Ace Football previews the Conference League round 1 match between Egnatia and FC Midtjylland and offers team news, stats and a free betting tip with the latest odds.
Conference League title favourites Egnatia begin their title challenge this coming Thursday in an opening day encounter with FC Midtjylland at Stadiumi Egnatia Rrogogzhine.
Team form: Egnatia vs FC Midtjylland
Egnatia Form
The Egnatia team look in good shape before their match against FC Midtjylland, as they seek to remain unbeaten. Firstly, they beat Shamrock Rovers 5-1, then they held Lillestrom to a 0-0 draw. Their last outing resulted in a hard fought 1-1 draw Lillestrom.
FC Midtjylland Form
FC Midtjylland look in good shape before their upcoming match as they seek to remain unbeaten. In their last three matches, they first beat Brøndby IF by 4-1, before drawing 1-1 with OB. They were back as winners last time out, when they took out F.C. København by a 2-1 scoreline. FC Midtjylland didn’t manage a single away win in their last six Conference League matches, but managed zero draws, while suffering one defeats. They conceded seven and scored four goals themselves.
Betting facts for Egnatia and FC Midtjylland
Here are some stats and facts that might be useful for betting on the upcoming match between Egnatia and FC Midtjylland. The facts are based on the data from the last couple of matches that these teams played across all competitions.
- In 11 of the last 12 Egnatia matches the sum of goals was over 2.5
- Egnatia have won 7 of the last 9 home matches while scoring more than 1.5 goals
- In 6 of the last 7 Egnatia home matches the sum of goals was over 2.5
- Egnatia have won the last 3 home matches in a row and the sum of goals was over 2.5
- In 6 of the last 7 Egnatia matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 5 of the last 7 FC Midtjylland away matches the sum of goals was under 2.5
- In 3 of the last 4 FC Midtjylland matches the sum of goals was over 3.5
- In 5 of the last 7 FC Midtjylland away matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 3 of the last 4 FC Midtjylland matches the sum of goals was over 2.5
Players on top: Egnatia vs FC Midtjylland
With another Conference League season only just beginning to take form, we are still a bit in the dark as to who will dominate the scoring charts for both Egnatia and FC Midtjylland. Accordingly, we have listed some of the players who are expected to be getting it on for each team this season.
Betting markets: Egnatia vs FC Midtjylland
Full-time result
Egnatia claimed five wins, drew three and lost two of their previous 10 home matches across all tournaments. FC Midtjylland won six, drew three and lost one of their last 10 games away. Egnatia have gone through an impressive 9 games without losing even once as the home side. FC Midtjylland are on a great streak of 8 away matches without losing.
Both teams to score
Egnatia scored the first goal in six out of their last ten games. FC Midtjylland scored the opening goal in six of the last ten games. Both teams have scored in last 4 consecutive FC Midtjylland games. FC Midtjylland should feel cheery over the chances of getting at least one goal in on Thursday, as Egnatia only managed two clean sheets in the previous 10 matches. FC Midtjylland claimed three clean sheets in their last 10 games.
Total goals
Over 2.5 goals came out seven times in the previous ten matches across all tournaments for Egnatia, who scored an average of 2.1 goals along the way. Over 2.5 goals happened in six of the last ten games for FC Midtjylland, who scored 2.6 times on average in these matches. FC Midtjylland are on a nice streak of scoring at least once in their previous 15 matches.
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