International cups are a highlight for most teams. Both Midtjylland and Feyenoord are looking forward to this Europa League fight to decide who advances from the Group Stage.
It's quite the trip for Feyenoord when visiting Midtjylland as the cities are 800 kilometers apart.
It’s busy days for these teams as both were in action only a few days ago. There’s no rest for the wicked, or in this case; no rest for Midtjylland and Feyenoord.
Midtjylland form and stats
Midtjylland was eliminated in the group stage last season in the Europa League.Midtjylland's struggle is real here at MCH Arena with only 5 points collected from 6 Superliga games. The win-draw-lost numbers are ugly: 1-2-3.
The spoils were shared in Midtjylland's previous game, also at home. Visiting Viborg travelled back with a draw after a 1-1 scoreline. Olsson (midfield) was the top team player in that game with a rating of 7.61/10. Olsson scored one goal, hit the woodwork once, hit one key pass and had 38 successful passes (of 44 total).
Previous to that game, a Superliga home match hosting København in a game that was won 2-1.The manager Herms will start preparations for the next game as soon this is finished, as the hosts are going to AGF in only three days.
The goals haven't exactly been flowing for Midtjylland here at MCH Arena in the league, with less than one goal per game on average (5 from 6 games). With more than 1,5 conceded goals on average, the Midtjylland defense is not exactly impregnable. 10 goals conceded from 6 games. You can find more goal stats on the Statistics tab above.
Feyenoord form and stats
The story so far for the visiting team on their Eredivisie travels is 3 wins, 1 draw and 1 defeat.
It's another away game for the visitors, as they travelled to NEC in their previous outing. The match ended in a draw 1-1. López was the top performer of the team in that game with a match score of 7.54. The defender López hit four key passes and won 6 of 8 duels.
Prior to that match, the Feyenoord manager Slot faced defeat when travelling to PSV and losing 3-4.After this away game Feyenoord return home for a Eredivisie game against FC Twente. That game is only three sleeps after this.
Today's guests are confident travelers having scored 14 goals in 5 league games away this season.
Head 2 Head
Top Goalscorers
  D. Pereira da Silva 6 goals |   A. Dreyer 5 goals |  G. Isaksen 4 goals |
Midtjylland missing players
Feyenoord missing players
| Midtjylland | Feyenoord | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 13 | Played | P | 12 | 25 | ||
| 9 | 5 | Won | W | 7 | 13 | ||
| 9 | 4 | Drew | D | 2 | 4 | ||
| 7 | 4 | Lost | L | 3 | 8 | ||
| 45 | 22 | Scored | S | 25 | 53 | ||
| 40 | 22 | Conceded | C | 18 | 41 | ||
| 96% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 92% | 92% | ||
| 92% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 67% | 80% | ||
| 60% | 62% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 58% | 72% | ||
| 44% | 46% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 50% | 52% | ||
| 32% | 23% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 33% | 32% | ||
| 80% | 85% | BTTS | BTTS | 67% | 56% | ||
| 8% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 25% | 28% | ||
| 16% | 15% | Failed to Score | F T | 17% | 24% | ||
| 6.5 | 8.3 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5.2 | 5.7 | ||
| 4.5 | 3.5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5.2 | 3.9 | ||
| 1.6 | 1.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.2 | 1.1 | ||
| 2 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | ||
| 15.6 | 17.8 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 14.9 | 15.3 | ||
| 5.5 | 6.6 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 5.8 | 6.2 | ||
| 33% | 26% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 36% | 36% | ||
| 11.4 | 8.8 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 13.1 | 11 | ||
| 4.5 | 3.5 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 3.8 | 3.7 | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Feyenoord | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 3 |
| 2 | Midtjylland | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 |
| 3 | Lazio | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | -2 | 3 |
| 4 | Sturm Graz | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | -5 | 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 | Randers | 10 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 16 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 8 | 22 |
| 2 | Nordsjælland | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 20 |
| 3 | Viborg | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 16 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 20 |
| 4 | Silkeborg | 11 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 18 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 19 |
| 5 | AGF | 11 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 14 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 16 |
| 6 | København | 11 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 18 | 17 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 11 | 12 | 1 | 15 |
| 7 | Midtjylland | 11 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 19 | 18 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 14 | 8 | 1 | 14 |
| 8 | Horsens | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 6 | -2 | 14 |
| 9 | OB | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 13 | 18 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 6 | -5 | 14 |
| 10 | Brøndby | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 18 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 8 | -5 | 12 |
| 11 | AaB | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 9 | -5 | 10 |
| 12 | Lyngby | 11 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 22 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 10 | -11 | 4 |
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | AZ | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 17 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 3 | 11 | 20 |
| 2 | Ajax | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 23 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 17 | 19 |
| 3 | PSV | 8 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 28 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 8 | 15 | 18 |
| 4 | Feyenoord | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 21 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 10 | 11 | 17 |
| 5 | FC Twente | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 16 |
| 6 | SC Heerenveen | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 13 |
| 7 | FC Utrecht | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 8 | 0 | 12 |
| 8 | Sparta Rotterdam | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 11 |
| 9 | RKC Waalwijk | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 17 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 10 |
| 10 | NEC | 8 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 9 |
| 11 | Excelsior | 8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 10 | 19 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 10 | -9 | 9 |
| 12 | FC Groningen | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 16 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 9 | -8 | 8 |
| 13 | Go Ahead Eagles | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 11 | 16 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | -5 | 7 |
| 14 | Fortuna Sittard | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 11 | 17 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | -6 | 7 |
| 15 | SC Cambuur | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 10 | -6 | 7 |
| 16 | Vitesse | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 19 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 7 | -12 | 5 |
| 17 | FC Emmen | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 18 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 12 | -12 | 5 |
| 18 | FC Volendam | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 23 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 16 | -15 | 5 |
