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Midtjylland and Genk will battle for three points in a UEFA Europa League clash on Thursday (December 11th). The game will be played at MCH Arena.
The hosts are coming into the game on the back of a six-goal thriller away to Viborg in the Danish Superliga over the weekend. They were 2-0 down at the break to goals from Bilal Brahimi and Tim Freriks.
Valdemar Byskov and Martin Erlic scored to draw the game level by the 69th minute. An enthralling end to the game saw Mads Bech Sorensen put the visitors ahead in the 87th minute, while Mees Heodemakers equalized in injury time.
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Genk, meanwhile, fell to a 3-0 defeat away to Royal Antwerp. Thibo Somers and Mauricio Benitez scored a goal each in the first half, while Vincent Janssen completed the scoring in the 56th minute.
The Blauw-Wit will turn their focus to the continent, where their last game saw them claim a 2-1 home win over Basel. Midtjylland fell to a 2-1 defeat away to AS Roma.
The loss saw the Wolves drop to second spot in the standings, having garnered 12 points from five games, level on points with table-toppers Lyon. Genk are ninth on 10 points.
Midtjylland vs Genk Head-to-Head and Key Numbers
- This will be the first meeting between the two sides.
- Midtjylland's last five competitive games have produced three goals or more, with four games seeing both sides find the back of the net.
- Genk's last six European games have not been decided by more than a one-goal margin.
- Midtjylland's defeat to Roma ended their 10-game unbeaten run in Europe (nine wins).
- Midtjylland's last 11 goals have all come after the half-hour mark.
Midtjylland vs Genk Prediction
Midtjylland made a four-game winning start to their Europa League campaign to put themselves in the driving seat to advance to the knockout rounds. Their loss to Roma saw that run ended, but the Herning outfit will relish a return to home comforts, having not lost any of their last 20 games in front of their fans (16 wins).
Genk have struggled defensively in the last few weeks and have not kept a clean sheet in their last eight games across all competitions.
We are backing the hosts to claim a narrow victory with goals at both ends.
Prediction: Midtjylland 2-1 Genk
Midtjylland vs Genk Betting Tips
Tip 1 - Midtjylland to win
Tip 2 - Both teams to score
Tip 3 - Over 2.5 goals
