Midtjylland to secure European football at expense of Viborg
Viborg FF vs FC Midtjylland - 09/06/2023
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On Friday night, Viborg host arch-rivals Midtjylland at Energi Viborg Arena as the 2022-23 Danish Superliga season draws to a close.
The fourth-placed team in the championship group (Viborg) battles it out with the top team in the relegation group (Midtjylland) for a spot in the Europa Conference League second qualifying round.
Interestingly, both sides finished the regular season on 51 points, meaning the single-leg play-off is destined to be a close-fought battle.
Viborg head into Friday’s showdown on a three-game winless run, having recorded two draws and one loss since their last victory.
It is also worth nothing that Viborg have managed to win just one of their previous five Superliga encounters, taking five points from a possible 15 in that time.
That said, Viborg have enjoyed plenty of success at Energi Viborg Arena in recent times, losing only three of their last 20 home league games.
Although Viborg have recorded two wins, six draws and three defeats across their past 11 home league games, they are expected to give Midtjylland a run for their money on Friday.
As for Midtjylland, they enter Friday’s clash on a four-match unbeaten streak, having collected three wins and one draw since their last loss.
When you look at the bigger picture, the Wolves have lost just one of their previous 11 Superliga encounters, picking up seven wins and three draws.
Remarkably, Midtjylland have suffered a solitary defeat in 16 away league games this season, with three wins comings in their last five road matches.
Given that Midtjylland have scored at least one goal in each of their last 12 league outings – scoring over 1.5 goals in each of their previous four – the Wolves will be confident of sealing the deal on Friday.
Head-to-head: Viborg have only managed to win one of their last 18 Superliga meetings with Midtjylland, suffering 11 defeats in the process.
On top of that, Midtjylland have avoided defeat in each of their last nine away league games against Viborg, keeping a clean sheet in their previous three visits.
Team news: Viborg’s danger man is Tunisia international Elias Achouri, who has contributed six goals and nine assists across all competitions this term.
On the flip side, Midtjylland winger Gustav Isaksen has racked up 22 goals and nine assists in all competitions this season. Sadly, Emam Ashour is sidelined with a muscle injury.
There is no denying that Midtjylland are in far better form than Viborg right now. Plus, Midtjylland’s recent away record against Viborg is outstanding.
With that in mind, Forebet predicts that Midtjylland will win the Superliga’s European play-off, with the visitors expected to score over 1.5 goals on road to victory.
Home team
Away team
Pred
Correct score
Avg. goals
Weather conditions
Coef.
Score
Live
coef.
Dk1
253342
2
1 - 2
2.88
22°
2.60
2.60
3.40
2.60
no
no
no
0 - 1(0 - 0)
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