FC Midtjylland
Football UEFA Europa League MCH Arena Thu 11 Dec 12:45
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  1. Prediction
  2. Odds
  3. Stats
  4. Team News
  5. Lineups
  6. Injuries
  7. Squads
  8. Table

Europa League Betting Preview: FC Midtjylland vs Genk

Danish Superliga club FC Midtjylland host Belgian Pro League outfit Genk at MCH Arena, with kick-off set for 12:45 on Thursday 11 December.

Back FCM to Overcome Genk

Our opinion is that Midtjylland will prove too strong in all departments and we’ll therefore take the -119 that they beat Genk. This Full-Time Result bet looks like a value proposition.

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Genk Dealt Big Defeat in Previous Game

FC Midtjylland faced Viborg away when last in action. It was a 3-3 Superliga draw at Energi Viborg Arena. Mike Tullberg's men had most of the ball enjoying 61% possession and five shots on target, with Valdemar Andreasen, Martin Erlic and Mads Bech each scoring one goal.

Genk were beaten in their previous game and this was away from home at Bosuil Stadion. Royal Antwerp claimed a 3-0 Pro League win. The Smurfs dominated possession with 71% of the ball and racked up eight shots on goal.

In their most recent Europa League engagements, Midtjylland were beaten 2-1 when visiting Roma, while Genk hosted FC Basel and landed a 2-1 victory.

Europa League G W D L GF GA GD GD P
2 FC Midtjylland logo FC Midtjylland 5 4 0 1 12 5 7 12:5 12
9 Genk logo Genk 5 3 1 1 7 5 2 7:5 10
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FC Midtjylland – Last 10 League & Europa League Games

Midtjylland have 6 wins, 2 losses and 2 draws, averaging 2.9 goals from 6.0 shots on goal and 15.0 attempts. The Wolves have averaged 59.5% possession, 461.2 passes and 6.1 corners per game, with the opposition getting 1.0 goals from 4.2 shots on goal, 10.5 attempts and 4.4 corners.

Franculino is the top goalscorer with 10, Valdemar Andreasen has 4, with Martin Erlic and two other players on 2. Aral Simsir is the leading assists maker on 9.

Genk – Last 10 League & Europa League Games

Genk have won 4, lost 2 and drawn 4, with an average of 5.3 shots on goal, 13.1 attempts and 1.3 goals. Thorsten Fink's team average 58.4% possession, 4.6 corners awarded and 4.1 corners against, while 1.3 goals have been conceded from 12.3 attempts and 4.3 shots on goal.

Hyun-Gyu Oh has landed 5 goals, Daan Heymans 3, with Mujaid Sadick and two others scoring 1. Konstantinos Karetsas is the top assists provider in the last 10 games with 6.

Predicted & Confirmed Lineups

FC Midtjylland predicted lineup (5-3-2): Elías Rafn Ólafsson (GK), Kevin Mbabu, Ousmane Diao, Martin Erlic, Mads Bech Sørensen, Victor Bak Jensen, Valdemar Byskov Andreasen, Pedro Bravo, Philip Billing, Franculino, Mikel Gogorza.

Genk predicted lineup (4-2-3-1): Hendrik van Crombrugge (GK), Zakaria El Ouahdi, Mujaid Sadick, Matte Smets, Yaimar Medina, Patrik Hrosovsky, Bryan Heynen, Konstantinos Karetsas, Daan Heymans, Yira Sor, Hyeon-gyu Oh.

FC Midtjylland vs Genk Prediction & Betting Tips

Head into FC Midtjylland vs Genk with expert betting insights, including our main match prediction, expected scoreline, top corners angle, key player props and a thoughtfully built bet builder.

Match Prediction

It could be beneficial to back Midtjylland for this Europa League clash. There’s loads of value in the -119 that the home team get the job done and we think a victory could be on the cards.

We’re always monitoring the Europa League team news. Combined with the latest form, this helps us secure the best value. Our football experts also take a data-led approach, with the key numbers proving useful.

Key FC Midtjylland vs Genk Europa League & league stats:

  • FCM have won 4 of their last 5 games at home.
  • FCM have won 8 of their last 10 games at home.
  • FCM have won 2 consecutive games at home.
FCM to Win Probability

The best football betting sites make it a 54.3% chance that our pick is settled as a winner. However, our tipsters have this number closer to 60% based on their in-depth research. It is therefore regarded as a value wager.

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Our Match Prediction
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Player Prop Picks

Top Pick: Daan Heymans to Score +380 BetMGM logo

Daan Heymans (Genk) has netted three goals in his past ten matches. Considering the numbers, we think that odds of +380 offer plenty of appeal when it comes to wagering on Anytime Goalscorer.

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Corners Prediction

Midtjylland Over 5.5 Corners +102 BetMGM logo

Midtjylland have covered the 5.5 corners line in four straight games. We’re expecting history to be repeated and that would mean the Midtjylland Team Corners line is covered at +102.

Europa League & League Games
League Games
Last 10 Total For Against
Last 10 at Home Total For Against
Last 10 Away Total For Against
Midtjylland Logo Midtjylland
Total
10.50 6.10 4.40
Home
9.00 6.00 3.00
Away
11.10 5.20 5.90
Genk Logo Genk
Total
8.70 4.60 4.10
Home
8.80 5.50 3.30
Away
8.00 4.20 3.80
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Bet Builder Tips

Full-Time Result Midtjylland -119
Both Team To Score Yes -185
Team Corners Midtjylland Over 5.5 +102

Our bet builder selections include Midtjylland to triumph, both teams scoring and Midtjylland to finish with over 5.5 corners.

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FC Midtjylland vs Genk Odds

The odds are updated on a frequent basis. You might therefore find that they are different to the ones listed for the above betting predictions.

Bookies Giving FCM Plenty of Respect

With the bookmakers affording them a 54% chance of winning, FC Midtjylland might be a popular accumulator selection. Their betting odds are -119 when it comes to this Europa League encounter. Genk are the outsiders at +285 which suggests a lower likelihood of winning.

You can choose between Midtjylland -0.5 at -120 or Genk +0.5 at -103 if you’re looking to bet on the Asian Handicap. The former is the same as the 1x2 market, while the latter means you also get a payout if it’s a draw.

Over 2.5 Goals is the shortest odds and that means three goals or more are anticipated. The Both Teams to Score market is always popular and BTTS Yes can be backed at -185.

The top betting sites always do a great job when it comes to Europa League games. They provide football bettors with hundreds of markets and you can cherry-pick the most attractive options.

Franculino Dju Shortest Odds for First Goalscorer

Franculino Dju can be backed to find the net anytime at -105, with +310 available that the market leader scores the first goal.

Player Goals
Franculino Dju (FCM)
First
-105
Anytime
+310
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Hyeon-gyu Oh (Genk)
First
+180
Anytime
+510
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Friday Ubi Etim (FCM)
First
+205
Anytime
+600
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Júnior Brumado (FCM)
First
+210
Anytime
+600
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Player Shots On Target
Hyeon-gyu Oh (Genk)
Over 0.5
-200
Under 0.5
+112
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Friday Ubi Etim (FCM)
Over 0.5
-164
Under 0.5
-105
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Júnior Brumado (FCM)
Over 0.5
-147
Under 0.5
-118
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Team Stats

Latest Europa League and domestic league stats. Full Time Result, Goals, Corners and Possession.

FC Midtjylland logo FC Midtjylland Stats
Genk logo Genk Stats
Full-Time Result
  • 6 wins, 2 defeats and 2 draws in the previous 10 matches
  • 8 wins and 2 draws in the previous 10 home matches
Full-Time Result
  • 4 wins, 2 defeats and 4 draws in the previous 10 matches
  • 5 wins, 2 defeats and 3 draws in the previous 10 away matches
Goals
Goals
Corners
Corners
Possession
Possession

FC Midtjylland vs Genk Lineups & Team News

Avoid surprises — review the FCM vs Genk team news before you bet. We’ll have the predicted and confirmed Europa League lineups for you plus all the latest on player injuries.

FC Midtjylland Predicted Lineup 5-3-2

Genk Predicted Lineup 4-2-3-1

FC Midtjylland Predicted Lineup 5-3-2

16 E. Rafn Ólafsson
43 Kevin Mbabu 4 Ousmane Diao 6 Martin Erlic 22 Mads Bech Sørensen 55 Victor Bak Jensen
20 V. Byskov Andreasen 19 Pedro Bravo 8 Philip Billing
7 Franculino 41 Mikel Gogorza
1 H. van Crombrugge
77 Zakaria El Ouahdi 3 Mujaid Sadick 6 Matte Smets 19 Yaimar Medina
17 Patrik Hrosovsky 8 Bryan Heynen
20 K. Karetsas 38 Daan Heymans 14 Yira Sor
9 Hyeon-gyu Oh

Genk Predicted Lineup 4-2-3-1

Previous FC Midtjylland Lineups

07 Dec Superliga
Viborg 3-3 FC Midtjylland
30 Nov Superliga
FC Midtjylland 6-0 Nordsjaelland
27 Nov Europa League
Roma 2-1 FC Midtjylland
23 Nov Superliga
SonderjyskE 2-1 FC Midtjylland
09 Nov Superliga
Randers 0-2 FC Midtjylland
06 Nov Europa League
FC Midtjylland 3-1 Celtic

Previous Genk Lineups

07 Dec Pro League
Royal Antwerp 3-0 Genk
30 Nov Pro League
Genk 2-1 OH Leuven
27 Nov Europa League
Genk 2-1 Basel
23 Nov Pro League
Genk 0-1 Mechelen
09 Nov Pro League
Gent 1-1 Genk
06 Nov Europa League
Braga 3-4 Genk

Injuries & Suspensions

FC Midtjylland Injury Table
Type Name Info
Franculino Hamstring
Edward Chilufya Knee
Ovie Ejeheri Other
Adam Gabriel Foot
Denil Castillo Other
Ola Brynhildsen Knee
Genk Injury Table
Type Name Info
N. Adedeji-Sternberg Muscle
Joris Kayembe Ditu Muscle
Ken Nkuba Foot
Junya Ito Other
Team Squads

FC Midtjylland Player Stats & Squad

Manager: Mike Tullberg

Player # Pos GP MIN ST BE G A Y R
Elias Olafsson 16 G 5 450 5 0 0 0 0 0
Mads Bech 22 D 5 450 5 0 1 1 1 0
Philip Billing 8 M 5 424 5 0 1 0 2 0
Ousmane Diao 4 D 5 366 4 1 2 0 1 0
Martin Erlic 6 D 4 354 4 0 1 2 1 0

Genk Player Stats & Squad

Manager: Thorsten Fink

Player # Pos GP MIN ST BE G A Y R
Matte Smets 6 D 5 450 5 0 0 0 1 0
Mujaid Sadick 3 D 5 450 5 0 0 0 1 0
Hendrik van Crombrugge 1 G 5 450 5 0 0 0 0 0
Bryan Heynen 8 M 5 449 5 0 0 0 1 0
Hyun-Gyu Oh 9 F 5 400 5 0 3 0 1 0
UEFA FlagEuropa League Table
Europa League Season
# Team G W D L +/- P
1 Lyon 5 4 0 1 11:2 12
2 FC Midtjylland 5 4 0 1 12:5 12
3 Aston Villa 5 4 0 1 8:3 12
4 Freiburg 5 3 2 0 8:3 11
5 Real Betis 5 3 2 0 8:3 11
6 Ferencvaros 5 3 2 0 9:5 11
7 Braga 5 3 1 1 9:5 10
8 Porto 5 3 1 1 7:4 10
9 Genk 5 3 1 1 7:5 10
10 Celta Vigo 5 3 0 2 11:7 9
11 Lille 5 3 0 2 10:6 9
12 Stuttgart 5 3 0 2 8:4 9
13 Viktoria Plzeň 5 2 3 0 6:2 9
14 Panathinaikos 5 3 0 2 9:7 9
15 Roma 5 3 0 2 7:5 9
16 Nott’m Forest 5 2 2 1 9:5 8
17 PAOK 5 2 2 1 10:7 8
18 Bologna 5 2 2 1 7:4 8
19 Brann 5 2 2 1 6:3 8
20 Fenerbahce 5 2 2 1 5:5 8
21 Celtic 5 2 1 2 7:8 7
22 Crvena Zvezda 5 2 1 2 4:5 7
23 Dinamo Zagreb 5 2 1 2 7:10 7
24 Basel 5 2 0 3 7:7 6
25 Ludogorets 5 2 0 3 8:11 6
26 Young Boys 5 2 0 3 7:12 6
27 Go Ahead E. 5 2 0 3 4:9 6
28 Sturm Graz 5 1 1 3 4:7 4
29 RB Salzburg 5 1 0 4 5:10 3
30 Feyenoord 5 1 0 4 4:9 3
31 FCSB 5 1 0 4 3:8 3
32 Utrecht 5 0 1 4 2:7 1
33 Rangers 5 0 1 4 2:9 1
34 Malmo FF 5 0 1 4 2:10 1
35 Maccabi Tel Aviv 5 0 1 4 1:14 1
36 Nice 5 0 0 5 4:12 0
# Team G W D L +/- P
1 Aston Villa 3 3 0 0 5:1 9
2 Real Betis 3 2 1 0 6:3 7
3 Fenerbahce 3 2 1 0 4:2 7
4 Crvena Zvezda 3 2 1 0 3:1 7
5 Lille 3 2 0 1 9:5 6
6 Nott’m Forest 3 2 0 1 7:3 6
7 FC Midtjylland 2 2 0 0 5:1 6
8 Porto 2 2 0 0 5:1 6
9 Basel 2 2 0 0 5:1 6
10 Lyon 2 2 0 0 4:0 6
11 Brann 2 2 0 0 4:0 6
12 Celta Vigo 2 2 0 0 5:2 6
13 Freiburg 2 2 0 0 4:1 6
14 Stuttgart 2 2 0 0 4:1 6
15 Braga 3 2 0 1 6:4 6
16 PAOK 3 1 2 0 5:1 5
17 Bologna 3 1 2 0 5:2 5
18 Viktoria Plzeň 3 1 2 0 3:0 5
19 Ferencvaros 2 1 1 0 4:2 4
20 Sturm Graz 2 1 1 0 2:1 4
21 Genk 3 1 1 1 2:2 4
22 RB Salzburg 3 1 0 2 4:4 3
23 Panathinaikos 2 1 0 1 3:3 3
24 Roma 3 1 0 2 3:4 3
25 Dinamo Zagreb 2 1 0 1 3:4 3
26 Ludogorets 2 1 0 1 3:4 3
27 Celtic 2 1 0 1 2:3 3
28 Young Boys 2 1 0 1 4:6 3
29 Feyenoord 3 1 0 2 4:6 3
30 Go Ahead E. 3 1 0 2 2:6 3
31 Utrecht 2 0 1 1 1:2 1
32 Malmo FF 3 0 1 2 2:4 1
33 Rangers 3 0 1 2 1:4 1
34 Nice 2 0 0 2 2:5 0
35 FCSB 2 0 0 2 1:4 0
36 Maccabi Tel Aviv 3 0 0 3 1:12 0
Denmark FlagSuperliga Table
Superliga Superligaen
# Team G W D L +/- P
1 AGF Aarhus 18 12 4 2 36:18 40
2 FC Midtjylland 18 10 6 2 48:21 36
3 Brondby IF 18 10 1 7 31:21 31
4 SonderjyskE 18 8 5 5 30:25 29
5 FC Copenhagen 18 8 4 6 30:26 28
6 OB 18 7 5 6 32:37 26
7 Viborg 18 7 3 8 31:29 24
8 Nordsjaelland 18 8 0 10 29:32 24
9 Randers 18 5 4 9 17:24 19
10 Silkeborg 18 5 4 9 22:36 19
11 Fredericia 18 4 2 12 22:44 14
12 Vejle 18 3 4 11 20:35 13
# Team G W D L +/- P
1 FC Midtjylland 9 6 3 0 32:13 21
2 AGF Aarhus 9 6 1 2 15:7 19
3 SonderjyskE 9 5 2 2 16:10 17
4 Brondby IF 9 5 1 3 19:14 16
5 Nordsjaelland 9 5 0 4 17:10 15
6 OB 9 4 2 3 17:18 14
7 Viborg 9 4 1 4 20:18 13
8 FC Copenhagen 9 3 4 2 13:12 13
9 Vejle 9 3 2 4 13:13 11
10 Silkeborg 9 3 2 4 10:13 11
11 Randers 9 3 2 4 8:12 11
12 Fredericia 9 2 1 6 8:20 7
Belgium FlagPro League Table
Pro League Belgian Pro League
# Team G W D L +/- P
1 Union S-G 17 11 4 2 32:10 37
2 Sint-Truiden 17 10 3 4 26:20 33
3 Club Brugge 17 10 2 5 24:17 32
4 Anderlecht 17 9 4 4 23:17 31
5 Mechelen 17 7 6 4 21:18 27
6 Standard Liège 17 7 3 7 16:20 24
7 Gent 17 6 5 6 25:25 23
8 Genk 17 6 5 6 21:23 23
9 Zulte Waregem 17 5 7 5 23:23 22
10 Royal Antwerp 17 5 5 7 18:18 20
11 Westerlo 17 5 5 7 25:26 20
12 Charleroi 17 5 4 8 18:22 19
13 La Louvière 17 4 6 7 12:17 18
14 OH Leuven 17 4 4 9 18:27 16
15 Cercle Brugge 17 2 7 8 20:26 13
16 Dender 17 2 6 9 14:27 12
# Team G W D L +/- P
1 Union S-G 8 7 1 0 20:2 22
2 Anderlecht 9 6 2 1 15:7 20
3 Club Brugge 8 6 1 1 15:8 19
4 Sint-Truiden 9 6 1 2 15:11 19
5 Gent 8 4 2 2 15:8 14
6 Westerlo 9 4 2 3 12:6 14
7 Royal Antwerp 9 4 2 3 15:10 14
8 Mechelen 9 3 4 2 10:10 13
9 Charleroi 8 3 3 2 9:7 12
10 Standard Liège 8 3 3 2 9:9 12
11 La Louvière 9 3 3 3 5:6 12
12 Zulte Waregem 8 3 2 3 11:10 11
13 Genk 8 3 2 3 10:10 11
14 OH Leuven 9 2 3 4 12:11 9
15 Cercle Brugge 9 1 3 5 14:18 6
16 Dender 8 0 4 4 5:11 4