Midtjylland vs Genk prediction: EUROPE: Europa League – League phase betting tips on match 2025-12-10 17:45.
[p]High-flying Midtjylland will be looking to return to winning ways in the UEFA Europa League (UEL) when they play Belgian side Genk, who sit just two points behind them in the league phase table. [/p]
[p]Match News and Current Form[/p]
[p]After four straight wins to begin their UEL main-draw campaign, Midtjylland slipped up at Roma late last month (L 2-1), but still find themselves second in the league phase table and have since bounced back well with two emphatic victories and a draw domestically. That loss at the Stadio Olimpico ended a ten-game unbeaten run in Europe overall for the Danish team (W9, D1), but encouragingly ahead of this encounter, they have not been defeated in their last 20 home matches across all competitions (W16, D4)![/p]
[p]Genk have taken seven points from the last nine on offer in the UEL, beating Basel 2-1 on matchday five, but they have conceded three goals in both of their last two domestic games, scoring just once in total. Thorsten Fink’s men can at least draw inspiration from the fact that they have won all three of their European away outings this season, finding the net ten times in the process, so will be hopeful about the prospect of avoiding back-to-back defeats on the road in all competitions for the first time since August. [/p]
[p]Head-to-Head History[/p]
[p]These two sides have never met before. Midtjylland have an even record against Belgian clubs (W2, D1, L2), with their most recent such result being a 1-0 win over Royale Union Saint-Gilloise in last season’s UEL, while Genk have won their only two previous matches against Danish opposition, prevailing 9-4 on aggregate![/p]
[p]Hot Stats and Streaks[/p]
[p]Midtjylland’s last 11 goals have all come after the half-hour mark. [/p]
[p]Midtjylland have scored at least one goal in each of their last 15 European matches. [/p]
[p]None of Genk’s last six European games have been decided by more than a one-goal margin. [/p]
[p]The last five red cards in Genk matches have all gone to their opponents. [/p]
[p]Key Players to Watch and Missing Players[/p]
[p]After going seven games without a goal for Midtjylland, Valdemar Byskov has found the net twice across his last three matches and has not tasted defeat in his last seven scoring appearances (W6, D1). Genk teenager Konstantinos Karetsas is in an even richer vein of form, having registered nine goal involvements in his last ten games for club or country (G3, A6), with all three of those goals arriving before the hour mark. [/p]
[p]Martin Erlić and Midtjylland’s talisman Franculino Djú both seemingly went off injured on Sunday, while Genk do not appear to have any fresh absentees. [/p]
[p]For all the latest team news, please check the Flashscore match centre.[/p]
[p]Betting Analysis[/p]
[p]Because of Midtjylland’s recent tendency to take a while to warm up in games, we predict over 1.5 second-half goals. [/p]
[p][i]Author: Alex Bowmer[/i][/p]