Hobro-FC Midtjylland preview

Monday 27/4 19.00

Hobro (5th) are a fantastic story. From a town of just 12.000 inhabitants and with a team of mainly semi-professional players, they have beaten the odds and are now just 1 point short of 3rd place and European qualification. The secret is the amazing team effort. Everyone is 100% focused on the best of the team and this means that Hobro are almost always well organised. Add to that the offensive quality of players like Quincy Antipas and Mads Hvilsom who can create something out of nothing, and you have a decent team. Strong left back Jacob Tjørnelund returns from suspension, while winger Martin Mikkelsen is banned. FC Midtjylland (1st) are winning even when they play poorly. This was the case last weekend against Silkeborg. FC Midtjylland have been quite poor in terms of play in 2015, but despite of this they continue to be very efficient, especially in attack where FC Midtjylland have scored on 46.2% of their shots on target in 2015 (only beaten by Silkeborg). A reason to the drop in level for FC Midtjylland is the number of injuries. For this match, goalkeeper Johan Dahlin, defender Jim Larsen, winger Pione Sisto, midfielder Izunna Uzochukwu and midfielder Kristoffer Olsson all look to miss the match. Three of them would be sure starters. On the positive note, offensive midfielder Petter Andersson should be back in the starting line-up after missing some matches with an injury. Despite of all the absences, FC Midtjylland still have a solid squad and should be able to field a strong team with good players on all positions.

Hobro have had an amazing season, but they have really struggled against FC Midtjylland. In the two matches of the season, they have lost with a total score of 8-1. This should also explain the very drastic odds. FC Midtjylland are big favourites despite of not having been outstanding in away matches. They do surely have a good match-up against Hobro who struggle to contain FC Midtjylland’s best players like Pusic and Igboun. Odds on FC Midtjylland are not interesting though. Instead we would bet on goals. Hobro look strong offensively at the moment and FC Midtjylland are sure to create some danger.

Idea: Over 2.5 goals – 2.02 at Unibet