AaB-FC Midtjylland preview

Monday 10/8 19.00

AaB (5th) had a good chance of being a part of the top fight, but lost at FC Nordsjælland. The match proved that AaB are far from the wanted level. They struggle with a lack of confidence in attack, where the strikers Nicklas Helenius and Rasmus Jönsson have showed very poor finishing. A central midfielder has scored all AaB’s three goals (2xRisgård and Abildgaard). Defensively they are not impressive. They have had injuries in the central defence and on the left back that has made them vulnerable at the back, and they should probably have conceded more goal than the current three. AaB are likely to be without talismanic midfielder Rasmus Würtz who left the last match with an injury. He is very important for the balance of the AaB midfield. FC Midtjylland (1st) have three wins in just as many matches. A strong start, but it has not been pretty wins. They seem to lack some of the power from last season, and they are lacking some breakthrough strength due to the absence of Sylvester Igboun (left to FC Ufa) and Rilwan Hassan (injured). They still have Pione Sisto though, but they have become more one-dimensional. They do however have a very strong defence (only conceded one goal in first three league matches) and some strikers that are very efficient in Martin Pusic and Morten Duncan Rasmussen. FC Midtjylland played Champions League qualification on Cyprus on Tuesday, but the distance behind the matches is far, and they should be all fit for this match.

AaB are normally a fairly good home side, but they are currently a bit low on confidence and without captain Würtz they are significantly weaker. It will be difficult to dominate the midfield for AaB, and this will put more pressure on the unimpressive defence. FC Midtjylland are incredible difficult to beat at the moment; we would be surprised if they lose here.

Recommendation: 2 (+0 AH) - 2.00 at Bet365