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Midtjylland and Eintracht Frankfurt return to action in the UEFA Europa League when they square off at the MCH Arena on Thursday.
Adam Buksa’s 36th-minute strike was enough to inspire Midtjylland to a hard-earned 1-0 victory over Silkeborg in the Danish Super Liga on Monday. Thomas Thomasberg’s side had lost their previous four outings across competitions, conceding nine goals and scoring once since October.
Midtjylland now turn their focus to the Europa League, where they have one win in their opening three games and a loss, 2-0 at FCSB this month.
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Meanwhile, Frankfurt continue to ride pretty high in the Bundesliga, securing a 1-0 victory over Werder Bremen on Saturday. Dino Toppmoller’s men have won five games on the trot across competitions, including a 7-2 steamrolling of Bochum at the Deutsche Bank Park in November.
Frankfurt return to action in the Europa League, where they have three wins in four matches to sit fourth in the points table, three points above Midtjylland in 13th place.
Midtjylland vs Eintracht Frankfurt Head-to-Head and Key Numbers
- This will be the first meeting between the two sides.
- Frankfurt have won all but one of their last seven matches across competitions, with a 1-1 draw with Union Berlin in October being the exception.
- Midtjylland have 10 wins in their 14 home games across competitions this season, losing twice.
- Frankfurt have four wins in their most recent six away matches, losing once, since September.
Midtjylland vs Eintracht Frankfurt Prediction
While Midtjylland will look to return to winning ways in the Europa League, they are in for a tough 90 minutes against Frankfurt side who are firing on all cylinders. Given the gulf in quality between the two teams and their contrasting forms, expect Toppmoller’s men to take an away win.
Prediction: Midtjylland 1-2 Eintracht
Midtjylland vs Eintracht Frankfurt Betting Tips
Tip 1: Result - Frankfurt to win
Tip 2: First to score - Frankfurt (The visitors have opened the scoring in their last eight games.)
Tip 3: Over 4.5 cards - No (There have been fewer than five bookings in five of Midtjylland’s last six games.)
