The match of the 4th round of the group stage of the 2024/25 Europa League between FCSB (Romania) and Midtjylland (Denmark) will take place on November 7 at the National Arena in Bucharest. FCSB vs Midtjylland: prediction and betting odds, statistics.
Referee: Dario Bel (Croatia)
Matches – 6 (International encounters, 2023/24–2024/25);
Issued yellow cards (including second yellows) – 28;
Average yellow cards per match – 4.7;
Issued red cards – 4;
Fouls on average per match – 25;
Penalties – 50%.
Probable line-ups for the FCSB vs Midtjylland match
FCSB (4-2-3-1): Stefan Tarnovanu – Joyskim Dawa, Mihai Popescu, Siyabonga Ngezana, Alexandru Pantiru – Malcolm Edjouma, Baba Alhassan – Marius Stefanescu, Luis Felipe, David Miculescu – Daniel Birliğea.
Midtjylland (4-4-2): Elias Olafsson – Joel Andersson, Mads Sorensen, Usman Diaw, Kevin Mbabu – Aral Simsir, Emiliano Martinez, Oliver Sorensen, Dario Osorio – Jan Kuchta, Adam Buksa.
The starting line-up for each team is based on their last match in this tournament.
FCSB
The team coached by Ilias Haralambous had an unsuccessful away match against Scottish Rangers (0:4) in the previous round. As a result, FCSB suffered its first defeat by more than three goals since 2018 in the Europa League. Additionally, the team ended its 3-match winning streak in normal time in this competition. In the tournament table, the Romanians dropped to the 13th position.
- The team did not lose in normal time in 5 out of their last 6 home matches in the Europa League (3 wins, 2 draws).
- The club didn't concede in 90 minutes in 4 out of the last 6 home encounters in this competition.
- No more than two goals were scored in normal time in 8 out of the last 12 Romanian matches in the EL.
Midtjylland
In the last round, Thomas Thomasberg's men were stronger than Belgian Union in a home match (1:0). Consequently, Midtjylland secured their second consecutive victory, earned seven points, and climbed to the seventh position in the tournament table. Moreover, with only one goal conceded in the group stage, the Danes are among the top five teams in this metric.
- The team hasn't lost in normal time in 8 out of their last 10 matches in the EL (4 wins, 4 draws).
- A maximum of two goals were scored in 5 out of the previous 7 away matches of the club in this competition.
- The Danes scored exactly one or two times in normal time in 11 out of their last 13 away matches in the Europa League.
FCSB vs Midtjylland: Match Prediction
At home, the Romanians are ready to challenge any opponent on the European stage. Primarily, FCSB relies on a solid defensive performance, which is key to their positive results. In 10 out of the last 12 home matches in the Europa League, the team did not concede more than one goal, keeping clean sheets in seven of those encounters.
Midtjylland is not known for their lethal attack, especially when it comes to away games. In their last nine away encounters in the EL, the Danes only managed to score more than one goal in 90 minutes on two occasions. I don't expect the situation to improve for Thomas Thomasberg's men this time around, and I believe in the defensive capabilities of the hosts. My prediction:
Midtjylland under 1.5 goals with odds of 1.63.
Author: [Dmitry Shchurko](https://legalbet.ru/users/131292980/)
