Midtjylland have traveled here for an interesting Champions League fight against Atalanta. Prepare for the match with this cup preview!
It's no vacation for neither Atalanta nor Midtjylland as both were in action only a few days ago. Expect some tired legs on the pitch and/or possibly some changes to the lineups.
Everyone involved with the away team has to get their travel gear ready for this match as there's a whopping 1400 kilometers to cover before arriving at the match.
Atalanta form and stats
Last season their Champions League adventure ended in the quarter-finals.Overall Serie A stats at home this season for Atalanta are 1-1-2 (wins-draw-losses). On the other hand, in the Champions League, Atalanta has performed like this (both home and away): 2 wins, 1 draw and 1 loss.
Atalanta are anxiously hoping for a goal as it's been 191 minutes since the last one in league fixtures. (Scored by A. Miranchuk).
Atalanta's previous game was also a home match, the defeat 0-2 versus Hellas Verona. In the preceding match a 2-0 victory visiting Liverpool.
The Atalanta fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 7 goals in 4 league matches. Goals are flowing in at the wrong end for Atalanta with 8 goals conceded in these matches.
Midtjylland form and stats
Midtjylland was sent out of Europa League in the 3rd qualifying round last season.The visitors are W2-D1-L2 on the road this term. That's in the Superliga. Total Champions League statistics for Midtjylland: 3 wins, 1 draw and 4 losses.
There were no winners in Midtjylland's previous match, a Superliga home game that ended 0-0 vs AaB. Preceding that game, the 1-3 loss visiting Ajax's place.
As mentioned above, the bookmakers do not believe the away team will get anything from this match. Checking Midtjylland's match history for similar games we find one match. The home team won one of these as expected, one of them by at least two goals. Midtjylland managed zero draws and zero surprise wins.
The visitors will be packing their bags again in only four days as another away game awaits: The Superliga trip to Vejle.
The travelling fans enjoy Midtjylland's attacking play in away games, having scored 8 goals in 5 league matches away. The Midtjylland manager B. Priske Pedersen has some worries about the defense as 11 goals have been conceded in these travels.
Head 2 Head
This is not the first time this season these parties meet, as the history books show this recent fixture: Midtjylland - Atalanta 0-4.Top Goalscorers
  P. Sisto Ifolo Emirmija 5 goals |   A. Gómez 4 goals |  L. Muriel Fruto 4 goals |
Atalanta missing players
Midtjylland missing players
| Atalanta | Midtjylland | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 13 | Played | P | 13 | 25 | ||
| 13 | 6 | Won | W | 4 | 12 | ||
| 6 | 2 | Drew | D | 4 | 5 | ||
| 6 | 5 | Lost | L | 5 | 8 | ||
| 49 | 25 | Scored | S | 15 | 44 | ||
| 35 | 22 | Conceded | C | 22 | 36 | ||
| 96% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 92% | 92% | ||
| 88% | 92% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 77% | 76% | ||
| 56% | 54% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 54% | 64% | ||
| 44% | 46% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 46% | 48% | ||
| 28% | 31% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 15% | 20% | ||
| 60% | 54% | BTTS | BTTS | 62% | 56% | ||
| 28% | 23% | Clean Sheets | C S | 23% | 32% | ||
| 16% | 23% | Failed to Score | F T | 23% | 20% | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2 | 2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.6 | 1.6 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 2 | ||
| 15 | 14.8 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 11.5 | 13 | ||
| 5.5 | 5.8 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.7 | 4.7 | ||
| 34% | 30% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 31% | 37% | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Liverpool | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 9 |
| 2 | Ajax | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 7 |
| 3 | Atalanta | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 7 |
| 4 | Midtjylland | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | -9 | 0 |
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Milan | 9 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 21 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 13 | 23 |
| 2 | Inter | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 23 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 4 | 10 | 18 |
| 3 | Sassuolo | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 20 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 4 | 8 | 18 |
| 4 | Juventus | 9 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 18 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 9 | 6 | 11 | 17 |
| 5 | Roma | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 19 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 17 |
| 6 | Hellas Verona | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 15 |
| 7 | Napoli | 8 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 16 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 14 |
| 8 | Atalanta | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 18 | 16 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 14 |
| 9 | Lazio | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 16 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 6 | -2 | 14 |
| 10 | Bologna | 9 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 14 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 12 |
| 11 | Cagliari | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 16 | 19 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 13 | -3 | 11 |
| 12 | Sampdoria | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 7 | -1 | 10 |
| 13 | Udinese | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | -2 | 10 |
| 14 | Spezia | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 13 | 17 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 7 | -4 | 10 |
| 15 | Benevento | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 12 | 21 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 10 | -9 | 10 |
| 16 | Fiorentina | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 10 | -5 | 8 |
| 17 | Parma | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 16 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 12 | -8 | 6 |
| 18 | Torino | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 14 | 20 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 9 | -6 | 5 |
| 19 | Genoa | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 16 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 8 | -9 | 5 |
| 20 | Crotone | 9 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 20 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 13 | -14 | 2 |
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Midtjylland | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 17 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 11 | 5 | 20 |
| 2 | SønderjyskE | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 18 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 18 |
| 3 | Brøndby | 9 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 17 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 18 |
| 4 | Nordsjælland | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 20 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 16 |
| 5 | AaB | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 11 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 16 |
| 6 | AGF | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 18 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 15 |
| 7 | Vejle | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 17 | 19 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 9 | -2 | 14 |
| 8 | Randers | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 14 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 13 |
| 9 | København | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 18 | 20 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 10 | -2 | 13 |
| 10 | OB | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 14 | 17 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 12 | -3 | 11 |
| 11 | Horsens | 10 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 18 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 8 | -10 | 6 |
| 12 | Lyngby | 9 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 20 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 12 | -11 | 3 |