This promises to be an action-packed encounter for Midtjylland at MCH Arena when the Champions League tournament arrives in town and Liverpool with it. Read all about the Group Stage match here!
There’s little time for restitution or working hard at the training pitch these days, with both teams having played their last game less than four days ago.
These teams have little in common geographically as Liverpool have to travel 1600 kilometers to reach their opponents. The trip home will be especially long if the match ends in defeat.
Midtjylland form and stats
Last season their Europa League adventure ended in the 3rd qualifying round.4 victories, 1 draw and 0 defeats. That’s what Midtjylland have to build on here at MCH Arena in the Superliga. 3W-2D-4L is the hard facts regardless of venue in the Champions League for Midtjylland.
Nothing to worry about in defence for Midtjylland, as their goalkeeper Jesper Hansen has completely shut out the opponents for 207 minutes in the Superliga.
A good away victory last time out for Midtjylland, who won 2-0 against Vejle. Before that, Midtjylland played out a Champions League draw 1-1 when visiting Atalanta.
Midtjylland have proved capable of finding the net in their games here at MCH Arena with 9 goals in 5 league matches. Defensively Midtjylland have been outstanding, conceding less than half a goal on average per home game in the league (1 in 5 games). For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Liverpool form and stats
Last season their Champions League adventure ended in the 8th finals.The story so far for the visiting team on their Premier League travels is 1 win, 3 draws and 1 defeat. When we have look at the Champions League statistics, we find 4W-0D-1L. This is both home and away. It's three draws from Liverpool's last three away games, a decent catch but one that could be so much better.
Liverpool won their last game, 4-0 versus Wolverhampton Wanderers played at home. Prior to that match, a home win 1-0 against Ajax in the Champions League.
As mentioned above, Liverpool was the only team on the pitch versus Wolverhampton Wanderers in their previous game, winning 4-0. This could be a tougher task.
Liverpool has another fixture away, a Premier League game, against Fulham in just four days. A tough schedule for the visitors!
Liverpool has displayed an ability to score goals in away matches in the league this season, 8 goals from 5 games. For Liverpool, more than two goals on average per game end up in their own net.
Head 2 Head
The two sides played each other earlier this season: Liverpool - Midtjylland 2-0.Top Goalscorers
  M. Salah Ghaly 9 goals |   P. Sisto Ifolo Emirmija 5 goals |  D. Teixeira da Silva 5 goals |
Midtjylland missing players
Liverpool missing players
| Midtjylland | Liverpool | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 11 | Played | P | 12 | 25 | ||
| 12 | 7 | Won | W | 5 | 16 | ||
| 5 | 1 | Drew | D | 5 | 6 | ||
| 8 | 3 | Lost | L | 2 | 3 | ||
| 40 | 23 | Scored | S | 28 | 64 | ||
| 33 | 11 | Conceded | C | 19 | 32 | ||
| 92% | 91% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 96% | ||
| 76% | 73% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 92% | 88% | ||
| 60% | 73% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 58% | 64% | ||
| 44% | 45% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 50% | 44% | ||
| 16% | 18% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 25% | 24% | ||
| 52% | 45% | BTTS | BTTS | 75% | 60% | ||
| 36% | 45% | Clean Sheets | C S | 25% | 36% | ||
| 20% | 18% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 8% | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1.6 | 1.6 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0.9 | 1 | ||
| 2 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | ||
| 12.4 | 14.1 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 15.2 | 15.1 | ||
| 4.5 | 5.5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 6.4 | 6.4 | ||
| 36% | 38% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 36% | 40% | ||
| 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 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 7 | 12 |
| 2 | Atalanta | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 8 |
| 3 | Ajax | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 7 |
| 4 | Midtjylland | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 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 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 19 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 11 | 7 | 23 |
| 2 | Brøndby | 10 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 21 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 21 |
| 3 | SønderjyskE | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 20 | 14 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 21 |
| 4 | Nordsjælland | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 21 | 15 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 6 | 16 |
| 5 | Randers | 11 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 17 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 3 | 6 | 16 |
| 6 | København | 11 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 20 | 20 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 0 | 16 |
| 7 | AaB | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 7 | -1 | 16 |
| 8 | AGF | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 18 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 15 |
| 9 | OB | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 16 | 18 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 12 | -2 | 14 |
| 10 | Vejle | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 17 | 21 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 9 | -4 | 14 |
| 11 | Horsens | 11 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 20 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 10 | -12 | 6 |
| 12 | Lyngby | 11 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 27 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 16 | -17 | 3 |
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Tottenham Hotspur | 11 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 23 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 3 | 14 | 24 |
| 2 | Liverpool | 11 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 26 | 17 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 11 | 9 | 24 |
| 3 | Chelsea | 11 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 25 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 4 | 14 | 22 |
| 4 | Leicester City | 11 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 21 | 15 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 7 | 6 | 21 |
| 5 | Manchester United | 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 19 | 17 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 7 | 2 | 19 |
| 6 | Manchester City | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 17 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 18 |
| 7 | West Ham United | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 18 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 17 |
| 8 | Southampton | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 19 | 16 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 17 |
| 9 | Everton | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 20 | 18 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 17 |
| 10 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 10 | -4 | 17 |
| 11 | Crystal Palace | 11 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 17 | 16 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 1 | 16 |
| 12 | Aston Villa | 9 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 20 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 7 | 15 |
| 13 | Newcastle United | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 15 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 4 | -3 | 14 |
| 14 | Leeds United | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 16 | 20 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 11 | -4 | 14 |
| 15 | Arsenal | 11 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 10 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 6 | -4 | 13 |
| 16 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 16 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 8 | -2 | 10 |
| 17 | Fulham | 11 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 11 | 21 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 10 | -10 | 7 |
| 18 | Burnley | 10 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 18 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 12 | -13 | 6 |
| 19 | West Bromwich Albion | 11 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 23 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 11 | -15 | 6 |
| 20 | Sheffield United | 11 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 5 | 18 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 10 | -13 | 1 |