FCSB vs Midtjylland prediction: EUROPE: Europa League – League phase betting tips on match 2024-11-06 17:45.
[p]FCSB will be hoping to show that their heavy 4-0 defeat against Rangers on matchday three of the UEFA Europa League (UEL) last month was just a blip. The Romanians are looking to make it three wins from four games in the league phase against Midtjylland, but the fact they’ve failed to score in their last five meetings with Danish sides suggests a tricky task lies ahead (D1, L4). [/p]
[p]What is encouraging for FCSB is their recent form as they’ve now lost just one of their last 13 games in all competitions (W8, D4), holding on for a league draw at the weekend despite having two players sent off in stoppage time. And that resilience should have the Red and Blues confident that they can avoid suffering successive UEL losses for the first time since December 2017.[/p]
[p]Midtjylland, meanwhile, find themselves occupying one of the eight automatic qualification spots for the knockout phase after an unbeaten start to their campaign (W2, D1). A 1-0 win over Royale Union Saint-Gilloise on matchday three made it back-to-back wins in the main draw of a European competition for just the third time ever, underlining the Wolves’ growing pedigree on the continent.[/p]
[p]Thomas Thomasberg’s men travel low on confidence after successive defeats to Brøndby in the cup and the league, the latest of which was a 5-1 thrashing on Sunday. A return to Europe should be just the tonic, as Midtjylland’s only previous set of back-to-back losses this season was followed by a win in the UEL, so belief should remain that they can secure their first-ever set of three consecutive clean sheets in the main draw of a European competition.[/p]
[p]Players to watch: Marius Ștefǎnescu netted twice in a 4-0 cup win for FCSB last week, continuing a trend of his last five goals all arriving after the half-hour mark. Midtjylland’s Adam Buksa scored for the first time since August at the weekend, with that the fifth of his last six goals for club and country to have come before half-time. [/p]
[p]Hot stat: Midtjylland’s opponents on the day have been booked first in each of their last five games. [/p]
[p][i]Written by Alex Bowmer[/i][/p]