Europa League Qualification: FC Midtjylland vs Fredrikstad – Betting preview

Ace Football previews the Europa League Qualification round 3 match between FC Midtjylland and Fredrikstad and offers team stats, betting tips and the latest odds.

When Fredrikstad come to MCH Arena for the Europa League Qualification match on Thursday, FC Midtjylland will be hoping to use their home advantage to their advantage.

Form: FC Midtjylland vs Fredrikstad

FC Midtjylland Form

FC Midtjylland go into their upcoming match unbeaten in their previous three matches, which started off with a 0-0 draw against AGF. They went on to beat Fredrikstad 1-3, before sharing the spoils with Fredericia in a 3-3 draw. FC Midtjylland managed to win two of their past six home matches in the Europa League Qualification. In the remaining four, they drew two and lost two, as they scored nine and conceded ten goals.

Fredrikstad Form

Fredrikstad show a mix of results in their previous three matches. They started well with a 3-2 win against Stromsgodset. Then a 0-0 draw with Tromso followed before they lost against FC Midtjylland with a 1-3 scoreline. Fredrikstad only have one paltry win to show from the last six away games in the Europa League Qualification. In these six matches they drew zero and lost one as well as being outscored by three goals to three.

Betting stats and facts for FC Midtjylland and Fredrikstad

Here are some stats and facts that might be useful for betting on the upcoming match between FC Midtjylland and Fredrikstad. The facts are based on the data from the last couple of matches that these teams played across all competitions.

Players on top: FC Midtjylland vs Fredrikstad

Despite scoring just once in six Europa League Qualification games, FC Midtjylland hope Junior Brumado adds to his collection of goals sooner rather than later. Meanwhile, Fredrikstad put their faith in Joannes Bjartalid to handle the home side defence and double up on his recent strike rate of one goal in six Europa League Qualification games.

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Full-time result

FC Midtjylland claimed all three points six times in their last 10 home matches across all tournaments, while also drawing three along the way. They endured defeat in one of the games in this run. Fredrikstad won three of their last 10 games away, while drawing five and losing two in this series of matches. FC Midtjylland are on a fine streak of 9 matches without defeat. FC Midtjylland did not lose any of their last 5 matches on home soil.

Both teams to score

FC Midtjylland scored the first goal of the match in five games from a possible ten. Interestingly, Fredrikstad scored the opening goal of the match in just three of their last ten games. Both teams have scored in the last 6 consecutive home games FC Midtjylland played. Both teams have been quite terrible at keeping their opponents at bay in recent matches. While FC Midtjylland managed to keep a clean sheet in one of the last 10 games, Fredrikstad kept their opponent from scoring in one of their last 10 matches.

Total goals

FC Midtjylland saw over 2.5 goals in eight of their last ten matches across all tournaments, as they scored an average of 2.7 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals happened in four of the last ten outings for Fredrikstad, who managed to score 1.1 times in those matches.