Europa League Qualification: Besiktas vs FC Midtjylland – Betting preview

Ace Football previews the Europa League Qualification round 2 match between Besiktas and FC Midtjylland and offers team stats, betting tips and the latest odds.

This will be the first time that Besiktas face FC Midtjylland lately, as the teams have not shared a spot in the same division in this century.

Form: Besiktas vs FC Midtjylland

Besiktas Form

In has been a bit of everything for Besiktas in their previous three matches, where they first beat Gaziantep FK by 0-2. This was followed by a disappointing 1-2 defeat against Trabzonspor, before an encounter with Rizespor produced a 2-2 draw. Besiktas managed a strong return of four wins from their previous six matches on home soil in the Europa League Qualification. They drew none though, while losing twice in this series. They scored 20 goals and conceded ten times.

FC Midtjylland Form

In their last three matches, FC Midtjylland drew 0-0 with FC Nordsjaelland, won 0-1 against FC Copenhagen, and lost 2-3 against Brondby IF. FC Midtjylland claimed 13 points in their last six Europa League Qualification matches, winning four, drawing once as well as losing once. They conceded seven and scored 12 goals themselves.

Betting facts for Besiktas and FC Midtjylland

Let’s have a look at some of the most interesting betting-relevant facts based on the stats from the last couple of matches that Besiktas and FC Midtjylland played across all tournaments.

Players in form: Besiktas vs FC Midtjylland

Having scored just once lately in the Europa League Qualification, Joao Mario will be eager to hit the target again, and the upcoming game presents an opportunity to step up. FC Midtjylland hope Junior Brumado can inflict some damage on their upcoming opponents by adding to his tally of four Europa League Qualification goals in his last six Europa League Qualification games.

Betting markets: Besiktas vs FC Midtjylland

Full-time result

Besiktas claimed a modest six wins from their previous 10 home matches across all tournaments. They split the points with the visiting team in one of the games, whilst losing three. FC Midtjylland won six of their last 10 games away, drew four and lost zero of the games in this run. FC Midtjylland remained unbeaten in their last 5 games on the bounce. Good luck taking on FC Midtjylland currently, as they look back on an excellent streak of 12 away games without defeat.

Both teams to score

Besiktas scored first in six of their last ten home games. FC Midtjylland scored the opening goal in seven of the last ten games. Besiktas managed two wins without conceding a goal in their previous 10 matches across all tournaments.

Total goals

Over 2.5 goals happened in five of Besiktas’s last ten matches across all tournaments. They pulled off an average of 1.3 goals during this run. In the last ten games for FC Midtjylland, six of them had more than 2.5 goals, and they scored an average of 2.3 times goals per game themselves. FC Midtjyllands last zero matches had over four goals.