingvi Traustason.
  • 76' It’s high time Uwe Rösler made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 77' What a strike from Ayo Simon! The score is 2-2.
  • 78' Eric Larsson has so much to prove this time. He replaces Andreas Vindheim on 78 minute.
  • 83' A meaty challenge results in booking for Joel Andersson on 83.
  • 88' FC Midtjylland started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 88.
  • 89' The referee calls foul for Lasse Nielsen. He receives a Yellow card.
  • 90' It’s a booking for FC Midtjylland player. Ayo Simon gets a Yellow card.
  • 90' The supporters are chanting for Mads Thychosen. He replaces Ogochukwu Onyeka Frank on 90 minute.
  • Hope, you loved the show. Another epic battle is over with the score 2-2.

Lineups

Malmo FF Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Uwe Rösler

FC Midtjylland Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Jess Thorup

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Marcus Antonsson 3
Marcus Antonsson 3
Markus Rosenberg 2
Markus Rosenberg 2
Ayo Okosun 1
Gustav Wikheim 1
Ayo Okosun 1
Gustav Wikheim 1

Head to Head

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 2015-12-30 FC Midtjylland 0–1 Malmo FF

Malmo FF Form

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 2018-07-17 Malmo FF 2–0 Drita KF Gjilan W

FC Midtjylland Form

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 2018-05-06 FC Midtjylland 3–0 PAE AEK W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
1.03 Malmo FF xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
2.22 FC Midtjylland xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 62% + Both teams to score 57%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Malmo FF26% Draw22% FC Midtjylland52%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes57% 0% No43%
Avg goals/match: 3.25
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 95%
5%
± 1.5 83%
17%
± 2.5 62%
38%
± 3.5 41%
59%
± 4.5 23%
77%

Double Chance

Malmo FF or Draw
48%
Draw or FC Midtjylland
74%
Malmo FF or FC Midtjylland
78%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Malmo FF14% Draw40% FC Midtjylland46%
Actual: Malmo FF win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
9.7%
1 – 2
9.5%
0 – 2
9.5%
0 – 1
8.1%
1 – 3
7%
0 – 3
6.8%
0 – 0
5.3%
2 – 2
Actual
2 – 1
4.4%
1 – 4
3.9%
0 – 4
3.8%
2 – 3
3.7%

Asian Handicap — Malmo FF

Handicap Malmo FF covers Push FC Midtjylland covers
-2.5 2% — 98%
-2 2% 4% 94%
-1.5 6% — 94%
-1 6% 10% 84%
-0.5 16% — 84%
+0.5 37% — 63%
+1 37% 22% 41%
+1.5 59% — 41%
+2 59% 19% 22%
+2.5 78% — 22%

Clean Sheet

Malmo FF keeps clean sheet
12% ✓
FC Midtjylland keeps clean sheet
36% ✓

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