Liverpool and Midtjylland get a break from their league challenge to fight for a possible trophy in this Champions League Group Stage fixture.
It's no vacation for neither Liverpool 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 1600 kilometers to cover before arriving at the match.
Liverpool form and stats
Last season their Champions League adventure ended in the 8th finals.As mentioned below, Liverpool are feasting on a winning streak here so far with maximum points from their first 3 Premier League games. Ever since the Burnley game Liverpool has been unbeatable here at Anfield producing four straight wins.
Liverpool's previous game was a Premier League match also played at home, ending 2-1 versus Sheffield United. The home side are looking to build on that result. A strong away win before that one, visiting Ajax and winning 1-0.
Everyone expects Liverpool to win this match. We have checked our database for matches where they have been as big a favourite and found five games: five home wins, zero draws and zero defeats. Liverpool have won with at least two goals margin three times in similar situations.
Another home game is coming up fairly shortly for the hosts, as West Ham United are coming to town in four days.
Liverpool are an "over 2,5 goals" team alone here at Anfield in their league games, having scored an impressive 9 goals in 3 matches. With more than 1,5 conceded goals on average, the Liverpool defense is not exactly impregnable. 5 goals conceded from 3 games. You can find more goal stats on the Statistics tab above.
Midtjylland form and stats
Midtjylland was sent out of Europa League in the 3rd qualifying round last season.Things could have gone better for Midtjylland in their Superliga away matches, but 4 points from 3 games is all right. When we have look at the Champions League statistics, we find 3W-1D-1L. This is both home and away.
It's the second away game in a row for Midtjylland, but there's smiles all around after the 3-2 victory versus Brøndby in the Superliga last time out. A 0-4 loss hosting Atalanta before that.
Midtjylland are huge outsiders in this game. Running a check in our games database we found four matches where they were as big outsiders as an away team. Results were two wins, one draw and one defeat. Of the defeats, zero games were lost by at least two goals margin.
Midtjylland has another fixture away, a Superliga game, against Nordsjælland in just four days. A tough schedule for the visitors!
The travelling fans enjoy Midtjylland's attacking play in away games, having scored 5 goals in 3 league matches away. The Midtjylland manager B. Priske Pedersen has some worries about the defense as 6 goals have been conceded in these travels.
Head 2 Head
Top Goalscorers
  M. Salah Ghaly 6 goals |  S. Mané 4 goals |   A. Dreyer 3 goals |
Liverpool missing players
Midtjylland missing players
| Liverpool | Midtjylland | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 12 | Played | P | 13 | 25 | ||
| 14 | 9 | Won | W | 6 | 14 | ||
| 6 | 2 | Drew | D | 4 | 5 | ||
| 5 | 1 | Lost | L | 3 | 6 | ||
| 59 | 35 | Scored | S | 16 | 46 | ||
| 39 | 15 | Conceded | C | 16 | 33 | ||
| 92% | 92% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 92% | 92% | ||
| 88% | 92% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 69% | 72% | ||
| 68% | 75% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 46% | 60% | ||
| 52% | 50% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 31% | 44% | ||
| 24% | 33% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 8% | 20% | ||
| 64% | 67% | BTTS | BTTS | 46% | 52% | ||
| 28% | 33% | Clean Sheets | C S | 38% | 36% | ||
| 16% | 8% | 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 | ||
| 1.1 | 0.8 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.9 | 2 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 2 | ||
| 422 | 216 | Total Shots | T S | 162 | 344 | ||
| 173 | 94 | Shots on Target | S O | 47 | 117 | ||
| 34% | 37% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 30% | 38% | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Atalanta | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 3 |
| 2 | Liverpool | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 3 | Ajax | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| 4 | Midtjylland | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -4 | 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 | Everton | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 13 |
| 2 | Liverpool | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 1 | 13 |
| 3 | Aston Villa | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 12 |
| 4 | Leeds United | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 10 |
| 5 | Crystal Palace | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 6 | -1 | 10 |
| 6 | Chelsea | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 13 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 9 |
| 7 | Leicester City | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 9 |
| 8 | Arsenal | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 9 |
| 9 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | -2 | 9 |
| 10 | Tottenham Hotspur | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 3 | 7 | 8 |
| 11 | West Ham United | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 8 |
| 12 | Manchester City | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 8 |
| 13 | Southampton | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | -1 | 7 |
| 14 | Newcastle United | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | -2 | 7 |
| 15 | Manchester United | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 3 | -3 | 7 |
| 16 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 5 | -2 | 4 |
| 17 | West Bromwich Albion | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 7 | -8 | 2 |
| 18 | Burnley | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | -5 | 1 |
| 19 | Sheffield United | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5 | -6 | 1 |
| 20 | Fulham | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | -9 | 1 |
| 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 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 13 |
| 2 | Brøndby | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 12 |
| 3 | AGF | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 11 |
| 4 | Vejle | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 10 |
| 5 | SønderjyskE | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 10 |
| 6 | AaB | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 8 |
| 7 | Nordsjælland | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 7 |
| 8 | OB | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 7 | -1 | 7 |
| 9 | Randers | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| 10 | København | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | -2 | 4 |
| 11 | Lyngby | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 8 | -8 | 2 |
| 12 | Horsens | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 6 | -8 | 1 |
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